Chesapeake Systems International, LLC

Chesapeake Systems International, LLC, a Baltimore-based small business, delivers specialized media workflow solutions, IT infrastructure services, and equipment maintenance to federal agencies as a prime contractor on 94% of its recent awards, competing predominantly on full-and-open procurements rather than set-aside categories. The company holds a General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule contract (47QTCA25D0070) valued at $475 thousand through March 2030, covering information technology and media workflow solutions including video transmission units, the EZ TV Platform Server VM-Pro, and associated maintenance and support services. Chesapeake Systems specializes in quantum tape storage systems, CatDV digital asset management software, Haivision and LiveU broadcast encoding equipment, and storage integration services for federal media and research operations.

Across 148 total awards (prime and sub combined), the company's customer base is highly diversified, with the top five agencies accounting for 27% of award count and 27% of combined potential value. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leads by volume (11 awards, $703 thousand combined potential value), followed by the Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer (9 awards, $293 thousand) and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (7 awards, $1 million). The Defense Media Activity anchors the largest single customer by dollar value, with 3 awards worth $1.1 million combined potential value. The Distribution of work skews toward equipment procurement and maintenance rather than labor-intensive services — top NAICS categories include Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (36 awards) and Other Computer Related Services (27 awards).

Recent representative prime work includes a $6.4 million firm-fixed-price purchase order with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration for an HHS TV SMPTE ST2110 Studio Upgrade (awarded August 2024, extending through October 2025); a $979 thousand definitive contract with the Defense Media Activity for Haivision and LiveU cell bonding systems, broadcast equipment, and connectivity packages for operations in the United States, Germany, and Japan (awarded September 2025, base plus four option years through September 2030); a $590 thousand purchase order with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for a CatDV Pegasus software upgrade with Quantum storage configuration and service level agreement at the NOAA TV Studio in Silver Spring, Maryland (awarded September 2022, ultimate completion August 2027); and a $207 thousand purchase order with the NIH Clinical Center for quantum tape maintenance, media storage solutions, asset management software, encoding solutions, and infrastructure upgrades (awarded September 2024). Small business set-aside awards constitute roughly 50% of the recent prime footprint, typically designated as "Total Small Business," though the company also competes on full-and-open procurements. Recent set-aside examples include a $60 thousand purchase order from the VA Technology Acquisition Center for a video streaming encoder upgrade (September 2025), a $49 thousand purchase order from Army Training and Doctrine Command for a LiveU 50GB data live-streaming subscription (September 2024), and a $56 thousand definitive contract with the Transportation Security Administration for onsite support, training, and managed services for Windows 2019 servers and Apple devices (August 2024).

Activity trajectory shows modest growth: four awards in 2022, ten in 2023, fifteen in 2024, and thirteen in 2025, with two awards recorded in 2026 as of April. The recompete cliff presents exposure risk — six awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $911 thousand, including the HHS studio upgrade and the NOAA CatDV maintenance agreement. In its subcontractor role, Chesapeake Systems delivers computer hardware maintenance and software support services to Raytheon on multiple Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Evolution and Development contracts, and performs telecommunications and cloud computing services work under Raytheon's Advanced Enterprise Global Information Technology Solutions (AEGIS) agency-wide contract. A Lockheed Martin sub-award for material disposition services on the MISO LCSM contract represents defense exposure routed through a prime relationship. Combined obligated dollars across all awards ($14 million) exceed combined potential value ($13.1 million), suggesting the vendor has invoiced in excess of stated ceiling amounts or that ceiling adjustments occurred post-award.

Chesapeake Systems is a leading expert in workflow solutions for the media & entertainment industry built on decades of collaboration with leading organizations, creatives, and IT teams. As a video systems integrator and consulting firm, we help clients find the best way to store, access and monetize rich media content. We understand complex workflows involved with managing media content from creation to distribution and preservation. We are masters at navigating the technology landscape. Our clients include some of the largest studios, broadcasters, sports and digital media publishers in the country. The highly skilled team at Chesapeake designs and implements high-performance, scalable and reliable solutions from storage and asset management to workflow automation, and much more.