American Compressor Company

American Compressor Company, doing business as American Compressor Co, is a woman-owned small business based in Santa Fe Springs, California, that manufactures and rents high-pressure air compressors (HPACs), compressor valve assemblies, and related equipment to the Department of the Navy as a prime contractor, winning 384 of its 387 federal awards (99%) as a prime and competing predominantly under Total Small Business and Woman-Owned Small Business set-asides.

The company's concrete capability portfolio centers on HPAC leasing and rental, factory rebuilds of American Compressor Universal High Pack Model #55H75 compressors, procurement of five-stage HPAC valve assemblies and discharge valves, and on-site maintenance and repair services supporting naval shipyard operations. Recent representative work includes a $905,280 lease of four HPACs to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility running through June 2026 (Total Small Business set-aside), a $388,800 rental of one HPAC system to Norfolk Naval Shipyard for ship maintenance from December 2023 through October 2024 (no set-aside), a $223,860 rental of Ships Service High Pressure Air Compressors to Norfolk Naval Shipyard including delivery, setup, operator training, and 24/7 repair service from September 2025 through April 2026 (Total Small Business set-aside), and a $249,962 HPAC maintenance services contract for 1,200 hours awarded September 2022 with completion in September 2024 (Total Small Business set-aside). The company also supplies replacement parts—valve assemblies, discharge valves, and gauges—sold to the Navy as sole-source procurements because American Compressor is the original equipment manufacturer.

Customer concentration is overwhelming and monolithic. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) accounts for 271 of the company's 387 total awards (70% of the portfolio) and $22.3 million of the $25.2 million in combined potential value (89%), representing 98% of combined potential value across all top customers. The Department of the Navy United States Pacific Fleet Forces represents 77 awards and $1.9 million in potential value, and the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command holds 8 awards and $459 thousand. No other agency appears material. The award distribution reflects NAVSEA's direct requirement for portable, self-contained HPAC systems at multiple naval bases and shipyards (Norfolk, San Diego, Bremerton, Coronado, Keyport) to support ship maintenance, preservation, and intermediate maintenance facility operations.

The vendor places work under five named Navy IDIQs, with limited visibility into their ceilings. The leading vehicles are Indefinite Delivery Contract N0024403D0015 (3 task orders, $403 thousand combined potential value), N0040696D4135 (2 task orders), N0040698D4010 (2 task orders), and N6247020D0001 (2 task orders). The bulk of awards appear to be spot purchase orders rather than task orders against major vehicles.

Activity has accelerated modestly in recent years—8 awards in 2022, 8 in 2023, 9 in 2024, and 13 in 2025—with only 2 awards recorded through March 2026. However, recompete risk is minimal: only 2 awards (combined potential value $339 thousand) reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, implying limited near-term recompete exposure. The company's obligated dollars ($30.4 million) exceed combined potential value ($25.2 million), indicating completion and invoicing of prior-year contract work.

American Compressor's subcontractor footprint is negligible. The source names three sub-awards: two May and July 2024 sub-awards under Amentum Technology, Inc. for HPAC overhaul and compressor service at Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, and one December 2022 sub-award under 381 Constructors for fiber relocation work. The sub-footprint represents 1% of the total award count and is not a material revenue contributor.

Across its NAICS profile, American Compressor concentrates in equipment rental and leasing (219 awards under NAICS 532490, Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing) and compressor manufacturing (80 awards under NAICS 333912, Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing), with smaller exposure in repair and maintenance (20 awards) and valve manufacturing (7 awards). Primary PSC codes reflect this split: PSC 4430 (Lease Or Rental Of Equipment—Pumps And Compressors) carries 213 awards, PSC 4410 (Compressors And Vacuum Pumps) carries 49 awards, and PSC 4944 (Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment—Pumps And Compressors) carries 15 awards.

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