SBG Defense LLC

SBG Defense LLC, a Butler, Pennsylvania-based small business manufacturer, supplies transparent armor plates, vehicle armor frames, laminated glass, and window installation kits to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides (88% of recent awards). The company operates as a for-profit limited liability company and competes exclusively within small business carve-outs across its federal prime portfolio.

SBG Defense serves a single dominant customer. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division accounts for 42 of 44 prime awards (100% of potential value at $13.8 million combined), with five additional awards split between DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment ($42 thousand combined), the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center, and the United States Marine Corps. This extreme concentration reflects SBG Defense's positioning as a specialized supplier within DLA's military vehicle protection supply chain rather than a diversified federal contractor.

The company's capability portfolio centers on transparent armor components—ballistic and non-ballistic armor plates manufactured to specific National Stock Numbers (NSNs)—and related vehicle protection systems. Representative recent work includes a $1.67 million Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded August 2025 for transparent armor plates, vehicle armor frames, and window installation services across a three-year performance window; a $1.53 million definitive contract for window installation kits (500 units) with a 420-day delivery timeline; a $956 thousand definitive contract for 1,200 units of transparent armor with first article testing and delivery to multiple DLA distribution centers (awarded March 2025); and a $352.8 thousand purchase order for 60 vehicle armor frames (awarded September 2023). Smaller purchase orders for individual line items of transparent armor, laminated glass, and first article testing round out the recent portfolio, with values ranging from $2 thousand to $200 thousand per order.

SBG Defense holds positions on two parent Indefinite Delivery Contracts: IDC W56HZV17D0071 (5 task orders) and IDC M6700112D1004 (1 task order), both with the Defense Logistics Agency. The awards are concentrated under NAICS 336992 (Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing) and Product Service Code 2541 (Weapons Systems Specific Vehicular Accessories).

Activity accelerated sharply in 2024, growing from 3 awards in 2023 to 32 in 2024, before declining to 14 in 2025 and 1 in 2026 year-to-date. Two awards (combined potential value $389 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure. The vendor has obligated $13.1 million against $13.8 million in combined potential value (95% of ceiling), indicating strong execution velocity.

In its subcontractor role (12% of recent awards), SBG Defense supplies auto parts and armored vehicle components to AM General LLC on HMMWV production and delivery orders for Iraq, Syria, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army Ammunition and Pyrotechnic Supply (APS) programs, and to Beacon Automotive LLC on an Egypt Foreign Military Sales requirement for M1152 Troop Carriers and M1151A1B1 HMMWVs. Subcontract work involves modifications and shipping updates rather than new production scope.