Anixter Inc.

Anixter Inc. Wire & Cable / Shipboard Division, a subsidiary of Wesco Distribution Inc., supplies specialized shipboard cable, fiber optic cable assemblies, and electrical interconnect components to the Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor (89% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor on naval shipbuilding and aircraft shelter programs. The division operates without SBA set-aside designations and competes in full-and-open categories, with a primary activity footprint in PSC 6150 (Wire and Cable, Electrical) and PSC 6175 (Fiber Optic Cables).

Anixter's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward supply-chain roles within the Defense Department. The top five customer agencies account for 90% of recent awards, with Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime dominating both volume and dollars (256 awards, $4.1 million combined potential value), followed by the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (70 awards, $1.1 million), the Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command ($473 thousand on a single award), the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command ($131 thousand across three awards), and the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region ($112 thousand). The concentration is striking: DLA Land and Maritime alone represents 62% of all recent awards, reflecting Anixter's position as a catalog supplier on standing naval logistics contracts rather than as a systems integrator or engineering-led prime. The division placed a single $16.3 thousand purchase order with Naval Air Warfare Center in June 2026 for shipboard cable with performance in Richmond, Virginia and completion by October 2026.

Anixter's parent vehicles are primarily indefinite-delivery logistics contracts. The division places 28 task orders under Indefinite Delivery Contract SP090505D7023 and 11 task orders under SP090505D7018, with additional task orders under the Special Operations Equipment Tailored Logistics Support vehicle, the 8(a) STARS III GWAC (one task order), and the Engineering and Support Services for Hull, Mechanical and Electrical Systems vehicle. These vehicles anchor a supply-chain posture: the division fulfills spot buys and standing requirements rather than managing prime contract performance.

In its subcontractor footprint, Anixter supplies cable, fiber optic components, and interconnect hardware to major naval primes and integrators. Huntington Ingalls Inc. is the most frequent prime partner, with subcontract work spanning CVN-80/81 detailed design and construction (fiber optic cable, multiduct cable, and heliflex cable materials), CVN-69 integrated bridge system materials, and fiber optic engineering support. Valkyrie Enterprises LLC, Chugach Technical Solutions LLC, QED Systems Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Atlantic Diving Supply Inc., Bath Iron Works Corporation, and Amentum Spaceport LLC also route cable and component orders to Anixter. Subcontract performance includes specialized cable for aircraft shelter protection systems (PAS-IIDS) at Lakenheath Air Base, fiber optic upgrades on the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), engineering support on the USS Boise (SSN-764), and command-and-control facility AV installation support in Colorado Springs.

Activity surged from a single award in 2020 to 22 awards in 2024 and 21 in 2025, then declined to one award in 2026 year-to-date, reflecting the timing of DLA contract year replenishments rather than program momentum. Combined obligated dollars across all awards ($16.6 million) exceed combined potential value ($6.2 million) by 266%, indicating that actual invoiced quantities have substantially exceeded ceiling estimates — a strong signal of recurring demand on high-volume supply contracts. The division's NAICS footprint centers on aluminum rolling and drawing (102 awards), communication and energy wire manufacturing (71 awards), and miscellaneous electrical equipment manufacturing (45 awards), confirming a commodity and components supplier role rather than prime integration.