Salute Industries Inc.

Salute Industries Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Archdale, North Carolina, manufactures apparel and uniforms for the Department of Defense under prime contracts awarded through Total Small Business set-asides. The firm is a for-profit manufacturer of goods competing predominantly under set-asides, with 73% of recent awards as prime contractor and 27% as a subcontractor.

Salute's federal footprint centers on military outerwear production. The vendor holds a $48.3 million single-award indefinite-delivery contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles office, awarded June 30, 2026 and running through June 29, 2031, to manufacture Air Force and Space Force men's and women's dress coats with a guaranteed minimum of 28,356 units and maximum potential quantity of 491,352 units across the performance period. All coats must be manufactured from 100% U.S.-made materials. The source selection evaluation prioritized past performance confidence assessment as the primary criterion, followed by technical merit demonstrated through product demonstration models. Recent delivery orders under this contract include a $2.8 million order for men's coats (July 8, 2026) and a $1.1 million order for women's coats (July 8, 2026), both carrying firm fixed-price terms and April 26, 2027 completion dates. Salute also received a $120 thousand purchase order from the Marine Corps in September 2022 for 307 100% wool melton dress uniform overcoats for Marine Corps Recruit Depot–Parris Island, with seven delivery locations under unrestricted (no set-aside) procurement.

Customer concentration is extreme. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles office accounts for 5 awards and $52.2 million of the combined potential value — substantially 99% of the $52.8 million total — with the remaining four customer agencies (Department of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force) contributing $580 thousand combined. The Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Soldier holds 4 awards with no disclosed ceiling values.

Salute subcontracts to Booz Allen Hamilton, performing cut-and-sew operations oriented to military uniforms under Booz Allen's Engineering Development Integration and Technology-Based Solutions (EDITS) platform, with sub-awards dated August through December 2024.

Two awards totaling $3.9 million face ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and therefore will recompete. Activity has grown from one award in 2019 to five awards in 2026, though obligated dollars to date represent only 11% of combined potential value, reflecting the recency of the large indefinite-delivery contract award and its front-loaded delivery schedule over the coming twelve months.