Adacel Systems, Inc.

Adacel Systems, Inc., an Orlando, Florida-based for-profit corporation, provides Tower Simulation System (TSS) operation, maintenance, software development, and lifecycle support services to federal aviation and defense agencies as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) competing through full and open procurement with no set-aside designations.

Adacel's customer concentration is heavily FAA-dependent. The Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters accounts for 100 of 122 awards (93% of award count) valued at $192.6 million in combined potential value—the dominant funding source by both volume and dollars. The Air Force Materiel Command supplies the second-largest dollar value at $89.9 million across three awards (two major sustainment contracts), while the Air Force Air National Guard contributes $27.5 million (one award), and the Air Education and Training Command places four awards totaling $856 thousand. The top five customer agencies account for 100% of combined potential value.

Adacel holds two primary single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with FAA Headquarters. The larger, valued at $59.6 million and awarded October 10, 2023, through November 30, 2026 (NAICS 541512—Computer Systems Design Services), covers operation, maintenance, and comprehensive support of Tower Simulation Systems at selected FAA air traffic control towers nationwide, with work performed in Washington, DC and at Adacel's Orlando facility. The second IDV, valued at $7.0 million and awarded July 24, 2023, through July 31, 2027, procures TSS software development and support services. Representative task orders issued under these vehicles include a $6.19 million time-and-materials order for field service representative support (December 1, 2025), a $3.63 million firm fixed-price order for TSS hardware components (January 16, 2025), a $2.53 million delivery order for TSS operations during Option Period Two with software license funding (April 18, 2025), a $1.54 million order for technical refresh support (March 21, 2024), and a $5.85 million time-and-materials order for on-site support services (November 21, 2024). Additional task orders address visual database development and maintenance, help desk support, training services, program management, maintenance support, on-network deployment, operational control display systems, hardware components, TSS relocations, and contractor logistics support—all firm fixed-price, time-and-materials, or cost-no-fee structures with November 30, 2026 or July 31, 2027 completion dates aligned with parent contract expirations.

Beyond FAA work, Adacel holds a $49.2 million definitive contract with the Air Force Materiel Command (awarded March 1, 2024, through August 31, 2029) for Tower Simulation System sustainment covering repair, maintenance, spare parts provisioning, and annual inspections of 89 simulators at 80 worldwide locations using the MaxSim operating system, with place of performance in Orlando, Florida. The vendor also supplies Air Education and Training Command with air traffic control training systems and licenses through purchase orders—including a $239,000 order for ATC Intelligence Communications Environment licenses (April 2025) and a $138,297 order for MaxSim labs for the 352nd Special Warfare Training Squadron (October 2025).

Activity has grown substantially. Awards increased from one in 2022 to nineteen each in 2024 and 2025, reflecting accelerated task-order issuance against the primary FAA IDVs. The combined potential value across all 122 awards totals $312.7 million, with $134.9 million obligated (43% realization rate). Fourteen awards with combined potential value of $12.4 million reach completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure concentrated in the FAA TSS operations and software support vehicles.

The capability portfolio centers on air traffic control simulation infrastructure: Tower Simulation Systems hardware procurement and installation, software development and maintenance, visual database development and updates, operator and maintenance training, help desk and technical support services, field service and on-site support, equipment relocation, program management, integrated logistics support, and technical refresh of simulation systems. The vendor has maintained this FAA-focused relationship since 2008. NAICS representation reflects this focus: Other Computer Related Services (66 awards), Computer Systems Design Services (39 awards), Custom Computer Programming Services (8 awards), and Software Publishers (4 awards). Top PSC codes align with training aids and IT training delivery.

Adacel competes exclusively under full and open competition with no small business set-asides, suggesting a certified large business posture. The vendor is a sole-source prime on both major FAA indefinite-delivery vehicles and holds no subcontract relationships in the award portfolio.