A-P-T Research, Inc.

A-P-T Research, Inc., doing business as Apt Research, is a small, employee-owned engineering and technical services firm headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. The company specializes in providing advanced engineering, scientific, and technical services to federal agencies across the Department of Defense, NASA, Department of Justice, and Department of Transportation. A-P-T Research's core competencies include systems engineering, software assurance, safety analysis, risk assessments, explosion effects analysis, and research and development services. The company maintains a robust track record supporting complex, mission-critical programs requiring specialized technical expertise in safety-critical applications and hazardous materials management.

A-P-T Research has demonstrated substantial federal contracting experience through a diverse portfolio of prime and subcontract awards spanning multiple agencies and service categories. The company has provided explosion effects analysis and testing services to Naval Facilities Engineering Command across numerous delivery orders valued between $177,940 and $557,625, supporting shore facility protection programs. For the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, A-P-T Research has delivered software maintenance and support services for the Explosive Decision Aid tool, training services for the IMESAFR 2.1 and 2.2 software platforms, and safety analysis software upgrades for the Institute of Makers of Explosives, with individual contract values ranging from $11,000 to $799,996. The company received a significant $66.2 million total small business set-aside definitive contract from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in February 2023 to provide Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services (SMASS IV) through January 2028, encompassing system safety engineering, quality assurance, reliability assessment, software assurance, and range safety services. Additional prime awards include a $1.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for project management support and a $1.298 million delivery order from Naval Facilities Engineering Command for Explosive Containment Modules testing and gas pressure rise modeling. A-P-T Research has also served as a subcontractor to major defense contractors including Science Applications International Corporation, The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, and others, providing system safety analysis, aerospace support, engineering services, and program management support across Army, Navy, and aerospace programs.

A-P-T Research maintains three active federal contract IDVs that provide flexible procurement mechanisms for federal agencies requiring specialized engineering and technical services. The company holds a $999.999 trillion OASIS+ Total Small Business Set-Aside Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract awarded by the General Services Administration in December 2024, providing a wide range of professional services across seven functional domains including management, technical engineering, research and development, and environmental services through December 2029. Additionally, A-P-T Research maintains a Federal Supply Schedule contract with a $4 million ceiling through the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule, covering engineering services under Standard Industrial Classifications 541330ENG and 541715, which was leveraged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Engineering and Support Center for the aforementioned $1.723 million delivery order. The company also holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command valued at $353,923 through December 2027, facilitating delivery of research and development services, technical expertise, analysis, and testing support for weapon and platform evaluation programs. These IDV vehicles enable A-P-T Research to provide efficient, flexible access to its specialized capabilities across multiple federal agencies requiring advanced engineering, safety analysis, and technical services for mission-critical applications.

A-P-T Research, Inc. (APT) was established in 1990 and is an employee-owned, small business with headquarters in Huntsville, AL. APT provides safety and mission assurance (SMA) focused specialty engineering services to government and industry partners. Our SMA expertise includes system safety, reliability/availability/maintainability, quality engineering/assurance, software system safety/assurance, independent verification and validation (IV&V), software development and modeling, artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML) safety, range safety, explosives safety, airworthiness, risk analysis, training and workforce development, and related areas. We also have expertise in developing the full lifecycle suite of program/project SMA documentation, plans, tailored requirements, milestone artifacts, and phase safety review data packages/deliverables/presentations, etc., and our SMA processes align with standard, model based, and agile system engineering processes.