ND Defense LLC

ND Defense LLC, a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation (itself owned by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft), manufactures military vehicles and specialized vehicle components for the U.S. Department of Defense and federal supply agencies as a prime contractor on a full-and-open competitive basis. The company competes without set-aside designations across a portfolio spanning tactical vehicles, MRAP MaxxPro platforms, wheel and tire assemblies, hydraulic and air brake systems, transparent armor, and component-level parts.

ND Defense operates from Madison Heights, Michigan, with supporting facilities in West Point, Mississippi. The company is classified primarily under NAICS 336112 (Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing) and NAICS codes covering military armored vehicle manufacturing and fabricated metal products. Recent awards reflect concentration in miscellaneous vehicular components (952 awards), vehicular cab and body structural components (861 awards), and hardware supply (795 awards) across product service codes 25 (Vehicles, Trailers, Cycles) and miscellaneous hardware categories.

The Defense Logistics Agency dominates customer concentration by volume: DLA Land and Maritime placed 6,228 awards (combined potential value $612 million), and DLA Aviation placed 449 awards ($19 million). However, dollar concentration diverges sharply — the U.S. Marine Corps anchors $22.93 billion combined potential value across 35 awards, followed by the Army Contracting Command's Detroit Arsenal at $3.31 billion across 268 awards. The top five customers account for 98% of awards and 58% of combined potential value. This divergence signals that ND Defense holds a small number of very large indefinite delivery contracts with the Marine Corps and Army while executing thousands of smaller transactional orders from DLA's Land and Maritime and Aviation divisions.

Parent vehicle concentration is equally skewed. An Indefinite Delivery Contract (SPM7LX10D9007) carries 1,146 task orders valued at $26.7 million combined; a second IDC (M6785407D5032) issued by the Army holds 232 task orders worth $8.89 billion. ND Defense also operates under a five-year, $421.8 million single-award DLA IDC for commercial trucks and trailers (awarded October 2025), a $48.99 million Army wheel and tire assembly contract for MRAP MaxxPro Dash support (single-award IDC, awarded March 2024), and an $87.05 million Army indefinite delivery contract for Medium Tactical Vehicles in support of Foreign Military Sales to Iraq (awarded January 2022, single-award, five-year term through January 2027).

Recent activity shows mixed trajectory. Awards per year increased from 5 in 2022 to 77 in 2025, but 2026 has recorded only 4 awards year-to-date as of the source submission (March 2026). Over 7,368 total awards in the source data span from 2005 forward, with combined potential value of $48.89 billion and obligated dollars at $13.56 billion (28% realization rate). Five awards complete within the next twenty-four months, carrying $21.6 million combined potential value and representing modest recompete exposure.

Named representative work includes a $60.92 million definitive contract with the Department of the Army for refurbishment and upgrade of 106 MaxxPro Plus MRAP vehicles under Foreign Military Sales to the United Arab Emirates (awarded December 2023, completion October 2024), with subcontractors including Praetorian Manufacturing (armor, small disadvantaged business), Dynasty Fab LLC (vehicle floor plates), and Globe TECH LLC (woman-owned small business, wheel armor). A $16.56 million delivery order from DLA for water tankers (awarded February 2023, completion October 2024) leveraged Dega International, a minority-owned small business, for tanker fabrication. A $14.66 million order from DLA for 18 water trucks (awarded January 2024) subcontracted fabrication to Dega International and installation to Knapheide Truck Equipment Company Ohio. A $10.67 million aircraft refueler fabrication delivery order from DLA (awarded February 2024) employed Dega International for fuel-tanker fabrication on international FMS applications including Egypt.

The company holds a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract (award date August 2025, $475,000 ceiling, five-year term through August 2030) providing ordering agencies access to component pricing. A U.S. Marine Corps Other Transaction Agreement for Mobility Test Truck (MTT) prototype development (awarded January 2024 with $35.06 million combined authorized value) was terminated for convenience per contract modification.

Recent smaller-value delivery orders across 2024 and 2025 span DLA Land and Maritime component procurements: air brake chambers, hydraulic pumps, transparent armor, supplemental armor, wiring harnesses, filters, manifolds, connectors, panels, latches, bolts, gaskets, and fasteners — typically priced sub-$500,000, with firm fixed-price terms and completion windows of three to nine months. Army Contracting Command Warren has issued multiple delivery orders for wheel and tire assemblies (NSN 2530-01-584-5955) supporting MRAP MaxxPro Dash, with orders ranging from $1.34 million to $6.84 million for 120 to 675 units per order.

Subcontractor footprint shows recurring use of Miller Industries Towing Equipment, Dega International, and Knapheide Truck Equipment across fabrication and installation roles. ND Defense subcontracts through Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (missile transporter acquisition program, task order awarded January 2026) and ManTech Advanced Systems International (ALECS vehicle parts task orders, September and November 2024).

The vendor's posture across 7,365 prime awards (100% of awards in portfolio) without set-aside use reflects direct competition on open procurement basis. Customer concentration, vehicle-centric commodity focus, and heavy reliance on DLA transactional supply chains position ND Defense as a tier-one component and vehicle supplier to defense logistics operations, with strategic exposure to large Foreign Military Sales programs through the Marine Corps and Army.