C&H Hydraulics Inc.

C&H Hydraulics Inc., doing business as C & H Hydraulics Inc., is a veteran-owned small business manufacturer of aerospace and mechanical components that operates as a prime contractor on Defense Logistics Agency purchase orders. The Newport Beach, California-based firm supplies hydraulic systems, landing gear controls, electrical solenoids, sensitive switches, knobs, and related aviation equipment to federal agencies, with approximately $6.6 million in combined potential value across 164 prime awards since 2021, though actual obligated dollars across all awards total $11.8 million.

C&H Hydraulics competes entirely in open, no-set-aside procurements; the vendor's award history includes both full-and-open awards and purchases originally posted as service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-asides that were ultimately awarded without set-aside designation. The company holds a small business indefinite delivery contract with DLA Land and Maritime valued at up to $250,000 for sensitive switch procurement, supporting recurring delivery orders. Recent representative work includes a $467,066.25 landing gear control component delivery order from DLA Aviation (March 2025), a $362,360.16 power supply purchase order from Naval Supply Systems Command (October 2025), a $227,008.44 landing gear control delivery from DLA Aviation (March 2022), a $144,488.75 landing gear control purchase from DLA Aviation (May 2024), and smaller recurring orders for switches, knobs, and solenoids issued by DLA Land and Maritime and Aviation across 2022–2026.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime together account for 75% of awards (37 each, $2.9 million and $2.3 million combined potential value respectively); the Department of the Air Force, Naval Supply Systems Command, and the Federal Aviation Administration represent secondary customer touchpoints. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a $12,356.40 purchase order for assets supporting the National Airspace System (January 2024) and a $10,332 order in February 2026, the vendor's most recent award. The top parent vehicles are DLA indefinite delivery contracts SPE4A716D0357 (7 task orders, $286 thousand combined potential value) and SPM7MX11D9001 (5 task orders, $94 thousand combined potential value).

Product concentration centers on aerospace and mechanical components: Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (52 awards), Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (24 awards), and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (16 awards) drive NAICS distribution. By PSC, Switches (59 awards), Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (46 awards), and Knobs and Pointers (16 awards) dominate the portfolio. The vendor's subcontract relationships include prior work with Lockheed Martin Corporation and Boeing. Activity has been sporadic (5 awards in 2022, 3 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 6 in 2025, 1 in 2026 to date), with one award carrying an ultimate completion date in the next twenty-four months and a combined recompete exposure of $362 thousand.