FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Paragon Micro Achieves AS9120 Certification for Aerospace and Defense Distribution
Buffalo Grove, IL — June 30, 2026 — Paragon Micro announced today that it has achieved AS9120 certification, the internationally recognized quality management standard for distributors serving the aerospace, aviation, and defense industries.
Building on the company’s ISO 9001:2015 certification, AS9120 validates Paragon Micro’s quality management system with enhanced requirements for supplier oversight, product traceability, risk management, and counterfeit part prevention. The certification reinforces the company’s ability to support defense agencies, aerospace manufacturers, and federal systems integrators with compliant, mission-ready technology procurement and logistics.
As organizations across the defense industrial base continue to modernize their technology environments, trusted supply chain partners play an increasingly important role in ensuring operational readiness, regulatory compliance, and product integrity.
“Achieving AS9120 reflects our continued investment in the quality systems, operational discipline, and accountability our clients expect,” said Jeff Reimer, Chief Executive Officer of Paragon Micro. “Whether supporting a federal agency, a defense contractor, or an aerospace manufacturer, our clients rely on us to deliver technology with confidence. This certification reinforces our commitment to protecting the integrity of every solution throughout the procurement and distribution process.”
AS9120 establishes rigorous requirements for distributors supporting the aerospace and defense industries, including supplier qualification, product traceability, inventory controls, documentation, risk management, and counterfeit part prevention. These standards help ensure products are sourced, handled, and delivered in accordance with the industry’s highest quality expectations.
“Quality has always been a competitive advantage for Paragon Micro,” said Joe Yamour, Vice President of Public Sector Sales. “AS9120 demonstrates that our processes meet the demanding expectations of the aerospace and defense community. For our clients and systems integrator partners, it provides additional confidence that we’re prepared to support complex, mission-critical programs with the controls, traceability, and operational excellence those environments require.”
Paragon Micro supports the Department of War, leading federal systems integrators, and federal civilian agencies through a combination of engineering expertise, secure integration services, compliant logistics, and federal contract vehicles. The addition of AS9120 certification further strengthens the company’s ability to serve organizations operating within highly regulated aerospace and defense environments.
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About Paragon Micro
Paragon Micro is a small business with federal credentials, security alignments, and prime contract vehicles needed to deliver fully compliant, mission-ready technology solutions across defense and civilian agencies. Established 18 years ago, the company helps simplify procurement through awarded contract vehicles including CIO-CS, 2GIT-BPA, GSA, ITES-4H, NASA SEWP VI, and MDA SHIELD IDIQ. With headquarters outside of Chicago, in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Paragon Micro operates from a secure 55,000-square-foot facility that houses executive leadership, account management, customer service, integration operations, and buy-and-hold warehousing capabilities. To learn more, visit https://www.paragonmicro.us/about-us/.
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