Puerto Rico Firm Awarded $31.2 Million Army Uniform Contract
MM Manufacturing LLC of Lajas, Puerto Rico, received a maximum $31.2 million five-year deal to make improved hot weather combat uniform female coats for the Army, Air Force and Space Force.
MM Manufacturing LLC, a woman-owned Puerto Rico apparel maker, received a maximum $31.2 million contract to produce improved hot weather combat uniform female coats for three military branches, as announced on war.gov.
The fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award followed a competitive acquisition that drew seven offers, the Defense Logistics Agency said. The five-year deal carries no option periods and an ordering period that ends Aug. 5, 2031. The Army, Air Force and Space Force will draw uniforms from the contract, funded by fiscal 2026 through 2031 defense working capital funds.
MM Manufacturing began operating in October 2010 and won its first direct Defense Department contract in 2013, a $3.3 million glove order that created 40 direct jobs, according to mmmfgpr.com. The Lajas company holds HubZone and Woman-Owned Small Business certifications and has received more than $531.3 million in federal contracts over its history, according to highergov.com. Its work centers on cut-and-sew apparel, including female trousers and coats in the Operational Camouflage Pattern, according to highergov.com.
The award supports female service members who need combat uniforms cut for their fit rather than modified male garments. Contracts like this one channel Pentagon spending toward a small manufacturer in a HubZone, an area the federal government targets for economic development. The deal locks in a single supplier at set prices through 2031, which benefits the firm and its workforce while limiting future competition for the specific items.
The contract ranks as the largest single award recorded for MM Manufacturing in the tracked database and its first booked in 2026. It stands as the 24th Defense Department contract awarded in Pennsylvania in 2026, the state where the contracting activity is based. The figure falls between the 2026 Defense Logistics Agency year-to-date minimum of $9 million and the maximum of $1.53 billion. The Pentagon announced the award among 10 contracts nationwide on August 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM ET.
Steady federal clothing orders have made the firm a fixture in the DLA Troop Support supply chain. Annual contract totals reached $71.2 million in 2024 and $69.5 million in 2025, according to highergov.com. The company reported 501 to 750 employees and lists Defense Logistics Agency work as the source of all its federal contract revenue, according to highergov.com.
This is not the first time the company has supplied combat clothing to the military. An earlier indefinite-delivery vehicle covered improved hot weather combat utility female trousers and coats in the Operational Camouflage Pattern, according to highergov.com. That pattern of repeat awards points to an established relationship with the Pentagon’s main clothing buying center.
Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, administers the contract and will place delivery orders through the ordering period. A date for the first delivery order has not been announced.
Woman-owned manufacturers have built footholds in defense textiles before. MM Manufacturing traces its federal work to guidance from the Puerto Rico Federal Contracting Center, which helped it pursue Woman-Owned Small Business certification and arranged meetings with DLA Troop Support buyers in 2012, according to mmmfgpr.com. President María Meléndez promoted the firm’s capabilities at those meetings, and the company secured its first direct Pentagon contract the following year, according to mmmfgpr.com. That $3.3 million glove order grew into a business that has since booked more than half a billion dollars in federal awards.
This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to MM Manufacturing LLC, Lajas, Puerto Rico, in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $31,151,250. It is also the 24th Department of Defense contract awarded in Pennsylvania during 2026. Because this is the first award to MM Manufacturing LLC, Lajas, Puerto Rico recorded in the database, it establishes the company’s initial benchmark within the Defense Logistics Agency portfolio. Specifically, it falls between the 2026 Defense Logistics Agency portfolio’s year-to-date minimum of $9,000,000 and maximum of $1,525,000,000. Overall, this award was announced among 10 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on August 6, 2026.
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