Firstspear, LLC

Firstspear, LLC, a Fenton, Missouri-based manufacturer of tactical military protective equipment and gear, operates as a prime contractor (94% of recent awards) on full-and-open federal contracts and indefinite delivery vehicles, with no SBA set-aside designations across its primary footprint, though total small business set-asides appear on a minority of awards.

Firstspear's core capability portfolio centers on body armor systems, maritime life preserver equipment, tactical vests, and specialized protective gear engineered for air, land, and maritime operational environments. Representative prime work includes a $530.8 million maritime life preserver system delivery order from U.S. Special Operations Command (September 2021), a $682.1 thousand delivery order from the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command for Special Forces USASOC body armor vests (September 2022), a $567.7 thousand purchase order from Air Combat Command for 130 aircrew body armor vests (September 2021), and ongoing support to Naval Sea Systems Command for AEGIR38 and Assaulter Armorer FROG kits (multiple delivery orders ranging $48 thousand to $159 thousand through 2025). Recent activity includes a $870.5 thousand Air Force purchase order for aviation body armor vests (March 2026) and a $64.3 thousand Air Force delivery order under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule for USAF Rotary Wing Kit components and adjustable cummerbund systems (March 2026).

Customer concentration anchors heavily on defense and special operations agencies. U.S. Special Operations Command dominates by both award count and dollar magnitude, accounting for 38 awards and $12.6 million in combined potential value. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command follows with 17 awards and $3.8 million, while the Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command, U.S. Marine Corps, and the broader Department of the Air Force round out the top five by potential value ($2.4 million, $1.7 million, and $1.2 million respectively). The Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice entities place the second-largest award count (31 awards), but with significantly lower per-award magnitude ($359 thousand combined), indicating a high-volume, lower-dollar sub-mission within law enforcement. The top five customers by potential value account for 65% of combined potential value; USSOCOM alone represents 38% of dollars.

Firstspear holds a $4.5 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with U.S. Special Operations Command for maritime life preserver systems running through September 2026, which has sustained 11 delivery orders totaling over $1.9 million through July 2025. The vendor sits on multiple Defense Logistics Agency indefinite delivery contracts and a GSA Federal Supply Schedule (Multiple Award Schedule) contract issued August 2022 with a $500 thousand ceiling through August 2027, which has generated 10 task orders worth $2 million. Delivery orders under the DLA contracts focus on gasket and flotation bladder supply, while MAS ordering activity spans Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and civilian agencies requesting body armor, marine lifesaving equipment, and tactical gear. Indefinite Delivery Contracts H9224016D0032 and H9224021D0033 have generated 26 and 13 task orders respectively, totaling $2.9 million and $1.8 million.

Activity has fluctuated year to year — 23 awards in 2022, declining to 13 in 2023, rebounding to 31 in 2024, then softening to 10 in 2025 and 2 as of March 2026. The combined potential value across the recent portfolio spans $33.4 million, with $23.1 million obligated (69% realization). Only one award with completion in the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $64 thousand) presents near-term recompete exposure, indicating most major vehicles and delivery orders extend beyond the twenty-four-month horizon.

Firstspear subcontracts primarily to Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., flowing tactical body armor, flotation systems, and specialized gear (13 sub-awards from October 2024 through May 2024, covering AEGIR38 SAPI carriers, ABAV systems, FROG kits, and ballistic inserts), and to AAR Government Services, Inc., providing tactical uniforms and body armor under worldwide aviation support services contracts (2 sub-awards). The subcontract footprint accounts for 6% of total award count, with the bulk of performance occurring as prime.

NAICS concentration reflects the manufacturing footprint: All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (60 awards), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (42 awards), and All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (15 awards) dominate the portfolio. PSC concentration mirrors operational output — Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment (50 awards), Individual Equipment (35 awards), Armor, Personal (34 awards), and Clothing, Special Purpose (28 awards) account for the majority of procurements. Combined, USSOCOM and Army Special Operations Command drive the bulk of specialized protective-equipment demand; law enforcement and DLA orders emphasize lower-dollar consumables and replenishment stock.

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