Spec Tool Company

Spec Tool Company is a for-profit manufacturer of aircraft maintenance and ground support equipment based in Santa Fe Springs, California. Registered in SAM.gov since March 28, 2002, the company has maintained continuous federal contractor status and specializes in producing components and assemblies that support military aviation operations across the Department of Defense. As a small business entity, Spec Tool Company has established itself as a reliable supplier of specialized maintenance equipment and parts primarily serving naval, air force, and logistics operations.

Over the past several years, Spec Tool Company has received numerous federal contract awards primarily from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), and the Naval Air Warfare Center. The company's contract work has focused on the manufacture and delivery of aircraft-related components, with fuel cell materials (NSN 1730010409585) representing one of its most frequently procured items, with multiple purchase orders totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. Additional products supplied include cylinder assemblies, aircraft slings, dolly trucks, safety relief valve fixtures, KC-135 engine hoist assemblies, aircraft locks, pneumatic wheel assemblies, restrictor valves, thread protector sets, and aft fitting assemblies. The majority of these contracts were awarded through DLA's Troop Support Construction and Equipment and Land and Maritime divisions, with purchase order values ranging from approximately $700 to over $90,000. Most awards have utilized firm fixed-price contract structures without set-aside designations, though two small business set-aside purchase orders were awarded by AETC and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment for a bootstrap sling hoist for KC-46 engine repairs and aircraft locks, respectively. Spec Tool Company has also performed as a subcontractor to major defense primes including Vertex Aerospace LLC, L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P., and AAR Government Services, Inc., supporting aircraft manufacturing and aircraft parts procurement efforts.

Spec Tool Company holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, awarded on March 17, 2022, with a ceiling value of $250,000 and a total small business set-aside designation. This IDV contract, which expired on March 17, 2023, was established for the supply of cylinder assemblies (NSN 4610088065) on an as-needed basis. The contract structure as a single-award indefinite delivery vehicle designated Spec Tool Company as the exclusive provider of this critical component during the performance period, with orders placed against the contract as requirements arose within DLA's land and maritime operations. The total small business set-aside designation reflects the agency's commitment to allocating this procurement requirement to small business entities, thereby supporting socioeconomic objectives while securing a steady supply of essential aircraft maintenance components.