Thomas Instrument, Incorporated

Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a small business precision-manufacturing firm headquartered in Boerne, Texas, delivers precision-machined aerospace and defense components and remanufactured complex assemblies to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor across 121 awards (98% of recent activity), competing predominantly full-and-open rather than under formal SBA set-asides, though several small business designations recur across definitive contracts and certain IDC vehicles.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on precision-machined and remanufactured aerospace components for legacy military aircraft platforms. Representative prime work includes a $1.26 million definitive contract from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (January 2026) for the manufacture of 111 ballscrew assemblies (NSN 1680-002497137) for the C-5 Galaxy, with delivery within 365 days and final acceptance at Richmond, Virginia; a $5.84 million delivery order from Air Force Sustainment Center (September 2025) for KC-135 transmission assembly manufacture, completed by December 2027; and a $737,015 total small business set-aside definitive contract from Ogden Air Logistics Complex (September 2025) for F-16 landing gear downlock actuator cylinder assemblies with first article testing and 12-month delivery. Remanufacturing work includes a $2.03 million indefinite delivery contract with Air Force Sustainment Center for E-3/KC-135 gearbox assembly remanufacturing (through August 2029) and a $2.82 million IDC from Air Force Sustainment Center for B-2 electro-mechanical actuator remanufacturing (through March 2027), with multiple delivery orders drawn against both vehicles. The vendor also produces ballscrew assemblies, transmission housings, cylinder assemblies, and electrical components (switches, capacitors, controllers) for DLA Aviation and Air Force sustainment programs across the KC-135, B-1, B-2, E-3, and F-16 platforms.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to Air Force and DLA. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 67 awards worth $21.3 million combined potential value; Air Force Sustainment Center holds 23 awards worth $32.3 million; Ogden Air Logistics Complex (an Air Force entity) holds 15 awards worth $2.9 million; and DLA Land and Maritime holds 12 awards worth $513 thousand. These four customer branches represent 98% of award count and 100% of combined potential value across the 124 tracked awards. Top-customers-by-potential-value ranking shows Air Force Materiel Command (the parent organization) leading at $34.7 million across four awards, followed by Air Force Sustainment Center at $32.3 million, reflecting concentration in Air Force sustainment operations and legacy aircraft platforms rather than new-build or cross-service work.

Thomas Instrument holds seven active indefinite delivery contracts as prime. The largest vehicle is a $9.86 million IDC from Air Force Sustainment Center for KC-135 transmission assembly manufacture (through August 2028); a $2.82 million IDC from Air Force Sustainment Center for B-2 actuator remanufacturing (through March 2027); a $2.03 million IDC from Air Force Sustainment Center for E-3/KC-135 gearbox assembly remanufacturing (through August 2029); and a $1.99 million IDC from DLA Aviation for ballscrew assembly production (through June 2025). Smaller vehicles include an $801 thousand IDC from Air Force Sustainment Center for B-1 cylinder assembly remanufacturing (through September 2030, recently awarded September 2025), a $250 thousand IDC from DLA Aviation for cable assembly supply (through June 2024, expired), and a $1.99 million IDC from DLA Aviation for cylinder bootstrap components (through March 2027). Task orders across these vehicles support repetitive sustainment demand rather than single point-of-failure programs.

Activity has grown sharply in the past two years — nine awards in 2022 rising to 15 in 2024 and 29 in 2025, with five awards recorded year-to-date in 2026. Within the next twenty-four months, 15 awards totaling $49.8 million in combined potential value reach ultimate completion, representing substantial recompete exposure and pipeline opportunity. The vendor's award portfolio spans from 2008 to present, with $91.8 million in combined potential value across all tracked awards and $65.7 million obligated (71% realization). The recent acceleration reflects Air Force Sustainment Center's reliance on the vendor for legacy aircraft component sustainment as fleet-age concerns intensify.

Subcontract activity is minimal — three sub-awards across the entire portfolio, all with KBR Wyle Services LLC as prime on Air Force Life Cycle Management Center work (F-15 fighter research and testing, B-52 bomber reliability, and B-1 bomber reliability and sustainment improvement, awarded November–January 2024–2025). Primary business is conducted as a prime manufacturer rather than through large-scale teaming.

Thomas Instrument operates under parent entity Thomas Instrument, Incorporated (UEI M3DSAMDJMXY8, based in Brookshire, Texas), which also holds federal contract vehicle positions; the Boerne location listed in recent awards serves as the primary manufacturing site. NAICS footprint is dominated by Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413), with secondary exposure in Power Distribution and Transformer Manufacturing (336211) and Switchgear Manufacturing (335313). The vendor competes across both set-aside and full-and-open solicitations but holds the bulk of its dollar value in unrestricted awards to DLA and Air Force Sustainment Center, positioning it as a mainstream defense supplier rather than an 8(a) or other category dependent.