Big Head Endian LLC

Big Head Endian LLC is a minority-owned, Native American and American Indian-owned small business registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since 2014. Located in Burden, Kansas, the company operates as a Subchapter S Corporation and has established itself as a provider of technical and software-related services to federal government contractors. While specific details about the company's full range of capabilities are not extensively documented, the available information suggests they specialize in advanced technical support, particularly in software development and systems analysis.

The company has primarily performed federal contract work as a subcontractor to Southwest Research Institute, focusing on sophisticated technical support services. Their contract work appears centered on complex software and systems engineering projects, specifically in aerospace and technology domains. The most recent sub-contract award in October 2024 involved supporting JEDI Flight Software, including software management, development, monthly meetings, and developing mission-level software assurance plans. An earlier sub-contract from November 2022 involved providing system performance analysis, identifying operational procedures, and evaluating system change impacts. These contracts demonstrate Big Head Endian's expertise in technical analysis, software development, and systems engineering, with a particular emphasis on aerospace and technology sectors.

In terms of federal grant awards, Big Head Endian LLC has also worked as a sub-grantee with Southwest Research Institute. Their grant work, as evidenced by the May 2023 sub-grant award, focuses on specialized technical development, specifically developing and maintaining mini-FND flight software, supporting ground support equipment, and providing calibration facility support at external locations. This grant work further reinforces the company's technical capabilities in aerospace-related software development and support infrastructure, suggesting a niche expertise in complex technological environments that require precise software and systems management.

Big Head Endian (BHE) has over 30 years of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) engineering experience. BHE has worked with NASA spacecraft instrumentation at all phases of development from proposal through flight operations providing the following core competencies:

Embedded Flight Software (to NASA standards), Data Analysis Software, Test Support Hardware and Software, Independent Test Engineering (documentation, scripting, automation), Software Project Management, Project Management, Hardware/Software Critical Reviews,

Systems Engineering, Requirements Management and Traceability, Technical Documentation, Functional Design Analysis, Database Design, Data pipeline processing servers and software, Custom Science and Engineering Data Team Websites