Mid-Continent Machining Inc.

Mid-Continent Machining Inc., a Kansas City, Kansas–based precision manufacturer, supplies government-specification mechanical hand tools and components to federal agencies as a prime contractor on a full-and-open basis, with a concentrated footprint in GSA's Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) purchase-order channel and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) indefinite-delivery contracts. The company competes across unfunded indefinite-delivery vehicles and receives direct purchase orders from FAS; it does not hold set-aside certifications on its core business, though one recent DLA Land and Maritime contract carries a Total Small Business set-aside designation.

Mid-Continent Machining manufactures wrenches, pullers, adapters, slide hammers, sockets, gauges, and specialized mechanical tools to naval, Army, and Air Force engineering drawings dating back several decades—components used in aircraft maintenance, submarine operations, ordnance systems, and ground vehicle support. Recent representative awards include a $4,250 alignment pole per Naval Air Systems Command drawing 3429AS2120-1 (June 5, 2026), a $5,136 road wheel lifter per Army Ordnance Corps drawing 7010355 revision C (May 29, 2026), punch assemblies per Navy Bureau of Ships drawing 840327 revision E for $2,146 (May 1, 2026), and a $3,400 mechanical puller for Allison T56A-7 gas turbine engine bearing extraction (April 24, 2026). The company also holds a $350,000 single-award indefinite-delivery contract with DLA Land and Maritime (awarded April 9, 2026, through April 9, 2027) for manual control handles under Total Small Business set-aside terms.

Customer concentration is extreme: GSA FAS dominates by award count with 1,888 purchase orders ($1.5 million combined potential value), but DLA Aviation leads by dollar value with 216 awards totaling $5.9 million. The remaining 22 DLA Land and Maritime awards and 9 DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment awards account for $680 thousand. Together, these four agencies represent 100% of the source footprint. DLA Aviation's higher per-order magnitude reflects larger, longer-duration IDC task orders; GSA FAS work consists of small, discrete purchase orders with individual ceilings typically under $5,000.

Activity has declined: the vendor received 480 awards in 2022, then 289 in 2023, 275 in 2024, 295 in 2025, and 276 in 2026 (year-to-date). Seventy-four awards (combined potential value $151,000) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting modest recompete exposure on smaller purchase orders.

The vendor's NAICS footprint is specialized: 2,101 awards (98% of volume) fall under NAICS 332710 (Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing), with smaller pockets in Hardware Manufacturing (15 awards) and aircraft and ordnance component categories (3 awards each). Primary Standard Industrial Classification is PSC 23 (Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered) at 2,099 awards; secondary work includes commercial hardware and precision layout tools. The company holds no documented parent vehicles such as GWACs, agency-wide IDIQs, or GSA Schedules; it competes as a direct vendor on FAS purchase orders and DLA indefinite-delivery vehicles established and administered by DLA procurement offices.

Mid-Continent Machining operates as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontract footprint in the source data. The company's business model centers on manufacturing and inventorying government-specification hand tools and mechanical components to existing federal engineering drawings, responding to individual purchase orders and task orders placed against its DLA IDC vehicles. The vendor does not appear to pursue contracts for service delivery, systems integration, or consulting—its capability set is confined to precision machining and hand-tool fabrication.