Hydraulics International, Inc.

Hydraulics International, Inc., a small business manufacturer of hydraulic components, hose assemblies, valves, pumps, filters, cylinders, and specialized aircraft parts headquartered in Chatsworth, California, operates as a prime contractor across federal defense and civilian logistics programs, competing predominantly full-and-open without set-aside designations across 19,437 prime awards carrying a combined potential value of $3.13 billion. The vendor holds a subsidiary named Hydraulics International Inc. and operates from its Chatsworth manufacturing facility, where it performs assembly, fabrication, and delivery work for Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy, and Department of the Air Force customers.

The vendor's customer concentration is extreme and distinctive. The Defense Logistics Agency dominates by award count—DLA Land and Maritime alone accounts for 9,801 awards (50% of the prime portfolio) valued at $251.7 million combined potential value, while DLA Aviation contributes 5,163 awards valued at $86.5 million, and DLA Troop Support entities add 2,230 awards. However, the dollar concentration reverses sharply: the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base anchors $1.9 billion across 235 awards (61% of the vendor's combined potential value), driven by large consolidated hydraulic test stand delivery orders under parent IDIQs—notably the $853.4 million order for consolidated hydraulic test stands awarded in July 2026 and the $639.7 million order for B-1 cabin pressure testers awarded in June 2026, both sole-source or set-aside to the vendor at Air Force Materiel Command. The Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center contributes $327.6 million across 278 awards, anchored by the $1.79 billion MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System hydraulic power supply units IDIQ. DLA Land and Maritime's 9,801 awards represent high-volume, transactional procurement of individual hydraulic components (filters, hose assemblies, valves, cylinders, pumps, pressure gauges, switches, and related fluid power equipment) in small dollar lots, typically ranging from $500 to $50,000 per order, with a dense portfolio of single-award indefinite-delivery contracts carrying $350,000 ceilings and one-year performance periods. Recent work examples include a $316 thousand delivery order for hydraulic fluid services (Total Small Business set-aside) under DLA Aviation, a $1.88 million cabin pressure tester order under Air Force Materiel Command on sole-source terms, a $77.9 thousand cylinder assembly order (Total Small Business set-aside) under DLA Land and Maritime, a $70.8 thousand electric-driven booster pump order (Total Small Business set-aside) under Naval Sea Systems Command, and a $44 thousand reel assembly hose order (Total Small Business set-aside) under DLA Aviation.

Across its prime vehicle footprint, the vendor places task orders under five major parent IDIQs: Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4A520DC001 (1,350 task orders, $7 million combined potential value), Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4A615D0148 (205 task orders, $1.1 million), Indefinite Delivery Contract SPM76006D9724 (140 task orders, $704 thousand), Indefinite Delivery Contract N0038309G002P (131 task orders, $7.1 million), and Indefinite Delivery Contract FA853221D0001 (46 task orders, $72.5 million). The vendor also holds numerous single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with DLA Land and Maritime, each awarded at $350,000 ceilings with one-year performance periods, covering swivel casters, ammunition conveyors, universal joint components, coupling halves, filter elements, power supplies, and other fluid power components—these IDCs provide standing procurement authority for routine DLA sustainment and supply missions.

Activity has declined year over year, from 1,561 prime awards in 2022 to 457 in 2026 (3 months year-to-date), suggesting either a narrowing of the transactional DLA footprint or data recency constraints in the source. Within the next twenty-four months, 309 awards (combined potential value $29.2 million) face ultimate completion and therefore recompete exposure, representing less than 1% of the vendor's total combined potential value and indicating that the bulk of exposure is concentrated in the two outsized Air Force Materiel Command contracts that were awarded in June and July 2026 with completion dates extending into 2027.

The vendor's capability concentration mirrors its customer footprint: the top five NAICS categories account for other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (3,480 awards), bolt/nut/screw/rivet/washer manufacturing (912 awards), industrial valve manufacturing (871 awards), hardware manufacturing (806 awards), and mechanical power transmission equipment manufacturing (804 awards); the top five PSC categories are aircraft maintenance and repair shop specialized equipment (2,223 awards), valves nonpowered (1,506 awards), hose and flexible tubing (1,383 awards), miscellaneous aircraft accessories and components (1,180 awards), and hose/pipe/tube/lubrication/railing fittings (1,124 awards). Recent set-aside designations (Total Small Business) recur primarily on orders below $100,000, while the largest dollar awards (Air Force Materiel Command cabin pressure testers, consolidated hydraulic test stands, and Navy MQ-4C hydraulic power supplies) carry no set-aside and appear designated sole-source or competitive restricted to the vendor.

Subcontracting represents a negligible fraction of the vendor's federal footprint—85 sub-awards (0.4% of prime awards) under The Boeing Company on C-17 Globemaster III sustainment, RSAF F-15 fleet modernization, and S-3 programs, indicating that the vendor operates predominantly as a prime contractor rather than as a subcontractor on larger primes. The recent award history reflects a sustained emphasis on delivering commodity hydraulic components and pressure test equipment to Defense Logistics Agency depots and Air Force sustainment centers, with sporadic high-value IDIQ-anchored contracts to Naval Air Warfare Center and Air Force Materiel Command that account for the overwhelming majority of the vendor's total potential value despite representing a fractional share of its total award count.

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