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PSC 8470 — Armor, Personal: federal contracts
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What PSC 8470 covers
Description: Armor, Personal
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.
Official definition: GSA PSC Manual (PSC April 2025.xlsx), acquisition.gov/psc-manual. Category: Clothing, Textiles & Subsistence S&E › Textiles, Clothing & Equipage.
Who is winning new PSC 8470 work
Contractors ranked by obligations on awards that started FY2024–FY2027 to date.
| Contractor | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| LEADING TECHNOLOGY COMPOSITES INC | $336.2M | 71 |
| GENTEX CORPORATION | $255.1M | 45 |
| AVON PROTECTION CERADYNE LLC | $190.3M | 12 |
| INTEGRIS COMPOSITES, INC. | $145.2M | 6 |
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | $133.5M | 290 |
| HARDWIRE LLC | $103.2M | 163 |
| BETHEL INDUSTRIES INC | $102.0M | 30 |
| POINT BLANK ENTERPRISES, INC | $95.2M | 22 |
| ENGENSE, INC. | $52.0M | 7 |
| SLATE SOLUTIONS LLC | $42.2M | 11 |
How competitive is PSC 8470?
- 92.4% of obligations on these awards were competed.
- 33.6% of competed awards that report offers drew a single offer (n=1,394).
- 56.6% went to small businesses.
- The five largest contractors hold 59.8% across 184 contractors.
NAICS codes used on PSC 8470 awards
| NAICS | Industry | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 315990 | Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing | 39.1% |
| 333999 | All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing | 24.0% |
| 332994 | Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing | 10.1% |
| 339113 | Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing | 6.9% |
| 315210 | Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors | 5.3% |
| 339999 | All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 5.0% |
| 314999 | All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills | 3.5% |
| 331110 | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 1.7% |
Related PSC codes
8415 Clothing, Special Purpose · 8465 Individual Equipment · 4240 Safety and Rescue Equipment · 1367 A collection of items, which are used for a specific purpose. · 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies · 1095 Miscellaneous Weapons · 5340 Hardware · 6910 Training Aids
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