Spectrum Dynamics Inc.

Spectrum Dynamics Inc., a small business based in Upper Arlington, Ohio, manufactures and supplies precision mechanical fasteners, hardware components, and specialized assemblies to the Defense Logistics Agency across purchase orders and single-award indefinite delivery contracts. The company operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) under full-and-open competition with no set-aside activity in its recent award portfolio, though three active small business set-aside IDVs anchor its core business with DLA.

Spectrum Dynamics' customer concentration is entirely within the Defense Logistics Agency. The portfolio spans five DLA divisions—Land and Maritime (219 awards, $2.2 million combined potential value), Aviation (190 awards, $819 thousand), Troop Support Hardware (123 awards, $620 thousand), Troop Support Construction and Equipment (9 awards, $106 thousand), and a single unspecified DLA award ($5 thousand)—with Land and Maritime and Aviation together accounting for nearly 73% of recent awards and 85% of dollar value. All work is performed at the company's Upper Arlington facility without subcontractor involvement, positioning Spectrum Dynamics as a direct supplier rather than a pass-through vendor.

The company's capability footprint centers on component-level supply: socket head cap screws, machine screws, hexagon nuts, washers, gaskets, springs, tubing, hose assemblies, pipe fittings, fastening hardware, and specialized mechanical items such as sediment bowls, retaining rings, and flame arresters. Representative recent work includes a $31.4 million pipe-to-tube elbow procurement (DLA Land and Maritime, May 2025), a $51 thousand seal retainer order (DLA Land and Maritime, May 2024), a $20.5 thousand hose assembly purchase order (DLA Land and Maritime, October 2025), and multiple single-award IDVs valued at $250 thousand each for retaining rings (DLA Aviation, through September 2028), sediment bowls (DLA Land and Maritime, through January 2026), and flame arresters and vents (DLA Land and Maritime, through September 2026). Historically, typical purchase order values range from $1,400 to $5,000, with recent activity showing some higher-value procurements ($12 thousand to $51 thousand) alongside routine component-level orders. The company maintains three active single-award indefinite delivery contracts—all designated as Total Small Business set-asides—that provide DLA with streamlined access to mission-critical components across aviation and maritime supply chains.

Activity has grown substantially year over year, from 27 awards in 2022 to 110 in 2025, with 15 awards recorded in the first three months of 2026. Only 3 awards (combined potential value $23 thousand) face recompete completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term contract expiration risk. The company's award portfolio spans 542 total prime contracts concentrated in bolt, nut, screw, rivet, and washer manufacturing (165 awards); general hardware manufacturing (86 awards); gasket, packing, and sealing device manufacturing (49 awards); and related fabricated metal products. Place of performance across all contracts is Upper Arlington, Ohio. No sub-award activity or federal grant participation is documented in the source material.