Applied Technology Solutions, Inc.

Applied Technology Solutions, Inc., a small business prime contractor and subcontractor based in Huntsville, Alabama, specializes in advanced materials science and defense R&D, competing under total small business set-asides on definitive contracts and holding a newly awarded multiple-award IDIQ with the Missile Defense Agency. The vendor operates as a Subchapter S Corporation and competes primarily as a subcontractor (78% of recent awards by count) on defense engineering and systems programs, though it has recently secured prime positions on Navy and Air Force research initiatives.

Applied Technology Solutions' capability portfolio centers on advanced materials development, systems engineering, and technical assistance for defense modernization. Representative prime work includes a $1.8 million Air Force Research Laboratory SBIR Phase II contract (awarded April 7, 2025, completing April 7, 2027) for non-ablative, weather-resistant re-entry nosetip materials; a $1.2 million Naval Strategic Systems Programs cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (awarded September 18, 2023) for maritime technology research involving ceramic fiber fabrication and characterization, with Leidos providing subject-matter expertise and the University of Alabama conducting characterization research; and a $1.2 million Naval Strategic Systems Programs contract (awarded April 28, 2025, completing October 28, 2026) for advanced research in ceramic yarn weaving and ceramic matrix composite materials under a total small business set-aside, with Textum Opco LLC performing ceramic preform subcontract work. Most significantly, the Missile Defense Agency awarded Applied Technology Solutions a multiple-award IDIQ on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and completion date of December 28, 2035, covering the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program — an advanced multi-domain defense system encompassing research, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, and test and evaluation across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. The initial delivery order under SHIELD carries a $500 ceiling.

Customer concentration reflects heavy defense orientation. The Office of the Secretary of Defense dominates by award count (19 awards, 70% of total), Naval Strategic Systems Programs places second (3 awards, $2.6 million combined potential value), and the Air Force Research Laboratory and Missile Defense Agency round out the active set. Applied Technology Solutions subcontracts primarily to Integration Innovation Inc. on Air Force hypersonic test infrastructure work (the HyTIP Project Phoenix wind tunnel program at AEDC), to Booz Allen Hamilton on design and engineering task orders, and to Radiance Technologies on Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office support spanning hypersonic, directed energy, and counter-sUAS initiatives.

Activity shows uneven trajectory — 19 awards in 2023 (primarily sub awards), two in 2024, and six in 2025 — with the recent SHIELD IDIQ award representing a structural shift toward prime positioning. Two awards with combined potential value of $3 million face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, exposing moderate recompete exposure. The vendor's obligated dollars ($21.9 million) significantly exceed combined potential value ($4.4 million), indicating mature execution across prior-year awards. Primary work vehicles include One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) Small Business (19 task orders) and OASIS Full and Open (2 task orders), with the SHIELD IDIQ now anchoring future prime delivery.

Applied Technology Solutions, Inc. performs engineering analysis, modelling & simulation, design, material research & development, and test & evaluation to support our customers. Some of our most notable capabilities include:

1) Weather effects and particle impact ground test and modeling & simulation

2) Software development for scientific computing including grid generation, data analysis, and visualization

3) Aerothermal analysis of thermal protection systems in hypersonic environments

4) Ground test facility design

5) High temperature material fiber and material research & development

6) 3D modelling and 2D design drawings