Banner Defense Inc.

Banner Defense Inc., a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Madison, Alabama, operates as a subcontractor on Department of Defense research, systems engineering, and missile defense programs (70% of recent awards), with nascent prime capacity on the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD IDIQ. The vendor is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation structured as a corporate entity and competes in full-and-open market segments with no set-aside designations on its recent prime work.

Banner Defense's customer concentration reflects its missile defense and Army modernization niche. The top five funding agencies account for 80% of recent awards: the Office of the Secretary of Defense (3 awards), the Missile Defense Agency (2 awards, $500 combined potential value), the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service (1 award, $700 thousand combined potential value), the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Center. The GSA placement dominates potential-value share at $700 thousand despite being a single award, whereas the Missile Defense Agency anchors strategic relationship exposure through both a prime IDIQ seat and related delivery orders.

Banner Defense holds a seat on the Missile Defense Agency's $151 billion multi-award Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, awarded December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. The vendor received an initial delivery order under SHIELD on December 29, 2025, valued at $500 (firm fixed price, performance in Huntsville, Alabama). The SHIELD vehicle is structured to support comprehensive defense systems work including research and development, systems engineering, prototyping, test and evaluation, cybersecurity services, and modernization efforts across multiple domains and security levels, accommodating classified and unclassified work. Banner Defense also places task orders under the General Services Administration's One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services — Small Business and the Army's ASTRO vehicle.

As a subcontractor, Banner Defense delivers systems engineering and technical assistance on Department of Defense missile defense and Army modernization programs. Named prime relationships include Science Applications International Corporation (System Software Lifecycle Engineering, Army software modernization, July 2025), Intuitive Research And Technology Corporation (Strike Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance, January 2025), Parsons Government Services Inc. (TEAMS-NEXT Missile Defense Systems Engineering and Japan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment Foreign Military Sales support, multiple task orders between September 2024 and November 2024), and System High Corporation (Integrated Layered Missile Defense System security and program protection support, October 2022). The sub work reflects research and development in physical, engineering, and life sciences (five awards) and engineering services (two awards), grounded in NAICS 541710 and PSC codes for DoD military experimental development and engineering support services.

Banner Defense's federal services activity, as captured in Service Contract Inventory records, shows subcontractor workforce growth from 6.5 FTEs in FY2022 to 13.4 FTEs in FY2024 across eight SCI-reportable sub contracts above the $150 thousand threshold. The vendor holds 66 active labor categories on the GSA Schedule spanning administrative support through senior scientist or subject-matter-expert roles, with hourly rates ranging from $29.74 to $266.47 per hour, all unclassified positions (no security clearance required). The labor spectrum covers engineering technicians and analyst roles ($51–$108 per hour), project and program management ($131–$165 per hour), and senior technical and scientific expertise ($266 per hour at the high end). Recent award volume has accelerated — one award in 2019, one in 2020, three in 2024, and four in 2025 — positioning Banner Defense for growth in its subcontractor role and establishing runway under the multi-year SHIELD IDIQ as a new prime vehicle.