Red Letter Supply, LLC

Red Letter Supply, LLC, a woman-owned small business based in Anderson and Pendleton, South Carolina, supplies environmental safety equipment and spill containment products to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor across 74 federal awards totaling $13.2 million in combined potential value. The company competes in both unrestricted procurements and small-business set-asides, with roughly equal distribution across full-and-open and Total Small Business designated awards.

Red Letter Supply's customer base is entirely concentrated within the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Aviation represents 77% of awards by count (57 awards, $12.1 million combined potential value), with the remainder split between DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (13 awards, $772 thousand) and DLA Land and Maritime (4 awards, $307 thousand). The two ranking blocks—awards by count and awards by potential value—align perfectly, indicating no tension between order frequency and dollar magnitude; DLA Aviation drives both metrics equally.

The company's product portfolio centers on hazardous material spill containment and cleanup equipment and materials, which accounts for 58 of 74 awards. Representative contracts include a $1,294,706 purchase order from DLA Aviation for spill containment units (NSN 4235-016689796) awarded April 26, 2024, a $506,624 purchase order for spill containment units set aside for total small business participation awarded April 19, 2024, and a $235,206 purchase order from DLA Troop Support for 900 safety cans (NSN 7240016814336) awarded September 2, 2025. Secondary product categories include frame section and structural components (4 awards, $307 thousand combined), plastic sheet materials (4 awards), and storage tanks and utility containers (7 awards combined). Red Letter Supply holds three active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA: a $5,182,895.90 single-award IDC for spill containment equipment running through February 2031 (awarded February 11, 2026), a $372,780 single-award IDC for spill containment units running through February 2029 (awarded February 13, 2024), and a $250,000 single-award IDC for frame section structural components through June 2026 (awarded June 16, 2025). Task orders against the primary IDVs are limited in the source data—3 task orders under SPE4A724D0092 for $59 thousand combined value—with the majority of awards flowing through individual purchase orders rather than standing delivery orders.

Red Letter Supply shows activity growth from 21 awards in 2023 to 24 in 2024 and 22 in 2025, with 7 awards recorded in the first four months of 2026. Combined dollars obligated total $7.4 million, or 56% of the $13.2 million combined potential value, indicating that roughly half the contract ceilings remain unobligated. The vendor has no subcontract footprint in the source data; all 74 awards are prime contracts. Red Letter Supply's business is built on direct supply relationships with DLA distribution centers nationwide, with firm fixed-price terms and delivery requirements ranging from 5 to 171 days depending on NSN specificity and destination facility.