Western Aero Services Inc.

Western Aero Services Inc., a for-profit small business based in Denver and Thornton, Colorado, manufactures precision-engineered aerospace components and aircraft parts for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on firm fixed-price purchase orders (99% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor on larger defense platforms. The company competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements without socioeconomic set-asides, though it holds a total small business set-aside single-award indefinite delivery contract with DLA Land and Maritime.

Western Aero Services operates almost exclusively within the Defense Logistics Agency ecosystem. DLA Aviation dominates the customer base, accounting for 1,394 awards and $9.4 million in combined potential value across the source portfolio. DLA Land and Maritime contributes 297 awards worth $2.3 million, Air Force Sustainment Center 279 awards for $634 thousand, and DLA Troop Support Hardware 233 awards for $297 thousand—together representing 98% of all awards and nearly all potential value. The two rankings align tightly; DLA Aviation's volume and dollar concentration move together, with no secondary customer anchoring disproportionate value relative to order count.

Capability portfolio centers on discrete aerospace components and fasteners manufactured to military specifications. Recent prime awards exemplify the work: a $87,500 inboard actuator rib (June 30, 2026), a $53,550 duct assembly bleed (July 2, 2026), a $67,000 structural fitting (April 9, 2025), a $146,000 push switch order (December 17, 2025), and a $54,000 structural aluminum panel (June 30, 2025). Contract values cluster in the low five figures; the portfolio includes hundreds of orders under $5,000 for fasteners, rivets, pins, washers, springs, gaskets, seals, and hardware. The company also supplies larger assemblies—aircraft skin, fairings, ducting, hinges, and mechanical subassemblies—across both DLA Aviation and Land and Maritime. Top NAICS categories are Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (710 awards), Bolt/Nut/Screw/Rivet/Washer Manufacturing (274 awards), and Hardware Manufacturing (242 awards). Top PSCs are Airframe Structural Components (426 awards), Hardware Commercial (129 awards), and Nuts and Washers (112 awards).

The vendor holds one parent vehicle: a $250,000 single-award indefinite delivery contract with DLA Land and Maritime for gear, spur parts under total small business set-aside, awarded January 7, 2022 with ultimate completion January 7, 2023. The IDC structure is typical for the company's DLA relationship—it establishes standing authority for delivery orders against a small-business set-aside ceiling rather than a master vehicle generating numerous task orders. The contract was issued with firm fixed pricing and has been used for discrete delivery orders including $22,200 for gear spur parts in 2022.

In its subcontractor role, Western Aero Services delivers aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing to V2X Aerospace LLC under E-6B Contractor Logistics Support follow-on task orders and option year exercises, with funding movements in September 2024 and subsequent option year funding in January 2025, July 2025, and April 2025. Subcontract work accounts for only 1% of the award portfolio, making the sub relationship minor relative to the DLA prime footprint.

Activity has remained steady year over year in the source window, ranging from 64 to 118 awards annually (2022–2026), with 2026 showing 64 awards in the first seven months. Only two awards (combined potential value $824) face completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The portfolio's combined obligated value ($22.9 million) exceeds combined potential value ($13.1 million), indicating the vendor has been invoiced at rates above the original ceiling estimates across its DLA purchase-order stream—a signal of strong execution and repeat award velocity on DLA Aviation's routine procurement cycle.