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ADS

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Atlantic Diving Supply, branded ADS, is a military equipment distributor and acquisition-support contractor.

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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
Obligations by fiscal yearLast 5 full years avg $4.31BFaded: FY2026 so far; DoD publishes actions about 90 days late.
FY2008: $346M · 6,136 actionsFY2009: $582M · 3,117 actionsFY2010: $1.14B · 4,971 actionsFY2011: $1.20B · 4,997 actionsFY2012: $1.00B · 6,262 actionsFY2013: $947M · 5,991 actionsFY2014: $1.04B · 7,310 actionsFY2015: $1.13B · 25,139 actionsFY2016: $1.27B · 33,184 actionsFY2017: $1.64B · 27,000 actionsFY2018: $2.54B · 46,381 actionsFY2019: $3.21B · 47,629 actionsFY2020: $3.19B · 38,529 actionsFY2021: $2.90B · 29,626 actionsFY2022: $3.14B · 62,589 actionsFY2023: $4.55B · 77,189 actionsFY2024: $4.87B · 87,764 actionsFY2025: $6.08B · 88,644 actionsFY2026 (to date): $4.91B · 64,541 actions
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Obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearObligatedActionsAwards
FY2026 (to date)$4.91B64,54163,917
FY2025$6.08B88,64487,322
FY2024$4.87B87,76487,219
FY2023$4.55B77,18976,412
FY2022$3.14B62,58961,314
FY2021$2.90B29,62628,964
FY2020$3.19B38,52937,857
FY2019$3.21B47,62944,759
FY2018$2.54B46,38140,710
FY2017$1.64B27,00025,714
FY2016$1.27B33,18430,313
FY2015$1.13B25,13924,794
FY2014$1.04B7,3107,060
FY2013$947M5,9915,791
FY2012$1.00B6,2625,974
FY2011$1.20B4,9974,585
FY2010$1.14B4,9714,644
FY2009$582M3,1172,764
FY2008$346M6,1365,856

Defense programs

  1. ABRAMS MOD$16.2M 0.0%
  2. V-22 Osprey family$1.2M 0.0%
  3. THAAD$415K 0.0%
  4. FIRES$218K 0.0%
  5. Trident II D5 missile$172K 0.0%
  6. STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT$117K 0.0%
  7. HURRICANE KATRINA$105K 0.0%
  8. FBCB2$92K 0.0%
  9. CVN 68$70K 0.0%
  10. CSSCS (ATCCS)$40K 0.0%
  11. G/ATOR$29K 0.0%
  12. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 78)$12K 0.0%
  13. PKI$9K 0.0%
  14. C-27J$7K 0.0%

Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.

What they sell (PSC)

  1. Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment$36.80B 81%
  2. Fire Fighting Equipment$1.78B 3.9%
  3. Clothing, Special Purpose$1.76B 3.8%
  4. Safety and Rescue Equipment$479M 1.0%
  5. Individual Equipment$459M 1.0%
  6. Armor, Personal$331M 0.7%
  7. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturing Machinery$209M 0.5%
  8. Miscellaneous Construction Materials$186M 0.4%
  9. Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware$180M 0.4%
  10. Prefabricated and Portable Buildings$157M 0.3%
  11. Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$118M 0.3%
  12. Footwear, Men's$118M 0.3%
  13. Vehicular Furniture and Accessories$113M 0.2%
  14. Meat, Poultry, and Fish$113M 0.2%
  15. Hardware, Commercial$102M 0.2%
  16. All other$2.81B 6.1%

Industry (NAICS)

  1. Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$27.66B 61%
  2. All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing$10.76B 24%
  3. Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing$1.33B 2.9%
  4. Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing$1.30B 2.8%
  5. Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing$425M 0.9%
  6. All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing$338M 0.7%
  7. Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing$333M 0.7%
  8. Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing$309M 0.7%
  9. Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing$258M 0.6%
  10. Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing$256M 0.6%
  11. All other$2.73B 6.0%

Where the work is done

  1. Virginia$43.91B 96%
  2. Outside the US$456M 1.0%
  3. Maryland$258M 0.6%
  4. Georgia$172M 0.4%
  5. Kentucky$126M 0.3%
  6. Florida$118M 0.3%
  7. Indiana$106M 0.2%
  8. California$60.5M 0.1%
  9. Utah$59.9M 0.1%
  10. Massachusetts$53.7M 0.1%
  11. District of Columbia$53.7M 0.1%
  12. Texas$39.8M 0.1%
  13. Alabama$34.2M 0.1%
  14. New Hampshire$22.9M 0.1%
  15. Ohio$22.2M 0.0%
  16. All other$209M 0.5%

Contract pricing

  1. Firm Fixed Price$45.11B 99%
  2. Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment$536M 1.2%
  3. Combination (Applies to Awards Where Two or More of the Above Apply)$30.8M 0.1%
  4. Fixed Price Redetermination$6.8M 0.0%
  5. Fixed Price Level of Effort$6.6M 0.0%
  6. Fixed Price Award Fee$2.1M 0.0%
  7. Other (Applies to Awards Where None of the Above Apply)$1.2M 0.0%
  8. Time and Materials$371K 0.0%
  9. All other$338K 0.0%

Competition

  1. Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$37.32B 82%
  2. Full and Open Competition$4.73B 10%
  3. Not Competed$2.62B 5.7%
  4. Competed Under SAP$874M 1.9%
  5. Not Competed Under SAP$119M 0.3%
  6. Competitive Delivery Order$17.4M 0.0%
  7. Not Available for Competition$7.6M 0.0%
  8. Follow on to Competed Action$427K 0.0%
  9. All other$129K 0.0%

Largest awards10

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.

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Capabilities1

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Hiring Observations

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Sources2

  1. 1

    Supports Organization, Organization technology

    “The ADS Team is united by our steadfast commitment to those who serve. More”
  2. 2

    Supports Organization, Organization technology

    “*The Pocket Guide to Military Dive Equipment is your go-to resource for procuring Navy,”

Government identifiers1

UEI
GJMSFBCNMSK3
confirmed · Checked Oct 10, 2026
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