Sock Factory Inc.
Hickory, NC
- UEI
- VNHAAE1DPAL4
- CAGE
- 4X9T5
- Primary NAICS
- 315120 Apparel Knitting Mills
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1371 13th St SW, Hickory, NC 28602, USA
- Website
- thesockfactory.com
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Durables & Apparel
- Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
- SIC code
- 22 Textile Mill Products
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $208,394 |
| FY2025 | $163,942 |
| FY2024 | $207,464 |
| FY2023 | $171,767 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | $208,394 |
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet sock kits | Air Force Academy (HAF) | $208,394 | |
| Cadet sock kits | Air Force Academy (HAF) | $163,942 | |
| Cadet sock kits | Air Force Academy (HAF) | $207,464 | |
| FY 23 cadet sock kits | Air Force Academy (HAF) | $171,767 | |
| FY22 usafa cadet sock kit issue requirement. | Air Force Academy (HAF) | $127,250 |
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About the company
Sock Factory Inc., a small business sock manufacturer based in Hickory, North Carolina, supplies cadet sock kits to the U.S. Air Force Academy as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides. The company operates entirely as a prime across its federal footprint (100% of awards) and competes exclusively under small-business set-asides; all thirteen recent awards carry the Total Small Business designation or no set-aside, with no full-and-open competition in the portfolio.
Sock Factory Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer with over forty years of experience in high-performance sock production, registered with SAM.gov since 2007. The company manufactures athletic, dress, compression, and outdoor socks, with primary NAICS classification in Hosiery and Sock Mills (8 of 13 awards) and secondary work under Apparel Knitting Mills. All thirteen awards fall under PSC Hosiery, Handwear, and Clothing Accessories, Men's.
The company's customer base is entirely within the Department of the Air Force. The Department of the Air Force (7 awards, $1.7 million combined potential value) and the Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Academy (6 awards, $1.3 million combined potential value) account for 100% of recent awards. The revenue concentration reflects a single recurring customer relationship: the Air Force Academy's annual cadet sock kit requirement. Sock Factory Inc. has delivered cadet sock kits continuously since fiscal year 2021, with kits containing summer and winter boot socks, ski socks, physical training socks, and dress socks in various sizes, all compliant with the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment.
Recent representative work includes a $620,824.41 single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC FA700025D0008) awarded January 10, 2025, with a performance period through October 30, 2027, requiring 350 to 500 sock kits annually; a $208,393.70 delivery order under that IDC issued December 4, 2025, for completion by March 5, 2026; and a $163,941.50 delivery order issued January 14, 2025, with an April 14, 2025 completion date. An earlier IDC (FA700018D0005) generated five task orders totaling $444 thousand. Historical awards include a $207,464.40 purchase order for FY24 cadet sock kits (November 2023) and a $171,767.00 purchase order for FY23 cadet sock kits (January 2023), all as Total Small Business set-asides.
Award activity has been sporadic: one award each in 2021 and 2022, two in 2023, and three in 2025, with combined potential value across all thirteen awards of $3 million and $1.5 million obligated (50% of potential value). The company holds no subcontract awards and does not sit on government-wide vehicles outside the two Air Force Academy IDCs.
Quick answers
Is Sock Factory Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Sock Factory Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through November 17, 2026.
How much has Sock Factory Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $163,942 to Sock Factory Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $751,567 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Sock Factory Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Sock Factory Inc. ranked #13 in PSC 8440, #21 in NAICS 31512 and #22 in NAICS 3151 in FY2025.
What is Sock Factory Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Sock Factory Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Cadet sock kits (FA700026F0014), from Air Force Academy (HAF), on December 4, 2025.
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