Mid-South Institute Of Self-Defense Shooting, Inc.

Mid-South Institute Of Self-Defense Shooting, Inc., doing business as Mid South Institute, is a Mississippi-based for-profit Subchapter S corporation that delivers advanced firearms training, tactical instruction, and shooting target production to federal defense and law enforcement agencies as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards). The vendor competes in full-and-open solicitations without set-aside posture, though select vehicles carry total small business designations.

Mid-South Institute's customer concentration is heavily weighted to United States Special Operations Command, which accounts for 242 awards (65% of total award count) and $23.6 million combined potential value (59% of combined portfolio). The Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Division ranks second with 41 awards and $2 million potential value, followed by the Department of the Army (19 awards, $471 thousand), the FBI Academy (13 awards, $558 thousand), and Naval Special Warfare Command (6 awards, $136 thousand). These top five customers represent 87% of the award footprint. A material divergence appears in potential-value ranking: GSA Federal Acquisition Service anchors $7.5 million in combined value on a single award, suggesting a high-dollar vehicle holding or delivery order.

The vendor holds three active indefinite-delivery contracts and participates on multiple government schedules. The largest IDC is a $1.995 million single-award contract with USSOCOM for advanced shooting courses, awarded February 26, 2026, with completion through February 25, 2031. A $749,000 single-award IDIQ with USSOCOM for shooting targets runs through May 8, 2029 and carries a total small business set-aside; recent delivery orders under this vehicle include $23.751 thousand (Department of the Navy, August 13, 2025), $39.585 thousand (Naval Special Warfare Command, September 26, 2025), and $13.7 thousand (Naval Special Warfare Command, February 2, 2026). A third vehicle—a $500,000 single-award BPA with Air Forces Europe and Africa for pistol and rifle training—was established May 1, 2026, with completion through April 30, 2031. Beyond these three vehicles, Mid-South Institute places task orders against the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (111 task orders, $4 million combined potential value) and several Army IDIQs: H9224015D0001 (94 task orders, $6.1 million), W9124806A0028 (41 task orders, $1.3 million), and H9224019D0015 (17 task orders, $467 thousand).

Representative prime work spans advanced firearms instruction, tactical training, and target supply. Recent awards include a $128.8 thousand purchase order from the Navy for live fire breaching and advanced close-quarters combat instruction (January 5, 2026), a $163.2 thousand Navy purchase order for three advanced shooting courses at Fort Story, Virginia (August 13, 2025), a $108.61 thousand USSOCOM purchase order for explosive breacher and close-quarters combat training (February 9, 2024), and ongoing target delivery orders under the USSOCOM $749,000 IDC ranging from $1.692 thousand to $45.12 thousand. The vendor also holds an FBI Headquarters Division BPA call worth $30,000 for combat pistol and rifle training (September 21, 2026, completing September 20, 2027).

Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years (13 awards in 2022, declining to 7 in 2023–2025, then rising to 14 in 2026), with only one award ($30 thousand) facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months—a minimal recompete exposure. The NAICS profile is split between All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction (212 awards) and Professional and Management Development Training (116 awards), with 30 awards under All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing reflecting target production work. Education/Training—Other (204 awards) and Training/Curriculum Development (48 awards) dominate the PSC classification.

Mid-South Institute operates as a subcontractor on a limited basis, with three sub awards to Booz Allen Hamilton for firearms and close-quarters battle instruction under the EDITS (Engineering Development Integration and Technology-Based Solutions) program (January 29, 2026, August 11, 2025, and April 9, 2025). All work is performed at the vendor's Lake Cormorant, Mississippi facility or at customer sites including Fort Story, Virginia; Quantico, Virginia; Exeter, New Hampshire; and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.