Apex TK LLC

Apex TK LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) and veteran-owned small business (VOSB) based in Tampa, Florida, operates almost exclusively as a subcontractor (92% of awards) to larger defense and federal primes, delivering program management, systems engineering, and strategic advisory support to the Missile Defense Agency, Army Space and Missile Defense Command, and defense R&D programs across the Department of Defense. Apex recently secured its first prime positions: a $30 million GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract awarded April 27, 2026, and a multiple-award IDIQ seat on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program through the Missile Defense Agency, awarded December 29, 2025, with a multi-billion-dollar ceiling and an initial delivery order valued at $500.

Apex is minority-owned and self-certified as a small disadvantaged business. The company holds SBA certifications as both a service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business, both expiring October 13, 2027. The GSA Schedule carries 17 active labor categories spanning analyst, technical specialist, and subject matter expert roles, with hourly rates ranging from $86.40 for entry-level analysts (bachelor's degree, one year experience) to $280.26 for senior subject matter experts (bachelor's degree, twenty years experience); all positions require a bachelor's degree and no security-cleared labor is offered. This labor portfolio reflects a civilian professional-services posture focused on advisory and program-management work.

Apex's customer concentration sits heavily with defense agencies and command structures. The top five customers by award count account for 79% of recent awards, led by the Department of Defense Army and Air Force Exchange Service (12 awards), the Department of the Air Force Headquarters District Washington (6 awards), the Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command (5 awards), the Department of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command (4 awards), and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (4 awards). However, the potential-value ranking diverges sharply: GSA Federal Acquisition Service (1 award, $30 million) accounts for 100% of combined potential value across all awards, while the Missile Defense Agency's 2 awards carry only $500 in combined potential value. The majority of Apex's sub work traces to three defense prime integrators: The Mitre Corporation (multiple modifications funding MDA integration, execution strategy, and program management support starting in 2022; systems engineering R&D for DoD and other federal agencies; and acquisition, contracting, and risk analysis for CSDA critical acquisition efforts), Parsons Government Services (TEAMS-NEXT missile defense systems engineering and Japan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment FMS engineering and analysis support), and Science Applications International Corporation (system utility analysis and combat development for Army Space and Missile Defense Command in space, space control, air and missile defense, and cyberspace operations).

On the prime side, Apex holds a seat on the SHIELD multiple-award IDIQ through the Missile Defense Agency (awarded December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035) designed to procure an advanced integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats; Apex's stated role is strategic advisory and consultant support drawing on prior experience in program management, systems engineering, test readiness, and acquisition planning for MDA initiatives. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule position (awarded April 27, 2026, through April 26, 2031, with a $30 million ceiling) enables Apex to compete for civilian agency task orders in program management, systems engineering, acquisition planning, and strategic consulting work.

Activity in the source data spans 2022 through April 2026, showing acceleration from 2 awards in 2022 to a peak of 24 in 2024, then leveling to 2 in 2025 and 2 in 2026. The top parent vehicle is an indefinite-delivery contract (W56KGU18D0004) carrying 23 task orders, followed by Design Development Demonstration and Integration - Domain 1 with 4 task orders. Service Contract Inventory data, which captures federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold, shows minimal presence: 4 SCI records between FY2022 and FY2024 (all as subcontractor), with roughly 0.6 FTEs reported in FY2022 and 5.3 FTEs in FY2024. The vendor's award portfolio is weighted toward research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (33 awards), reflecting its missile defense and systems engineering posture within the DoD ecosystem.