Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE1C126D0016

H.C. Contracting, Inc., operating as Ferrara Manufacturing, a Women-Owned Small Business based in Queens, New York, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division (a Defense agency) on January 14, 2026, with a ceiling value of $13.4 million and an ultimate completion date of January 13, 2031. This Total Small Business set-aside contract procures military uniform components and apparel, specifically dress coats for United States Coast Guard and Navy personnel. The contract requires 100 percent United States manufacturing using United States materials and encompasses five different dress coat types for men and women, with estimated annual quantities of approximately 47,160 pairs of coats ranging from a minimum of 3,336 to a maximum of 63,792 pairs across the five-year period divided into five 12-month pricing tiers. Work is performed at Ferrara Manufacturing's facilities in Astoria, New York, with final delivery to Peckham Inc. in Lansing, Michigan. Initial delivery requirements mandate three monthly deliveries commencing 120 days after award, with subsequent task orders due in 90-day intervals.

The underlying solicitation, posted June 3, 2025 with a June 18, 2025 proposal due date, emphasized past performance as the primary evaluation criterion, followed by submission of Product Demonstration Models representing each coat type and size, and pricing considerations. Ferrara Manufacturing's selection demonstrates substantive prior experience delivering military apparel through multiple indefinite delivery contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency, including a $23.9 million women-owned small business set-aside contract for military coats awarded in 2021 and numerous firm fixed-price delivery orders ranging from under $200 to over $1.6 million. The company's established manufacturing infrastructure, demonstrated capability in cut-and-sew apparel production (NAICS 315210), and Women-Owned Small Business certification aligned with the solicitation's specific targeting of qualified small business contractors in the military clothing procurement sector.