Defense Venture Holdings, LLC

Defense Venture Holdings, LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, supplies specialized military equipment, industrial components, and medical devices to federal agencies as a prime contractor (92% of recent awards) and subcontractor. The company competes predominantly under SDVOSB set-asides, with recurring awards across Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Total Small Business set-aside categories, alongside open competition.

Defense Venture Holdings operates across a remarkably broad capability portfolio spanning small arms and ordnance (combat knives, small arms slings), lighting and electrical equipment (flashlights, LED head lamps, earphone shells), rescue and safety gear (life preserver vests, flotation coveralls, industrial safety harnesses), vehicle components (mounting brackets, vehicular tops, boarding ladders), medical devices (audiology booths, Arthrex surgical systems, medical headlamps), and food service and kitchen equipment for VA facilities. Representative work includes a $332.8 million purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency for 800 fireman's helmets under SDVOSB set-aside, a $479.98 million purchase order for 20 rescue and salvaging units, and a $270.2 million purchase order from Military Sealift Command for Bauer SCBA compressor materials and related components for USS Emory S. Land. On the medical side, the company received a $187.2 million purchase order from Department of Veterans Affairs for an Arthrex Synergy Vision System for arthroscopy surgery, and multiple audiology booth procurements valued between $83 thousand and $108.4 million from VA medical centers.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Defense Logistics Agency components. The top five funding agencies account for 73% of recent awards by count: Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime leads with 387 awards ($35.2 million combined potential value), followed by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment with 298 awards ($21 million), United States Special Operations Command (64 awards, $91 thousand), Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (49 awards, $5.28 billion), and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (34 awards, $8.1 million). However, the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command dominates by dollar value—49 awards carry $5.28 billion in combined potential value, driven by a small number of exceptionally large submarine or naval equipment procurements. The Defense Logistics Agency agencies collectively represent the operational volume, with smaller transaction values averaging in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars per order.

Defense Venture Holdings maintains an active portfolio of single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, each valued at $250,000 to $350,000 with one-year performance periods and reserved for SDVOSB competition. The company holds multiple IDCs across product categories including combat knives (NSNs 1095017061814, 1095014668569, 1095016091274, 1095016771042), vehicular brackets, mounting brackets, transverse shelves, lever assemblies, connecting links, and vehicular tops. The top parent vehicle by task order volume is Indefinite Delivery Contract H9225417D0001 with 62 task orders, followed by SPE7LX16D0078 with 48 task orders ($2.5 million combined potential value), SPE7MX22D0123 with 34 task orders ($861 thousand), a Multiple Award Schedule with 27 task orders ($833 thousand), and Special Operations Equipment—Tailored Logistics Support with 20 task orders. This IDC footprint enables streamlined ordering for niche military and industrial equipment with delivery to Defense Logistics Agency consolidation and containerization points across Continental United States and Outside Continental United States locations.

Activity has grown substantially—115 awards in 2022 rising to 208 in 2024, with 205 awards in 2025 and 52 year-to-date in 2026. Twenty awards carrying $1 million in combined potential value are scheduled for ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity but not a material cliff for the vendor given the breadth of its active contract portfolio and the demonstrated strength of its DLA relationships.

In its subcontractor role, Defense Venture Holdings delivers operational logistics support, training services, and equipment procurement to Lockheed Martin Corporation across multiple task orders on hardened facility support, operational logistics support, and Department of Defense Special Operations Command work—training programs (wilderness skills, NDT certification), vehicle and trailer procurement (trailers, all-terrain vehicles, portable equipment), and facilities maintenance (chiller repair, shade structure installation, foundation design). The company also subcontracts to Pantexas Deterrence, LLC on the Pantex Plant management and operations contract, and to American Systems Corporation on deep submergence systems certification and removal services. Across both prime and sub work, Defense Venture Holdings positions itself as a versatile supplier capable of executing complex military procurement requirements, leveraging its SDVOSB certification to secure set-aside opportunities while competing effectively in open competition for large-dollar naval and defense logistics work.

Comprehensive kitting and logistics support solutions. Customized foam for kits, cases and other containers. Administrative and program support services including subject matter experts.