Area-I, LLC

Area-I, LLC is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations also based in Marietta, Georgia. The company specializes in providing advanced engineering, technical, programmatic, and professional services to U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, with particular expertise in unmanned systems development, technical integration, and specialized systems engineering for classified defense and intelligence programs. Area-I has established itself as a key contractor for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), demonstrating sustained capability in delivering complex, mission-critical technological solutions to support special operations and intelligence missions.

Area-I, LLC has delivered a diverse portfolio of goods and services through federal contract awards totaling tens of millions of dollars. The company's primary funding agencies have been USSOCOM and RDECOM, with contract work concentrated on Technical Tasking Directives (TTD), engineering services, hardware procurement, and specialized system development. Specific hardware deliverables include ALTIUS 600 unmanned aerial system components such as low-altitude hardware with MPU-5 and HOODTECH 05 LWIR thermal imaging systems, autoland refurbishment kits, and mission equipment, parts, and spares. Area-I has also supported the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III program, delivering comprehensive system development and testing for the Agile Launched Tube Integrated Unmanned System (ALTIUS) platform. The company's contract awards have utilized both cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price pricing structures, with individual task orders ranging from approximately $150,000 to $9.8 million. None of Area-I's prime contract awards have carried small business set-aside designations, reflecting the company's competitive positioning in the federal marketplace for specialized defense and intelligence work. As a subcontractor, Area-I has worked under prime contractors including Sierra Nevada Company, LLC, Science Applications International Corporation, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., HII Mission Technologies Corp, and Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp, providing engineering services and technical support for ALTIUS 600 integration, encryption redesign, and flight testing efforts.

Area-I, LLC holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at $56 million with the United States Special Operations Command, awarded on July 13, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of July 13, 2027. This IDC serves as the primary vehicle through which USSOCOM issues delivery orders for a comprehensive range of specialized services including Technical Tasking Directives, engineering services, hardware procurement, and technical support across multiple program areas. Since the IDC's inception, USSOCOM has issued numerous delivery orders under this contract vehicle, with individual task orders ranging from $29,780 to $9.8 million and encompassing both services and hardware deliverables for classified defense and intelligence programs. The work performed under this IDC and associated delivery orders is primarily conducted in the Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia areas. Additionally, Area-I holds delivery order contracts under RDECOM's SBIR Phase III program, which include a $22,043,679.33 task order for SBIR Phase III activities with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025, and a $19,274,535.29 delivery order for Fiscal Year 2022 ALTIUS system development and testing extending through May 31, 2025. These RDECOM contracts support advanced technology development and transition activities focused on unmanned systems innovation and integration. Neither the USSOCOM IDC nor the RDECOM delivery orders carry set-aside designations, underscoring Area-I's demonstrated competitiveness in competing for high-value, specialized defense and intelligence contracts requiring advanced technical capabilities.