Cognitive Space, Inc.
Houston, TX
- UEI
- V4LVMKMW74B3
- CAGE
- 820G5
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 4203 Montrose Blvd #525, Houston, TX 77006, USA
- Website
- cognitivespace.com
- Founded
- 2018
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Tools & Services
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $1,200,434 |
| FY2025 | $3,599,861 |
| FY2024 | $900,000 |
| FY2023 | $3,220,877 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | $1,199,934 | |
| 2 | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systems & Technology Research LLC | N6523623C8007 | $345,000 |
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About the company
Cognitive Space, Inc., a for-profit technology company based in Houston, Texas, delivers artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for satellite operations, automated mission tasking, and space domain awareness to the Department of Defense and civilian space agencies as a prime contractor (94% of recent awards) competing in full-and-open federal procurements with no set-aside designations. The company is registered as a small business in SAM.gov and has executed multiple Small Business Innovation Research contracts and defense-focused development efforts.
Cognitive Space's capability portfolio centers on cognitive inference tasking, intelligent space mesh network routing, and AI-enabled satellite command and control systems that support Joint All Domain Command and Control objectives. Recent representative work includes a $1.8 million Definitive Contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (Dec 2024) to enhance the CNTIENT-OPTIMIZE product for automated tasking of tracking-layer satellites in coordination with the Space Development Agency; a $3 million Other Transaction Agreement from the Air Force (Nov 2024) for CNTIENT-OPTIMIZE automated scheduling solutions; a $900 thousand Definitive Contract from NOAA (Apr 2024) to conduct limited-scale demonstrations in response to Broad Agency Announcement BAA-NOAA-GPD-2023; and an SBIR Phase II contract from AFRL (Aug 2023) for $1.25 million to develop cognitive inference tasking capabilities for dynamic satellite network topology and link management. The company also holds a position on the Advanced Battle Management System multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract ($950 million ceiling), through which it delivers cloud-agnostic content delivery networks and intelligent satellite networking in support of the Air Force's all-domain command and control vision.
Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Department of the Air Force in dollar terms. The Air Force accounts for $1.9 billion in combined potential value (four awards), while the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory (primarily AFRL) represents $6.6 million across seven awards. The divergence reflects Cognitive Space's December 2025 award as a prime on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award Indefinite Delivery contract issued by the Missile Defense Agency with a $151 billion ceiling through 2035; the initial delivery order was valued at $500. NOAA, the Space and Missile Systems Center, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense round out the customer base with smaller awards. Cognitive Space's subcontract footprint is minimal — one sub-award to Systems & Technology Research LLC (Jan 2023) providing CNTIENT component integration and API binaries in support of the ARGOS framework.
Award activity remained steady at two to four awards per year from 2021 through 2024, with two awards in 2025. Combined obligated dollars total $14.8 million against $1.91 billion in combined potential value, reflecting the portfolio's heavy concentration in large-ceiling indefinite vehicles and SBIR phase efforts with extended performance periods. The bulk of Cognitive Space's work falls under National Defense R&D Services codes for experimental and applied research, with a secondary concentration in space R&D services.
Quick answers
Is Cognitive Space, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Cognitive Space, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 20, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Cognitive Space, Inc. hold?
Cognitive Space, Inc. holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including ABMS and SHIELD.
How much has Cognitive Space, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $3,599,861 to Cognitive Space, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $8,921,172 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Cognitive Space, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Cognitive Space, Inc. ranked #48 in NAICS 92 in FY2025.
What is Cognitive Space, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Cognitive Space, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order (HQ085926FF092), from Missile Defense Agency, on December 29, 2025.
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