Bren Corp

Bren Corp, a for-profit manufacturer of goods based in Johnston, Rhode Island, supplies military-grade flagstaff slings to the Defense Department as a prime contractor operating predominantly under small business set-asides. The vendor competes as a total small business set-aside prime on most awards, with occasional full-and-open purchase orders from the Defense Logistics Agency.

Bren Corp's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated on a single capability and customer. The company manufactures flagstaff slings (National Stock Numbers 8345002911670, 8345002500919, and 8345000597995) exclusively for the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division, accounting for 21 of 27 prime awards and the entire $2.8 million combined potential value across the vendor's recent award history. All delivery is to Arizona Industries for the Blind. Representative recent work includes a $209,930 total small business set-aside purchase order awarded April 24, 2025 for 1,400 flagstaff slings (NSN 8345002500919) with delivery by October 21, 2025; a $197,554 total small business set-aside purchase order awarded April 26, 2024 for 1,400 units (NSN 8345002500919) with delivery by October 8, 2024; and a $191,976 full-and-open purchase order awarded February 26, 2026 for 480 units (NSN 8345002911670) with delivery by August 25, 2026. The vendor also holds six awards from the broader Defense Logistics Agency under product categories including hospital furniture and apparel accessories. Across the portfolio, purchase orders typically call for 470 to 1,500 units per order with firm fixed pricing and delivery timelines of 100 to 180 days.

Award activity has declined from one award in 2022 to a near-zero trajectory: one award in 2025 and one in 2026. Only one award (the $191,976 February 2026 purchase order) faces completion within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint. Bren Corp's narrow focus on flagstaff slings under total small business set-asides for a single DLA division makes the company a specialized niche supplier with limited relevance to broader federal IT, professional services, or systems integration opportunities, but a defensible position in Defense Department textile procurement.