Southeast Aerospace, Inc.

Southeast Aerospace, Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Melbourne, Florida, supplies specialized aviation equipment, avionics components, airborne imaging systems, and aircraft modification services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (85% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor on defense aviation platforms. The company operates as a Subchapter S Corporation and competes across full-and-open and small-business-set-aside procurements, with recent work split between Total Small Business set-asides and unrestricted competition.

Southeast Aerospace's customer footprint spans 45 federal agencies, with concentration at the Department of the Navy and Department of Justice. The top five funding customers by award count account for 47% of recent awards: the Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard (30 awards, $1.5 million combined potential value), the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (29 awards, $622 thousand), the Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (21 awards, $43.9 million), the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command (15 awards, $18.5 million), and the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command (14 awards, $14 million). However, the top-customer rankings by potential value reveal a structural outlier: the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command anchors the portfolio with eight awards worth $3.96 billion combined potential value — nearly 98% of the vendor's entire $4.04 billion combined potential value across all awards. This concentration signals a single large vehicle dominating the financial profile despite modest award count.

Representative prime work includes a $21.66 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Drug Enforcement Administration (awarded April 2025, ultimate completion April 2027) for procurement, installation, integration, and certification of commercial airborne imaging systems and mission equipment on DEA-operated Cessna and Bell aircraft, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and PSC N067-P (Installation of Equipment—Photographic Equipment). Three delivery orders have been issued against this IDC to date, totaling $686,768. A $1.125 million firm fixed-price definitive contract with the Air Force Sustainment Center (awarded September 2024) procured 40 surplus Multiple Indicator units under full-and-open competition. A $238 thousand delivery order with the DEA (June 2025) for an Airborne Imaging System model N384ML, designated Total Small Business set-aside, carries ultimate completion May 2026. A $189,950 firm fixed-price purchase order with the Coast Guard (April 2025, awarded under Total Small Business set-aside) procured 10 Light Landing Visible/Infrared parts for HC-144 aircraft; this order was later cancelled. Additional representative awards include $97,560 (Naval Supply Systems Command, GPS equipment, June 2023), $87,900 (Naval Sea Systems Command, switch and indicator parts, September 2024), and recurring small-dollar purchase orders with the Federal Aviation Administration for National Airspace System support equipment.

Southeast Aerospace places task orders under multiple IDCs. The Indefinite Delivery Contract 15DDHQ19D00000003 (DEA) carries 13 task orders worth $5.7 million combined potential value. Indefinite Delivery Contract N6883613D0004 (Navy) supports six task orders worth $13.9 million. The vendor also operates under One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services and Indefinite Delivery Contract N0042119D0076, each with four task orders.

Activity volume has grown year over year — nine awards in 2022 to twenty-four in 2024 — though 2025 and 2026 to date show moderation (15 awards in 2025, three in early 2026). Only two awards with combined potential value of $448 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. The vendor's invoiced federal obligations total $37.1 million (1% of combined potential value), reflecting the preliminary and option-period structure of many awards.

As a subcontractor, Southeast Aerospace delivers airborne mission networking kits, antennas, aircraft modifications, and avionics components to primes including Sierra Nevada Company (multiple awards for MC-130J networking kits, Big Safari antennas, and Precision Strike Package contractor logistics support), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Battlefield Airborne Communications Node platform maintenance and electrical/cable equipment assembly), Vertex Aerospace LLC (total aviation support services and aircraft parts), Jpats Logistics Services LLC (Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply services), and Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp (electronic warfare analysis and engineering support for Naval Aviation Enterprise).

Across prime and sub footprint, Southeast Aerospace's category concentration skews heavily toward specialized aviation manufacturing and components. The top five NAICS codes are Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (51 awards), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (39 awards), Aircraft Manufacturing (26 awards), Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (15 awards), and Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (13 awards). The top five PSC codes mirror this profile: Radar Equipment, Airborne (48 awards), Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment (18 awards), Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components (15 awards), Installation of Equipment—Photographic Equipment (15 awards), and Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (13 awards). The company maintains current FAA 145 certification and operates as a specialized provider of commercial airborne imaging systems and mission equipment integration across multiple aircraft platforms.

Southeast Aerospace offers a unique combination of aviation products & services by integrating distribution & MRO with aircraft modification services. We serve the corporate, regional airline, and helicopter markets. We support domestic & FMS aircraft. We specialize in the integration of avionics, instrumentation, and related systems. Stocking distributor for Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, and Garmin. Large inventory for exchange or outright purchase. Spares and exchange components traceable and certified to FAA and EASA standards. Manufactured parts conform to AS9100 standards. Our facilities at Orlando Melbourne Airport include engineering & design with STC development, complex harness fabrication, and structural manufacturing & machining. We perform aircraft integration in our multiple hangars and workshops. Our MRO facilities include over 30 service technicians, a large certified clean room, environmental testing chamber, and broad electronic & instrumentation capabilities.