ARI Phoenix Inc.

ARI Phoenix Inc., a small business manufacturer and Subchapter S Corporation based in Lebanon, Ohio, supplies mobile column lifts, hydraulic jacks, tire changers, wheel service equipment, and related automotive maintenance systems to the federal government as a prime contractor on 336 of 337 total awards. The company competes predominantly under total small business set-asides across its footprint, though approximately 40% of recent awards carry no set-aside designation, indicating established full-and-open competitiveness alongside set-aside vehicles.

ARI Phoenix's customer base concentrates heavily on defense logistics and Army maintenance operations. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment division dominates by potential value, anchoring the portfolio at $402.2 million across 14 awards—primarily large-ceiling delivery orders for mobile column lift systems. The Army Reserve Command ranks highest by award count with 76 awards valued at $8.9 million combined, followed by DLA Land and Maritime (36 awards, $4.9 million), the Department of the Army (31 awards, $2.2 million), and Army Sustainment Command (16 awards, $1.2 million). Together these five customer organizations account for 51% of award count but represent 98% of combined potential value, reflecting the extreme concentration in the DLA Troop Support mega-awards and heavy reliance on Army vehicle-maintenance procurement.

Capability work spans equipment sales and field repair services. Recent representative contracts include a $1.83 billion sole-source definitive contract from DLA Land and Maritime for motor vehicle lifts (NSN 4910-01-695-1083, October 2023); multiple Army Reserve Command purchase orders for mobile column lift systems under Unison Buy packages, ranging from $13,000 to $216,000 per order; GSA Multiple Award Schedule delivery orders for wireless battery-powered and line-powered column lifts to Air Force and Army National Guard units; and field maintenance calls from the Massachusetts Army National Guard and Department of the Army for preventive maintenance, inspection, and repair services on ARI-HETRA lifting equipment at regional facilities. The company also performs brake test calibration and machine repair work for Army Sustainment Command at Fort Campbell and Fort Knox, Kentucky.

ARI Phoenix holds a diversified vehicle portfolio anchored by the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, which accounts for 129 task orders valued at $5.8 million across delivery orders from Army National Guard units, Air Force installations, and civilian agencies including Customs and Border Protection and the Western Area Power Administration. The company also operates as a single-award indefinite delivery contractor under DLA Land and Maritime for hydraulic jacks (two active IDCs: $350,000 ceiling awarded April 2026, and a prior $250,000 IDC awarded September 2025 with two delivery orders issued). A $990,000 blanket purchase agreement with the Department of the Army covers semi-annual inspection and repair of automotive lifting equipment at eleven Michigan National Guard locations, and a $250,000 BPA with the Massachusetts Army National Guard provides annual and emergency repair and maintenance of materials handling equipment. Additional vehicles include BPA W912SV23A0005 (15 task orders, $95 thousand) and Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE8EC21D0085 (13 task orders, $2.2 million).

Award activity has grown from 46 in 2023 to 54 in 2024 before declining to 38 in 2025 and 24 in 2026, with only one award in 2027 to date. The source data spans 337 awards from July 2013 to May 2027. Eight awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry a combined potential value of $946 thousand, representing modest recompete exposure. The company serves 61 distinct customer agencies, including all service branches of the Department of Defense, Army National Guard units in multiple states, Defense Logistics Agency regional distribution centers, General Services Administration, Air Force Materiel Command, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, and federal civilian agencies such as U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Western Area Power Administration. Award pricing is uniformly firm fixed-price. ARI Phoenix holds a single documented subcontract award: as a sub to KBR Services, LLC in November 2025 for equipment lifts and lift parts under the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program–Norway. The company's NAICS profile centers on Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing (136 awards), reflecting the mobile column lift product specialization, with secondary NAICS codes in Electronic Component Manufacturing and machinery repair. PSC codes concentrate in Motor Vehicle Maintenance And Repair Shop Specialized Equipment (189 awards) and related shop equipment categories.

ARI Phoenix, Inc. is small business in Lebanon, Ohio and carries the widely-known ARI-HETRA brand of Mobile Column Lifts. We are a direct sales and service manufacturer of maintenance equipment for Heavy-Duty vehicles to include line, battery-powered, or wireless mobile column lifts, heavy-duty wheel service equipment (such as tire changers and tire balancers), and custom exhaust extraction systems. ARI-HETRA systems are used in over 40 industries including military bases, airlines, airport authorities, fire departments, utility companies, school districts, heavy-duty automotive repair facilities, and transit, bus and coach companies.