{"id":4520,"date":"2026-07-14T01:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/?p=4520"},"modified":"2026-07-14T01:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:17:27","slug":"industry-at-a-glance-hydraulic-aircraft-jack-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2026\/07\/industry-at-a-glance-hydraulic-aircraft-jack-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry at a Glance &#8211; Hydraulic Aircraft Jack Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_C-130J_Super_Hercules-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_C-130J_Super_Hercules-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_C-130J_Super_Hercules-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_C-130J_Super_Hercules-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_C-130J_Super_Hercules-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_C-130J_Super_Hercules-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_C-130J_Super_Hercules-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>C-130J Super Hercules on Jacks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week in our series \u201c<em><strong>Industry at a Glance<\/strong><\/em>\u201d we decided to take a quick look at the Hydraulic Aircraft Jack Manufacturing Sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to see what Hydraulic Aircraft Jacks the Defense Department is currently buying we set up a few searches for open Government Solicitations using a variety of techniques,  FSC\u2019s, Item names and NAICS codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hydraulic Jack manufacturing is classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Subsector code 333 Machinery Manufacturing. \u00a0The specific NAICS code that relates to Hydraulic Jack manufacturing is 333998. \u00a0When looking for open government solicitations using NAICS codes for Hydraulic Jacks this is your closest match.\u00a0 The reason I say \u201cclosest\u201d is the title for NAICS code 333998 is \u201cAll Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing\u201d, not too specific.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A more accurate way to find open government solicitations is either Federal Supply Classes (FSC\u2019s) or Item Names.\u00a0 The Federal Supply Class defines a category of an item such as Aircraft Ground Support Equipment whereas an Item Name defines the name of the \u201cthing\u201d such as JACK, AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FSC\u2019s we used to find open government solicitations for Hydraulic Jacks were 1730, 4910, 5120, and or the more accurate Item Name such as JACK, AIRCRAFT.\u00a0 The more types and variety of searches you create the better your chances of snagging ones you want to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once we saw the results of all the open solicitations, we simply looked at things like the NSN past procurement history, number of buys, who sold the item etc., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bidlink.net\">basic market research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the Federal Supply Classes used to capture Hydraulic Jack Solicitations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1730 &#8211; Aircraft Ground Support Equipment (GSE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4910 &#8211; Automotive Repair Shop Equipment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> 5120 &#8211; Non-Powered Hand Tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jack_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"971\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jack_2-971x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jack_2-971x1024.jpg 971w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jack_2-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jack_2-768x810.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jack_2.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F-16 Aircraft Hydraulic Jack<\/strong> &#8211; One open solicitation we saw was for a quantity of 96 NSNs 1730-00-854-2237 to be used as part of the F-16 Aircraft Ground Support Equipment.\u00a0 The estimated cost based on DoD unit prices probably between 5-$7K each.\u00a0 Columbus Jack AKA Tronair was listed as the OEM.\u00a0 This specific pre solicitation also mentions Source Approval\u00a0and Buy American Clauses. If you are looking for this solicitation use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bidlink.net\">NSN 1730-00-854-2237<\/a> to find it.  The Defense Department is always looking for additional manufacturers as they never want ONLY ONE SOURCE. \u00a0So, Manufacturers it\u2019s time step up, the Department of Defense wants you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_hand_carry-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_hand_carry-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_hand_carry-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_hand_carry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_hand_carry-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_hand_carry-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jack_hand_carry-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the other Government solicitations for Hydraulic Jacks we found have only one source or one listed manufacturer.\u00a0 Companies who manufacture Ground Support Equipment (GSE) or hydraulic jacks wanting to increase sales might take a look what the Department of Defense is currently buying or who they are currently buying from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In whole this week\u2019s list of open government solicitations for Hydraulic Aircraft Jacks will be worth somewhere in the $1,200,000.00 range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tired of DIBBS \/ SAM and bid services that don\u2019t understand defense contracting? Want to discover new manufacturing opportunities, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bidlink.net\">Try BidLink for free at www.bidlink.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C-130J Super Hercules on Jacks This week in our series \u201cIndustry at a Glance\u201d we decided to take a quick look at the Hydraulic Aircraft Jack Manufacturing Sector. In order to see what Hydraulic Aircraft Jacks the Defense Department is currently buying we set up a few searches for open Government Solicitations using a variety &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2026\/07\/industry-at-a-glance-hydraulic-aircraft-jack-manufacturing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Industry at a Glance &#8211; Hydraulic Aircraft Jack Manufacturing&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4537,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}