Hydraulics International, Inc.

Hydraulics International, Inc., doing business as Hydraulics International Inc., is a small business manufacturer of hydraulic components, hose assemblies, valves, pumps, filters, cylinders, and specialized aircraft parts operating as a prime contractor on over 19,200 federal awards with combined potential value of $3.11 billion. The company competes predominantly full-and-open, with no set-aside designations covering most of its prime footprint, though set-aside variants (Total Small Business, 8(a) Competitive) recur across select contract vehicles and purchase orders.

Headquartered in Chatsworth, California, Hydraulics International manufactures fluid power components and related equipment classified primarily under NAICS 333996 (Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing), 333618 (Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing), and related machinery categories. The company's concrete capabilities span hydraulic system components for military vehicles, vessels, and aircraft: hose assemblies (nonmetallic and metal), quick-disconnect couplings, safety relief valves, rotary and directional control valves, fluid filters, pump units, cylinders and actuators, manifolds, and protective dust caps and plugs. Representative prime work includes a $1.42 billion delivery order from Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Robins AFB for consolidated hydraulic test stands and support equipment (awarded March 15, 2026), a $6.48 million delivery order from AFLCMC Robins AFB for consolidated hydraulic test stands (awarded March 14, 2026), and a $642,851 Total Small Business purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime for feed air compressor equipment (awarded April 14, 2026). Recent subcontracting activity includes C-17 Globemaster III total sustainment work under The Boeing Company (awarded February 24, 2026) and RSAF F-15 fleet modernization under Boeing (awarded February 6, 2026).

Customer concentration is stark and asymmetrical across the two ranking dimensions. By award count, 92% of recent awards fund DLA operations: Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime leads with 9,696 awards ($246.3 million combined potential value), followed by DLA Aviation with 5,063 awards ($85 million), DLA Troop Support Hardware with 1,201 awards ($5.3 million), and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment with 1,011 awards ($24 million). Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command accounts for 680 awards ($28.5 million). By potential value, however, the Air Force dominates: Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Robins AFB anchors 229 awards valued at $1.89 billion—over 60% of the company's total potential value across all awards. Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center ranks second with 275 awards ($321.9 million). This divergence reflects Hydraulics International's role as both a high-volume transactional vendor to DLA's logistics operations and a capital-equipment supplier to Air Force and Navy test-stand and sustainment programs.

The company maintains a dense portfolio of single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with DLA Land and Maritime and Aviation, each typically carrying $350,000 ceilings and one-year performance periods. Recent IDC awards include contracts for protective covers (NSN 5340016429905, $350 thousand, awarded April 6, 2026), gaskets (NSN 5330015734458, $350 thousand, Total Small Business, awarded April 6, 2026), pneumatic inner tubes (NSN 2610015714317, $350 thousand, Total Small Business, awarded April 2, 2026), cable assemblies (NSN 6150015719441, $350 thousand, awarded March 25, 2026), engine block assemblies (NSN 2815015915913, $350 thousand, awarded March 25, 2026), and hose assemblies (NSN 4920015072758, $350 thousand, awarded March 25, 2026). The company also holds parent IDCs through Air Force and Navy channels, evidenced by task orders for hydraulic test stands and specialized support equipment. Top parent vehicles tracked in the source include IDC SPE4A520DC001 (1,350 task orders, $7 million combined potential value), IDC SPE4A615D0148 (205 task orders, $1.1 million), and IDC FA853221D0001 (41 task orders, $68.6 million).

Activity has declined year over year: 1,561 awards in 2022, 1,412 in 2023, 1,420 in 2024, 1,079 in 2025, and 221 in 2026 (as of mid-April, a partial-year count). Within the next twenty-four months, 259 awards reach ultimate completion, carrying combined potential value of $22.6 million—modest recompete exposure relative to the Air Force contract base. The vendor's subcontractor footprint is minimal: only 75 sub-awards (0.4% of total awards) across the source data, concentrated under The Boeing Company for aircraft sustainment programs.

Hydraulics International's top product categories by NAICS reflect diversification within fluid power and related equipment: Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (3,429 awards), Bolt/Nut/Screw/Rivet/Washer Manufacturing (901 awards), Industrial Valve Manufacturing (855 awards), Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (798 awards), and Hardware Manufacturing (792 awards). By PSC, the concentration is narrower: Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment (2,177 awards), Valves Nonpowered (1,491 awards), Hose and Flexible Tubing (1,371 awards), and Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (1,160 awards). The company has served 64 distinct federal agencies, though 92% of awards cluster within DLA components and the Air Force. Place of performance for manufacturing and assembly work is Chatsworth, California; delivery occurs to DLA depots and Air Force bases nationwide and overseas via consolidation and containerization.

HYDRAULIC/PNEUMATIC GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, FLUID PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT. FLOW MEASURING COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT, AIR DRIVEN BOOSTERS, QUICK DISCONNECT COUPLINGS, HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS; VALVES, FILTERS, HAND PUMPS.