Wulco Inc.

Wulco Inc. Jet Machine Division, operating as Jet Machine & Manufacturing, is a Cincinnati-based precision manufacturer of defense and aerospace components that functions primarily as a subcontractor (76% of recent awards) to major defense primes, with a secondary prime contracting footprint anchored in small-business set-asides for Army and Marine Corps vehicle protection systems. The company is a small business and family-owned manufacturer registered with SAM since 2001, competing predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides on its prime vehicle portfolio.

Wulco's concrete capability set centers on fabricated armor components, turret systems, platform integration kits, and structural components for military vehicles. On the prime side, representative work includes a $75 million single-award indefinite delivery contract with PEO Ground Combat Systems (awarded August 2025) for Objective Commander's Weapon Station (OCWS) manufacturing and supply in support of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program; a $56.6 million single-award IDC with PEO Ground Combat Systems (awarded March 2024) for Threshold Level II armor protection kits for the M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer and M992A3 carrier vehicles; and a $49.5 million multiple-award IDC with Army Contracting Command (awarded December 2024) for armor hardware, turret systems, and platform integration kits set aside for small business. Recent delivery orders against these vehicles include a $24.7 million order from PEO Ground Combat Systems for OCWS procurement (August 2025), a $2.17 million USAF DFAS order for platform integration kit special tools (September 2025), and a $1.84 million Marine Corps order for reducible-height gunner protection kits (September 2025).

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Army ground combat modernization and Marine Corps vehicle protection. The top five funding agencies account for 89 percent of recent awards by count and 99 percent by combined potential value, led by PEO Ground Combat Systems (93 awards, $133.4 million combined potential value) and the Marine Corps (140 awards, $123.3 million). The two rankings diverge notably on DLA Aviation—holding 19 awards worth $75.3 million in potential value despite smaller award volume—reflecting larger contract vehicles in the aviation category. The Army-Marine Corps concentration reflects Wulco's positioning in the armored vehicle supply chain rather than broad-based defense work.

On the sub side, Wulco serves as a component fabricator and materials supplier across a substantial sub base anchored by Oshkosh Defense (the dominant prime partner by sub-award volume, with dozens of recent task orders spanning Stryker upgrades, spall liner work directives, JLTV attachments, and family of medium tactical vehicles protection kits), BAE Systems Land & Armaments (supporting Bradley A4, M109A7, and AMPV production efforts), and Lockheed Martin (supplying window assemblies for littoral combat ship modules). Smaller sub relationships include Am General for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle components and Atlantic Diving Supply for equipment kits. Sub work is predominantly materials and fabricated components for vehicle assembly and sustainment across Army, Navy, and Marine Corps platforms.

Wulco places the majority of its prime work under four IDCs spanning fiscal years through 2028–2030. The $56.6 million PEO Ground Combat Systems armor contract and the $49.5 million Army Contracting Command armor hardware contract drive the largest delivery order flows, with twelve and three cumulative task orders respectively as of mid-2025. The $75 million AMPV OCWS contract, newly awarded in August 2025, represents the company's largest single vehicle ceiling and carries the longest performance window (through September 2028). On the sub side, the majority of flow runs through Oshkosh's umbrella contracts for JLTV, Stryker, and FMTV programs, visible in 72 task orders under Oshkosh's IDC W56HZV21D0017 alone.

Activity has grown sharply from 13 awards in 2022 to 140 in 2024, with a decline to 86 in 2025 reflecting typical annual volatility but a continuation of meaningful order flow. Five awards totaling $79.2 million in combined potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, exposing the company to moderate recompete risk on Marine Corps gunner protection kit orders and one Army armor kit order. The company's manufacturing footprint spans Cincinnati and Lindenwald, Ohio, with all prime performance at company facilities and sub performance driven by prime-customer requirements.