HWI Gear, Inc.

HWI Gear, Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Englewood, Colorado, manufactures and supplies tactical gloves for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards), operating predominantly under total small business set-asides on indefinite delivery vehicles with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division. The company manufactures combat gloves, fuel handler gloves, and men's and women's gloves at facilities in Lowell, Massachusetts and Denver, Colorado, with all products subject to the Berry Amendment requiring domestic production.

HWI Gear's customer base concentrates heavily on Army-centric procurement organizations. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles accounts for 34 awards worth $131.5 million combined potential value, followed by the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Soldier with 30 awards worth $80 million—together representing 73% of the award count and 77% of combined potential value across HWI Gear's portfolio. The Army Materiel Command operates the remaining material customer relationships through Aberdeen Proving Ground (4 awards, $16.6 million) and Sustainment Command (5 awards, $8.4 million). HWI Gear serves ten distinct federal agencies in total, but Army-focused procurement dominates.

HWI Gear holds three major indefinite delivery vehicles with DLA. The flagship contract is a $67.8 million multiple-award combat gloves IDV (SPE1C123D0071) running through September 2028 under total small business set-aside, with twelve delivery orders issued totaling $15.7 million potential value. A single-award $5.1 million men's and women's gloves IDV (SPE1C123D0056) carries no set-aside designation and runs through June 2027. A recently awarded single-award $7.79 million fuel handler gloves IDV (SPE1C125D0005) under total small business set-aside extends through October 2028. Beyond DLA, HWI Gear operates under Army indefinite delivery vehicles—notably contract W911QY13D0001 (22 task orders, $21.1 million combined potential value) and W911QY10D0008 (7 task orders, $17.3 million combined potential value)—reflecting sustained Army demand for specialized protective apparel.

Recent representative awards include a $4.36 million total small business set-aside delivery order from DLA for combat gloves (ultimate completion April 2027), a $1.49 million non-set-aside delivery order from DLA for fuel handler gloves (completion March 2026), and a $2.11 million non-set-aside delivery order from DLA for men's and women's gloves (completion October 2025). All delivery orders are firm fixed-price structures issued against HWI Gear's existing IDV ceiling authorities.

Activity has averaged 5.4 awards per year over the past five years, with moderate volatility (seven awards in 2023, nine in 2024, seven in 2025, and three in early 2026). Four awards worth $8.1 million combined potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting a moderate recompete exposure window. Combined obligated value across HWI Gear's portfolio stands at $96.8 million against $293.8 million combined potential value, indicating 33% invoice realization. The vendor subcontracts minimally—two sub-awards under Atlantic Diving Supply represent less than 2% of portfolio activity—and operates as a direct prime with no material teaming arrangements in the source data.

We design and supply protective apparel for Law Enforcement and Military members. We specialize in protective gloves, but we also supply other protective items. We manufacture USA made products as well as items manufactured in other countries. We have the capabilities of supplying on large production contracts as well as supplying smaller quantities from our distribution warehouse.