Atlantic Signal LLC

Atlantic Signal LLC, a Topeka, Kansas-based small business manufacturer, supplies specialized tactical communications equipment, hearing enhancement devices, and cable assemblies to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (87% of recent awards) and subcontractor, competing predominantly in open and small-business-set-aside procurements.

Atlantic Signal is a for-profit Limited Liability Company registered in SAM.gov since October 2004. The vendor competes under total small business set-asides on a portion of its prime awards and operates in open competition on the remainder. Primary NAICS categories reflect its product portfolio: Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (121 awards), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (45 awards), and Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing (7 awards). PSC coding centers on Headsets, Handsets, Microphones and Speakers (56 awards) and Miscellaneous Communication Equipment (39 awards).

Atlantic Signal's customer concentration sits heavily with the Department of Defense. The top five customers by potential value account for 96% of combined potential value, led by the U.S. Marine Corps (27 awards, $72.7 million combined potential value), the Department of the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (17 awards, $17.1 million), and U.S. Special Operations Command (7 awards, $6 million). The Marine Corps dominates both volume and dollar value, anchored by two large indefinite-delivery-contract vehicles: a $45.1 million single-award IDIQ awarded in January 2021 for hearing enhancement devices and non-communication headsets, and a $5 million single-award IDIQ with U.S. Special Operations Command awarded in September 2022 for basic communications accessories suite hardware. Recent representative prime work includes a $310,135 total-small-business purchase order from Air Combat Command (March 2026) for COMTAC VI tactical communication headsets supporting Personnel Recovery Operations at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, a $346,118 total-small-business delivery order from the Marine Corps (January 2026) for non-communication headsets, a $349,531 total-small-business delivery order from Naval Sea Systems Command under the BCAS vehicle (January 2026), and a $523,191 Other Transaction Agreement from Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (November 2025) for communications equipment. Atlantic Signal also holds a recently awarded single-award indefinite-delivery contract with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (March 2026, $900 thousand ceiling) for keyer components under NAICS 334290, and a $350 thousand single-award indefinite-delivery contract with DLA Aviation (November 2025, total small business set-aside) for Cable Assembly, RADI units through November 2026.

The vendor's prime parent vehicles concentrate on Marine Corps and Special Operations Command IDIQs. The Special Operations Equipment — Tailored Logistics Support vehicle generated 23 task orders; the M6785421D1809 indefinite-delivery contract generated 16 task orders worth $27 million combined potential value; and W911QY17D0016 generated 10 task orders worth $5.8 million. Activity has grown substantially — 5 awards in 2022 to 32 in 2024 — though 2025 and 2026 show a recent decline to 18 and 6 awards respectively. Only one award (valued at $523 thousand) faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete cliff exposure in the near term.

In subcontractor roles, Atlantic Signal supplies headsets and communications components to Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., which acts as a prime to federal customers. Recent sub awards under Atlantic Diving Supply primes include COMTAC VI, COMTAC V, and Peltor headset variants, INVICTUS dual-communication push-to-talk assemblies, L3Harris next-generation aiming lasers, and laser targeting kits, issued across 2024 and early 2025. The vendor also subcontracted on a Next Generation Headset Development grant sub-award (December 2023), indicating participation in defense R&D programs beyond routine equipment procurement.

Across both prime and sub work, Atlantic Signal's core capability centers on manufacturing and distributing COMTAC tactical communication headsets, hearing enhancement devices, push-to-talk systems, cable assemblies, and related tactical audio accessories to elite military units, Special Operations Forces, and federal law enforcement agencies including the FBI, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of State, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The company positions itself as a manufacturer of specialized communications equipment rather than a pure reseller, with design and production capacity in Topeka supporting government supply-chain requirements and field customization of tactical systems.