Kandor Manufacturing Inc.

Kandor Manufacturing Inc., a Puerto Rico-based HUBZone-certified manufacturer of military uniform components, serves as a prime contractor to the Defense Logistics Agency, competing predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides and full-and-open procurements. The company is minority-owned (Hispanic American) and self-certified as a small disadvantaged business, headquartered in Arecibo, Puerto Rico (00612).

Kandor manufactures cut-and-sew military apparel—undershirts, trousers, coats, blouses, and maternity uniforms—in multiple colors and patterns for active-duty U.S. armed forces personnel. Recent representative work includes a $2.22 million April 2026 delivery order for ACU OCP trousers under the DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles program (Total Small Business set-aside, completion February 2027), a $2.08 million March 2026 delivery order for military working coats (Total Small Business set-aside, completion March 2027), and a $1.69 million June 2025 delivery order for working woodland trousers (Total Small Business set-aside, completion January 2026). The company holds three significant single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with DLA Troop Support: a $193.6 million vehicle for unisex uniform coats and trousers (ultimate completion October 2027), a $16.4 million vehicle for men's undershirts (ultimate completion February 2028), and a $7.67 million vehicle for men's undershirts (ultimate completion December 2027).

Customer concentration is extreme. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles program represents 95% of awards (287 of 324 total) and 97% of combined potential value ($474.6 million of $490.4 million). The remaining exposure splits between the Defense Logistics Agency (12 awards) and the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (8 awards). The company holds no meaningful diversification across civilian or other defense agencies.

Kandor's award portfolio tracks almost entirely to its three DLA Troop Support IDCs. The largest parent vehicle—Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE1C123D0008—anchors 61 task orders valued at $69.4 million. The second-largest—Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE1C119D1163—carries 32 task orders valued at $27.7 million. Two additional vehicles (SPM1C113D1014 and SPM1C112D1051) support 34 and 34 task orders respectively, valued at $28.2 million and $9.5 million combined.

Activity has grown unevenly over the past five years: 13 awards in 2022, 40 in 2023, 26 in 2024, 39 in 2025, and 13 in the first four months of 2026. The combined obligated dollars across all awards total $196.1 million, representing 40% of the $490.4 million combined potential value—indicating that roughly 60% of the potential ceiling remains unexercised. Fifteen awards (combined potential value $13 million) complete within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure.

Kandor operates as a near-pure prime contractor: 98% of awards (316 of 324) are prime contracts or IDCs; only 2% (8 awards) are sub-awards. The sub-award exposure includes Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant sub-awards from the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce (Departamento De Desarrollo Economico Y Comercio), effective August 2023, supporting local employment and training initiatives in adults, dislocated workers, and youth.

The company's NAICS footprint aligns tightly with its core business: 71 awards in cut-and-sew apparel contracting, 62 in cut-and-sew apparel manufacturing, and 58 in men's and boys' cut-and-sew apparel contracting. Product Service Code distribution confirms the concentration: outerwear (men's) accounts for 108 awards; special-purpose clothing, 103; men's underwear and nightwear, 73. All work is performed at the company's manufacturing facility in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

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