VTS Aviation LLC

VTS Aviation LLC is a specialized aviation services provider based in Tacoma, Washington, that has been registered to receive federal contract awards since June 2016. The company operates as a for-profit corporate entity and maintains an active SAM.gov registration through August 2026. VTS Aviation supplies foreign-made rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, qualified pilots, and supporting crew personnel to the U.S. Department of Defense for specialized training and combat readiness purposes. The company has established itself as a key provider of adversary air training and threat simulation services, enabling military personnel to gain practical experience in realistic, high-stakes combat scenarios through exposure to foreign military aircraft and authentic tactical scenarios.

VTS Aviation's federal contract portfolio demonstrates consistent engagement with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, with prime contract awards spanning from January 2021 through September 2025. The company's largest contract award is a $2,478,189.28 firm-fixed-price purchase order from the Marine Air Ground Combat Center (awarded May 17, 2024, with completion through May 31, 2029) for rotary-wing aircraft, pilots, and crew to support close air support training exercises and adversary air support operations. Additional significant Marine Corps contracts include a $10,960 purchase order for adversary air training support associated with the Rutan Long EZ Demo FINEX Day 2 Fall WTI exercise at Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms, awarded September 11, 2025 under a total small business set-aside. VTS Aviation has maintained a Blanket Purchase Agreement with Air Combat Command valued up to $450,000 through April 2023, from which multiple firm-fixed-price calls were issued, including contracts for MI-24 Hind adversarial air training ($266,621, awarded August 7, 2023, for the 55th Rescue Squadron in Tucson, Arizona), adversarial air support training ($317,622, awarded January 27, 2022), and threat representation and simulation training supporting the 34th Weapons Squadron and 34th Wing Protection Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base ($117,420 awarded January 18, 2022, and $104,891 awarded July 26, 2021). The company also received a $77,554 Air Force contract for adversary air training services under a total small business set-aside (awarded May 26, 2022). Additionally, VTS Aviation served as a subcontractor to Leidos, Inc., on multiple occasions during 2021, procuring goods and services in support of contract statement of work requirements. These contracts collectively demonstrate VTS Aviation's specialized role in providing realistic threat representation, high-altitude low-opening parachute training, and foreign aircraft simulation across multiple military branches and installations.