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ADS
HQ United States
Atlantic Diving Supply, branded ADS, is a military equipment distributor and acquisition-support contractor.
About ADS
ADS connects government buyers with manufacturers across aviation, C5ISR, counter-WMD, expeditionary equipment, medical supplies, maintenance, individual equipment and weapons-related categories. Its work includes product sourcing, supplier coordination, procurement and logistics rather than manufacturing every item it sells. The company began supplying diving equipment in 1997 and broadened its supplier network and customer base. ADS matters in a DoD spending map because a large distributor can receive substantial obligations without being a weapons-platform designer. Product manufacturers, distribution contracts and the end users should be kept distinct when tracing the supply chain.
Federal Prime Contracts$45.71B obligated · FY2008–FY2027
- Obligated
- $45.71B
- FY2008–FY2027
- Contract actions
- 667,000
- 639,822 awards
- Peak year
- FY2025
- $6.08B
- Top buyer
- Defense Logistics Agency
- 89% of obligations
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $4.91B | 64,541 | 63,917 |
| FY2025 | $6.08B | 88,644 | 87,322 |
| FY2024 | $4.87B | 87,764 | 87,219 |
| FY2023 | $4.55B | 77,189 | 76,412 |
| FY2022 | $3.14B | 62,589 | 61,314 |
| FY2021 | $2.90B | 29,626 | 28,964 |
| FY2020 | $3.19B | 38,529 | 37,857 |
| FY2019 | $3.21B | 47,629 | 44,759 |
| FY2018 | $2.54B | 46,381 | 40,710 |
| FY2017 | $1.64B | 27,000 | 25,714 |
| FY2016 | $1.27B | 33,184 | 30,313 |
| FY2015 | $1.13B | 25,139 | 24,794 |
| FY2014 | $1.04B | 7,310 | 7,060 |
| FY2013 | $947M | 5,991 | 5,791 |
| FY2012 | $1.00B | 6,262 | 5,974 |
| FY2011 | $1.20B | 4,997 | 4,585 |
| FY2010 | $1.14B | 4,971 | 4,644 |
| FY2009 | $582M | 3,117 | 2,764 |
| FY2008 | $346M | 6,136 | 5,856 |
Top buyers
- Defense Logistics Agency$40.75B 89%
- U.S. Army$1.93B 4.2%
- Federal Acquisition Service$997M 2.2%
- U.S. Air Force$632M 1.4%
- U.S. Navy$492M 1.1%
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$175M 0.4%
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection$156M 0.3%
- Federal Bureau of Investigation$151M 0.3%
- U.S. Department of State$139M 0.3%
- U.S. Special Operations Command$64.6M 0.1%
- U.S. Marshals Service$59.4M 0.1%
- US Coast Guard$29.5M 0.1%
- All other$136M 0.3%
Defense programs
- ABRAMS MOD$16.2M 0.0%
- V-22 Osprey family$1.2M 0.0%
- THAAD$415K 0.0%
- FIRES$218K 0.0%
- Trident II D5 missile$172K 0.0%
- STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT$117K 0.0%
- HURRICANE KATRINA$105K 0.0%
- FBCB2$92K 0.0%
- CVN 68$70K 0.0%
- CSSCS (ATCCS)$40K 0.0%
- G/ATOR$29K 0.0%
- Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 78)$12K 0.0%
- PKI$9K 0.0%
- C-27J$7K 0.0%
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
What they sell (PSC)
- Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment$36.80B 81%
- Fire Fighting Equipment$1.78B 3.9%
- Clothing, Special Purpose$1.76B 3.8%
- Safety and Rescue Equipment$479M 1.0%
- Individual Equipment$459M 1.0%
- Armor, Personal$331M 0.7%
- Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturing Machinery$209M 0.5%
- Miscellaneous Construction Materials$186M 0.4%
- Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware$180M 0.4%
- Prefabricated and Portable Buildings$157M 0.3%
- Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$118M 0.3%
- Footwear, Men's$118M 0.3%
- Vehicular Furniture and Accessories$113M 0.2%
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish$113M 0.2%
- Hardware, Commercial$102M 0.2%
- All other$2.81B 6.1%
Industry (NAICS)
- Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$27.66B 61%
- All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing$10.76B 24%
- Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing$1.33B 2.9%
- Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing$1.30B 2.8%
- Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing$425M 0.9%
- All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing$338M 0.7%
- Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing$333M 0.7%
- Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing$309M 0.7%
- Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing$258M 0.6%
- Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing$256M 0.6%
- All other$2.73B 6.0%
Where the work is done
- Virginia$43.91B 96%
- Outside the US$456M 1.0%
- Maryland$258M 0.6%
- Georgia$172M 0.4%
- Kentucky$126M 0.3%
- Florida$118M 0.3%
- Indiana$106M 0.2%
- California$60.5M 0.1%
- Utah$59.9M 0.1%
- Massachusetts$53.7M 0.1%
- District of Columbia$53.7M 0.1%
- Texas$39.8M 0.1%
- Alabama$34.2M 0.1%
- New Hampshire$22.9M 0.1%
- Ohio$22.2M 0.0%
- All other$209M 0.5%
Contract pricing
- Firm Fixed Price$45.11B 99%
- Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment$536M 1.2%
- Combination (Applies to Awards Where Two or More of the Above Apply)$30.8M 0.1%
- Fixed Price Redetermination$6.8M 0.0%
- Fixed Price Level of Effort$6.6M 0.0%
- Fixed Price Award Fee$2.1M 0.0%
- Other (Applies to Awards Where None of the Above Apply)$1.2M 0.0%
- Time and Materials$371K 0.0%
- All other$338K 0.0%
Competition
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$37.32B 82%
- Full and Open Competition$4.73B 10%
- Not Competed$2.62B 5.7%
- Competed Under SAP$874M 1.9%
- Not Competed Under SAP$119M 0.3%
- Competitive Delivery Order$17.4M 0.0%
- Not Available for Competition$7.6M 0.0%
- Follow on to Competed Action$427K 0.0%
- All other$129K 0.0%
- Obligated
- $45.52B
- FY2008–FY2027
- Contract actions
- 626,557
- 599,379 awards
- Peak year
- FY2025
- $5.99B
- Top buyer
- Defense Logistics Agency
- 89% of obligations
Show as table
| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $4.86B | 52,150 | 51,526 |
| FY2025 | $5.99B | 71,905 | 70,583 |
| FY2024 | $4.83B | 76,451 | 75,906 |
| FY2023 | $4.55B | 77,189 | 76,412 |
| FY2022 | $3.14B | 62,589 | 61,314 |
| FY2021 | $2.90B | 29,626 | 28,964 |
| FY2020 | $3.19B | 38,529 | 37,857 |
| FY2019 | $3.21B | 47,629 | 44,759 |
| FY2018 | $2.54B | 46,381 | 40,710 |
| FY2017 | $1.64B | 27,000 | 25,714 |
| FY2016 | $1.27B | 33,184 | 30,313 |
| FY2015 | $1.13B | 25,139 | 24,794 |
| FY2014 | $1.04B | 7,310 | 7,060 |
| FY2013 | $947M | 5,991 | 5,791 |
| FY2012 | $1.00B | 6,262 | 5,974 |
| FY2011 | $1.20B | 4,997 | 4,585 |
| FY2010 | $1.14B | 4,971 | 4,644 |
| FY2009 | $582M | 3,117 | 2,764 |
| FY2008 | $346M | 6,136 | 5,856 |
Top buyers
- Defense Logistics Agency$40.56B 89%
- U.S. Army$1.93B 4.2%
- Federal Acquisition Service$997M 2.2%
- U.S. Air Force$632M 1.4%
- U.S. Navy$492M 1.1%
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$175M 0.4%
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection$156M 0.3%
- Federal Bureau of Investigation$151M 0.3%
- U.S. Department of State$139M 0.3%
- U.S. Special Operations Command$64.6M 0.1%
- U.S. Marshals Service$59.4M 0.1%
- US Coast Guard$29.5M 0.1%
- All other$136M 0.3%
Defense programs
- ABRAMS MOD$16.2M 0.0%
- V-22 Osprey family$1.2M 0.0%
- THAAD$415K 0.0%
- FIRES$218K 0.0%
- Trident II D5 missile$172K 0.0%
- STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT$117K 0.0%
- HURRICANE KATRINA$105K 0.0%
- FBCB2$92K 0.0%
- CVN 68$70K 0.0%
- CSSCS (ATCCS)$40K 0.0%
- G/ATOR$29K 0.0%
- Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 78)$12K 0.0%
- PKI$9K 0.0%
- C-27J$7K 0.0%
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
What they sell (PSC)
- Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment$36.80B 81%
- Fire Fighting Equipment$1.78B 3.9%
- Clothing, Special Purpose$1.76B 3.9%
- Safety and Rescue Equipment$479M 1.1%
- Individual Equipment$459M 1.0%
- Armor, Personal$331M 0.7%
- Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturing Machinery$209M 0.5%
- Miscellaneous Construction Materials$186M 0.4%
- Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware$180M 0.4%
- Prefabricated and Portable Buildings$157M 0.3%
- Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$118M 0.3%
- Footwear, Men's$118M 0.3%
- Vehicular Furniture and Accessories$113M 0.2%
- Hardware, Commercial$102M 0.2%
- Miscellaneous Weapons$94.6M 0.2%
- All other$2.64B 5.8%
Industry (NAICS)
- Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$27.66B 61%
- All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing$10.76B 24%
- Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing$1.33B 2.9%
- Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing$1.30B 2.9%
- Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing$425M 0.9%
- All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing$338M 0.7%
- Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing$333M 0.7%
- Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing$309M 0.7%
- Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing$258M 0.6%
- Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing$256M 0.6%
- All other$2.55B 5.6%
Where the work is done
- Virginia$43.91B 96%
- Outside the US$267M 0.6%
- Maryland$258M 0.6%
- Georgia$172M 0.4%
- Kentucky$126M 0.3%
- Florida$118M 0.3%
- Indiana$106M 0.2%
- California$60.5M 0.1%
- Utah$59.9M 0.1%
- Massachusetts$53.7M 0.1%
- District of Columbia$53.7M 0.1%
- Texas$39.8M 0.1%
- Alabama$34.2M 0.1%
- New Hampshire$22.9M 0.1%
- Ohio$22.2M 0.0%
- All other$209M 0.5%
Contract pricing
- Firm Fixed Price$44.92B 99%
- Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment$536M 1.2%
- Combination (Applies to Awards Where Two or More of the Above Apply)$30.8M 0.1%
- Fixed Price Redetermination$6.8M 0.0%
- Fixed Price Level of Effort$6.6M 0.0%
- Fixed Price Award Fee$2.1M 0.0%
- Other (Applies to Awards Where None of the Above Apply)$1.2M 0.0%
- Time and Materials$371K 0.0%
- All other$338K 0.0%
Competition
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$37.32B 82%
- Full and Open Competition$4.67B 10%
- Not Competed$2.50B 5.5%
- Competed Under SAP$874M 1.9%
- Not Competed Under SAP$118M 0.3%
- Competitive Delivery Order$17.4M 0.0%
- Not Available for Competition$7.6M 0.0%
- Follow on to Competed Action$427K 0.0%
- All other$129K 0.0%
Largest awards10
- 4568345101!GPS Glo Gal Bds Qzss L1/L2/L5/L6/E1/E5A/Defense Logistics Agency · USAspending ↗$187MMay 21, 2025
- 4569064763!ARDRONIS Multiband Jammer (MBJ)KOV44609Defense Logistics Agency · USAspending ↗$122MAug 11, 2025
- Gen III Ecwcs Kit:U.S. Army · USAspending ↗$110MFeb 28, 2008
- 4565981439!KIT Manwearable TlsDefense Logistics Agency · USAspending ↗$105MSep 18, 2024
- 4572201064!LOCODA with Tsm Sdr Baseline IncludedDefense Logistics Agency · USAspending ↗$103MJun 18, 2026
- 4570062575!FIXED Site Fps Critical SiteDefense Logistics Agency · USAspending ↗$98.0MNov 19, 2025
- 4570386387!2.22.5 Hz 4DBI Ruggedized Antenna; NatoDefense Logistics Agency · USAspending ↗$90.6MDec 31, 2025
- NSN: 5965-01-453-2687, Picvc Headset, Medium NSN: 5965-01-453-2684, Picvc Headset, Large System: Vehicle Intercom System (Vis)Defense Logistics Agency · USAspending ↗$82.6MMay 22, 2023
- 4523950828!SKEETIR Thermal Mono-sight with Ir LaserDefense Logistics Agency · USAspending ↗$80.3MMar 12, 2013
- Bpa Call Order Esap 1A 1B Installation KitsFederal Acquisition Service · USAspending ↗$77.6MNov 26, 2024
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI. “Including subsidiaries” adds our listed subsidiaries (from their acquisition date, where known) and actions whose reported parent is this company.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistics and sustainment | Integrator | — | — | Publicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred. | Confirmed |
- IntegratorPublicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred.—Confirmed
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Sources2
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Supports Organization, Organization technology
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“*The Pocket Guide to Military Dive Equipment is your go-to resource for procuring Navy,”
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