Vertex Modernization And Sustainment LLC

Vertex Modernization And Sustainment LLC, a for-profit limited liability company and manufacturer of electronic and mechanical defense components, operates as a division of V2X Aerospace LLC and competes as a prime contractor across the Department of Defense on full-and-open basis, with 93% of recent awards at the prime level and no set-aside posture. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana with operational facilities in Warren Park, Indiana and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Vertex specializes in electronic component manufacturing, repair and sustainment services, display systems, cable assemblies, and circuit card assemblies supporting military aircraft and defense systems across the Navy, Air Force, and Army.

Customer concentration is heavily Navy-centric at the order count level but heavily Air Force-dominant by dollar value. The top five funding agencies account for 78% of recent awards by count, led by Naval Supply Systems Command (109 awards, $600.8 million combined potential value) and Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (61 awards, $83 million). However, the top customers by potential value are reversed: the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center leads all customers with nine awards carrying $1.39 billion combined potential value, followed by Air Force Materiel Command with two awards ($980 million) and Ogden Air Logistics Complex with six awards ($784.8 million). This disparity reflects the scale of Vertex's participation in the BIG SAFARI program and center display unit sustainment contracts. Naval Supply Systems Command ranks fourth in dollars ($600.8 million) despite leading in award count. Naval Air Systems Command rounds out the top five ($276.9 million across five awards).

Vertex holds multiple high-ceiling indefinite delivery vehicles. The Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center's BIG SAFARI Basic Ordering Agreement, awarded May 3, 2024, carries a $1 billion ceiling with completion through May 2, 2029; six delivery orders totaling approximately $358.9 million have been issued since award, with the largest a $130.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order (September 25, 2025, due September 24, 2027). The Ogden Air Logistics Complex awarded a $425 million indefinite delivery contract (September 29, 2025, completion September 29, 2030) for Center Display Unit program sustainment covering F-16 Block 25/30/32/40/42/50/52 C and D model aircraft, including full kit purchases, spares, integrated combat system software and firmware updates, depot stand-up, and CDU integration; a $35.4 million delivery order was issued the same date. Naval Supply Systems Command awarded three separate indefinite delivery vehicles: a $188.97 million Basic Ordering Agreement (December 9, 2025, completion December 9, 2030) for naval aviation support; a single-award indefinite delivery contract for $87.1 million (March 16, 2026, completion March 16, 2029) for SUU-79 pylon repair; and a BOA with no specified ceiling (October 22, 2025, completion October 21, 2030). The Army's Aviation and Missile Command awarded a $72.488 million cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite delivery contract (June 24, 2025, completion June 22, 2030) for engineering services supporting IVAS and Air Warrior programs. The Air Force Sustainment Center holds a $20.7 million indefinite delivery contract (December 9, 2024, completion December 8, 2029) for repair of AN/ALQ-172 and AN/ALQ-161 subassemblies. Vertex also participates in the Air Force Materiel Command's Automatic Test Systems Acquisition-I (ATSA-I) multiple award indefinite delivery contract ($980 million ceiling, September 18, 2025, completion September 18, 2035).

Activity has grown substantially: 15 awards in 2022, 27 in 2023, 59 in 2024, 67 in 2025, and 34 in the first six months of 2026. Sixty-nine awards with combined potential value of $426.4 million reach ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, representing significant recompete exposure and opportunity. Top contract vehicles by task order count include a Defense Logistics Agency Indefinite Delivery Contract (SPE7MX21D0058) with 47 task orders carrying $2.4 million combined value, and Army Materiel Command contracts W58RGZ15D0003 (17 task orders, $28.2 million) and W58RGZ19D0109 (11 task orders, $25 million).

Representative prime work spans diverse mission areas. The $130.2 million BIG SAFARI delivery order (September 25, 2025) covers electronic components and sustainment services for critical defense platforms. The $35.4 million CDU program order for F-16 display unit sustainment (September 29, 2025) covers kits, spares, software and firmware updates, and integration. The $72.488 million IVAS engineering IDIQ (June 24, 2025) funds cost-plus-fixed-fee engineering support for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, with $12.79 million in delivery orders issued to date supporting Air Warrior Gateway Mission Router sustainment. An $87.1 million SUU-79 pylon repair indefinite delivery contract with Naval Supply Systems Command (March 16, 2026) demonstrates Vertex's aircraft structural component capability, with a $12.006 million delivery order issued within a week of IDIQ award. The $425 million F-16 CDU sustainment indefinite delivery contract (September 29, 2025) reflects sustained demand for display system modernization and spare support across the fighter fleet. Smaller but recurring task orders for cable assemblies, circuit card assemblies, power supplies, amplifiers, relay assemblies, and sensor assemblies flow continuously from Naval Supply Systems Command, Defense Logistics Agency, and Air Force organizations.

Vertex's subcontract footprint is concentrated with major aerospace and defense primes. Lockheed Martin accounts for the plurality of visible sub-awards, primarily on performance-based logistics contracts for weapon replaceable and shop replaceable assembly repair supporting MH-60R and MH-60S helicopter sustainment (awards spanning 2023–2025). Raytheon Company is named on sub-awards for functional area system engineering non-recurring engineering (July 14, 2025) and chassis assembly work (October 29, 2024). Booz Allen Hamilton engaged Vertex for engineering development, integration, and technology-based solutions (July 12, 2024). Sierra Nevada Company subcontracted Vertex for BIG SAFARI vehicle integration (April 18, 2023). Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. used Vertex for Long Range Standoff B-52H carriage equipment and pylon work (May 8, 2023). Other sub-work includes subcontracts to Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp, and support to naval information warfare system modernization efforts under primes including Viasat Inc. and Seaspace Corporation.

Award portfolio concentration by NAICS and PSC reflects Vertex's core capabilities: Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (50 awards), Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing (49 awards), Computer Systems Design Services (42 awards), and Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (21 awards). Top PSC codes are Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (37 awards), Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware (30 awards), and Support-Professional Engineering/Technical (21 awards). This distribution confirms a deep specialization in aerospace electronics, component-level repair and sustainment, and systems engineering support across tactical and strategic defense programs.