Tapesouth Inc.

Tapesouth Inc., a woman-owned, Subchapter S Corporation based in Gainesville, Florida, manufactures and distributes pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, electrical insulation tapes, packaging tapes, gummed tapes, and masking tapes to federal agencies as a prime contractor, competing predominantly under the Total Small Business set-aside category on GSA Federal Acquisition Service vehicles.

The vendor operates almost entirely through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule program. Tapesouth holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, established May 2, 2025, with a $3 million ceiling through May 1, 2027, designated as an "Other Than Schedule" vehicle for BPAs and standing offers available for direct delivery to military and civilian customers. The agreement covers pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes in various widths, thicknesses, and configurations; electrical insulation tapes meeting military and ASTM specifications; gummed water-resistant tapes; and specialized masking tapes for paint applications on aircraft, trucks, and boats. All products conform to ASTM standards and military requirements, priced on a fixed-price basis with economic price adjustment. Representative recent work includes a $24,813 Total Small Business delivery order for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape products issued July 9, 2026; a $14,700 purchase order for 3M-481 moisture and oil-resistant tape (black and clear, 1296 by 2 inches) issued July 1, 2026; and a $13,647 delivery order for mixed pressure-sensitive adhesive products issued July 6, 2026.

Customer concentration is extreme and singular. GSA Federal Acquisition Service accounts for 50,503 of the vendor's 59,912 total awards (89% of award count) and $103 million of the $108.2 million combined potential value across all federal work. The second-largest customer, the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, represents only 184 awards and $663 thousand. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps programs together account for fewer than 3,000 awards combined. This concentration reflects Tapesouth's positioning as a GSA schedule supplier rather than a direct federal prime.

Activity has declined in recent years. The vendor recorded 7,049 awards in 2022, peaked at 7,627 in 2023, then contracted to 5,724 in 2024 and 5,497 in 2025. Year-to-date 2026 activity stands at 3,397 awards, on pace for approximately 6,800 annual awards if the rate holds. The recompete cliff is minimal—only 188 awards (combined potential value $325 thousand) complete within the next twenty-four months, signaling limited near-term pressure from contract expiration. Tapesouth's revenue base shows moderate realized performance: $39.9 million obligated against $108.2 million combined potential value (37% obligation rate), suggesting substantial undrawn ceiling capacity across its GSA schedule work.

The vendor's footprint is narrowly specialized. The top five NAICS codes account for 84% of all awards: Carbon Paper and Inked Ribbon Manufacturing (23,061 awards), Office Supplies except Paper Manufacturing (13,346 awards), Adhesive Manufacturing (8,581 awards), Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (6,980 awards), and All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (2,402 awards). The mismatch between NAICS categories and actual product scope reflects the source data's treatment of tape products across multiple manufacturing classifications. By PSC code, Office Supplies dominates at 50,015 awards, followed by Electrical Insulators and Insulating Materials at 9,758 awards. Tapesouth competes in full-and-open and set-aside categories on GSA, with Total Small Business designations recurrent across delivery orders and purchase orders. The vendor maintains no recorded subcontract relationships and no identifiable teaming arrangements in the source data—all 59,912 awards are prime awards.

MILITARY SPEC ADHESIVE TAPES, PRINTED & TAMPER-PROOF LABELS, BLAST TAPE, FOIL TAPE, WASH TAPE, SPEED TAPE, KAPTON TAPE, PRESERVATION TAPE, NYLON TAPE, INSULATION ELECTRICAL TAPE, DIE-CUT LABELS.