Karlas & Emmas Knits LLC

Karlas & Emmas Knits LLC is a Brooklyn-based textile and apparel manufacturer that specializes in producing military clothing and protective equipment for the U.S. Department of Defense. The company is registered as a partnership or limited liability partnership and holds certifications as a minority-owned business, woman-owned small business, and self-certified small disadvantaged business. Since its registration in the System for Award Management in August 2020, Karlas & Emmas Knits LLC has established itself as a critical supplier to the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division, holding multiple substantial indefinite delivery contracts and receiving numerous delivery orders totaling millions of dollars in federal contract awards.

Karlas & Emmas Knits LLC has provided a diverse range of military apparel and textile products through its federal contract awards, all issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division of the Department of Defense. The company's primary product categories include nursing undershirts in olive drab green, maternity undershirts in olive drab green, men's undershirts, men's drawers in various configurations (including tan-colored 7-packs), protective face coverings, and men's underwear items. All delivery orders have been structured as firm fixed-price contracts performed at the contractor's facility in Brooklyn, New York, with no set-aside designations applied to individual delivery orders despite the company's small disadvantaged business status. The delivery orders span from 2021 through 2026, with values ranging from nominal amounts to over $2.2 million, and completion dates extending into 2026. Notably, all contract awards have been issued without identified subcontractors, indicating that Karlas & Emmas Knits LLC performs all manufacturing work in-house at its Brooklyn location.

Karlas & Emmas Knits LLC currently holds three significant indefinite delivery contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division, collectively valued at approximately $48.5 million and designated as total small business set-asides. The largest IDV, awarded in April 2021 with a ceiling value of $27,576,000 and an ultimate completion date of April 6, 2023 (subsequently extended through 2028), provides the framework for procuring protective face coverings to support Department of Defense requirements. The second IDV, awarded in March 2022 with a ceiling value of $12,588,832.50 and completion date of March 30, 2027, covers the supply of men's undershirts, men's drawers, and 7-pack tan men's drawers for military personnel. The third IDV, awarded in April 2023 with a ceiling value of $8,367,257 and completion date of April 26, 2028, establishes a vehicle for procuring nursing undershirts and maternity undershirts in olive drab green. Collectively, these three indefinite delivery contracts have generated dozens of firm fixed-price delivery orders, with individual task orders ranging from under $1,500 to over $2.2 million, demonstrating consistent demand from the Defense Logistics Agency for Karlas & Emmas Knits LLC's manufacturing capacity across multiple product categories essential to military personnel readiness and comfort.