Transhield, Inc.

Transhield, Inc., a division of Patrick Industries Inc., manufactures custom protective covers and enclosures for military, marine, and industrial applications as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) to the Defense Logistics Agency and the Department of Defense. The vendor competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside participation; nearly all awards carry no set-aside designation.

Transhield's customer concentration is extreme and singular. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division accounts for 1,453 awards (85% of recent volume) and $75.3 million in combined potential value across the portfolio, dominating both count and dollars. The next largest customer, DLA Distribution, appears in only three awards but carries $52.3 million in potential value from a single multiple-award contract for storage cover solutions. The United States Marine Corps, the third customer, accounts for 48 awards and $15.4 million. These three customers represent 98% of the combined potential value across Transhield's entire portfolio. This concentration reflects a deliberate business model centered on recurring small purchase orders and delivery orders under DLA Land and Maritime's numerous single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts, typically valued at $250,000 to $350,000 each.

Transhield's capability portfolio is narrowly specialized: design and manufacture of fitted vehicle covers, tarpaulins, boat covers, gun mount covers, generator set covers, CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) covers, vehicular communication covers, and specialized protective enclosures for military equipment including Long Range Acoustic Devices, torpedo tubes, and ship-mounted systems. Representative prime work includes a $1.187 billion purchase order from the Air Force Air Combat Command for B-52 engine pod covers (awarded September 2024), a $898.9 million delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime for vehicular communication covers (May 2024), and a $642 million delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime for vehicular communication covers (October 2023). The company also holds a $52.3 million multiple-award contract with DLA Distribution for storage cover solutions and operates on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule with $34.4 million in combined potential value across two orders. Across the portfolio, custom protective covers dominate: fitted vehicle covers, tarpaulins, and boat covers together account for the vast majority of identified work.

Activity has been volatile. The vendor recorded 102 awards in 2022, dropped to 16 in 2023, rebounded to 89 in 2024, achieved 94 in 2025, and shows 7 awards through early 2026 (a partial-year snapshot). The portfolio spans 1,697 total awards since 2004, with $182 million in combined potential value and $55.5 million in obligated dollars (30% realization rate), indicating substantial backlog.

Transhield operates almost entirely as a prime contractor. Sub-award activity is negligible: only seven sub-awards are identified, split across Lockheed Martin Corporation (HIMARS launcher covers, July 2024), Goodrich Corporation (sonar dome tarp, May 2024), Atlantic Diving Supply Inc. (USMC ACV tarpaulin, August 2024), and KBR Services LLC (Marine Corps prepositioning tarp, December 2024). The sub-award footprint is immaterial to the business model.

Parent vehicle positioning is dominated by single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Land and Maritime, each typically $250,000 to $350,000 and structured for flexible delivery order issuance. Representative active IDCs include contracts for vehicular communication covers (NSN 2590016913932, $250 thousand ceiling, October 2025), fitted vehicle covers (multiple SKUs, $250,000 to $350,000 ceilings, October 2025 through February 2026), tarpaulins (multiple NSNs, $250,000 to $350,000 ceilings, September 2025 through January 2026), gun mount covers (multiple NSNs, $250,000 to $350,000 ceilings, September 2025 through December 2025), and CIWS covers (NSN 1005016447531, $250 thousand, October 2025). The GSA Multiple Award Schedule carries 67 task orders valued at $15.6 million combined. These vehicles enable the DLA to issue recurring small orders (typically $2,000 to $400,000 per delivery order) without full-and-open competition, making Transhield a fixture in DLA's protective equipment procurement infrastructure.

Transhield is a for-profit manufacturer of goods and a small business registered in the System for Award Management. It is headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, with all identified place-of-performance statements referencing Elkhart as the manufacturing facility. The vendor was founded in 2001 and has established itself as a specialized supplier to the defense logistics sector through decades of consistent performance on protective cover solutions. Its parent company, Patrick Industries Inc., is a for-profit manufacturer but does not appear to be the operating contracting entity; Transhield maintains independent contract authority and SAM registration under its own UEI (WEJVQCKLQ267).