Defense Technology, LLC

Defense Technology, LLC, a Casper, Wyoming-based subsidiary of Safariland LLC (itself part of the broader BAE Systems PLC corporate family), manufactures less-lethal munitions and tactical equipment for federal law enforcement and military customers as a prime contractor on full-and-open purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts, with no set-aside posture across its recent footprint.

Defense Technology's capability portfolio centers on the design and manufacture of specialized munitions and less-lethal tactical systems. The vendor holds a $7.07 million single-award indefinite delivery contract with U.S. Army Contracting Command – New Jersey (awarded September 5, 2024, expiring September 4, 2029) for the manufacture, testing, inspection, packaging, and delivery of approximately 1.68 million rounds of 12 Gauge Breaching M1030 (AA54) ammunition cartridges in support of the Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition System. Two delivery orders have been issued against this vehicle: one from PEO Ammunition for $98,579.20 (completion December 19, 2024) and a second from PEO Ammunition for $88,628.80 (completion January 31, 2027), both for the same breaching cartridge specification. A $410,736 purchase order awarded by Army Contracting Command – Rock Island on September 19, 2025 (completion January 29, 2027) procures CS/Fuel/Oxidizer mix slugs supporting the M7A3 CS riot control grenade program; this sole-source award was justified under FAR 6.302-1(a) based on Defense Technology's unique technical capabilities and superior performance in handling, assembly, lag time, and burn time specifications, with extensive market research across SAM.gov yielding no alternative suppliers. Representative smaller awards include a $23,940 purchase order from the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office (August 11, 2025) for less-lethal single and multi-launcher certification training for BOP security officers at multiple facilities, and recurring purchase orders from individual Bureau of Prisons facilities for less-lethal grenades, foam baton rounds, and training kits in dollar ranges from $1,108 to $21,615.

Customer concentration sits heavily with Army ammunition programs. The top five customer organizations by combined potential value account for 93% of Defense Technology's overall award portfolio: the Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Picatinny Arsenal (9 awards, $57.4 million), Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Ammunition (13 awards, $56.3 million), Department of the Army Materiel Command Joint Munitions Command (8 awards, $4 million), Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (8 awards, $1.7 million), and the Department of the Army more broadly (10 awards, $411 thousand). The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons appears in the top five by award count (10 awards, $22 thousand combined potential value), reflecting a large number of small purchase orders for facility-level less-lethal equipment replenishment. The United States Marine Corps and a small number of other federal agencies round out the customer base. Defense Technology operates under five named indefinite delivery vehicles, including Indefinite Delivery Contract W52P1J08D0068 (7 task orders, $4 million combined potential value) and W15QKN12D0122 (4 task orders, $4.2 million combined potential value).

The vendor's award activity shows modest recent volume: 284 total awards since 1998, but only 1 award in 2022, 8 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 8 in 2025, and 2 in 2026 (most recent June 16, 2026). Combined potential value stands at $128.5 million, with $59.8 million obligated (47% of ceiling). Five awards carrying a combined potential value of $18.3 million reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure primarily on the Army ammunition IDIQs. The vendor's footprint is 100% prime (no sub-award activity in the source), positioning Defense Technology as the direct contractor on all named awards. Production takes place at the Casper, Wyoming manufacturing facility across all named contracts.