8470: Armor, Personal
Clothing, Textiles & Subsistence S&E › Textiles, Clothing & Equipage · Figures are FPDS award actions reporting this code.
Product code
Active
Overview
- FY2026 obligations
- $554.10M
- $554,104,590awarded under 8470
- FY2027 to date
- $691.65K
- $691,652102 awards · year to date
- FY2026 awards
- 1,078
- awards with an action under this code
Obligations by fiscal year of action
- FY2027: $691,652 (year to date)
- FY2026: $554,104,590
- FY2025: $872,554,230
- FY2024: $529,424,999
- FY2023: $503,956,625
- FY2022: $515,612,795
Total across 6 fiscal years: $2,976,344,890
* Year to date.
Source: FPDS award actions reporting this PSC. Obligations are the sum of the obligation on each action (modifications included). Department of Defense actions appear about 90 days after they are signed.
Definition
- Official name
- Armor, Personal
- Short name
- ARMOR, PERSONAL
- Category
- Clothing, Textiles & Subsistence S&E › Textiles, Clothing & Equipage
- Status
- Active since October 15, 1978
- Includes
- Clothing specially designed for use as personal armor.
- Excludes
- all specialized flight clothing and accessories which may contain ballistic resistant properties as a secondary function. Excludes special purpose clothing wherein the primary function is for purpose other than ballistic protection.
Top buying agencies
FY2024–FY2026 · awarding sub-tier agencies
| Rank | Agency | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | $790,822,227 | 40.4% |
| 2 | Department Of The Army | $774,137,482 | 39.6% |
| 3 | U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement | $111,055,087 | 5.7% |
| 4 | U.S. Customs And Border Protection | $49,027,287 | 2.5% |
| 5 | Department Of The Navy | $40,639,440 | 2.1% |
| 6 | State, Department Of | $32,146,315 | 1.6% |
| 7 | U.S. Marshals Service | $24,556,124 | 1.3% |
| 8 | U.S. Special Operations Command | $24,542,698 | 1.3% |
| 9 | Federal Bureau Of Investigation | $18,358,203 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Department Of The Air Force | $18,288,814 | 0.9% |
Top vendors
FY2024–FY2026
| Rank | Vendor | Obligated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEADING TECHNOLOGY COMPOSITES INC | $345,452,261 | 110 | 17.7% |
| 2 | GENTEX CORPORATION | $287,286,381 | 56 | 14.7% |
| 3 | AVON PROTECTION CERADYNE LLC | $210,273,387 | 22 | 10.7% |
| 4 | TENCATE ADVANCED ARMOR USA, INC. | $145,385,907 | 16 | 7.4% |
| 5 | ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | $141,533,689 | 388 | 7.2% |
| 6 | HARDWIRE LLC | $103,939,448 | 197 | 5.3% |
| 7 | BETHEL INDUSTRIES INC | $102,485,517 | 39 | 5.2% |
| 8 | POINT BLANK ENTERPRISES, INC | $93,147,031 | 33 | 4.8% |
| 9 | ASPETTO, INC | $66,345,219 | 108 | 3.4% |
| 10 | ENGENSE, INC. | $58,652,343 | 12 | 3.0% |