Windward Enterprises, LLC

Windward Enterprises, LLC, a small business based in Ridgeland, South Carolina, supplies standardized defense logistics components and equipment to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on purchase orders, delivery orders, and single-award indefinite-delivery contracts, competing under full-and-open solicitations without set-aside restriction on roughly 95% of awards, though Total Small Business set-asides appear on approximately 15% of the contract action ceiling value.

The vendor's footprint is dominated by a narrow customer concentration within the Defense Logistics Agency. The top five DLA components account for 95% of awards and 88% of combined potential value, led by DLA Land and Maritime (4,728 awards, $157.8 million potential value) and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (2,659 awards, $97.3 million). DLA Aviation places 1,198 awards valued at $31.1 million. Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal contributes 130 awards worth $26.9 million, representing the only meaningful non-DLA customer. Windward holds no seat on government-wide contract vehicles and operates exclusively through DLA single-award indefinite-delivery contracts, each carrying a $350,000 ceiling and one-year terms. The source names at least twelve separate single-award IDCs awarded between February 2026 and July 2026, with ultimate completion dates spanning February 2027 through July 2027.

Windward's capability portfolio centers on recurring-purchase, standardized military parts procurement. Work clusters in five product categories: space and water heating equipment (1,923 awards by product support code), commercial hardware (750 awards), vehicular brake and steering components (682 awards), vehicular furniture and accessories (634 awards), and hose and flexible tubing (410 awards). Named examples spanning recent award activity include 925 units of air brake evaporators ($512,450, April 2026), 60 units of air duct hose ($71,765, April 2026), 52 units of control box operator units ($344,422, May 2026), two air conditioning units ($132,780, May 2027), 38 units of electric heating blankets ($105,640, February 2026), and recurring orders for pipe assemblies, hose assemblies, vehicular heaters, pneumatic valves, cable assemblies, and pressure gauges. Top NAICS categories reflect this mix: Heating Equipment Manufacturing (815 awards), Bolt/Nut/Screw/Rivet/Washer Manufacturing (671 awards), Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (450 awards), and Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (381 awards).

Activity has declined in recent years—794 awards in 2022 to 291 in 2026 through mid-July—though the source captures only year-to-date 2026 activity and may not reflect full-year trajectory. Combined potential value across 10,176 total awards stands at $361.3 million, with $265.5 million (73% of ceiling) obligated. Within the next twenty-four months, 162 awards carrying combined potential value of $6.6 million face ultimate completion, creating recompete exposure. Windward subcontracts as a parts supplier to BAE Systems Land and Armaments on Bradley A4 vehicle production (subcontracts dated January and February 2026) and to AMZ Alabama Inc. on hose assemblies for air duct components (March 2026 sub-award). The subcontract footprint is minimal relative to prime volume, suggesting Windward operates primarily in its own right rather than as an embedded sub. All work is performed in Ridgeland, South Carolina, except for a single May 2026 delivery order for vehicular heaters with place of performance in Solon, Ohio, and DLA distribution points nationwide and overseas.