1Aardvark, LLC

1Aardvark, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned and HUBZone-certified small business based in Manassas, Virginia, sells information technology equipment, networking components, and defense research and development services to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor, with recent awards under total small business set-asides and full-and-open competition. The company holds SBA certifications as a veteran-owned small business and service-disabled veteran-owned small business, both expiring November 20, 2028, and maintains additional self-certification as a small disadvantaged business.

1Aardvark's recent award footprint spans equipment supply and early-stage research development. On the equipment side, the company delivers Juniper and Cisco networking switches, fiber optic modules, Dell and HP computing systems, and IT accessories to defense agencies: a $804 thousand total small business purchase order from the Air Force in August 2023 for Space Development Agency IT supplies (Juniper and Cisco switches, fiber optic modules, computing equipment, and accessories delivered to Redstone Arsenal and Grand Forks Air Force Base), a $220 thousand full-and-open purchase order from the Defense Logistics Agency in July 2024 for interface and data equipment, and a $193 thousand full-and-open purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in December 2025 for similar interface and data equipment. On the research side, 1Aardvark recently secured a $1.933 million direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from the Missile Defense Agency in January 2026 for the Advance SIGINT Prompter (ASP) program, structured as cost-plus-fixed-fee with completion targeted for January 28, 2028, and performance located in Los Altos, California.

The Missile Defense Agency dominates 1Aardvark's customer base, accounting for 3 awards and $1.9 million in combined potential value. The company also holds a seat on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award IDIQ contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling of $151 billion and performance through December 28, 2035; the initial delivery order against SHIELD carries a nominal $500 value. Of seven total prime awards, one ($1.933 million SBIR contract) faces recompete in the next twenty-four months. 1Aardvark has not held federal grant awards or subcontracts in the source data, operating exclusively as a prime contractor. Recent awards cluster in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (three awards) and Computer Storage Device Manufacturing (two awards) at the NAICS level, with corresponding PSC codes reflecting national defense R&D services and IT network and storage hardware procurement.

1Aardvark is a HUBZone-certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business specializing in mission-critical software, algorithms, and systems engineering for defense and space programs. We design and deliver resilient, distributed, and secure solutions spanning BMC3, missile warning/defense, space domain awareness, SIGINT, and real-time embedded systems. Our team brings deep expertise in DevSecOps, cloud and edge processing, physics-informed analytics, and consensus-driven distributed architectures. We also provide cleared engineering staff augmentation, procurement services, and full capture-to-delivery consulting. 1Aardvark accelerates mission impact through agile execution, technical excellence, and operationally grounded engineering.