Tactair Fluid Controls Inc.

Tactair Fluid Controls Inc., headquartered in Liverpool, New York, manufactures hydraulic and pneumatic control components for defense and aerospace applications, operating as a prime contractor on nearly all recent federal work (98% prime, 2% sub) and competing exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no SBA set-asides. The company is a subsidiary of TransDigm Group Incorporated, holds AS9100 Rev. D and ISO 9001:2015 certifications, and serves as both an original equipment manufacturer and sole-source supplier for aerospace hydraulic systems.

Tactair's federal footprint concentrates heavily on Defense Logistics Agency purchase orders for aircraft components. The top five customer agencies account for 91% of recent awards by count, dominated by DLA Aviation (2,086 awards, $69.9 million combined potential value) and DLA Land and Maritime (1,485 awards, $70.5 million), with Naval Supply Systems Command, the broader DLA, and Air Force Materiel Command rounding out the portfolio. By dollars, DLA Land and Maritime and DLA Aviation track nearly equally ($70.5 million and $69.9 million respectively), reflecting the mix of high-volume small component orders and selective larger platform-support contracts. Tactair holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with Naval Supply Systems Command valued at $1,062,304 through October 2027 for hydraulic filter module reservoirs—a sole-source OEM relationship.

Representative prime work spans high-volume component procurement and platform-specific assemblies. Recent examples include a $2.162 million Air Force Sustainment Center definitive contract (December 2025) for 83 solenoid valves supporting F-16 heat exchangers; a $980,280 DLA Land and Maritime purchase order (December 2025) for 315 rotary pump units; a $882,225 DLA Aviation purchase order (December 2025) for 136 starter valves under a total small business set-aside solicitation (despite Tactair's TransDigm ownership); and a $759,283 Air Force Materiel Command definitive contract (December 2025) for seven C-130 hydraulic servomechanisms. Tactair also performs aircraft overhaul and repair work—a $471,288 Coast Guard purchase order (July 2026) for aileron booster assembly overhaul and a $392,064 Air Force Sustainment Center contract (March 2026) for B-52 and C-130 cylinder assemblies illustrate that posture.

The vendor's NAICS and PSC profile aligns tightly with its capability set: the top category, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336413, 1,954 awards), anchors the portfolio, followed by Industrial Valve Manufacturing and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing. By PSC, Aircraft Hydraulic, Vacuum, and De-Icing System Components (PSC 16, 1,678 awards) dominates, with secondary depth in Valves, Powered (PSC 48, 424 awards) and Aircraft Wheel and Brake Systems (376 awards).

Activity has remained steady over five years—237 to 381 awards annually from 2022 through 2025—with 378 awards in 2025 and 114 awards year-to-date in 2026 (reflecting a partial-year snapshot). Combined potential value across the entire portfolio totals $225.4 million against obligated dollars of $292.8 million, indicating invoiced work outpacing remaining potential value. One hundred eight awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, totaling $16.3 million in combined potential value and representing a modest recompete window.

Tactair operates primarily through five parent indefinite delivery contracts. The largest, IDC SPM7MX08G0001, carries 335 task orders worth $26.4 million. Secondary vehicles—SP070099G0014 (125 task orders), SPM70002G0007 (123 task orders, $948 thousand), SP070095G0005 (94 task orders), and SP040003D9426 (65 task orders, $13 million)—distribute the transactional ordering volume typical of DLA component procurement.

In its subcontractor role, Tactair supplies electro-hydraulic-mechanical assemblies and components to Boeing (CH-47F Block II aircraft production for Germany; PBL material support), Lockheed Martin (C-130J actuator and booster assemblies), Northrop Grumman (E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft parts), Honeywell International (solenoid valves for starting fuel systems), Bell Textron (differential pressure indicators), and General Dynamics Land Systems (M1A1 Abrams tank upgrades). Defense Systems and Solutions routes C-130 IMAFFS unit materials through Tactair on a fire-fighting system modernization program. The sub footprint reflects Tactair's role as a specialized component and assembly supplier embedded across the major defense primes' production and sustainment operations.

Tactair competes in full-and-open procurements without set-asides, reflecting its market position as a qualified, competitive supplier rather than a designated small business or minority-owned enterprise. The company's recurring appearance across DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime purchase orders, its sole-source naval supply relationship, and its integration into major prime contractors' supply chains position it as an established, high-volume transactional supplier of aerospace hydraulic and pneumatic systems to the Department of Defense, with secondary but growing engagement on Air Force platform sustainment programs.