Defenshield, Inc.

Defenshield, Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer headquartered in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, designs and manufactures ballistic and blast-resistant protective equipment — mobile ballistic shields, podiums, panels, partitions, and related components — for federal civilian and defense customers, operating almost exclusively as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards). Defenshield holds a Veteran Owned Business (VOB) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOSB) certification and structures its federal business as a Subchapter S corporation. The company competes under Total Small Business set-asides on most of its purchase orders but maintains a position on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) that permits competitive and unrestricted delivery orders from civilian agencies.

Defenshield's customer base spans 61 distinct federal agencies, but concentration by award count clusters in defense installation and facilities commands. The top five customers by award volume — the Department of the Navy Installations Command (14 awards, $781 thousand), DoD Washington Headquarters Service (12 awards, $634 thousand), the United States Marine Corps (11 awards, $834 thousand), the Department of the Army Installation Management Command Northeast Region (10 awards, $597 thousand), and the Department of the Air Force (10 awards, $552 thousand) — account for 33% of recent awards. By potential value, however, the ranking inverts sharply: the GSA Federal Acquisition Service dominates, anchoring 77% of combined potential value on just three awards totaling $65.4 million, driven almost entirely by Defenshield's $26.97 million GSA MAS contract (Special Item Number 339113PA, covering protective apparel and ballistic components, running through May 6, 2029). Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment ($1.4 million across nine awards), the Marine Corps, Navy Installations Command, and the Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security round out the top five by dollars. Defenshield places 118 task orders under the MAS vehicle; the remaining activity flows through single-award IDCs and direct purchase orders.

Defenshield's federal work centers on ballistic shields (mobile, stationary, and modular designs) and protective furnishings (ballistic podiums, panels, and partitions) certified to National Institute of Justice Level III and Level IV standards and Department of State Standard 01.01. Recent representative awards include a $290.6 thousand Air Force delivery order (July 2024) for mobile ballistic shields under MAS, a $185.3 thousand Defense Logistics Agency purchase order (September 2023) for 20 ballistic shields distributed to five Navy installations in California, a $157.5 thousand DLA purchase order (September 2023) for 17 shields to Naval Station San Diego, and three $30.2 thousand General Services Administration Public Buildings Service purchase orders (February–March 2024) to furnish and install ballistic podiums at federal courthouses in Connecticut. Defenshield's top NAICS code is 339113 (Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing, 117 awards), with secondary concentration in fabricated metal products and surgical appliances; by PSC, the vendor clusters in Armor, Personal (37 awards) and Safety and Rescue Equipment (36 awards).

Activity has fluctuated: two awards in 2022, four in 2023, nine in 2024, four in 2025, and one in 2026 year-to-date. Combined potential value across 175 prime and sub awards totals $90 million, with $17.6 million obligated (20% realization). The vendor subcontracts minimally (1% of awards); two sub awards to M.c. Dean, Inc. (October 2024 and August 2024) for ballistic booth procurement and shielding installation at the Warren Building represent the only named sub footprint in the source data. Performance occurs primarily in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania (Defenshield's manufacturing facility) and at customer sites nationwide, with geographic coverage extending across the fifty states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories under the MAS contract.

Sales and manufacturing of the Defenshield portable bullet blast and fragment resistant security partition (patented) NIJ Level 2-4, DOS Std-01.01. Over 100 ballisticaly rated products offered including modular armor systems, interior partitions, and cube walls, benches, Design of equipment to customers specifications. Airports, sports venues, embassies and consulates, federal buildings, Nuclear facilities. Easy assembly, Highly portable, and 100 percent coverage.