American Hydraulic Services, Inc.

American Hydraulic Services, Inc., doing business as AHS, is a small business manufacturer and service provider headquartered in Ironton, Ohio, specializing in hydraulic cylinder repair and rehabilitation services for federal infrastructure projects. The company has established itself as a critical vendor to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, particularly serving the Huntington District's civil works operations across Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia. AHS focuses on complete hydraulic system rehabilitation for locks, dams, and water resource management facilities, with expertise in handling complex cylinder repair work ranging from thousands to over one hundred thousand dollars in contract value.

American Hydraulic Services has demonstrated a consistent track record of delivering specialized hydraulic cylinder repair services through multiple federal contract awards from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The company's work encompasses comprehensive cylinder rehabilitation including disassembly, inspection, component replacement and fabrication, precision honing, reassembly, testing, and painting, along with pickup and delivery services. Recent awards highlight AHS's capabilities across diverse applications: the company rebuilt and tested hydraulic boom lift cylinders for a Grove RT 58B mobile crane at Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam ($35,805 purchase order, September 2025); rebuilt a tie rod cylinder for miter gate operating systems at the same facility ($17,027.70 BPA call, September 2025); performed double-acting tie rod cylinder rehabilitation at Paintsville Dam in Kentucky ($4,668.88 BPA call, August 2025); and completed culvert valve cylinder repairs at Meldahl Locks and Dam in Ohio ($25,957.48 BPA call, September 2023 and $7,577.13 BPA call, December 2023). Earlier awards included gate jacking cylinder repair services for the Louisville Repair Station ($103,624 BPA call, June 2023) and hydro cylinder rehabilitation work at East Lynn Lake in West Virginia ($2,375 and $4,385 BPA calls in 2021 and 2022). The vast majority of these awards were designated as total small business set-asides, reflecting AHS's qualifications as a small business contractor.

American Hydraulic Services holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement valued at $1,000,000 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District, effective from April 14, 2023 through April 2, 2028. This master BPA was established without a set-aside designation at the IDV level but serves as the parent vehicle for multiple task orders issued as total small business set-asides. The agreement authorizes AHS to provide comprehensive hydraulic cylinder repair services across the Huntington District's entire portfolio of civil works infrastructure, supporting the agency's flood control, navigation, and water resource management missions. Task orders issued under this BPA demonstrate the breadth and geographic scope of AHS's authorized work, with documented calls issued for facilities including Meldahl Locks and Dam, Paintsville Dam, Louisville Repair Station, Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam, and East Lynn Lake. The contract structure allows AHS to respond rapidly to maintenance and repair requirements across multiple water resource projects, positioning the company as a strategic vendor for the Huntington District's ongoing infrastructure support needs.