Kokatat Inc.

Kokatat Inc., an SBA-certified HUBZone small business manufacturer headquartered in Arcata, California, supplies specialized chemical and biological protective apparel and equipment to the Department of Defense and federal agencies as a prime contractor. The company manufactures All-Purpose Personal Protective Equipment (AP-PPE) suits in 32 variants, Integrated Footwear System sock and liner systems, diving dry suits, pararescue surface dry suits, and maritime assault suit systems, with performance concentrated at its Arcata facility.

Kokatat's federal posture has shifted dramatically toward defense-focused, higher-value work. Historically, the vendor's volume centered on Coast Guard uniforms and apparel through GSA's Multiple Award Schedule — 467 Coast Guard awards account for 44% of all recent awards in the source but only 10% of combined potential value. That volume-heavy, lower-value channel contrasts sharply with Kokatat's recent pivot to DoD chemical and biological defense procurement. The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (via the Army Acquisition Support Center) now anchors the dollar base: five recent awards carry $62.2 million in combined potential value, led by a $51 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for AP-PPE MOD garments awarded September 29, 2025, under Total Small Business set-aside. The Army Materiel Command's Contracting Command at Detroit Arsenal follows with seven awards totaling $57.1 million, anchored by a $22.745 million single-award IDC (awarded September 2023, extending through September 2028) for 32 AP-PPE suit variants. United States Special Operations Command rounds out the top dollar customers with $20.6 million across 120 awards. The top five customer organizations by potential value account for 85% of combined potential value but only 58% of award count — a structural divergence that reflects Kokatat's transition from high-volume, low-dollar GSA Schedule work to consolidated, large-ceiling defense contracts.

Kokatat places task orders against multiple vehicles. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule carries 479 task orders valued at $8.1 million combined, predominantly Coast Guard uniform orders from the historical baseline. The Army's single-award IDC for AP-PPE suits (H9222210D0008) generated 51 task orders worth $5.1 million. A Coast Guard single-award IDC (DTCG2300DDNQ293) carries 323 task orders totaling $13.5 million, reflecting sustained high-volume uniform procurement. Recent delivery orders under the new Joint PEO CBRN Defense IDCs include a $3.54 million AP-PPE MOD order (March 26, 2026, Total Small Business set-aside, completion February 2027), a $1.69 million AP-PPE MOD order (September 30, 2025, no set-aside, completion September 2030), and a $1.454 million Integrated Footwear System order (September 26, 2025, no set-aside, completion September 2030). The company also holds a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract (awarded October 8, 2024, ceiling $475 thousand, extending October 2029) enabling multi-agency procurement of protective equipment.

Kokatat operates almost entirely as a prime contractor — 1,064 of 1,068 recent awards are prime awards. Four sub-awards appear in the source, all routed through Valiant Global Defense Services Inc. and Atlantic Diving Supply Inc. for Special Operations Forces training and MAS-based uniform support.

Recent activity shows two awards in 2026 and four in 2025, down from six annually in 2023 and 2024. The recompete cliff is minimal: only two awards (combined potential value $4 million) complete in the next twenty-four months, leaving the bulk of the vendor's $77.975 million in active indefinite-delivery potential stable through 2028–2030. The shift from GSA Schedule apparel volume to consolidated defense-focused IDCs represents a fundamental change in Kokatat's federal customer mix and contract structure — away from broad, low-dollar availability toward deep, specialized capability in military protective systems.

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