John Johnson Company

John Johnson Company, doing business as Detroit Cover, is a for-profit manufacturer of protective fabric solutions and automotive accessories based in Romulus, Michigan. The company specializes in producing fitted vehicle covers, tarpaulins, storage bags, curtains, and related protective equipment designed specifically for military and government applications. Detroit Cover has established itself as a reliable supplier to the Department of Defense through an extensive track record of federal contract awards, primarily from the Defense Logistics Agency, demonstrating expertise in manufacturing logistics and equipment protection solutions for military ground vehicles, maritime equipment, and contingency operations.

Detroit Cover's federal contract portfolio reflects a consistent focus on supplying protective fabric products to support Department of Defense logistics requirements. The company has received numerous purchase orders and delivery orders from the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime for fitted vehicle covers (National Stock Numbers including 8511309224, 8511266480, 8511199089, 8511004114, 8510333363, 8510146214, and 8509960828), with individual order values ranging from approximately $2,500 to $124,600. Additionally, Detroit Cover has supplied tarpaulins and storage bags to the Defense Logistics Agency, including a $40,000.73 purchase order awarded July 29, 2025, for 77 tarpaulin units designated as a total small business set-aside contract, and a $25,326 purchase order from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment division for 700 storage bags and covers awarded October 19, 2023. The company also received a $1,356 purchase order from the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation division for ball stud covers in August 2021. The vast majority of Detroit Cover's awards have been non-set-aside procurements, though the company has successfully competed for total small business set-aside awards, including a $117,012 purchase order for fitted vehicle covers awarded January 22, 2021. All identified prime contracts have been awarded by Defense Logistics Agency entities, with no federal grant awards identified in the company's current record.

Detroit Cover currently maintains five active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, representing a combined potential ceiling value of $1,250,000. The most recent IDV, awarded August 29, 2025, carries a $250,000 ceiling with a performance period through August 29, 2026, and procures fitted vehicle covers under National Stock Number 2540015077822 with anticipated delivery orders issued approximately 12 times annually. A second active IDV awarded August 8, 2024, with a $250,000 ceiling and completion date of August 8, 2025, covers fitted vehicle covers under National Stock Number 4610113309 and has already generated four delivery orders collectively valued at $29,163.16. Three additional IDVs—awarded August 22, 2023 (ceiling $250,000, expiration August 21, 2024, set aside for total small business); September 2, 2022 (ceiling $250,000, expiration September 2, 2023); and August 31, 2021 (ceiling $250,000, set aside for total small business, expiration August 31, 2022)—have generated multiple delivery orders for fitted vehicle covers and related products. These IDV arrangements enable the Defense Logistics Agency to issue task orders on an as-needed basis to support military logistics and equipment protection requirements across domestic and overseas distribution centers, with guaranteed minimum order quantities ranging from one to three units annually and estimated annual delivery order frequencies of 9 to 12 orders per contract.

MISCELLANEOUS CANVAS ITEMS, FLAT TARPAULINS, AWNINGS, TRUCK TARPAULINS, STRAPS AND STRAP WEBBING, MILITARY PRODUCTS (CARGO COVERS, BOW& COVER KITS, HMMWV ACCESSORIES, CUSHIONS), AUTOMOTIVE PACKAGING AND ANTI-MUTILATION PRODUCTS.