Karlas & Emmas Knits LLC

Karlas & Emmas Knits LLC, a woman-owned and minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Brooklyn, New York, manufactures military apparel and textile products exclusively for the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The firm operates as a partnership or limited liability partnership, performing all manufacturing in-house at its Brooklyn facility with no identified subcontractors across its entire federal footprint.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on cut-and-sew military apparel manufactured to Berry Amendment domestic-sourcing specifications. Representative work includes a $1,319,201.28 firm fixed-price delivery order awarded May 17, 2026, for men's Air Force physical training t-shirts under a 48-month, $21,070,000 single-award IDIQ (completion February 26, 2027); a $1,240,617.60 delivery order for men's all-purpose short Air Force t-shirts awarded April 22, 2026, under the same vehicle (completion January 26, 2027); a $672,816 order for men's undershirts awarded May 18, 2026, under a separate $12,588,832.50 men's undergarment IDIQ (completion August 23, 2027); and smaller recurring orders spanning women's physical training shorts, nursing undershirts in multiple colorways, maternity undershirts in olive drab green, and protective face coverings. Delivery orders carry ceiling values ranging from under $1,500 to over $2.2 million, with all work performed at the Brooklyn location.

Customer concentration is absolute — 100 percent of awards fund Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division programs. The vendor holds six active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Troop Support, awarded between March 2022 and April 2026, with a combined ceiling of approximately $888.4 million and ultimate completion dates extending through April 2032. The top five parent vehicles by task-order volume are Indefinite Delivery Contracts SPE1C122D1538 (34 task orders, $9.2 million), SPE1C123D0042 (30 task orders, $1.2 million), SPE1C126D0031 (12 task orders, $3.5 million), SPE1C121D1446 (6 task orders, $5.3 million), and SPE1C126D0041 (4 task orders, $213 thousand). All IDIQs carry total small business set-aside designations. The vendor recently received three new IDIQs awarded in April 2026: one for $21,070,000 covering Air Force and Space Force physical training t-shirts (ultimate completion April 20, 2030), one for $30,564,450 for running shorts and all-purpose shorts (ultimate completion February 23, 2030), and one for $3,705,000 for nursing and maternity undershirts in olive drab green (ultimate completion April 22, 2031).

Activity has grown substantially year over year — from 7 awards in 2022 to 33 in 2026 — with the average order size remaining modest relative to IDIQ ceilings. Twenty-five awards (combined potential value $7.2 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing moderate recompete exposure concentrated on existing task orders against established vehicles rather than IDIQ recompetes. The vendor's product mix splits predominantly between men's undergarments and women's outerwear across NAICS 315210 (Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors), with men's underwear and women's outerwear comprising 63 of 97 awards. All delivery orders are structured as firm fixed-price with no identified subcontractors, reflecting vertical integration of the manufacturing operation. The vendor has demonstrated consistent capacity to meet Department of Defense clothing and textile requirements at scale, with obligated dollars at $21.5 million (2 percent of combined potential value) signaling ongoing performance against an extensive pipeline of awarded but not-yet-obligated task orders.