United Tactical Systems, LLC

United Tactical Systems, LLC, doing business as Pepperball Technologies, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business and limited liability company headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois that manufactures and supplies less-lethal security products to federal law enforcement and correctional agencies. The company specializes in the design, production, and distribution of pepperball launching systems, projectiles, ammunition, and related accessories that provide non-lethal tactical options for federal personnel engaged in law enforcement, border security, immigration enforcement, and correctional facility operations. As a registered federal contractor since May 2013, United Tactical Systems has established itself as a primary supplier of innovative less-lethal technologies across multiple Department of Homeland Security components and Department of Justice agencies, consistently delivering specialized equipment that enables safer intervention strategies for frontline personnel.

United Tactical Systems has received numerous federal contract awards spanning purchase orders, delivery orders, and task orders valued from approximately $668 to over $1.06 million, demonstrating sustained demand across federal agencies. The company has supplied pepperball launchers, live and inert projectiles, powder training rounds, pressure-based air launchers, tanks, ammunition, maintenance kits, speed loaders, and related accessories to federal correctional institutions including FCI Ashland, FCI Bennettsville, FCI Bastrop, FCI Sheridan, FCI Herlong, FCI Oxford, FCI Jesup, FCI Three Rivers, FCI Loretto, FCI Manchester, Federal Detention Center SeaTac, Metropolitan Detention Centers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, United States Penitentiary Big Sandy, and Federal Correctional Complexes at Victorville, Tucson, Butner, Petersburg, Pollock, and other Bureau of Prisons facilities. The company has also provided critical less-lethal equipment to the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Protective Service, and the Justice Management Division. Contract awards have included small business set-asides designated as Total Small Business for certain correctional facility purchases, while the majority of awards contained no set-aside designation, reflecting open competition for the company's specialized products and services.

United Tactical Systems holds two significant indefinite delivery contracts that position it as a primary federal supplier of less-lethal technologies. The company maintains a $7.5 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection effective from September 18, 2025 through September 17, 2030, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, which provides Less Lethal Pressurized Air Launching Systems with accessories, projectiles, and parts to CBP and other DHS components including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Secret Service. This IDC requires the contractor to produce a minimum of 300 launchers per quarter and has generated task orders ranging from approximately $13,000 to $692,000, with primary performance at the contractor's Lake Forest facility. Additionally, United Tactical Systems holds a $140 million Multiple Award Schedule Federal Supply Schedule contract (Number 47QSMS25D00B0) with the General Services Administration effective from August 7, 2025 through August 6, 2030, which covers less-lethal security products and technologies under Special Item Number 332999 for Law Enforcement Personal Equipment. This GSA MAS contract establishes pricing starting at $5.71 per unit with minimum order thresholds of $100 and maximum orders of $250,000, delivery coverage to 48 states and Washington, D.C., and Net 30 payment terms. The GSA Schedule vehicle has supported task orders from the U.S. Marshals Service and Department of Justice agencies, complementing the CBP IDC to collectively position Pepperball Technologies as a comprehensive federal supplier for non-lethal law enforcement equipment across civilian agencies and department components.