Aspetto Inc.

Aspetto Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) and SBA 8(a) Program Participant based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, manufactures body armor, stab-resistant vests, ballistic panels, tactical uniforms, and protective equipment for federal law enforcement, correctional, and defense agencies as a prime contractor across 159 distinct customer agencies. The company is a Subchapter S Corporation and minority-owned (Subcontinent Asian American) self-certified small disadvantaged business that competes under set-aside categories (8(a), Total Small Business, HUBZone) on the vast majority of its prime awards; over 1,064 awards in the source data carry no subcontractor engagement, positioning Aspetto as a direct manufacturer rather than a systems integrator.

Aspetto's customer concentration sits with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and Department of Homeland Security. The top five customer organizations by award count account for only 17 percent of awards, but the spread reveals a different story by dollar value: the GSA Federal Acquisition Service accounts for $50.02 billion in potential value (driven by Aspetto's position on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule for broader federal procurement), Customs and Border Protection represents $225.1 million (largely through the CBP Body Armor - Level IIIA 2023-2030 IDIQ), the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response carries $20.6 million, and the Bureau of Prisons Central Office holds $19.7 million. The Coast Guard places the most individual task orders (43 awards) with $6.5 million combined value, reflecting high-volume, lower-dollar orders against the body armor IDIQ. These rankings signal that Aspetto anchors its revenue through a small number of large indefinite delivery vehicles rather than through broad agency relationships; that concentration is reinforced by the top parent vehicle: Blanket Purchase Agreement 15BNAS23A00000008 (likely a Bureau of Prisons national BPA) with 479 task orders and $6.7 million combined potential value, and the CBP Body Armor - Level IIIA 2023-2030 IDIQ with 58 task orders and $96.4 million combined potential value.

Recent activity has remained volatile but trending downward. Aspetto recorded 218 awards in 2024, 156 in 2025, and 133 in 2026 (year-to-date), suggesting contraction after a 2023-2024 surge. Forty-one awards (combined potential value $9.4 million) face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore represent recompete exposure in Aspetto's near term. The vast majority of this portfolio is small-dollar BPA calls (individual orders in the $1,000–$50,000 range) issued by correctional facilities; only a handful of awards exceed $1 million (notably the $2.6 million FBI police uniform IDC, the $2.2 million IRS ballistic shields contract, and multiple Coast Guard and TSA body armor delivery orders in the $400,000–$2 million range).

Aspetto holds four named prime vehicle positions. The Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Bureau of Industry and Security (awarded December 15, 2025, ceiling $900,000) supports new agent kit procurement through December 2026. The Federal Bureau of Investigation single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (ceiling $2.6 million, running through October 2029) covers FBI police uniforms. The Transportation Security Administration established a multiple-award BPA under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule in September 2026 (ceiling $19.2 million through September 2031) for FAMS tactical equipment and supplies. The Air National Guard awarded a multiple-award BPA (September 21, 2026, through September 2027) for security forces troop logistics support. These IDVs and BPAs reflect Aspetto's positioning as a pre-negotiated tactical equipment and protective gear supplier across civilian federal agencies, but the ceilings and task-order volumes are modest compared to the CBP and Bureau of Prisons vehicles flowing through the source data.

The CBP Body Armor - Level IIIA 2023-2030 IDIQ (ceiling $128 million through 2030) and the Bureau of Prisons' BPA 15BNAS23A00000008 (unbounded in ceiling) are Aspetto's two anchor vehicles by dollar impact. The CBP vehicle generates delivery orders from Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, EPA, USCIS, and other DHS components for Level IIIA soft armor, hard plates, scalable body armor systems, and handcuff pouches; completion dates cluster around 2026–2027 for most orders, with some extending to 2028–2030. The Bureau of Prisons BPA generates hundreds of calls from individual correctional institutions (Federal Correctional Institution Ashland, Federal Correctional Complex Florence, Federal Correctional Institution Greenville, and dozens of other facilities) for stab-resistant vests, inner vests, vest plates, and replacement gear; these calls are typically $1,000–$50,000 each, with immediate or near-term completion dates. Together, these two vehicles account for the bulk of Aspetto's recent federal footprint.

Aspetto's NAICS concentration is pronounced: 991 of 1,064 awards fall under Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315999), with the remainder scattered across surgical appliances (16 awards), textile products (10 awards), and miscellaneous fabricated metal (8 awards). PSC codes track parallel: Individual Equipment accounts for 417 awards, Clothing Special Purpose for 307, Armor Personal for 230, and Safety and Rescue Equipment for 19. The portfolio is highly specialized—Aspetto does not diversify into IT services, logistics, or facility management; it is a single-product vendor in the protective equipment space.

The company lists one named subsidiary, Intecon LLC, a for-profit limited liability company; the source does not indicate what Intecon does or how it relates to Aspetto Inc.'s core business. Aspetto's GSA Schedule labor portfolio consists of four web development and administration labor categories priced between $70.42 and $143.97 per hour, none of which involve security clearances. These rates suggest Aspetto may support limited IT or system administration work for federal customers, but the labor portfolio is minimal relative to the product-focused award activity and does not materially alter the vendor characterization.

Aspetto operates as a direct prime on every award in the source data; it neither subcontracts substantively to other vendors nor appears as a major sub on other primes' contracts. This posture—100 percent prime, zero percent sub—is unusual in the federal contractor ecosystem and underscores that Aspetto manufactures and delivers finished protective equipment directly to federal customers rather than partnering with systems integrators or larger primes. The vendor's set-aside profile is heavily weighted toward Total Small Business, 8(a), and HUBZone designations; full-and-open awards are fewer and typically routed through GSA Schedules or indefinite delivery vehicles reserved for small business.

Aspetto is America's first bullet-resistant garment line. We specialize in manufacturing of body armor and bullet-resistant garments. We also offer uniforms, tactical armor, concealable armor, suits, shirts, and other formal wear products.