Winding Specialists Co., Inc.

Winding Specialists Co., Inc., a woman-owned, economically disadvantaged small business manufacturer based in Wichita, Kansas, supplies electrical and mechanical components—including rotary switches, dummy connectors, wiring harnesses, panel power distribution systems, heater assemblies, coil assemblies, and aircraft structural parts—to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts. The company operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of awards); it does not subcontract and carries no subcontractor relationships in the source data.

Winding Specialists competes predominantly outside set-aside structures. Of recent awards listed, most carry no set-aside designation; however, the company holds woman-owned small business and total small business set-aside awards across its customer base, reflecting its certified status. The vendor's federal footprint spans 1,591 total awards with a combined potential value of $14.8 million, though obligated dollars total $43.4 million—indicating high contract velocity and recurring purchase orders against standing agreements. Activity over the past five years ranges from 20 awards in 2022 to 4 in 2026 (year-to-date through February), with 22 awards in 2025. Over the next twenty-four months, seven awards are scheduled for completion with combined potential value of $119 thousand, representing modest recompete exposure.

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) dominates the customer base. DLA Aviation alone accounts for 598 awards ($7.1 million combined potential value), followed by DLA Land and Maritime with 229 awards ($3.9 million), and DLA Troop Support Hardware and general DLA divisions with smaller volumes. These three DLA lines account for 81% of award count and 89% of combined potential value. The Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy together account for additional volume. Recent representative work includes a $750,000 single-award indefinite delivery contract with DLA Aviation awarded January 14, 2026, for electrical and mechanical components through January 2031; a $49,642.90 purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime for rotary switches (November 2025); a $47,779.50 total small business set-aside purchase order for rotary switches (June 2025); and a $43,652.60 total small business set-aside purchase order to Naval Supply Systems Command for wave-off control system equipment (June 2024). The company holds two long-standing single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Land and Maritime ($250,000 ceiling, rotary switches, established September 2021) and another with DLA Troop Support Hardware for constant force springs, both extended through 2026.

Winding Specialists' work is concentrated in airframe structural components and miscellaneous aircraft accessories under PSC codes; top NAICS categories include Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (332 awards) and Aircraft Manufacturing (165 awards). The product portfolio spans both electrical components (connectors, switches, wiring harnesses, distribution boxes, circuit breakers, extender cards) and mechanical/structural items (panels, brackets, latches, covers, tubing assemblies, hose assemblies). The company performs all work in-house at its Wichita facility. Place of performance includes delivery to DLA distribution depots at domestic and overseas locations. The vendor was registered in the System for Award Management as of September 2001 and maintains continuous federal contractor status.

Electronics components, aircraft parts, wire harnesses, panels, brackets, formers, switch assemblies, cable assemblies