Florida Armor LLC

Florida Armor LLC, a HUBZone-certified small business joint venture based in Miami Lakes, Florida, manufactures and delivers ballistic body armor, enhanced side ballistic insert plates, and vital torso protection systems to federal law enforcement and defense agencies as a prime contractor (100% of awards). The company operates as a child entity of Carter Enterprises LLC and competes across a mix of set-aside and full-and-open vehicles, with total small business set-asides and partial small business set-asides characteristic of its prime footprint.

Florida Armor's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward two distinct buying patterns. The Department of the Army's Program Executive Office Soldier dominates by dollar value, with 11 awards totaling $380.9 million in combined potential value for full-rate production and enhancement of Vital Torso Protection (VTP) Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert (ESBI) plates—including a $12.5 million delivery order placed July 31, 2025, for ESBI plate variants, a $12.9 million delivery order issued July 26, 2022, for ESBI hard armor plate production, and a $7.3 million delivery order awarded November 8, 2024. By award count, the U.S. Coast Guard dominates with 41 awards valued at $463 thousand in combined potential value, reflecting routine procurement of body armor and carrier systems for station operations across the country. The Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (CBP) anchors the second-largest vehicle with 2 awards totaling $128.2 million in combined potential value. These three customers account for 100% of the combined potential value across all awards. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles issued 2 awards for lightweight enhanced armor systems valued at $6 million combined.

Florida Armor holds positions on two primary parent vehicles. The CBP Body Armor - Level IIIA 2023-2030 IDIQ is a $128 million multiple-award contract set aside for total small business and running through June 9, 2030; Florida Armor has placed 42 task orders against it valued at $1 million in combined potential value, with the vast majority issued by the Coast Guard for delivery of Level IIIA body armor, carrier systems, and identification placard sets to stations nationwide (Grand Haven, Michigan; Charleston, South Carolina; Emerald Isle, North Carolina; Elizabeth City, North Carolina; Miami Beach, Florida; Portland, Oregon; Silverdale, Washington; and other locations). The Vital Torso Protection - Body Armor IDIQ under the Department of the Army carries 12 task orders valued at $75.4 million in combined potential value, reflecting substantial Army investment in ESBI and enhanced torso protection plate manufacturing and production. Task order values on the CBP vehicle typically range from under $1,000 to approximately $40,000 per order; task orders on the Army's VTP vehicle carry substantially larger values, ranging from millions to tens of millions of dollars.

Activity has accelerated sharply. Florida Armor recorded two awards in 2022, three in 2023, fourteen in 2024, twenty-seven in 2025, and nine so far in 2026 (as of the source date in late October). Only four awards with combined potential value of $12.9 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting recompete exposure in the near term. Total potential value across the 60 prime awards stands at $516 million, with $76.2 million obligated to date (15% draw-down). The company operates manufacturing facilities in Miami Gardens, Florida and elsewhere, with places of performance spanning the continental United States and supporting Coast Guard operations at dispersed station locations. Award categorization tracks to NAICS 331221 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing) for 44 awards and PSC 6340 (Armor, Personal) for 41 awards, reflecting the company's core specialization in body armor and ballistic protection systems.