Sargent Aerospace & Defense, LLC

Sargent Aerospace & Defense, LLC, operating as Sargent Controls & Aerospace, manufactures precision mechanical and electronic components—valves, actuators, pistons, bearings, seals, and fasteners—for federal defense agencies as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards) and subcontractor. The vendor competes exclusively under full-and-open procurement with no set-aside participation; all prime awards carry no set-aside designation.

A for-profit limited liability corporation headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, Sargent Aerospace & Defense operates a single subsidiary under the Sargent Controls & Aerospace brand. The company specializes in nonpowered and powered fluid-control valves (NAICS 332911, 332919, 332996; PSC 48, 49, 59), aircraft hydraulic components (NAICS 336413; PSC 1650-P), and precision-machined fasteners and bearings (NAICS 332722, 332913; PSC 54–59). Recent representative prime work includes a $7.448 million sole-source definitive contract from Naval Supply Systems Command (June 2026) for linear direct valve components, a $4.428 million Naval definitive contract (January 2026) for linear direct control valves extending to October 2028, a $2.394 million Naval definitive contract (March 2026) for fourteen linear direct valves, and a $750,000 indefinite delivery contract from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (June 2025) for actuator seals through June 2028. All work is performed at the Tucson manufacturing facility. The vendor holds no parent contract vehicles; task orders flow against Naval Supply Systems Command Basic Ordering Agreements and Indefinite Delivery Contracts (N0010406GA752, N0010411GA008, N0010417GAY01, and others).

Customer concentration is extreme. Naval Supply Systems Command dominates both dollar value and strategic importance: 1,952 awards (19% of the total portfolio) carry $255.5 million in combined potential value—57% of all dollars. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (2,378 awards, $81.8 million) and DLA Land and Maritime (2,012 awards, $50.2 million) account for the second and third tiers of volume but represent roughly 30% of dollars combined. Together, the top three customers (Navy, DLA Aviation, and DLA Land and Maritime) account for 81% of award count and 92% of potential value. The vendor serves 32 distinct customer agencies, but Navy and DLA dominate the footprint to the point that losing either customer would materially impact revenue.

Activity was relatively stable from 2022 through 2024 (423–451 awards annually) before accelerating to 547 awards in 2025. The first eight months of 2026 show 182 awards—a pace that, if sustained, would yield roughly 270 awards for the full year, signaling a slight contraction. A recompete cliff of $62.4 million across 368 awards reaches completion within the next twenty-four months, representing material renewal risk concentrated in Navy and DLA customers.

In the subcontract role, Sargent Aerospace & Defense supplies components to Sikorsky Aircraft (presidential helicopter replacement program, CH-53K aircraft), The Boeing Company (Electra/hydra/mechanical support and MQ-25 EMD), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (bearing components), and Huntington Ingalls Inc. (submarine planning and control valves). Subcontract footprint is negligible by count (124 sub-awards against 9,913 primes) but includes mission-critical engagements with first-tier primes.

The award portfolio concentrates heavily in nonpowered valves (3,053 PSC 4820 awards), aircraft hydraulic components (1,310 awards), powered valves (1,271 awards), and plain bearings (571 awards). The top five NAICS categories—other aircraft parts manufacturing, industrial valve manufacturing, fluid power valve and hose fitting, fastener manufacturing, and metal valve and pipe fitting manufacturing—span 4,759 awards, covering 47% of the total portfolio and establishing Sargent Aerospace & Defense as a diversified supplier of standard-form defense components rather than a specialized systems integrator. Obligated dollars exceed potential value by 44%, indicating a portfolio of executed or partially executed older awards alongside active new-order flow.

Sargent Aerospace & Defense's competitive posture centers on supply-chain reliability and manufacturing cost rather than technical differentiation. The vendor's scale within Navy and DLA supply chains is substantial enough that it functions as a quasi-approved supplier across multiple component categories. Pursuit strategy against this vendor should focus on component categories where Sargent holds recurring orders or where its manufacturing footprint gives it cost or delivery advantage; the absence of set-aside participation and the full-and-open nature of awards means traditional small-business or emerging-vendor differentiation will not apply.