American Signal Corp

American Signal Corp, a Milwaukee-based for-profit Subchapter S corporation, manufactures and services integrated mass notification systems, emergency communication equipment, and related electronic components for the Department of Defense and Army as a prime contractor (85% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor on defense acquisition programs. The vendor competes full-and-open without set-aside designation across its federal footprint.

American Signal's capability portfolio centers on Giant Voice integrated mass notification system maintenance, repair, and parts; communications and alarm-signal equipment manufacturing; and electronic component supply for defense command-and-control platforms. Representative prime work includes a $243,660 definitive contract awarded May 11, 2026 by Air Force Reserve Command for Giant Voice maintenance and service at Homestead, Florida running through May 2031; a $49,231 purchase order from Air Force Global Strike Command in September 2024 for Giant Voice repairs at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota; and a $14,975 purchase order from Global Strike Command in June 2023 for Computer NEXGEN command-and-control server software and hardware. The vendor holds a seat on Federal Supply Schedule GS07F0345M ($879 thousand combined potential value) and executes task orders under the Army's Indefinite Delivery Contract W31P4Q22D0004.

Customer concentration splits across Army and Air Force. The top five customer organizations account for 50% of awards by count, with the Department of the Army commanding the largest dollar share (Department of the Army proper and Installation Management Command Northeast Region combined for $1.617 million of the vendor's $4.7 million portfolio). The Department of the Air Force (Air Combat Command, Air Education and Training Command, and Air National Guard) anchors the second-largest customer cluster. Across nineteen distinct federal customer agencies, American Signal supplies forty-four prime awards and eight subcontract positions.

In its subcontractor capacity, American Signal supplies rotating siren components to Ut-Battelle LLC on a June 2026 sub-award for Oak Ridge National Laboratory operations, and manufactures Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) hardware components — electronic and communications equipment for low-rate initial production and full-rate production — to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation across multiple 2025 sub-awards. American Signal also supplies materials to Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC under management and operating contracts at Y-12 National Security Complex and related nuclear security facilities.

Recent activity is sparse and episodic. The vendor recorded one award in 2021 and 2023, three awards in both 2024 and 2025, and four awards through mid-2026, with a combined obligated value of $4.7 million across the entire portfolio. All obligations are fully funded. The top NAICS concentration is Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (24 awards), followed by Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (5 awards). PSC codes reflect the same profile: Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems (10 awards) and Miscellaneous Communication Equipment (5 awards) dominate the footprint.