Zenith Aviation, Inc.

Zenith Aviation, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, operates as a prime contractor (76% of awards) and subcontractor supplying specialized aviation spare parts and components to the U.S. Coast Guard and Air Force, with a dominant footprint in MH-65 helicopter maintenance and logistics. The company is structured as a Subchapter S corporation and competes predominantly through full-and-open procurements, with Total Small Business set-asides recurring across recent prime IDV awards.

Zenith Aviation's concrete capability centers on aircraft spare parts procurement and logistics—fasteners including screws, bolts, nuts, and washers; electrical connectors; hose and tubing assemblies; mechanical components such as bearings and clamps; and electronic elements including potentiometers, diodes, resistors, and discharge units. Representative prime work includes a $673,777 Total Small Business IDV with the Coast Guard (August 2023, through December 2027) for MH-65 aircraft spares, from which the vendor has issued 30 delivery orders totaling over $155,000 through mid-2026; a $603,798 Total Small Business IDV awarded April 2026 (through March 2031) for continued MH-65 spare-parts supply; a $120,960 firm-fixed-price purchase order for MH-65 main landing gear tires (July 2024); and a $51,038 delivery order for various MH-65 spares (September 2025). Delivery orders under these vehicles typically range from under $100 to approximately $25,000 and frequently cite FAR 25.103(b)(1) nonavailability class determinations, establishing Zenith as a sole-source supplier for mission-critical components. The vendor also provides aircraft parts under Air Force subcontracts to Sierra Nevada Company, LLC (BIG SAFARI aircraft parts, engines, sensors, valves, antenna, refrigeration units) and to JPATS Logistics Services, LLC (COMBS III base-supply parts).

Customer concentration is extreme. The Coast Guard accounts for 100% of prime dollar value ($8 million combined potential value) and 446 of 449 prime awards. Air Force work flows entirely through subcontracts, with 109 subcontract awards to Aeronautical Systems Center and 35 to Department of the Air Force entities, placing the Air Force second by sub-count but carrying minimal declared potential value. The recompete cliff over the next twenty-four months presents limited exposure: seven awards totaling $109,000 in potential value reach completion, the vast majority anchored by the two Coast Guard IDVs with multi-year remaining performance.

Zenith Aviation holds two foundational single-award IDVs with the Coast Guard. The first, issued April 1, 2022 (later amended to reference ceiling value $1,256,596.99), runs through December 31, 2026, and has generated 116 task orders across firm-fixed-price delivery orders for fasteners, structural parts, and electronic spares. The second, issued August 2, 2023, carries a $673,777 ceiling through December 31, 2027, and has generated 69 task orders under the same Total Small Business set-aside designation. A third, newly awarded April 1, 2026, provides $603,798 in ceiling through March 31, 2031. On the Air Force side, the vendor places task orders under Basic Ordering Agreement FA862021G4009 (106 task orders, no ceiling disclosed) and multiple Aeronautical Systems Center IDVs (IDC 70Z03821DB2000007 with 116 orders totaling $502,000 potential value; IDC 70Z03822DB2000008 with 69 orders totaling $612,000; IDC 70Z03822DB2000016 with 58 orders totaling $208,000; IDC 70Z03818DB2000028 with 43 orders totaling $152,000). These Air Force vehicles support BIG SAFARI and COMBS III supply operations rather than direct Coast Guard MH-65 work.

Zenith Aviation subcontracts to Sierra Nevada Company, LLC (the predominant Air Force vehicle prime, accounting for the majority of BIG SAFARI aviation-parts and aircraft-component work) and JPATS Logistics Services, LLC (COMBS III base-supply prime). Sub-work under Sierra Nevada spans aircraft parts, engines, sensors, valves, antenna, refrigeration packs, batteries, brake assemblies, heat exchangers, and motor-pump assemblies. JPATS sub-work covers base-supply parts and assemblies including landing-gear components, bearings, gaskets, connectors, fasteners, and hose assemblies.

Award activity shows growth from 66 in 2022 to a peak of 127 in 2024, then declining to 120 in 2025 and 15 through early 2026 (representing a partial-year snapshot). The overwhelming majority of orders are small-value delivery orders or purchase orders—median values under $3,000—reflecting the consumable-parts nature of the business. The combined potential value of $8 million against 593 total awards (449 prime, 144 sub) underscores high transaction volume at modest per-order scale. The combined dollars obligated of $12.4 million exceeding potential value by 56% indicates many orders have been closed at values above their ceiling or multiple delivery rounds under standing IDVs. Zenith Aviation's top NAICS categories are Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (445 awards) and All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (105 awards), with procurement PSC codes dominated by screws (158 awards), nuts and washers (85 awards), and bolts (28 awards).

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