Tactical Support Equipment, Inc.

Tactical Support Equipment, Inc., doing business as T S E, manufactures tactical communications equipment, surveillance systems, and reconnaissance kits for military and federal law enforcement agencies as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards) with service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) certification and veteran-owned small business (VOSB) status. The Fayetteville, North Carolina-based manufacturer competes across both set-aside and unrestricted procurement, with recent awards split between Total Small Business set-asides, SDVOSB sole-source awards, and full-and-open competition — notably, the vendor operates with minimal subcontractor exposure (1% of recent awards).

TSE's capability portfolio centers on antenna systems, night vision and surveillance optics, tactical video surveillance kits, communications electronics, and specialized field equipment including canine cameras and reconnaissance backpacks. Representative recent work includes a $1.084 million definitive contract from the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) for canine cameras (September 2025); a $589,250 purchase order from Air Force Materiel Command Aeronautical Systems Center for reconnaissance backpacks (October 2022); a $196,360 purchase order from the Department of the Army for five-day antenna training for tactical communications in austere environments (March 2023); and a $68,090 purchase order from the U.S. Special Operations Command for tactical video surveillance kits and cameras (March 2023).

Customer concentration is highly concentrated. The top five funding agencies account for 44% of recent awards by count: the U.S. Special Operations Command (169 awards, $16.7 million combined potential value) leads both volume and dollars, followed distantly by the Department of the Army (114 awards, $4.3 million), the Department of the Army Special Operations Command (60 awards, $2.3 million), the Naval Air Warfare Center (46 awards, $4.7 million), and the U.S. Marine Corps (45 awards, $3 million). A secondary dollar concentration sits with the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (32 awards, $15.7 million combined potential value), which rivals USSOCOM on potential dollars despite placing fewer orders. TSE serves 119 distinct customer agencies but derives disproportionate value from special operations and Navy air logistics.

The vendor operates primarily through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (550 task orders, $42.2 million combined potential value) and holds seats on five additional indefinite delivery contracts: Navy contract N0042103D0049 (19 task orders, $4.8 million), Army contracts H9222208D0037 (9 task orders, $1.8 million) and H9222207D0018 (7 task orders, $3.4 million), and Federal Supply Schedule GS07F0642W (5 task orders, $192 thousand). The MAS vehicle dominates TSE's order flow and represents the primary avenue for government task-order placement.

Recent activity shows a steep decline. The vendor received seven awards in 2022, five in 2023, eight in 2024, three in 2025, and two in the first quarter of 2026. This trajectory reflects either procurement consolidation, customer shift away from TSE, or hiatus from active pursuit. Across a twenty-four-year prime footprint dating to August 2002, TSE has accumulated 986 prime awards with a combined potential value of $695.8 million, though only $105.9 million (15% of potential value) has been obligated to date — a ratio suggesting the vendor carries significant unfunded backlog or that potential values reflect ceiling estimates rather than actual consumption. In its minimal subcontractor role, TSE supplies tactical equipment components (advanced battery chargers, night vision adapters, waterproof K9 camera systems, RF antennas) to Atlantic Diving Supply, CACI Federal, BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, and Leidos. The NAICS and PSC concentration data show TSE codes across communications equipment manufacturing and repair (390 awards in computer and office machine repair), antenna and waveguide equipment (141 awards), and radio/television communications equipment (134 awards and 84 PSC-level awards respectively).

electronic manufacturer, Reconnaisance/surveillance equipment

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