FDH Defense Aftermarket, LLC

FDH Defense Aftermarket, LLC, a small business based in Commerce, California, supplies aircraft, maritime, and electronic components and hardware to the Department of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other federal agencies as a full-and-open prime contractor. The vendor operates as a child of Fastener Distribution Holdings, LLC, and competes across 7,220 awards with no set-aside designations, positioning itself in the mainstream federal defense aftermarket distribution market rather than reserve channels.

FDH Defense Aftermarket's capability footprint centers on the procurement and distribution of commercial fasteners, seals, connectors, structural components, and aircraft-serviceable parts. Representative work includes a $385.1 million purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency Construction and Equipment for wicks (NSN 9390012130942) with delivery through August 2027; a $288.7 million order from DLA Land and Maritime for mechanical housings (NSN 3040009111114) with completion extending to April 2028; a $350,000 single-award indefinite delivery contract with DLA Land and Maritime for nonmetallic seals running through May 2027; and ongoing orders from DLA Aviation for aircraft fasteners, spacers, bushings, and components such as spur gearshafts, pressure switches, and stator plates ranging from $1,000 to $30,000 per unit. The vendor also holds purchase orders from the U.S. Coast Guard for low-limit temperature valves, bolts, filter elements, and oxygen masks for HC-27J and HC-144 aircraft. Work is performed entirely in Commerce, California, with firm fixed-price pricing on all recent awards.

Customer concentration is extreme and single-source dependent. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 3,977 awards (55% of total volume) and $52 million in combined potential value (56% of total dollars), while DLA Land and Maritime adds 2,072 awards (29% of volume) and $13.7 million (15% of dollars). Together, DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime represent 84% of all awards and 71% of all potential value. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard contributes 104 awards worth $7 million, and the Department of the Army and the Army Materiel Command Security Assistance Command represent marginal secondary streams ($6.3 million and $4.7 million combined).

FDH Defense Aftermarket's vehicle position is narrow and tactically oriented. The vendor holds seats on two blanket purchase agreements — W51B2823AJ024 (33 task orders, $3.9 million) and W56HZV20AJ015 (26 task orders, $1.3 million) — issued by the Army, plus smaller positions on an Army indefinite delivery contract (SPE4A717D0045, 6 task orders, $298 thousand) and participation in the federal government's One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (12 task orders). These vehicles are Army corps of engineers and Army Materiel Command–level contracts, not government-wide GWACs or agency-wide IDIQs; the vendor's real transaction volume flows through individual purchase orders and BPA calls, not standing IDV platforms.

Activity has climbed year over year from 516 awards in 2022 to 736 in 2025, with 294 awards recorded through mid-2026 (on track to exceed prior years if pace continues). The recompete cliff is minimal — only 19 awards (combined potential value $1.6 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating most of the vendor's prime work is new or recently extended orders rather than legacy contract vehicles approaching expiration.

FDH Defense Aftermarket subcontracts to Amentum Services, Inc. for T-44/T-54 aircraft maintenance work, including thermocouple procurement for engine applications (October 2025). The sub volume is negligible (18 sub-awards, less than 0.25% of total activity).

NAICS and PSC coding reveals precise specialization in fastener and component distribution. The top category is "Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing" (1,153 awards), followed by "Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing" (504 awards), "Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing" (443 awards), and "Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing" (361 awards). PSC codes mirror this: nuts and washers (478 awards), bushings, rings, shims, and spacers (503 awards), packing and gasket materials (443 awards), and electrical connectors (376 awards). The vendor operates under the alternate business name Unical Defense. FDH Defense Aftermarket has obligated $82.7 million (90% of potential value) across its award footprint, indicating strong payment discipline and order fulfillment across DLA and Coast Guard operations.