The Knapheide Mfg. Co

The Knapheide Mfg. Co, doing business as The Knapheide Manufacturing Co, a for-profit manufacturer headquartered in Quincy, Illinois, supplies automotive equipment, vehicle body components, and mechanical repair services to federal agencies as a prime contractor on small purchase orders, competing predominantly full-and-open without set-aside designation, though recent work includes Total Small Business set-aside awards from the General Services Administration.

Knapheide's federal footprint centers on vehicle modification, fleet maintenance, and automotive equipment manufacturing. The vendor manufactures and installs specialized components including liftgates, dump bodies, grip step boards, backup camera systems, receiver hitches, inverter systems, e-track installations, LED flood lights, and aluminum cab guards on federal fleet vehicles. Representative recent work includes a $20.9 thousand GSA Federal Acquisition Service purchase order in April 2024 for modifications to a 2024 Ford F550 (9-foot skirted gooseneck flatbed installation in Phoenix, Arizona), a $21.2 thousand Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service purchase order in July 2023 for lift gates in Phoenix, Arizona, and a $48.2 thousand Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 purchase order in June 2026 for a prime lift mover accessory in Tampa, Florida. Recent GSA awards in October 2025 include three Total Small Business set-aside purchase orders ($17.7 thousand each) for 2024 RAM 5500 vehicle modifications performed in Portland, Oregon and Quincy, Illinois.

The General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service dominates Knapheide's customer concentration, accounting for six of thirteen recent awards and $99 thousand of combined potential value. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 8, the Department of the Interior US Geological Survey, the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, and the Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Prisons) round out the active customer base, collectively covering 93 percent of combined potential value. The vendor's primary NAICS categories are General Automotive Repair (7 awards) and Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing (2 awards); PSC coding reflects maintenance and repair of ground effect vehicles and motor vehicles (6 awards) and vehicular cab, body, and frame structural components (2 awards).

Activity has been modest and intermittent — one award in 2023, three in 2024, four in 2025, and one as of June 2026. The combined potential value across all thirteen recent prime and sub awards totals $243 thousand, though $693 thousand has been obligated across this footprint, indicating completion rates above contract ceilings. One award ($48 thousand from Veterans Integrated Service Network 8) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, exposing Knapheide to a single recompete opportunity in that window. In its limited subcontractor role, Knapheide furnished and installed a 14-foot 10-cubic-yard steel dump body on a customer-supplied chassis under ND Defense LLC (July 2024) and supplied Knapheide body components and engine repairs under a September 2025 sub award. The vendor operates through six named subsidiaries: Knapheide Truck Equipment Company locations in Phoenix, Northwest (Oregon), Ohio, and Midsouth; The Knapheide Manufacturing Company; and Knapheide Equipment Co Chicago, each registered as a for-profit manufacturer or equipment distributor, suggesting geographic and operational segmentation across federal customer regions rather than distinct capability differentiation.