Tenax Aerospace LLC
Ridgeland, MS
- UEI
- DHYEJHYUNPM3
- CAGE
- 6P6V9, 80MN3
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- 481219 Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
- 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- 532411 Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 400 W Parkway Pl #201, Ridgeland, MS 39157, USA
- Website
- tenaxaerospace.com
- Founded
- 2001
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Aerospace & Defense
- SIC code
- 37 Transportation Equipment
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $257,550 |
| FY2026 | $38,524,893 |
| FY2025 | $39,073,580 |
| FY2024 | -$4,188,577 |
| FY2023 | $64,436,768 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $37,770,059 | |
| 2 | Department of Justice | $1,012,384 |
Contract vehicles
Expired vehicles (1)
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0901-090326 N6300F PKG-73809 | Forest Service | $30,977 | |
| 0827-083126 N6300F PKG-73034 | Forest Service | $28,140 | |
| 0801-080726 N6300F PKG-72913 | Forest Service | $113,612 | |
| 0716-073126 N6300F PKG-72459 | Forest Service | $235,112 | |
| 0715-071526 N6300F PKG-72485 | Forest Service | $7,317 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Tenax Aerospace LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, provides specialized aviation services to federal agencies as a prime contractor — aircraft dry leasing, aircraft acquisition and modification, and wildland firefighting support operations. Tenax operates exclusively as a prime (100% of awards) and competes without set-aside restrictions on most work, though it holds positions on Total Small Business set-aside vehicles for light fixed-wing services.
Tenax's customer footprint is dominated by a single agency. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), operating under the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, accounts for 56 awards and $705.4 million of the vendor's $847.1 million combined potential value — 83% of total awards and 83% of total dollars. The next-largest customers, the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Division and Academy, together represent $95.3 million across ten awards. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration contributes $31.3 million across five awards. This concentration is extreme: NIFC alone covers 96% of award count and 83% of potential value.
Tenax's primary capability centers on National Aerial Supervision Module (ASM) dry lease aircraft operations for wildland firefighting. The vendor holds a $230.4 million single-award IDV with NIFC running through December 31, 2028, for ASM dry lease aircraft services, from which sixteen named aircraft (tail numbers N530BR, N49TL, N226MB, N556MC, N175JA, N62GT, N907JP, N24HD, N979CT, N600ML, N741JR, N160HE, N250CL, N250HR, N32EA, N508GE) support aerial supervision, reconnaissance, infrared mapping, and fire detection for NIFC wildland firefighting operations. Individual delivery orders under this IDV range from $9.6 million to $13.6 million and collectively represent approximately $189.7 million in obligated value through 2028. Tenax also holds a $180 million multiple-award IDV with NIFC for National Light Fixed Wing Services (set-aside Total Small Business) running through December 31, 2033, under which recent delivery orders in 2026 carried Total Small Business set-aside designations. The vendor previously held a $25.5 million single-award IDV for ASM dry lease aircraft (legacy contract 12024B20C9007, completed December 31, 2023) and a $10 million single-award IDV for National Infrared Operations (NIROPS) services using infrared and night-vision technology for wildfire detection and monitoring (completed December 7, 2023). Secondary work includes aircraft leasing and Hangar 6 Aircraft Lease support for the Federal Aviation Administration ($3.2 million combined potential value across three awards completed 2022–2024) and aircraft leasing support for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation ($95.3 million across ten awards).
The vendor's award trajectory shows volatility: 21 awards in 2022, dropping to 1 in 2023, rebounding to 17 in 2024, then declining to 6 in 2025 and 8 in 2026. Recent activity (past three months) includes eight delivery orders issued by NIFC between May and August 2026 ranging from $7.3 thousand to $235 thousand in ceiling value and classified as Total Small Business set-asides under the National Light Fixed Wing Services IDIQ. The recompete cliff is minimal: only six awards with combined potential value of $1.2 million face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, reflecting the long-term nature of Tenax's multi-year aircraft lease commitments extending through 2028 and 2033. The largest exposure by NAICS code is Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation (36 awards) and Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing (35 awards), with 50 awards coded to the PSC for Natural Resources/Conservation–Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression. All work is performed at Tenax's Ridgeland, Mississippi facility on firm fixed-price structures, with economic price adjustment provisions and fixed-price-with-award-fee variants in some delivery orders. Obligated dollars total $269.7 million, representing 32% of combined potential value, consistent with multi-year aircraft leasing structures where full funding is drawn as aircraft are utilized.
Quick answers
Is Tenax Aerospace LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Tenax Aerospace LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through October 14, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Tenax Aerospace LLC hold?
Tenax Aerospace LLC holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including MAS.
How much has Tenax Aerospace LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $39,073,580 to Tenax Aerospace LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $138,104,213 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Tenax Aerospace LLC rank among federal contractors?
Tenax Aerospace LLC ranked #1 in NAICS 5324, #2 in NAICS 532 and #5 in NAICS 53 in FY2025.
What is Tenax Aerospace LLC's most recent federal award?
Tenax Aerospace LLC's most recent federal contract award is 0901-090326 N6300F PKG-73809 (1202SA26M1350), from Forest Service, on September 1, 2026.
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