Hyman Brickle & Son Inc.

Hyman Brickle & Son Inc. Northwest Woolen Mills Division, doing business as Northwest Woolen Mills, manufactures wool and synthetic textile products for the federal government as a prime contractor exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides. Based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, the company operates across NAICS 314110 (Broadwoven Fabric Mills, the primary category in its award portfolio) and NAICS 315225 (Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing), delivering military-specification blankets, berets, parkas, trousers, and cadet uniforms.

Customer concentration sits heavily with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division, which accounts for 313 awards and $328 million in combined potential value—63% of the vendor's total dollar footprint across all customers. The General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service places the second-largest volume (609 awards, $95.2 million potential value) through blanket purchase agreements and indefinite delivery vehicles, though the dollar share is substantially smaller. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons ($6.5 million), the Department of the Army Materiel Command Sustainment Command ($5.3 million), and the Department of the Navy Pacific Fleet Forces ($302 thousand) round out the active set. The two customer rankings diverge sharply—GSA by award count but DLA by dollars—signaling that GSA task orders are smaller transactions routed through standing vehicles while DLA drives sustained, higher-value military textile supply.

Northwest Woolen Mills holds multiple active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Troop Support. The primary vehicle is a $12.49 million Total Small Business single-award IDC for men's wool berets awarded April 17, 2024, with ultimate completion April 16, 2028, which has generated 14 delivery orders totaling approximately $6.6 million as of February 2026. A second $12.49 million men's berets IDC was awarded March 25, 2024, expiring March 24, 2028. Representative recent delivery orders include a $1.325 million purchase order from Army Sustainment Command (awarded April 1, 2026) for cadet wool blankets meeting U.S. Military Academy specifications (64 by 90 inches, 4 pounds 8 ounces, minimum 95% wool, gold and black stripes, "U.S.M.A." lettering, through March 31, 2031); a $4.019 million definitive contract from DLA for bed blankets (awarded August 12, 2025, completion September 30, 2026); a $1.199 million purchase order from Army Sustainment Command for C0255 Black Wool Melton Fabric for cadet overcoat liners and parkas (awarded September 17, 2025, completion September 16, 2030); and a $1.001 million definitive contract from Army Sustainment Command for C0262 and C0263 merino black and gray wool fabrics for cadet dress and full-dress coats (awarded June 2, 2025, completion August 1, 2030). The vendor also operates through a GSA Federal Acquisition Service blanket purchase agreement (GS07FNWBPA) and multiple DLA indefinite delivery contracts for specialized military textiles (snow camouflage parkas, trousers, face covers, and leather flight jackets).

Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years—17 awards in 2022, declining to 8 in 2023, rebounding to 18 in 2024, 15 in 2025, and 8 in 2026 year to date. Within the next twenty-four months, two awards with combined potential value of $5 million reach ultimate completion, presenting modest recompete exposure. All work is performed in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The vendor operates 100% as a prime contractor (1,416 awards) with zero subcontract activity in the source data, and all work flows through Total Small Business set-asides, reflecting consistent reliance on small-business-designated vehicles across the DLA and GSA customer base. The company emphasizes domestic manufacturing and Berry Amendment compliance for U.S.-made goods, a critical compliance signal across defense textile procurement.

Prime contractor of wool blankets for the

Dept of Defense. Manufacturer of blankets for disaster and homeless Relief. Wool and wool blends. Custom blends and colors available.