Dawn Enterprises Inc.

Dawn Enterprises Inc., a non-profit AbilityOne agency manufacturer based in Blackfoot, Idaho, supplies military-grade protective apparel and specialized thermal protection equipment to the Defense Department as a prime contractor competing full-and-open, with 100% of recent awards as prime contracts and no identified subcontractors across its federal footprint.

The company manufactures anti-flash hoods, heat-protective hoods, women's shirt neck tabs, extreme color drawers, and lightweight performance hoods—items designed to shield military personnel from thermal burns and flash hazards during combat operations and training. Representative recent work includes a $1,147,800 firm fixed-price delivery order from the Defense Logistics Agency Clothing and Textiles division, awarded March 16, 2026, for heat-protective hoods completing December 28, 2026; a $2,151,705.60 delivery order for anti-flash hoods (May 28, 2025, completing February 26, 2027); an $829,303.20 anti-flash hood delivery order (March 20, 2025); and a $251,021 heat-protective hood contract (July 30, 2025). The company holds three active single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Troop Support: a $20 million contract for anti-flash hoods and related protective equipment (awarded November 5, 2024, completing September 26, 2029), a $2,785,655 contract for anti-flash hoods (awarded April 30, 2025, completing April 29, 2030), and a $5,631,360 contract for specialized protective apparel including anti-flash hoods and women's shirt neck tabs (awarded December 30, 2025, completing December 29, 2029).

Customer concentration is extreme and narrowly focused on the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Troop Support's two operational divisions dominate the footprint: Construction and Equipment (150 awards, $55.1 million combined potential value) and Clothing and Textiles (70 awards, $74.2 million combined potential value) together account for 92% of awards by count and 93% of combined potential value. The Department of the Army's Acquisition Support Center PEO Soldier contributes eight awards valued at $21 million, while the Marine Corps and broader DLA account for smaller shares. The rankings track closely — both count and dollar metrics point to the same customer concentration.

Activity runs flat to modestly declining. The past five years show 11 awards in 2022, 9 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 11 in 2025, and 4 awards so far in 2026. Combined potential value across the full 285-award footprint is $169.3 million, with $101.6 million (60%) obligated. Only four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $3.5 million — a modest recompete exposure. The company's registered history in the System for Award Management dates to March 2002, anchoring three decades of continuous federal procurement relationships centered on DLA Troop Support.

All work is performed in-house at the Blackfoot manufacturing facility. NAICS concentration reflects the manufacturing footprint: Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing (111 awards), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (38 awards), Hat, Cap, and Millinery Manufacturing (30 awards), and Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (37 awards). Procurement Service Code concentration is driven by Fire Fighting Equipment (152 awards, comprising thermal protective gear) and Clothing, Special Purpose (126 awards). The vendor competes entirely full-and-open with no set-aside designation applied to any recent prime awards, reflecting its established market position supplying specialized military protective headgear.