American & Efird LLC

American & Efird LLC, a Mount Holly, North Carolina-based manufacturer of Berry Amendment-compliant sewing thread and industrial yarns, is a prime contractor supplying specialized textile materials to the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons for Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) textile manufacturing operations nationwide. The company competes on a full-and-open basis with no small business set-aside designations across its federal contracting footprint.

American & Efird manufactures domestic-sourced sewing thread and industrial yarns meeting Berry Amendment domestic-content requirements for federal textile applications. The company self-performs all manufacturing using in-house capabilities at its Mount Holly facility and maintains no subcontractor relationships. Recent representative work includes delivery orders across multiple UNICOR facilities: a $25,452 delivery order from Federal Correctional Institution Englewood (September 2026) for thread supply, an $80,317.36 delivery order from Bureau of Prisons Central Office (July 15, 2026) for Berry Amendment-compliant thread with economic price adjustment, and a $30,536.85 delivery order from Federal Correctional Institution Jesup (July 27, 2026) for UNICOR textile operations. The company holds a $9.77 million single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Bureau of Prisons Central Office awarded November 27, 2023, running through December 5, 2026, which serves as the primary vehicle for procuring thread across approximately 90 UNICOR production lines.

Customer concentration is heavily concentrated within the federal prison system. The top five customer organizations account for 45 percent of awards by count and 76 percent of combined potential value. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office leads by dollars (237 awards, $20 million combined potential value), followed by the Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary Atlanta (46 awards, $3.6 million), Federal Correctional Institution Greenville (132 awards, $3 million), Federal Correctional Institution Jesup (128 awards, $1.5 million), and Federal Correctional Complex Pollock (67 awards, $714 thousand). The Bureau of Prisons organization accounts for substantially all federal revenue. The company's award portfolio spans 32 distinct federal agencies in aggregate, but the vast majority of activity and dollars flow through Bureau of Prisons facilities.

American & Efird places work under five primary indefinite delivery contract vehicles, all held with the Bureau of Prisons. The top vehicle by task order count is Indefinite Delivery Contract DJU4600004023 (348 task orders, $1.2 million combined potential value), followed by DJU4600004610 (320 task orders, $2.9 million), 15UC0C18D00001396 (267 task orders, $4.9 million), DJU4600004029 (186 task orders, $1 million), and DJU4600003512 (151 task orders, $757 thousand). These vehicles consolidate American & Efird's role as the primary thread supplier for UNICOR operations across the federal correctional system.

Award activity has been stable to slightly declining. The company received 56 awards in 2022, 58 in 2023, 53 in 2024, 28 in 2025, and 14 in 2026 (year-to-date as of the source date). Only four awards with ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $154 thousand, representing minimal recompete exposure in that window. The 2023 award of the $9.77 million IDC positions American & Efird through end of 2026.

The company's capability portfolio is narrowly specialized: Berry Amendment-compliant sewing thread and industrial yarns for federal prison textile manufacturing. Delivery orders typically range from $10,000 to $90,000 and support production of inmate uniforms, military apparel, and other textiles for the Department of Defense and other federal agencies through UNICOR. American & Efird registered in SAM.gov in 1998 and has maintained a consistent contracting relationship with the Bureau of Prisons since that time, with current activity spanning multiple correctional institutions including Atlanta, Butner, Edgefield, Jesup, Fort Dix, Pollock, Oakdale, and Greenville.