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$61,221,062

Department of Homeland Security·U.S. Customs and Border Protection

to WORKWEAR OUTFITTERS, LLC

justiceactive
WORK BEGAN2025-10-31·LATEST ACTION2026-03-31·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_70B01C26F00000004_7014_70B01C20D00000004_7014
Award description

FY 2026 ALLOWANCE, ACADEMY, QUARTERMASTER AND HARDSHIP, UNIFORMS II

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Supplies uniforms, equipment, and allowances for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and trainees.

Sub-sectors
cbp-uniforms-equipmentpersonnel-allowanceslaw-enforcement-apparel
Why this matters

CBP operates the frontline border enforcement apparatus; operational readiness depends on equipping 60K+ officers with proper uniforms and gear.

Supply-chain signal

A $61M contract to a U.S. domestic uniform supplier signals domestic sourcing capacity for law enforcement apparel, though component sourcing remains unclear.

U.S.–China competition angle

Uniform manufacturing has shifted to low-cost Asia; this domestic contract could reflect U.S. policy to source security-sensitive apparel domestically, though incumbent suppliers may source components globally.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-06. Cost: $0.012189.

Period of performance
Start
2025-10-31
End
2026-10-30
Status
activein 109 days
Sources

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