Forgeline Solutions, Inc.

Forgeline Solutions, Inc., operating through its Lost Arrow, Inc. division and doing business as Lost Arrow Project, manufactures specialized military clothing, advanced soldier system equipment, and protective gear for Department of Defense special operations forces as a prime contractor competing in full-and-open federal procurements without set-aside designations. Headquartered in Carpinteria, California, with primary manufacturing operations in Lexington, Kentucky and Natick, Massachusetts, Forgeline is a for-profit manufacturer classified under NAICS 33029 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing) and PSC 6110 (Clothing, Special Purpose), with a portfolio concentrated on extreme weather gear, multi-season combat uniforms, protective equipment, and soldier system prototyping for Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, Air Force Special Operations Command, and Marine Corps Special Operations Command.

Customer concentration is extreme and single-threaded. The Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) accounts for 61 of 81 recent awards (75% of volume) and $321.8 million of the $487.6 million combined potential value (66% of dollars), leaving Forgeline exposed to recompete cliff risk on RDECOM ordering practices and budget cycles. Eight standalone Department of the Army awards represent $11.5 million; the Defense Logistics Agency, Air Combat Command, and US Marshals Service account for residual volume. The two rankings diverge sharply: a single $150 million Sustainment Command award anchors dollars but does not appear in the awards-by-count listing, signaling one large IDV position alongside many smaller task orders.

Forgeline's vehicle position is anchored to the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, where 75 task orders carry $510.6 million in combined potential value. The company holds a $225.4 million MAS single-award ceiling (through September 2025) that gates most prime ordering, recently refreshed by a $194.1 million BPA established September 9, 2024, under the same MAS vehicle, running through September 2027 and supporting RDECOM BPA calls for specialized military clothing and advanced soldier systems. Forgeline also operates under the Law Enforcement & Security Services contract vehicle (7 task orders, $9.6 million combined potential value) and holds positions on Special Operations Equipment–Tailored Logistics Support (5 task orders) and ASTRO (1 task order). Activity has remained steady — thirteen awards in 2022, eight in 2023, twelve in 2024, thirteen in 2025, and seven in 2026 through mid-September — with eight awards (combined potential value $13.9 million) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.

Representative prime work includes a $35.8 million July 2023 delivery order for MARS FY23 PLUS UP specialized clothing and equipment for advanced soldier systems, a $14.9 million February 2022 delivery order for men's outerwear supporting special forces across service branches, and a $12.5 million April 2023 delivery order for USASOC clothing and equipment, all under the MAS BPA and performed at Natick, Massachusetts or Lexington, Kentucky. Recent 2024 and 2025 BPA calls under the same vehicle include a $8.67 million December 2024 call for Army Special Operations Command material acquisition, a $4.93 million December 2024 call for Air Force Special Operations Command and Naval Special Warfare equipment, and a $7.56 million April 2026 call for USASOC advanced soldier systems. Forgeline also received a $495,103 April 2024 delivery order and a $1.11 million March 2025 delivery order for Marine Corps Special Operations Command, both under MAS.

Forgeline operates as a subcontractor to Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. on six sub-awards (October 2024, September 2024, September 2023) for cut-and-sew wool garments, foul-weather jackets, combat pants, arctic parkas, and universal pants in multicam and other patterns, typically appearing on lists of supplied items rather than as separately valued sub-tasks. Forgeline also subcontracts to Booz Allen Hamilton on a September 2024 engineering development and integration sub-award for cut-and-sew clothing. The sub-award footprint is minimal relative to prime work, representing 7% of recent awards and anchoring to Atlantic Diving Supply as the primary pass-through for Forgeline's specialized apparel manufacturing into broader defense supply chains.