Engense, Inc.
Camarillo, CA Doing business as Dfndr Armor
- UEI
- V3MEN8U4SLX8
- CAGE
- 70U82
- Primary NAICS
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2255 Pleasant Valley Rd suite g, Camarillo, CA 93012, USA
- Website
- engense.com
- Founded
- 2013
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Industrial Conglomerates
- Industrials & Manufacturing
- SIC code
- 39 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $6,492,960 |
| FY2025 | $40,258,958 |
| FY2024 | $5,250,025 |
| FY2023 | $4,943,710 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | $6,451,200 | |
| 2 | Department of the Army | $41,760 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Engense, Inc., doing business as Dfndr Armor, is a minority-owned and Hispanic American-owned small business manufacturer of lightweight military-grade ballistic armor systems that operates exclusively as a federal prime contractor, with 100% of recent federal awards issued without subcontractor intermediation. Headquartered in Camarillo, California, Dfndr Armor designs and manufactures hard armor plates — Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) and Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert (ESBI) systems — for military personnel and law enforcement under firm-fixed-price delivery orders, with recent awards split between partial small business set-asides and full-and-open competition.
Dfndr Armor's customer footprint is heavily concentrated in defense personnel protection. The top five agencies represent 100% of recent awards, dominated entirely by the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier), which accounts for 12 awards valued at $467.1 million in combined potential value. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles branch follows distantly with 4 awards totaling $19 million, while the United States Special Operations Command, the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command round out the active customer set at smaller scales. All named work is ballistic armor plate production or delivery under the Vital Torso Protection - Body Armor IDIQ, which carries 13 delivery orders totaling $83.9 million in combined potential value. Representative recent awards include a $17.5 million full-rate production delivery order from PEO Soldier issued July 31, 2025, for ESBI plate variants with completion scheduled February 1, 2027 (no set-aside); a $10.22 million Partial Small Business delivery order from PEO Soldier issued November 8, 2024, for ESAPI plate variants with completion by April 8, 2026; and a $6.451 million Partial Small Business delivery order from Defense Logistics Agency Clothing and Textiles issued May 21, 2026, for lightweight ESAPI and ESBI hard armor plates with completion by May 21, 2027.
Activity has accelerated in recent years, rising from two awards annually in 2022–2024 to four awards in 2025 and two in 2026. The combined potential value across all 19 awards reaches $487.5 million, though only $88.5 million (18%) has been obligated to date, indicating substantial unexercised ceiling remaining. Two awards with combined potential value of $23.9 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and are therefore subject to recompete risk in that window. Dfndr Armor's portfolio centers on armor plate manufacturing under a single parent vehicle (Vital Torso Protection - Body Armor IDIQ), classified predominantly under NAICS 334612 (All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing) and PSC 6340 (Armor, Personal), with no secondary supplier relationships or teaming relationships visible in recent award records.
SBA capabilities narrative
Engense Inc. develops and manufactures advanced hard armor composite solutions designed to defeat small arms threats. The technology is applied to body, vehicle and aircraft armor. Custom product solutions are also available based on customer need.
Quick answers
Is Engense, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Engense, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through June 21, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Engense, Inc. hold?
Engense, Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: Vital Torso Protection - Body Armor.
How much has Engense, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $40,258,958 to Engense, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $56,945,653 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Engense, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Engense, Inc. ranked #4 in NAICS 33399, #8 in NAICS 3339 and #9 in PSC 8470 in FY2025.
What is Engense, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Engense, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Lightweight enhance (SPE1C126F4298), from Clothing and Textiles (DLA), on May 21, 2026.
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