Knds Defence UK LIMITED

Knds Defence UK LIMITED, a foreign-owned manufacturer of specialized military hardware and components based in Stockport, United Kingdom, operates as a prime contractor exclusively to the U.S. Department of Defense, with 1,843 awards valued at $402.1 million across the past four decades and no subcontractor activity. The company is a child entity of Knds Deutschland GMBH & CO. KG (KMW Krauss-Maffei Wegmann), a German defense prime, and competes in full and open procurements with no set-aside designation across its entire federal portfolio.

Knds Defence UK LIMITED supplies precision-engineered military hardware, valve assemblies, cable assemblies, cylinder assemblies, mechanical fasteners, bridging equipment, and specialized components to support defense logistics operations. Representative contracts include a $2.4 million definitive contract with TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (awarded June 1, 2025) for training and technical support on the Dry Support Bridge Vehicles program at Red River Army Depot; a $703.7 thousand definitive contract with PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support (awarded July 27, 2023) for assessment and repair of Dry Support Bridge systems in Germany; and a $1.3 million definitive contract with ACC Warren (awarded October 21, 2025) for 16 Transport Kits for Rail. The company also holds an extensive portfolio of smaller firm fixed-price purchase orders ranging from under $100 to several tens of thousands of dollars for individual components such as valves, fasteners, manifolds, energy chains, and electrical assemblies sourced across Defense Logistics Agency divisions.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Army Materiel Command contracting offices and the Defense Logistics Agency. The top five customer agencies by award count represent 89% of awards, with Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime alone holding 677 awards ($5.3 million combined potential value), Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Hardware holding 288 awards, and Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment holding 283 awards. By dollar value, concentration shifts sharply: Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal anchors 137 awards valued at $264.5 million combined potential value, and Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support holds 11 awards valued at $121.2 million combined potential value. This divergence reflects a high-volume small-order business model through DLA paired with larger system-support contracts through Army materiel commands.

Knds Defence UK LIMITED places task orders under five primary indefinite delivery vehicles: Indefinite Delivery Contract SPM7LX13D9015 (59 task orders, $405 thousand combined potential value), Basic Ordering Agreement N0038388GK200 (55 task orders), Indefinite Delivery Contract DAAE0701DS001 (39 task orders, $2.1 million combined potential value), Indefinite Delivery Contract W56HZV09D0116 (20 task orders, $88.3 million combined potential value), and Indefinite Delivery Contract DAAK0185CB126 (7 task orders). The largest dollar IDV, W56HZV09D0116, suggests material concentration in a single vehicle for larger Army contracting.

Activity has remained relatively stable over the past five years, ranging from 65 to 77 awards annually (2022–2024), with a slight uptick to 74 awards in 2025 and 25 awards recorded in the first quarter of 2026. Awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months total 22 contracts valued at $3.9 million combined potential value, representing moderate recompete exposure. Category concentration reflects the vendor's hardware manufacturing footprint: the top five NAICS categories span hardware manufacturing (227 awards), bolt/nut/screw/rivet/washer manufacturing (171 awards), fabricated structural metal manufacturing (130 awards), miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing (118 awards), and fabricated pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing (107 awards). By product service code, bridges/fixed and floating leads at 366 awards, followed by commercial hardware (141 awards) and hose/pipe/tube/fittings (211 combined awards). All work is performed in Great Britain, and the company has maintained continuous federal registration since 2002.