Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics Usa, LLC

Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics Usa, LLC, a foreign-owned subsidiary of Safran Usa, Inc., operates exclusively as a prime contractor delivering repair and overhaul services for helicopter servo systems to the U.S. Coast Guard, with 96% of its recent federal award portfolio concentrated in that single customer.

The vendor's footprint is narrow and specialized. Across 26 prime awards totaling $14.1 million in combined potential value since May 2023, Safran Electronics & Defense works almost exclusively on tail rotor and P servo repair and overhaul for the Coast Guard's MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet, performed at its facility in Monroe, North Carolina. All work is firm fixed-price with no set-asides. The single non-Coast Guard award was a $1,009,294 definitive contract from the Air Force in June 2026 for midsize field element maintenance automation, performed at the vendor's Rockford, Illinois location. Representative Coast Guard work includes a $606,400 delivery order in August 2026 for tail rotor servo lateral axis trim servo repair (completion June 2027), a $342,750 order in August 2026 for tail rotor servo repair (completion November 2026), and a $315,033 order in April 2025 for tail rotor servo repair and over-and-above work (completion November 2026). The vendor does not subcontract; all performance is internal.

The Coast Guard dominance is near-total. Twenty-five awards valued at $13.1 million represent 100% of the vendor's Coast Guard work, while the single Air Force contract accounts for $1 million. Both rankings are identical — the Coast Guard is the sole meaningful customer. Activity has rebounded sharply in 2026 (nine awards after a three-award year in 2025), suggesting ramp-up against the parent indefinite delivery contract ceiling. Five awards totaling $2.5 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure in that window.

The vendor operates under a single-award Coast Guard indefinite delivery contract (70Z03823DB2000007) valued at $7.7 million with ceiling completion on May 3, 2028. Twenty-four task orders drawn from this vehicle carry $5.4 million in combined potential value. The IDIQ covers repair and overhaul of tail rotor and P servo systems across the Coast Guard's MH-65 platform, classified under NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation) and PSC code for maintenance, repair, and rebuild of aircraft components and accessories. The vendor holds no position on government-wide vehicles, agency-wide IDIQs, or multi-award contracts; the single-award Coast Guard IDIQ is its entire vehicle footprint.

As a child entity of Safran Usa, Inc., Safran Electronics & Defense operates within the broader Safran group structure. The parent company, registered as foreign-owned, holds federal contract prime award authority, and multiple awards in the source material identify RTX Corporation as the parent entity of the subsidiary conducting this work. The corporate relationship signals access to Safran's avionics and defense systems infrastructure, though the subsidiary operates as an independent profit center focused on this specialized helicopter maintenance mission.