Spectrum Dynamics Inc.

Spectrum Dynamics Inc., a small business based in Upper Arlington, Ohio, manufactures and supplies precision mechanical fasteners and hardware components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards), competing predominantly under full-and-open and Total Small Business set-aside designations. The company is a for-profit corporation with no identified SBA certifications beyond small business status, primarily serving DLA across firm fixed-price purchase orders and single-award indefinite delivery contracts.

Spectrum Dynamics' capability footprint centers on precision mechanical and hardware components that support military aircraft, weapons systems, ground vehicles, maritime assets, and defense infrastructure. The concrete portfolio spans socket head cap screws, machine screws, hexagon cap screws, self-locking nuts, plain hexagon nuts, flat washers, helical compression springs, gaskets, retaining rings, sediment bowls, flame arresters and vents, hose assemblies (nonmetallic), pipe fittings, tubing (metallic and nonmetallic), and related fasteners classified under NAICS 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing) and PSC code 25 (Vehicular Equipment Components). Representative examples include a $16,800 purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime (December 2025) for button plugs, a $20,457.84 order for hose assemblies (October 2025), a $31,360 order for pipe-to-tube elbows (May 2025), and a $51,086 purchase order for seal retainers (May 2024), all firm fixed-price with no set-asides. The company also holds three active single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA: a $250,000 Total Small Business set-aside for retaining rings (DLA Aviation, through September 2028), a $250,000 Total Small Business set-aside for sediment bowls (DLA Land and Maritime, through January 2026), and a $250,000 Total Small Business set-aside for flame arresters and vents (DLA Land and Maritime, through September 2026).

Customer concentration is extreme and single-agency dependent. Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime accounts for 223 awards (39.7% of volume) worth $2.2 million combined potential value; DLA Aviation accounts for 206 awards (36.7% of volume) worth $859 thousand. Together, these two DLA divisions represent 76.4% of award volume and 85.5% of potential value. DLA Troop Support Hardware adds 123 awards ($620 thousand). This narrow customer base reflects Spectrum Dynamics' operational model as a dedicated DLA supplier with no diversification across other federal agencies or commercial channels.

Activity has expanded significantly year over year—27 awards in 2022 to 110 in 2025—but remains heavily transactional. Individual purchase order values cluster between $1,400 and $5,000, with occasional larger orders ($50,000+) reflecting higher-value component procurements. The company's award portfolio spans 562 total contracts since 2007, with $3.8 million combined potential value and $2.8 million obligated (74% realization). Only four awards face completion in the next twenty-four months with $13 thousand combined value, indicating minimal recompete exposure near term. Spectrum Dynamics performs all work in-house at its Upper Arlington facility without subcontractor involvement, positioning itself as a primary supplier rather than a pass-through vendor. The company's reliance on DLA purchase orders and its concentration in discrete component-level procurement—bolts, nuts, washers, springs, gaskets, seals, hoses, and tubing—reflects a narrow but operationally established niche serving military logistics supply chain requirements across aviation and maritime maintenance platforms.