Aardvark

Aardvark, a for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in La Verne, California, manufactures and supplies non-lethal tactical equipment to federal law enforcement and defense agencies as a prime contractor through full-and-open competition, with no federal grants or sub-award footprint. The company specializes in conducted electrical weapons (Tasers and cartridges), kinetic breaching tools, unmanned aircraft and ground systems, riot control gear, body armor, and surveillance equipment, delivering these products through a dominant position on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule and several large-ceiling indefinite-delivery vehicles.

Aardvark's customer concentration is led by federal law enforcement and defense procurement offices. The Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection anchors the dollars—$135.9 million across 110 awards—while the U.S. Marine Corps ranks second by value at $67.1 million across 249 awards. The top five customers by potential value (CBP, Marine Corps, DHS Chief Procurement Officer, Air National Guard, and Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime) account for 24 percent of combined potential value. The Department of the Army leads by award count (329 awards) but carries minimal dollar value ($3.5 million), reflecting high-volume, low-dollar transactional procurement; the Marine Corps and CBP tell a different story—fewer awards but substantially larger ceiling values per order.

Aardvark's vehicle position is dominated by the GSA Multiple Award Schedule under two concurrent Federal Supply Schedules. The Federal Supply Schedule GS07F8940D alone carries 1,743 task orders worth $34.9 million in combined potential value, while the broader Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) vehicle accounts for 757 task orders totaling $148.2 million. Beyond GSA, Aardvark holds a $30 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office Ammunition (July 26, 2023 through July 25, 2026) for Tasers, Taser kits, and dataport kits, which has generated substantial Marine Corps and Army call activity—including a $5.27 million Army call on August 11, 2023, and recurring Marine Corps calls ranging from $80,832 to $3.09 million. The company also holds two Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime single-award IDCs: a $250,000 contract (August 22, 2024 to August 22, 2025) for electrical cartridges, and a newer $350,000 contract (April 1, 2026 to April 1, 2027) for the same product line. A Department of Defense Clothing and Textiles indefinite-delivery contract awarded June 11, 2026, carries a $2 million ceiling through June 8, 2035. Separately, Aardvark operates under the Department of Justice Air Force's IDIQ 15A00020DAQA00605 for Sky Hero Loki unmanned aircraft kits across 100 task orders, with calls to the U.S. Marshals Service Investigative Operations Division and Tactical Operations Division for drone systems supporting fugitive apprehension.

Activity has declined sharply. The vendor received 137 awards in 2022, 103 in 2023, 60 in 2024, 45 in 2025, and 51 through September 2026—a 63 percent drop from 2022 to 2025. Combined potential value across the entire portfolio stands at $1.05 billion, with $567.4 million obligated (54 percent). The recompete cliff is modest: 40 awards worth $9.1 million will complete within the next twenty-four months, none of them anchors.

Recent representative awards span the full product portfolio. A $5.27 million BPA call from the Army's Program Executive Office Ammunition on August 11, 2023, procured X26P Taser kits and dataport kits for delivery at Wharton, New Jersey. Customs and Border Protection issued a $289,698 delivery order on August 28, 2026, for KBT breaching equipment under MAS. The Federal Acquisition Service placed multiple $97,500 to $682,500 delivery orders on August 31 and September 1, 2026, for non-lethal capability sets (conducted electrical weapons, cartridges, breaching tools, and accessories) under MAS solicitation 47QSSC-26-Q-0262. The U.S. Marshals Service awarded a $50,894 delivery order on April 12, 2024, for Sky Hero Loki Kit 2.0 unmanned aircraft systems under the DOJ Air Force IDIQ. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have issued recurring orders for breaching tools, drone equipment, and riot gear ranging from $12,750 to $332,850. The Defense Logistics Agency placed a $152,919 purchase order on November 4, 2025, for 390 electrical cartridges under a competitive RFQ, drawing from Aardvark's $250,000 IDC vehicle. The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $277,000 on April 3, 2025, for body armor and ballistic protection systems (60 NIJ Level III++ hard armor plates and one ballistic shield) to the U.S. Embassy in Apia, Samoa.

Aardvark's NAICS and PSC distribution reflects its equipment focus. The top NAICS categories are Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (1,751 awards), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (818 awards), and Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing (204 awards). The top PSC categories are Miscellaneous Weapons (1,265 awards), Individual Equipment (555 awards), and Clothing, Special Purpose (462 awards). Work is performed at Aardvark's primary facility in La Verne, California, and a tactical equipment and manufacturing location at 213 New Jersey Route 15, Wharton, New Jersey, with deliveries to Defense Logistics Agency distribution centers and overseas locations, including hostile areas where required. The company competes entirely under full-and-open competition with no reported set-aside activity across its prime footprint, positioning it as a commercial vendor competing on price and past performance rather than socioeconomic status.