Carson Industries, Inc.

Carson Industries, Inc., a woman-owned small business manufacturer based in Alpharetta, Georgia, supplies precision optical equipment, battery cases, eyepiece assemblies, night vision device components, and specialized aviation spare parts to the Defense Department as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards). The company holds EDWOSB and WOSB certifications and competes under full-and-open and total small business set-aside designations across a diversified portfolio of single-award indefinite delivery contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency and U.S. Army CECOM.

Carson Industries' customer base concentrates heavily on defense logistics and sustainment functions. The top five funding agencies by combined potential value account for 97% of awards: the Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground ($152.6 million across 15 awards), Army CECOM ($105.3 million across 47 awards), DLA Aviation ($78.1 million across 321 awards), DLA Land and Maritime ($29.5 million across 247 awards), and PEO Soldier ($7.9 million across 8 awards). Award counts and dollar value show different concentration drivers — DLA Aviation dominates by order frequency (321 awards) but Army CECOM and Aberdeen Proving Ground hold the largest individual contract ceilings, anchored by a $31.5 million AN/PVS-14 night vision battery compartment IDC awarded November 2025 and a $3.4 million binoculars and battery case IDC awarded March 2023. DLA Aviation and Land and Maritime issue numerous small delivery orders (often $20,000 to $100,000 per order) against seventeen active optical equipment and aviation component vehicles with ceilings ranging from $250,000 to nearly $7 million, demonstrating Carson's role as a trusted tactical supplier for recurring spare parts. Recent large awards include a $3.196 million Army CECOM delivery order (January 2023) for AN/PVS-14 battery compartment assemblies and a $3.397 million Army Materiel Command definitive contract (November 2024) for 1,000 AN/PVS-14 night vision devices under Foreign Military Sales to Kosovo.

Carson Industries' product footprint centers on optical and electro-optical components. Primary categories are night vision equipment (528 awards by PSC code), optical instruments and test equipment (97 awards), battery retaining fixtures (57 awards), headsets and audio components (10 awards), and miscellaneous optical and electronic hardware. Work is performed at facilities in Alpharetta, Georgia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with place of performance varying by contract. NAICS concentration reflects this: Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing (257 awards), All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (97 awards), and Communications Equipment Manufacturing (78 awards). Representative capability examples include eyepiece assemblies for night vision systems (orders ranging from $96,680 to $745,193 per delivery order), housing and image intensification components (typical orders $30,000 to $150,000), binoculars ($32,883 to $80,690 per order), battery case assemblies (orders typically $13,000 to $52,000), and specialized components including rear cover assemblies, sacrificial windows, lens assemblies, and headset assemblies.

Activity has declined modestly in recent years — 55 awards in 2022 to 11 awards year-to-date in 2026 — reflecting the maturing of Carson's IDC portfolio and shift toward larger delivery orders against established vehicles rather than net-new awards. Only six awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months with combined potential value of $412,000, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. Carson Industries maintains approximately seventeen active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA and Army CECOM running through 2030 or later, providing a stable, multi-year revenue base. The company registered in SAM.gov in February 2002 and has demonstrated sustained technical capability across two decades of defense procurement. Carson subcontracts minimally — the source identifies only one sub-award, a modification issued by Atlantic Diving Supply in September 2024 — positioning Carson primarily as a prime contractor rather than a supply-chain node, and suggesting limited exposure to prime contractor teaming arrangements. The company's woman-owned designation and established reputation as a trusted supplier to DLA Aviation and Army CECOM have enabled steady awards across both total small business set-aside and full-and-open delivery orders, with recent progression toward unrestricted task orders reflecting proven performance and reduced need for set-aside protections.