Applied Research Solutions, Inc.

Applied Research Solutions, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of Asrc Federal Holding Company, LLC (an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned firm and self-certified small disadvantaged business), operates as a prime contractor delivering systems engineering, cybersecurity research and development, mission autonomy R&D, and technical support services to the Department of Defense and federal agencies without set-aside restrictions. ARS is headquartered in Beavercreek, Ohio, and competes predominantly on full-and-open contracts rather than set-asides, though it holds seats on multiple OASIS+ vehicles including both the unrestricted and total small business set-aside IDIQs.

ARS's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Air Force ecosystem. Across 134 total awards (79% prime), the top five funding entities account for 77% of award count: the Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (58 awards, $251.1 million combined potential value), Air Force Materiel Command's Aeronautical Systems Center (21 awards, $1.06 billion), and smaller Air Force sub-commands. However, dollar concentration diverges sharply—the Department of the Air Force broadly carries $46.09 billion in combined potential value across only five awards, and NASA's SEWP VI GWAC award alone accounts for $20 billion, indicating that a small number of large vehicle placements dominate the portfolio's financial profile. Air Education and Training Command balances volume with modest per-award value, whereas the Air Force's top-tier programs (Aeronautical Systems Center, Electronic Systems Center, Space and Missile Systems Center) anchor billion-dollar delivery orders.

ARS holds major positions on government-wide vehicles, particularly the OASIS+ program where the company placed 34 task orders totaling $3.51 billion combined potential value across both the unrestricted and small-business-set-aside IDIQs awarded in December 2024. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Directorate IDIQ (ceiling $900 million through November 2027) and the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (implied through past vehicle framing as a $47 billion vehicle through September 2031) support delivery-order activity. NASA's newly awarded SEWP VI GWAC (ceiling $20 billion through October 2036, awarded November 1, 2026) provides ARS with a government-wide IT procurement channel. Two Indefinite Delivery Contracts (FA860411D7980 and FA860411D7903) generated 68 task orders totaling $34.1 million combined potential value, while the GSA Multiple Award Schedule supported five task orders at $38.1 million.

Named prime work exemplifies ARS's capability envelope: a $163.2 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order with Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center for F-16 program engineering, professional, and administrative support services (awarded April 1, 2025); a $1.515 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for Engineering, Professional & Administrative Support Services (EPASS) to Air Force Electronic Systems Center's Directorate HN with performance at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts (awarded February 1, 2025, set-aside for Total Small Business, delivering 653 FTEs and 1.36 million contractor hours in FY2025 at a blended rate of $114.67/hr); a $95.1 million delivery order for EPASS to Air Education and Training Command's HN Directorate at Beavercreek with performance generating $68.2 million in government-invoiced labor across FY2024–FY2025 (awarded September 25, 2024); a $44.96 million labor-hour contract with Air Education and Training Command for Graduate Research Education and Technology (GREAT) Support at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base supporting autonomous systems, cyberspace, quantum computing, and space technology research (awarded March 1, 2025, requiring Top Secret facility clearance and 50% in-house performance, with subcontractors including Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc., Tonberry Technology LLC, and Radiance Technologies Inc.); and a $48.75 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract with Air Force Research Laboratory for Mission Autonomy for Air and Space Systems R&D awarded January 2, 2024, extending to April 2, 2029. ARS also holds a $1.01 billion delivery order under OASIS SB for EPASS to Electronic Systems Center's Directorate HN (awarded April 18, 2023, ultimate completion September 18, 2025), a $9.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for cyber physical universal index database development with Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded May 26, 2023), and a $947,138 firm-fixed-price contract with the Defense Logistics Agency for Ozone Depleting Substances and Hydrofluorocarbons Reserve Program logistics and warehousing support across Richmond, Virginia; San Joaquin, California; and Melbourne, Australia (awarded May 1, 2026, running through April 30, 2031 with four optional one-year extensions). Recent OTA and GWAC positions include a $49.9 million Office of the Secretary of Defense OTA for the Framework for Operational Resilience in Collaborative Environment (FORCE) cyber research (awarded May 12, 2026) and the $20 billion NASA SEWP VI GWAC (awarded November 1, 2026).

ARS operates with a 51% average sub-hours share across SCI-reportable prime contracts, reflecting a balanced teaming model. Named recurring prime partners for subcontracting include Oasis Systems, LLC (multiple F-15 EPASS labor sub-awards across 2022–2024), Apogee Engineering LLC (ISR and special operations support sub-awards July 2022), Colsa Corp (aircraft R&D and EPASS sub-awards February and October 2025), and Abacus Technology Corporation (nuclear command and control technical advisory services February 2025). A broader pool of 129 named subcontractors includes Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Aegis Aerospace Inc., Valiant-X Enterprise Corp, ManTech Advanced Systems International, Tecolote Research, Radiance Technologies, Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc., and Riverside Research Institute (its parent entity, supporting NASIC facilities and logistics sub-award March 2026). Across SCI-reportable contracts, the source identifies 28 named sub-awards across 28 sub-records, indicating diverse multi-vendor execution on large delivery orders.

SCI-reported invoicing on federal service contracts shows growth trajectory: $176.4 million across 812 FTEs in FY2022 to $226.6 million across 961 FTEs in FY2025. The SCI dataset reflects only federal service contracts above $150,000 and excludes goods, classified work, and non-federal revenue. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI prime contracts cluster around a median of $108.09/hr, ranging from a 10th percentile of $103.48/hr to a 90th percentile of $115.99/hr, consistent with engineering and technical support labor. ARS's GSA Schedule labor portfolio spans 239 active categories priced from $37.31/hr (junior material handler, high school education) to $332.31/hr (cloud enterprise architect SME, master's degree with 20 years of experience), covering IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps specializations without security-cleared categories listed.

Activity volume has accelerated: six awards in 2022, three in 2023, 17 in 2024, seven in 2025, and four in 2026 year-to-date, reflecting aggressive pursuit of OASIS+ seats and vehicle-driven task-order activity. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal—only two awards ($4.7 million combined potential value) reach ultimate completion within that window, providing runway on larger delivery orders that extend through 2030 and beyond. The corporate structure places ARS as a child entity of Asrc Federal Holding Company, LLC, positioning it to leverage the parent's Alaskan Native Corporation status and small disadvantaged business self-certification across federal procurement vehicles while maintaining its own for-profit operational footprint and technical delivery capability.