Ausco Inc.

Ausco Inc., a small business manufacturer of precision fluid control valves based in Farmingdale, New York, operates as a prime contractor (95% of awards) supplying check valves, hydraulic relief valves, bleeder valves, pressure equalizing valves, and aircraft hydraulic valves to the Defense Logistics Agency. The company competes predominantly under small business set-asides, with Total Small Business designations recurring across approximately half of its prime purchase orders, though it also wins full-and-open competitions. Ausco has been a federal contractor since 2001 and operates under NAICS codes 332912 (Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing) and 332911 (Industrial Valve Manufacturing).

Ausco's customer footprint is heavily concentrated in a single agency. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime accounts for 213 awards carrying $7.5 million in combined potential value — 86% of recent award count and effectively all of measurable dollar volume. DLA Aviation places an additional 28 awards worth $383 thousand, while the Department of the Navy and subordinate commands carry minimal share. Across 359 total awards over recent years, Ausco holds a $250,000 single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Land and Maritime for relief valve procurement (May 2024 through May 2025, small business set-aside), under which it places discrete purchase orders. Representative prime work includes a $574,266.81 Total Small Business purchase order (September 2, 2025) for 303 check valve units (NSN 4820008658663) to DLA Distribution Depot Hill; a $287,773.74 Total Small Business award (September 5, 2024) for 18 regulating flow control valves to DLA Distribution San Diego; and a $172,685.25 unrestricted purchase order (October 25, 2024) for 25 hydraulic bleeder valve units to DLA Distribution.

In its subcontractor role, Ausco supplies fluid control valve components to The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company on aerospace support and contractor logistics services work. Recent sub-awards include KC-46 preliminary design and production support to Boeing (multiple awards through 2024–2026) and MALD (Miniature Air-Launched Decoy) contractor logistics services to Raytheon (November 2024). The subcontract footprint amounts to roughly 5% of award count and reflects Ausco's established position as a qualified supplier within the defense prime base.

Activity has accelerated in recent years, with 56 awards in 2023 rising to 53 in 2024 before moderating to 43 in 2025 and 8 year-to-date in 2026. The source data span five decades but concentrate activity from 2023 onward; combined potential value across all 359 awards sits at $8 million, though obligated dollars total $16.9 million, indicating order patterns where actual invoicing exceeds initial ceiling values. Ausco's capability portfolio centers on source-controlled valve components — check valves, safety relief valves, hydraulic relief valves, bleeder valves, pressure equalizing valves, and aircraft hydraulic valves — all cataloged under National Stock Numbers and specified for aerospace and military logistics support. The company manufactures to strict military specifications and supplies components essential to aircraft systems, missile platforms, and logistics equipment maintenance. Wire rope purchases in two recent awards suggest Ausco also sources ancillary materials for kitting or assembly operations.