Saf-T-Gard International, Inc.

Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., based in Northbrook, Illinois, supplies industrial safety equipment and personal protective equipment to federal agencies as a prime contractor on a full-and-open basis with no SBA set-aside certifications except where Total Small Business set-asides apply. The vendor is a for-profit commercial entity operating in hardware manufacturing, apparel contracting, and electrical insulation equipment supply, with recent award activity accelerating sharply — from 4 awards in 2022 to 269 in 2026 year-to-date.

Saf-T-Gard's federal footprint centers on defense and civilian logistics procurement. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 81% of recent awards: GSA Federal Acquisition Service (393 awards, $797 thousand combined potential value), Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment (136 awards, $1.4 million), Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (76 awards, $1.2 million), Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (57 awards, $1.6 million), and Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Hardware (10 awards, $113 thousand). By potential value, DLA Aviation anchors the portfolio at $1.6 million across 57 awards, followed closely by DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment at $1.4 million across 136 awards. GSA FAS drives volume but carries a lower per-award value, indicating high order frequency for smaller purchases. The two rankings reveal a pattern where DLA Aviation concentrates dollars in fewer, higher-value orders while GSA FAS places many small purchase orders for routine safety apparel and personal protective equipment.

Capability work spans protective apparel, respiratory protection, electrical safety equipment, and specialized military flight suits. Representative orders include DriiFire Fortrex FR flight suit jackets and pants (multiple orders valued at $3,772 to $5,659 per order to GSA FAS, awarded August–May 2026), cooling vests (GSA FAS, $9,940 in August 2026), chin straps and safety glasses (recurring GSA FAS orders, typically under $5,000 each), and electrical insulation blankets under DLA Aviation (delivery orders of $5,376 to $35,948, May 2026). Saf-T-Gard holds two primary indefinite delivery vehicles: a $500,000 Federal Supply Schedule contract with GSA Federal Acquisition Service through September 2028 covering personal protective equipment and electrical testing services, and a $250,000 Total Small Business single-award IDC with DLA Aviation through September 2028 for electrical insulation blankets (PSC 4610105819). The DLA Aviation IDIQ has generated cumulative delivery order activity of approximately $65,742 as of the most recent award in December 2025. Five additional DLA IDCs (SPMYM212D0022, SPMYM212D0021, SPMYM214D0022, SPE4A613D5327, SPMYM212D0020) carry 57 cumulative task orders valued at $417 thousand and support ongoing DLA Troop Support ordering across construction equipment and hardware. Recent award activity under GSA's Multiple Award Schedule includes purchase orders for chin straps, safety glasses, flight suits, respirators, and specialized protective gear issued at high frequency — often weekly or bi-weekly — in amounts ranging from under $100 to $9,940.

The vendor's product mix reflects its core NAICS distribution: Hardware Manufacturing dominates with 360 awards, followed by Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors (48 awards), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (45 awards), and Electrical Insulators and Insulating Materials Manufacturing (45 awards). PSC coding mirrors this concentration — Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered accounts for 360 awards; Safety and Rescue Equipment 202 awards; Clothing, Special Purpose 160 awards; and Electrical Insulators and Insulating Materials 45 awards. Saf-T-Gard operates as a 100% prime contractor footprint with no recorded subcontractor relationships in the source data. Combined potential value across 827 recent prime awards totals $7.5 million, with $6.9 million (92%) obligated. Activity has grown substantially — from 4 awards in 2022 to 117 in 2025 and 269 in 2026 year-to-date — indicating either expanded DLA and GSA ordering or improved visibility in federal databases. Within the next twenty-four months, 39 awards totaling $74 thousand face completion and recompete.

Wholesaler of PPE/Safety Supplies: Fall Protection,Arc Flash Clothing, Electricians Gloves:

Rubber and Leather, Accessories, Respiratory Protection, Eye/Face/Ear Protection