Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology, Inc.

Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, delivers systems engineering, program management, and electronic warfare expertise to the Department of Defense as both a prime contractor (38% of recent awards) and subcontractor (62%) on naval aviation and defense acquisition programs. The company holds dual SBA certifications as a veteran-owned small business and a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, both valid through April 29, 2029, and competes primarily under SDVOSB set-asides and total small business designations on defense contracts.

Atkinson's customer footprint is heavily concentrated in the Navy. The top five funding entities account for 84% of recent awards by count and 100% by combined potential value, driven by Naval Air Systems Command (21 awards across two organizational units, $55.9 million combined potential value), Naval Sea Systems Command (6 awards, $82.55 billion), and the Marine Corps (3 awards, $48.7 million). The Naval Sea Systems Command concentration is anchored by a single mega-vehicle: SeaPort-e, which carries four task orders valued at $72.56 billion combined potential value. This represents a significant tension between award count and dollar volume — Naval Air Systems Command dominates by order frequency, but Naval Sea Systems Command by far dominates dollars, signaling that Atkinson holds a position on a major Navy ships and systems acquisition vehicle.

Atkinson's prime capability work centers on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program support. On December 13, 2024, Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $40.5 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for labor, administrative, and operational support to the F-35 Joint Program Office through December 2027, with performance at Arlington, Virginia; Fort Worth, Texas; and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Under that IDC, Atkinson received an initial $6.1 million delivery order (Cost Plus Fixed Fee) completing June 12, 2028. More recently, on January 21, 2026, the Missile Defense Agency awarded Atkinson a $151 billion multiple-award IDC under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, covering research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization across both classified and unclassified programs — though to date only a single $500 firm-fixed-price delivery order has been issued. Atkinson also holds a seat on the OASIS+ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business multiple-award vehicle (GSA Federal Acquisition Service, expiring September 2029).

As a subcontractor, Atkinson performs systems engineering and electronic warfare analysis work across multiple prime relationships. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is Atkinson's primary prime partner, with eleven documented sub-awards spanning systems engineering support to Naval Air Systems Command Program Management Activities 261, 234, and 207; Model-Based Systems Engineering initiative support; Integrated Multi-Domain Command and Control (IMDC2) technical support; and Airborne Early Attack Systems development through January 2026. Atkinson also subcontracts to General Dynamics Global Force on Joint Electronic Attack Operational (JEACO) services and to Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation on aviation electronic warfare and Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems analysis. Recent sub-award activity has been steady, with four sub-awards dated between October 2024 and January 2026.

Activity has contracted sharply after 2021 (13 awards) and 2022 (2 awards), followed by resurgence beginning in 2024 (8 awards) through the present (4 awards in 2026 year-to-date). Only one award (the $6.1 million F-35 delivery order) completes inside the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete cliff exposure. The Service Contract Inventory dataset captures minimal Atkinson activity — three sub-records across FY2022 and FY2024 showing roughly 3 to 7 FTEs delivered to the federal government on those reportable service contracts. SCI does not capture the vast majority of Atkinson's federal work, which flows through classified or unclassified systems engineering and program management support outside SCI's $150,000 reporting threshold or through goods, products, and indefinite-delivery vehicle structuring not captured in SCI invoicing.

Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology provides Force Protection, Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, Cyber Security, anti-terror and C-RCIED, system engineering, acquisition, logistics, and program management expertise.