Sequoia Defense LLC

Sequoia Defense LLC, a Santa Barbara, California-based small business limited liability partnership, manufactures and supplies electronic components, mechanical assemblies, and specialized equipment to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards) under Total Small Business set-asides. The company registered with the federal government in January 2025 and has received 88 prime federal contract awards totaling $10.2 million in combined potential value, with $8.3 million obligated to date.

The vendor's concrete capability portfolio centers on switches (push, toggle, rotary, slide, and toggle variants), variable resistors, spring assemblies (helical torsion and flat), light assemblies and indicators, aircraft control wheels and assemblies, mortise latches and rim locks, and mechanical hardware components. Representative work includes a $739,576 Total Small Business purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime for 193 toggle switches awarded February 10, 2026; a $592,382 Total Small Business purchase order from DLA Aviation for 21 aircraft control wheels awarded January 21, 2026; a $383,120 unrestricted purchase order from DLA Aviation for 80 motional transducers awarded April 9, 2026; and a $346,356 unrestricted purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime for 81 switch assemblies awarded January 26, 2026. The vendor competes predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides (approximately 88% of awards) while demonstrating capability to win open-competition procurements valued from roughly $10,000 to $225,000.

Customer concentration is extreme and singular. Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime accounts for 58 awards with $5.8 million combined potential value (57% of total potential value); DLA Aviation holds 23 awards with $3.8 million combined potential value (37%); DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment has 6 awards with $570 thousand combined potential value (6%); and the Department of the Air Force has 1 award. The top two DLA divisions account for approximately 94% of all awards and 94% of combined potential value. The vendor holds no positions on government-wide contract vehicles, GWACs, or agency-wide IDIQs. Instead, all work flows from purchase orders and delivery orders either direct-issued or placed against five single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts the vendor holds with DLA Land and Maritime: an IDC for rotary switches ($350,000 ceiling, January 9, 2026–January 9, 2027, Total Small Business set-aside); an IDC for helical torsion springs ($250,000 ceiling, October 16, 2025–October 16, 2026, Total Small Business set-aside); an IDC for helical torsion springs ($350,000 ceiling, December 9, 2025–December 9, 2026, Total Small Business set-aside); an IDC for mortise latches ($350,000 ceiling, January 28, 2026–January 28, 2027, no set-aside); and an IDC for rim locks ($350,000 ceiling, February 18, 2026–February 18, 2027, Total Small Business set-aside). One sub-award to Sequoia from Science Applications International Corporation on a COBRA task order valued at an undisclosed amount (May 13, 2026) rounds out the portfolio.

Activity has grown from 40 awards in 2025 to 48 awards in 2026 year-to-date. Within the next twenty-four months, 40 awards with combined potential value of $3.7 million face ultimate completion and therefore recompete exposure. The vendor's primary performance locations are Goleta and Santa Barbara, California, with some work performed in Fort Worth, Texas, Sylmar/Los Angeles, California, and Everett, Washington. The commodity concentration is pronounced: Switches account for 51 awards (58% of total awards), Hardware (Commercial) accounts for 6 awards, Aircraft Accessories and Components account for 5 awards, and Indoor/Outdoor Electric Lighting Fixtures account for 5 awards. This concentration in standardized defense logistics components — particularly electrical switches and mechanical hardware — positions Sequoia as a narrow-spectrum supplier dependent on DLA procurement volume rather than a diversified federal contractor.

Sequoia Defense is a trusted distributor of high-quality aerospace and defense components, systems, and equipment, serving global markets across military, commercial, and space sectors. With a commitment to compliance, transparency, operational excellence, and technological efficiencies, Sequoia provides expanded sales & business development resources, inventory management, contractual solutions, MRO facilitation, and supply chain optimization to our clients and customers. Backed by decades of industry expertise and strong partnerships, Sequoia closes the divide between manufacturers and their global customers, ensuring access and delivery of critical materials to those that need them. Our client-first approach and innovative solutions position us as a premier partner in an evolving, nuanced, and high-demand landscape.