Sawasawa LLC

Sawasawa LLC, a Los Angeles-based minority-owned, woman-owned small disadvantaged business, manufactures and supplies military clothing and textile products to the Defense Department as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards), competing predominantly under total small business set-asides and full-and-open solicitations. The company holds a Limited Liability Company structure with headquarters at 1020 E 59th Street, Los Angeles, California 90001, and operates under primary NAICS codes 315210 (Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors) and 315250 (Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing), with PSC classifications spanning outerwear for men and women, special-purpose clothing, and household furnishings.

Sawasawa's customer base is concentrated almost entirely within the Department of Defense. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division accounts for 239 awards (89% of recent contract count) valued at $961.7 million in combined potential value, while the Department of the Air Force accounts for 29 awards (11%) valued at $11.5 million. This concentration reflects Sawasawa's singular focus on military apparel procurement—there are no secondary civilian customers. The two rankings track identically, with DLA Troop Support dominating both volume and dollars across all recent fiscal years.

Sawasawa's capability portfolio centers on manufacture and delivery of standardized military clothing and athletic apparel. Representative work includes a $855,684 delivery order from DLA Troop Support (awarded June 11, 2026, completing November 25, 2026) for men's shirts under a total small business set-aside, firm fixed-price; a $2.67 million delivery order from DLA Troop Support (awarded December 22, 2025) for physical fitness trunks under a total small business set-aside, firm fixed-price, completing December 28, 2026; and a $769,321 indefinite delivery contract from the Air Force (awarded November 19, 2024) for cadet-issue blankets, comforters, and sweatsuits under a total small business set-aside, firm fixed-price, completing November 18, 2027. The company's product range encompasses men's and women's shirts, athletic t-shirts (including moisture-wicking variants), running shorts and jackets, sweatpants, sweatshirts, physical fitness trunks, all-purpose shorts, and specialized cadet apparel including bathrobes, parkas, athletic jackets, blankets, and comforters for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and U.S. Coast Guard.

Sawasawa holds seven significant indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Troop Support and the Air Force, all under total small business set-asides and firm fixed-price structures. The largest IDV is SPE1C122D1515, a $57.7 million total small business set-aside contract awarded November 2021 for moisture-wicking athletic t-shirts, running through November 2026. Under this vehicle, 87 task orders have generated $37 million in combined potential value. A second major IDV, SPE1C122D1567, is valued at $12.7 million for men's shirts, awarded July 2022, running through June 2027, with 45 task orders totaling $11.3 million. An additional $18.9 million IDV (SPE1C123D0026) for physical fitness trunks was awarded October 2024, running through October 2027, supporting the Army Physical Fitness Training Uniform requirement. Two recently awarded Air Force contracts include a $885,500 IDIQ for cadet athletic jackets (women's and men's), awarded January 2026, running through August 2030, and a $1.8 million IDIQ for cadet parkas, awarded December 2025, running through August 2030. The most recent addition is a $763 million multiple-award indefinite delivery contract awarded July 14, 2026, set aside for total small business, running through July 13, 2036, for broad military clothing and textile products across all service branches.

Activity has expanded sharply year over year. Sawasawa recorded 20 awards in 2022, 28 in 2023, 57 in 2024, and 83 in 2025, demonstrating sustained growth in both prime contract volume and dollar value. In the next twenty-four months, 16 awards (combined potential value $10.6 million) reach ultimate completion and face potential recompete. The company holds no subcontractor relationships; all work is performed in-house at its Los Angeles facility. Sawasawa competes in total small business set-aside vehicles and full-and-open delivery order solicitations, with a majority of recent task orders carrying no set-aside designation when issued against larger set-aside IDVs. The company's cumulative annual task order activity regularly surpasses $10 million, positioning it as a cornerstone supplier within the Defense Department's military clothing and textile supply chain infrastructure.

SDB/MBE/EDWOSB specializing in manufacturing of women and men's apparel, bras, sportswear, outerwear, underwear and contract sewing