Advanced Software Technologies Company, LTD.

Advanced Software Technologies Company, LTD., doing business as Astco, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, that manufactures and renews data management and catalog software for federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor. Astco operates entirely as a prime (100% of recent awards) and competes full-and-open rather than under set-aside designations.

Astco's federal footprint is narrow and highly specialized. The vendor delivers the ASTUTE data set and catalog management software system — a platform supporting information technology infrastructure and data governance — primarily through annual software license renewals and maintenance services. Over more than two decades, Astco has maintained a recurring relationship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Information Officer, renewing ASTUTE licenses on a consistent annual cycle in the $12,600 to $13,800 range. Recent representative awards include a $13,800 purchase order from USDA's Digital Infrastructure Services Center for ASTUTE software renewal (October 2026, completion September 2027), a $13,515 definitive contract from USDA's Office of the Chief Information Officer for ASTUTE system continuation (October 2025 through September 2026), and a $13,230 license renewal purchase order (October 2024 through September 2025). All awards are firm fixed-price with no set-aside designation.

Customer concentration is extreme. USDA's Office of the Chief Information Officer accounts for 17 of 22 awards (95% of the recent portfolio) and $190 thousand of the combined $230 thousand potential value across all awards. USDA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer holds 3 awards worth $34 thousand; the Department of the Air Force holds 1 award. The vendor has served only three distinct customer agencies in the source window. Activity is flat at one award per year across the last five years (2022–2026). One award with $14 thousand potential value completes in the next twenty-four months. Astco carries no subcontract footprint; all work is prime delivery. The vendor's capability range is confined to custom computer programming services and software publishing (15 of 22 awards under Information Technology Software PSC codes).

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