Merlin Labs Inc.
Boston, MA
- UEI
- RSMGNMETUQX9
- CAGE
- 8BP30
- Primary NAICS
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 129 South St #101, Boston, MA 02111, USA
- Website
- merlinlabs.com
- Founded
- 2018
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Aerospace & Defense
- SIC code
- 37 Transportation Equipment
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $500 |
| FY2025 | $9,968,312 |
| FY2024 | $6,744,500 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
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About the company
Merlin Labs Inc., a Boston-based for-profit corporation, develops aviation automation, unmanned aircraft systems integration, and crew workload optimization software for the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards), competing on full-and-open federal contracts without set-aside designation. The vendor specializes in artificial intelligence and natural language processing applications for military aviation operations, with eight federal awards spanning $139.9 million in combined potential value and $24.8 million in obligated dollars.
Merlin Labs operates across two dominant customer relationships. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service anchors the portfolio with a $105 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for Small Business Innovation Research Phase III automated crew and workload optimization solutions, issued June 7, 2024, through April 6, 2029. Two delivery orders have been placed under this IDIQ: a $7,535 kickoff meeting task (awarded June 10, 2024) and a $22.7 million Preliminary Design Review and Critical Design Review task for C-130J aircrew workload optimization (awarded August 1, 2024, completion May 15, 2026). The Air Force holds two additional awards: a $749,499 Other Transaction Agreement from the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded October 8, 2024, through April 8, 2026) for natural language processing-driven real-time dynamic replanning, and $11.3 million combined value in two awards from the Air Materiel Command Research Laboratory. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region issued a $969,000 definitive contract (August 19, 2022, through August 18, 2023) for non-system-specific unmanned aircraft systems integration technology into the National Airspace System. The Missile Defense Agency awarded Merlin Labs a position on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award IDIQ on December 29, 2025, a $151 billion 10-year vehicle covering multi-domain defense research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, and production. Merlin Labs received the SHIELD initial order with a $500 ceiling value and performance location in Huntsville, Alabama.
Work performed spans custom computer programming services and defense-related research and development in both applied research and experimental development phases. All work is performed prime; the vendor maintains no subcontract footprint. Activity has been episodic — one award in 2019, one in 2022, four in 2024, and two in 2025 — with significant obligated dollars concentrated on Air Force-led crew optimization development running through mid-2026.
Quick answers
Is Merlin Labs Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Merlin Labs Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through June 1, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Merlin Labs Inc. hold?
Merlin Labs Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: SHIELD.
How much has Merlin Labs Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $9,968,312 to Merlin Labs Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $16,713,312 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Merlin Labs Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Merlin Labs Inc. ranked #34 in PSC L in FY2025.
What is Merlin Labs Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Merlin Labs Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order (HQ085926FE898), from Missile Defense Agency, on December 29, 2025.
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