Hydromach Inc.

Hydromach Inc., a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned small business manufacturer based in Chatsworth, California, supplies precision-engineered aerospace components and fasteners to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor, competing predominantly on full-and-open and total small business set-aside purchase orders and delivery orders. The company operates under NAICS code 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and holds four single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, each with a ceiling value near $250,000 and performance periods extending through 2028–2030.

Hydromach's customer base is heavily concentrated with DLA Aviation, which accounts for the vast majority of recent activity. The top five customer entities account for 86% of awards by count and 90% of combined potential value. DLA Aviation dominates with 297 awards valued at $18.4 million combined potential value, followed by DLA Troop Support Hardware (15 awards, $9.9 million), DLA across other divisions (74 awards, $1.4 million), and Air Force Materiel Command entities (42 awards combined across two divisions, $1.8 million). This concentration reflects Hydromach's positioning as a specialized supplier within DLA's aerospace component supply chain rather than a diversified federal contractor.

Concrete representative work includes a $104,725 firm fixed-price delivery order from DLA Aviation (January 2025) for shaft assembly components under a total small business set-aside; a $92,235 delivery order (June 2024) for bifilar weight bushings under an existing single-award IDC; a $83,904 purchase order (November 2024) for disk drive keys; and a $57,040 delivery order (March 2025) for bifilar weight bushings. Recent smaller orders include a $38,703 purchase order (May 2025) for 97 units of mounting bracket components, a $34,450 purchase order (February 2025) for a universal camera component, and a $26,925 purchase order (August 2025) for a linear actuator head component. All named delivery orders and purchases carry firm fixed-price structures and performance locations in Chatsworth, California.

Hydromach's portfolio spans aircraft landing gear components (189 awards), gas turbines and jet engines and their components (93 awards), helicopter rotor blades and drive mechanisms (74 awards), airframe structural components (51 awards), and aircraft wheel and brake systems (41 awards). Component types procured include bifilar weight bushings, seal rings, shaft assemblies, mounting brackets, fasteners, linear actuators, and various castings and machined parts critical to military aircraft systems.

The four single-award IDCs held with DLA Aviation provide the backbone of Hydromach's contracting vehicle strategy. These IDCs, each valued at approximately $250,000 and designated for specific component types, enable DLA Aviation to issue delivery orders on an as-needed basis. Three of the four IDCs carry total small business set-asides and run through 2028–2030. Hydromach does not hold positions on government-wide acquisition contracts, multiagency IDIQs, or GSA Schedules; all activity is routed through single-award DLA vehicles or one-off purchase orders.

Award activity has accelerated recently, growing from two awards in 2023 to thirteen in 2025 and two in early 2026. However, only nine awards (combined potential value $376,000) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing relatively low recompete exposure. The company's obligated dollars ($22.8 million) represent 65% of combined potential value across all awards, indicating a backlog of unobligated delivery orders.

Hydromach operates almost exclusively as a prime contractor—543 of 545 awards are prime. The company subcontracts minimally; identified sub-award activity includes a 2024 sub role under AAR Government Services for landing gear performance-based logistics and aircraft parts procurement, and a 2025 sub role for gearbox assembly machined components. This limited sub footprint reflects Hydromach's role as an end-supplier of specialized components rather than a systems integrator or program management vendor.