{"id":2214,"date":"2019-08-02T19:23:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T19:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2019-08-02T19:33:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T19:33:01","slug":"ground-support-equipment-hydraulic-jacks-competition-is-low-on-dod-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2019\/08\/ground-support-equipment-hydraulic-jacks-competition-is-low-on-dod-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground Support Equipment – Hydraulic Jacks, Competition is low on DOD contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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12 Ton Hydraulic Tripod Jack under a HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter (Photo credit: Janiqua P. Robinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Department of Defense posts thousands of requests every day for items they need.\u00a0 Many of those requests basically say \u201cwe are looking for new manufacturers to make an item we already buy but only have one or to manufacturers to choose from.\u00a0 We took a quick look at one item DOD buys a lot of in the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) sector \u201cAircraft Hydraulic Tripod Jacks\u201d.<\/p>\n

Two US manufacturers of Hydraulic Tripod Jacks selling to the Department of Defense are\u00a0Hydraulics International, Inc. CAGE code 56529 and Columbus Jack Corporation 00994 who was acquired by Tronair Inc. in 2017.\u00a0 These two companies and their dealers basically own the DOD Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) segment when it comes to selling Aircraft Jacks.<\/p>\n

One of the NSNs for Hydraulic Tripod Jacks 1730-00-201-4849<\/a> we looked at costs around $10,000.00 each.\u00a0 This specific NSN which DLA Troop Support, Construction and Equipment division buys is used in maintenance and repair operations with the following aircraft:<\/p>\n

Airplanes, Jets<\/strong><\/p>\n

C-2A
\nF-14 Tomcat
\nF\/A-18
\nF\/A-18 Hornet
\nEA-18G (Growler)
\nEA-6B Prowler
\nAV-8B Harrier
\nNorthrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
\nC-130F Hercules
\nKC-130 Hercules
\nP-3 Orion
\nV-22A Osprey
\nE2\/C2
\nTA-4J<\/p>\n

Helicopters<\/strong><\/p>\n

AH-1W Attack
\nMH-53E
\nH-46 Sea Knight
\nH-60 Seahawk
\nHH-60H Search and Rescue
\nHH-60J USCG Search and Rescue
\nSH-60F Carrier Based ASW
\nSH-60B LAMPS Mark III
\nUH-1N Utility\/Search and Recovery<\/p>\n

Click on this article to see a solicitation for a long term contract for Aircraft Hydraulic Jacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We found many more government contracting opportunities listed in BidLink<\/a> while we were researching past government contract awards relating to Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) that also had little or no competition. \u00a0This was a brief look using BidLink data at companies selling aircraft jacks, Take a look for yourself for further detail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BidLink.Net is an online tool for finding government solicitations as well as past government contract data.\u00a0 BidLink has been gathering government\u00a0contract and solicitation data for the past twenty years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Department of Defense posts thousands of requests every day for items they need.\u00a0 Many of those requests basically say \u201cwe are looking for new manufacturers to make an item we already buy but only have one or to manufacturers to choose from.\u00a0 We took a quick look at one item DOD buys a lot … <\/p>\n

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