Altova Inc.

Altova Inc., a for-profit software company based in Marblehead, Massachusetts, sells XML and data integration software tools and maintenance support to federal agencies as a prime contractor exclusively—competing on a full-and-open basis with no set-aside designations, though one recent Naval Air Warfare Center award carried a Total Small Business set-aside. The vendor operates through 276 federal prime awards spanning over two decades, predominantly as purchase orders for software licenses, maintenance plans, and support services rather than as a systems integrator or IT services prime.

The company's concrete capability portfolio centers on XMLSpy Professional (an XML editor and data management tool), the Altova Mission Kit (for data mapping and system conversion), and associated software maintenance and support. Representative work includes a $34,248 IRS purchase order for XMLSpy Professional Editor software closing in June 2026, a $3,749 CDC Pittsburgh award for Altova Mission Kit license renewal through December 2025, and a November 2025 Naval Air Warfare Center purchase order for five software maintenance plans for XMLSpy 2026 Professional valued at $1,298. The vendor has no subcontract footprint—all 276 awards are prime awards with no sub-award activity tracked.

Customer concentration is diffuse. The Internal Revenue Service leads by both volume (25 awards, $464 thousand combined potential value) and dollars, followed by the Department of the Navy (Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, and Naval Air Warfare Center collectively hold 35 awards, $117 thousand combined potential value), Defense Information Systems Agency (12 awards, $34 thousand), and civilian agencies including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Social Security Administration, and the Defense Contract Management Agency. The top five customers account for 26% of all awards and 8% of combined potential value—reflecting a highly dispersed customer base across 78 distinct federal agencies. The IRS dominates in both rankings, suggesting an anchor relationship, while other customers tend to place small, periodic renewal orders.

Altova's primary vehicle is the Federal Supply Schedule GS35F0635P, where 176 task orders carry $1.4 million in combined potential value. Awards are classified predominantly under two NAICS codes—Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance (177 awards) and Software Publishers (33 awards)—and under PSC Information Technology Software (189 awards). The vendor's award activity has been modest and flat in recent years: three awards in 2020, two in 2021, three in 2023, two in 2024, and three in 2025. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $9.3 million, with only 26% obligated to date ($2.4 million), indicating a large base of unexercised maintenance and renewal options typical of the government software licensing model. The vendor has been registered in the federal marketplace since 2001, establishing a quarter-century presence anchored in software maintenance rather than competitive growth.