Safran Helicopter Engines Usa, Inc.

Safran Helicopter Engines USA, Inc., doing business as Turbomeca USA Inc., a foreign-owned subsidiary of Safran SA, manufactures and overhauls helicopter engines and delivers depot-level maintenance, repair, and technical support services to the U.S. Coast Guard exclusively as a prime contractor under sole-source indefinite delivery contracts. The vendor holds original equipment manufacturer status for the Arriel 2C2CG engines powering the Coast Guard's MH-65 fleet and competes under full-and-open procurement without set-asides, leveraging its OEM position and technical exclusivity to avoid competitive pressure.

Safran Helicopter Engines USA operates from Grand Prairie, Texas and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Its federal footprint spans 601 awards over the past five years, with combined potential value of $5.23 billion. The portfolio is heavily concentrated in aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing (NAICS 336412) and maintenance and repair of aircraft engines and components (PSC code). The vendor's recent activity has grown sharply—from 7 awards in 2023 to 51 in 2025—driven by high-volume delivery-order placement against its standing indefinite delivery contracts with the Coast Guard. The vendor operates as a pure prime (94% of awards) and reports zero subcontractor involvement on SCI-reportable service contracts, delivering all work with its own workforce.

The Coast Guard dominates customer concentration. The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard accounts for 354 awards (71% coverage) with $2.87 billion in combined potential value, anchored by two strategic indefinite delivery contracts: HSCG3805D200007, valued at $3.5 billion across 178 task orders, and HSCG3811D200002, valued at $937.4 million across 169 task orders. The next-largest customer, DHS Chief Procurement Officer, carries only $86.2 million across 29 awards—a distant second. This extreme customer concentration reflects the vendor's exclusive role as the OEM and sole-source provider for the Coast Guard's rotary-wing engine fleet through 2035.

Recent representative work includes a $21.3 million delivery order (January 2025 through December 2025) for support-by-the-hour engine services and technical representative support for MH-65 helicopters; a $22 million delivery order (effective through December 2026) for engine maintenance, depot repair, overhaul, and technical support; and a $693,570.75 delivery order (August 2026) for engine exclusions and nonavailability articles supporting H-65 helicopter maintenance. Smaller delivery orders routinely range from $23,926 to $111,365 for Type 1 engine removal, tariff fee adjustments, and component-level repairs. The vendor also places task orders for purchase of specialized component parts and maintenance tools (e.g., a $25,447.19 purchase order in January 2026 for erosion check tools, digital oil pressure kits, and scavenge unions).

On SCI-reportable service contracts, invoiced revenue has grown from $17 million in FY2022 to $41.2 million in FY2025, with FTE scale rising from 4.0 to 10.0 over the same period. Government-paid hourly rates on these contracts span a median of $1,888.06/hr, with senior labor priced through $2,178.08/hr, reflecting technical specialist labor for engine depot operations. The vendor subcontracts zero hours on its prime service contracts, maintaining full internal delivery across all SCI-reportable work.

The vendor operates as a subcontractor to Amentum Services, Inc. on aircraft maintenance and logistics support services, supplying Arriel engine components, fuel control units, pumps, and electronic controls across numerous sub-awards placed from October 2024 through August 2026. This subcontract footprint is secondary to the Coast Guard prime business and does not materially alter the vendor's prime-focused, low-complexity portfolio structure.

Within the next twenty-four months, six awards carrying combined potential value of $23.1 million reach ultimate completion, creating moderate recompete exposure—though the vendor's OEM status and existing sole-source authority position it for contract renewal or extension rather than competitive recompete. The $107.9 million IDC with the Coast Guard extends through December 31, 2028, anchoring near-term revenue visibility.