IRA Green Inc.

IRA Green Inc., a small business manufacturer of military decorations, insignia, medals, and uniform-related accessories based in Providence, Rhode Island, operates as a prime contractor to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division and the U.S. Coast Guard, with nearly all of its 2,440 federal awards delivered directly to customer agencies rather than through subcontracting relationships.

IRA Green Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of goods founded in 1943 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. The company holds a subsidiary, Sayre Enterprises Inc., a self-certified Small Disadvantaged Business. IRA Green competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements without reliance on set-aside categories, though it qualifies as a small business under federal standards. The company's primary business is the manufacture and distribution of military uniform components—service ribbons, branch insignia, enlisted and officer grade insignia, qualification badges, decoration sets, medal sets, lapel buttons, buckles, belts, and related items. Work is performed at the company's Providence facility, with shipments to distribution points such as Arizona Industries for the Blind. NAICS concentration spans 339910 (Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing), 313999 (All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills), and related manufacturing categories; PSC activity centers on 84 (Badges and Insignia).

Customer concentration is extreme and deliberate: DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles accounts for 1,717 awards (70% of all awards) and $87.8 million (78% of combined potential value). The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard is the second-largest customer with 32 awards and $5.4 million, followed by the Defense Logistics Agency (broader agency) with 132 awards and $2.8 million, and the Department of the Army with 114 awards and $1.8 million. Top five customers account for 84% of award count and 89% of potential value. This customer footprint reflects IRA Green's strategic specialization in the one government buyer (DLA Troop Support) that centrally procures military clothing and textile items for all service branches. Recent activity shows moderate year-over-year decline—84 awards in 2025, down from 99 in 2024 and 102 in 2023—but the vendor maintains $1.7 million in combined potential value from awards completing within the next twenty-four months, representing a modest recompete exposure.

IRA Green holds five named Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles, totaling approximately $10.9 million in ceiling value across multiple years: a $4.678 million single-award IDC for branch insignia through March 2029 (multiple task orders issued ranging $139.5 thousand to $232.5 thousand); a $2.958 million single-award IDC for individual decoration sets through August 2028 (delivery orders including $176.1 thousand and $733.05 thousand); a $3.067 million single-award IDC for mixed uniform items through January 2028; and two more recent $250 thousand single-award contracts (one for service ribbons through May 2030, one for elastic webbing belts through January 2027, both Total Small Business set-asides). These vehicles enable rapid procurement of standardized military uniform components without re-competition. Representative prime work includes a $733.05 thousand delivery order from DLA Troop Support in August 2024 for service medal sets; a $476.2 thousand purchase order from DLA Troop Support in November 2024 for lapel buttons and medals; a $280.8 thousand purchase order from DLA Troop Support in April 2026 for branch insignia; and a $140 thousand Coast Guard purchase order in August 2025 for commendation, achievement, and good conduct medals. The vendor also holds a contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for medals and ribbons, valued at $200 thousand.

Sub-award footprint is minimal: only one sub-award appears in the source data, a task order to Colsa Corp (prime) in September 2024 for NASA service achievement medals and decoration sets totaling an unspecified value. IRA Green operates almost exclusively as a prime contractor to federal agencies rather than as a subcontractor on larger defense or civilian programs. The company does not maintain named teaming relationships with other primes; its federal role is direct supply of manufactured goods to government distribution and logistics centers.

Corporate background notes that IRA Green was established in 1943 and has operated continuously as a supplier of military decorations and uniform items. The company's 2,440 awards span from 1981 to April 2026, reflecting a long-term, stable relationship with DLA Troop Support. Awards per year declined from a peak of 102 in 2023 to 84 in 2025, reflecting a possible consolidation of order patterns or reduced procurement volumes rather than loss of business. Combined potential value across the award portfolio stands at $112.6 million, with $81.1 million obligated (72% of potential value), indicating active execution and performance across the footprint.

Military Uniform Accessories