Bernard Cap, LLC

Bernard Cap, LLC, a Hialeah, Florida–based small business manufacturer of military uniforms and apparel, supplies cut-and-sew military clothing, garrison caps, headwear components, and soft goods to federal agencies exclusively as a prime contractor. The company competes predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides across delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division; a significant minority of delivery orders carry no set-aside designation, permitting full-and-open competition. Bernard Cap is structured as a limited liability company, for-profit manufacturer classified under NAICS 315225 (Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing) and related apparel-manufacturing codes, with all production occurring in-house—the company does not subcontract and operates exclusively as a prime.

The customer concentration is extreme and intentional. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles accounts for 2,502 awards (79% of the portfolio) valued at $777.7 million combined potential value, representing 95% of total contract dollars across Bernard Cap's award footprint. The second and third largest customers—the U.S. Coast Guard (156 awards, $6.2 million) and the Air Force Academy (39 awards, $3.2 million)—combine for less than 1% of the total contract base by dollar value. This distribution reflects Bernard Cap's role as a dedicated supplier of routine military apparel components to the Defense Logistics Agency supply chain rather than a diversified federal contractor.

Bernard Cap's revenue footprint centers on five single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles, collectively representing approximately $30 million in ceiling value and the source of the vast majority of delivery orders. The largest parent IDC (SPE1C117D1025, Women's Marine Corps Green Garrison Caps) supports 252 task orders valued at $25.6 million combined potential value through December 2030. Three additional vehicles carry 243, 181, and 166 task orders respectively, covering military jumpers (men's and women's), general military apparel and accessories, and Navy white slacks for women. A sixth contract, awarded January 5, 2026, is a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the U.S. Air Force for military caps (parade, service, flight cadet, and flight officer variants) valued at $1.505 million through August 2030. Most recently, on December 11, 2025, Bernard Cap received a $18.86 million Total Small Business Set-Aside IDC for Army Green Service Uniform garrison caps running through December 2030, representing a significant recompete win or expansion of capacity in garrison cap supply.

Capability is granular and production-focused. Bernard Cap manufactures garrison caps in multiple variants (Army Green service uniform, women's Marine Corps, Air Force), service cap frames and crowns, dress cap crowns, women's Navy slacks, military jumpers for men and women, trousers, shirts, blouses, jackets, and general officer apparel. All production complies with Berry Amendment domestic textile sourcing requirements (100 percent U.S.-made materials) and stringent military specifications including GL-PD-19020B for garrison caps. Pricing is firm fixed-price across the portfolio. Recent representative awards include a $50.723 thousand delivery order for garrison caps (July 2026), a $542.412 thousand order for women's blouses (June 2026), a $2.077 million order for men's jumpers (May 2026), a $3.707 million order for men's jackets (May 2026), a $1.97 million order for men's jackets (December 2025), and a $1.77 million order for men's trousers (January 2026). Work is performed exclusively at the Hialeah, Florida facility; the company has held federal contracts dating to at least 1980.

Activity trajectory shows growth from 2022 through 2025, peaking at 276 awards in 2025, then declining to 141 awards in 2026 (likely reflecting data cutoff at mid-July 2026 rather than recompete decline). Twenty-five awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry $18.3 million combined potential value and will face recompete. The source records $816.5 million in combined potential value across 3,166 prime awards since 1980, with $319.3 million obligated to date (39% obligation rate). Bernard Cap serves 18 distinct federal agencies in its broader footprint, but DLA Clothing and Textiles represents the overwhelmingly dominant customer and the core of the business model. The company's specialized manufacturing expertise in Berry Amendment–compliant military apparel, combined with its incumbent position on five established DLA Troop Support indefinite delivery vehicles, positions it as a preferred supplier for routine military uniform component procurement rather than a competitive competitor across broader federal services markets.