Talon Air

Talon Air, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) and self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Dickinson, Texas, supplies specialized mechanical, electrical, and structural components to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor through over 900 direct federal awards in the past several years, competing predominantly on full-and-open (unrestricted) purchase orders rather than set-aside vehicles, with occasional set-aside designations on higher-value awards.

Talon Air's federal footprint centers on Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) supply-chain work. The top five customer entities by award count account for 98% of recent awards, dominated by DLA Land and Maritime (435 awards, $5.8 million combined potential value), followed by DLA Troop Support Hardware (187 awards, $557 thousand), DLA Aviation (185 awards, $978 thousand), DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (61 awards, $592 thousand), and the Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal (25 awards, $892 thousand). The potential-value ranking tracks closely with award volume, with DLA Land and Maritime anchoring both metrics. Representative work includes a $141 thousand total-small-business set-aside purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime for hydraulic cylinders (October 2021), a $77.993 million Army Materiel Command BPA call order in April 2022 for combined call orders, a $425 thousand DLA Troop Support purchase order for harness assembly (July 2023), a $17.5 million DLA Aviation purchase order for lever assemblies (April 2024), and a $270.940 million Army BPA call order in May 2023 for combined aviation services. Most recent awards cluster in early 2026, including a $8.569 million motor rotor purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime (March 2026).

Talon Air's capability portfolio reflects component-level supply to defense operations. The company supplies fastening components (bolts, rivets, screws, nuts, washers), mechanical assemblies (springs, gears, seals, valves), electrical components (switches, relays, fuses), and structural elements (brackets, frames, housings) to support military aircraft maintenance, ground support equipment, and defense logistics operations. Top NAICS categories in the award footprint include Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (108 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (101 awards), All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (42 awards), Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (40 awards), and Industrial Valve Manufacturing (38 awards). Top PSC codes reflect this mix: Hardware, Commercial (66 awards), Packing and Gasket Materials (45 awards), Nuts and Washers (39 awards), Miscellaneous Vehicular Components (34 awards), and Screws (32 awards).

Activity has remained flat to declining in recent years after higher volume in 2022. Awards per year dropped from 49 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, recovered to 30 in 2024, then declined to 13 in both 2025 and 2026. Combined potential value across the footprint is $9.1 million with $7.6 million obligated (84% execution). Talon Air operates primarily through DLA purchase orders and Army BPA calls rather than larger contract vehicles; the Blanket Purchase Agreement W56HZV20AJ024 with the Army carries 27 task orders and $1.2 million combined potential value, and an indefinite delivery contract SPE7M320D60SD carries 3 task orders valued at $9 thousand. The vendor holds no significant government-wide vehicles (GWACs, agency-wide IDIQs) and does not subcontract on federal awards — the footprint is 100% prime work. Performance takes place at Talon Air's Dickinson, Texas facility across all awards.