AEROSPACE & AVIATION MANUFACTURING

Potawatomi Defense Operations (PDO) has a small business manufacturing capability, made possible by a strategic partnership encompasses remanufacturing and repair; design, build and test for peculiar and common support equipment; additive manufacturing; prototype development; reverse engineering; tooling design; Alternate Source Approval (ASAR) and continuous improvement. 

This comprehensive manufacturing solution set at our facility is that consists of Transportation Services (central receiving and shipping, shipment tracking, motor pool operations, and HAZMAT), Supply Support (retail and wholesale, property accountability, central issue and warehouse operations), and Integrated Logistics (warehouse operations, acquisition, performance-based, third-party, technology driven).  

PDO specializes in the manufacture of the following:

• Aircraft ground support equipment, also called Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE)

• Auxiliary equipment, such as Main Rotor/Tail Rotor Transport Carts, Transport and Loading Cradles, Bomb lifts manufacturing, A-frame and Universal Pod Stand Adaptors, Caster Adapter Assemblies, Straight/Hinged Drawbar Assemblies, Cradle Adapters, Aircraft Loading Hoists, Hoisting Trollies, Thrust Washer Bonding Assemblies, Bearing Install/Removal Kits, WRA Centerline Jacks

• Build electro-mechanical components, such as Stabilator Actuator Test Sets, and Main Rotor Gearbox Pressure Test Kits to name a few

In addition, PDO provides the following Aviation and Airfield Support Operations:

• Provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance inspection, repair and services to all Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) used on the airfield. The type of equipment includes powered and unpowered, wheeled and portable, engines, generators, transformers, converters, light sets, compressors, servicing carts, heaters, maintenance stands, bomb lifts, jacks, towbars, cranes, bowsers and dollies. Maintenance inspection and services requires an operational understanding of the equipment, plus the additional skills in diagnosing and troubleshooting electrical and pneumatic systems. AGE maintenance facilities require additional capabilities in operating and maintaining battery, paint, fabrication, assembly and welding sections.

• Airport Operations include Transient Alert (follow-me, launch, recovery, aircraft log, FOD inspections, de-icing, load/unload aircraft, operate AGE, parking plans, and emergency coordination), Airspace Monitoring (schedule and monitor active airspace flight activities for special-use, VFR routes and restricted airspace), Fuel Operations (fuel, defuel, accounting, administration, inventory, scheduling, coordinating, sampling, requisition, receive and store, distribute and issue, report and maintain records), and Airfield Dispatch (managing the airfield vehicle schedule, dispatch and licensing program; report vehicle utilization and coordinate short-term vehicle lease/rental program).

CUT & SEW FACILITIES & MANUFACTURING

Our Cut & Sew facilities are equipped with precision-cutting machines, experienced machine operators, production managers, and quality control specialists who ensure our cut and sew capabilities for all our products meet customer specifications and military standards.

PRODUCT RESALES

We are partnered with manufacturers and distributors to bring our customers military equipment and tools, power generation equipment, vehicle and aircraft parts, security scanning equipment, printing tools, and IT hardware. 

Some of our innovative products include:

Freshlight

GLOBAL SUPPLY-CHAIN

We work closely with our supply-chain partners to ensure we meet or exceed our customers delivery requirements.  We are knowledgeable in shipping and receiving goods to international locations, to include war zones and conflict areas. 

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Potawatomi Defense Operations is positioned to support mission-critical construction services at the federal level, while delivering the cost-effective, reliable and high quality solutions your agency requires to achieve success. 

We work with a wide range of federal agencies using proven project management techniques to plan, design, and construct large-scale projects, including design-bid-build and design build, as well as renovations and remodels of existing structures. 

DESIGN

• Conceptual/Programming & Feasibility

• Schematic Design

• Design Development

• Contract Documents/Working Drawings

PRE-CONSTRUCTION 

• Site Investigation

• Safety Check

• Cost Estimating

PROCUREMENT

• Contractor/Subcontractor Selection & Administration

CONSTRUCTION

• Milestone/Deliverable Schedule Management

• Subcontractor Management

• Quality Control

• Safety Inspections

GOING GREEN

Potawatomi Defense Operations provides a wide range of environmental services to support our federal clients. We oversee a variety of environmental management needs, including hazard abatement, cleanup, and remediation on federally owned lands, coasts, and waterways. We also assist clients in restoring affected areas impacted by pollutants and overuse. PDO brings strong leadership, reliability, and cost-efficiency to the table so your agency can fulfill its directive, right on time, and right on budget.  

Our environmental services include:

• Site assessments

• Compliance auditing

• Environmental training

• Feasibility studies

• NEPA documentation

• Environmental integration support

• Spill prevention control planning

• Storage tank management

• Pollution prevention program development and auditing

• Vulnerability assessments

• Program management