Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.
Columbia, MD
- UEI
- FRYVEE1WQKB1
- CAGE
- 1UPK6
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 8940 MD-108 l, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
- Website
- csefire.com
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Construction & Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- Profiles
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 | $224,877 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $139,987 |
| FY2023 | $249,926 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $224,877 |
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About the company
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc., a Columbia, Maryland-based for-profit Subchapter S corporation, provides combustion science research and development services to federal agencies as a small business prime contractor, with all 47 recent awards classified as prime work across both research contracts and grants. The vendor operates exclusively under total small business set-asides and competes in small business research programs (SBIR and STTR phases) alongside cooperative agreements and project grants rather than on open-market vehicles.
Combustion Science & Engineering's capability portfolio centers on propulsion combustion engineering, scramjet engine systems development, combustion chemistry modeling, and low-emission industrial burner design. Representative work includes a $224,877 STTR Phase I definitive contract from the Shared Services Center for a multiphase CFD framework for hypergolic propellant injection and combustion in rotational detonation rocket engine (RDRE) development (September 2026, completion October 2027); a $249,926 SBIR Phase I award from the Department of the Army for chemical kinetic model development and scramjet engine systems engineering (April 2023); and a $149,880 SBIR Phase I purchase order from the Air Force Research Laboratory for non-equilibrium energy deposition system development in scramjet engines (August 2022). On the grant side, the vendor holds a cooperative agreement with the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for a fuel-flexible regenerative low-NOx industrial hydrogen burner (awarded November 2024, completion October 2025) and a $247,671 Office of Science project grant under CFDA 81.049 for machine learning models predicting amine degradation during CO2 capture, awarded July 2024 with completion April 2025.
Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Department of the Air Force Research Laboratory, which accounts for 24 awards (68% of the vendor's award count by coverage) and $7.1 million in combined potential value. The Department of the Navy, Department of the Army, Department of Energy Office of Science, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Preparedness Section comprise the remainder of the active customer set. The vendor also holds two task orders on Federal Supply Schedule GS23F0230M with $55 thousand combined potential value.
Activity across the past five years shows minimal award flow (two awards in 2019, one in 2022, one in 2023, three in 2024, and one in 2026), with combined potential value of $10.8 million against combined obligated dollars of $18.1 million — indicating prior invoicing in excess of current pipeline ceiling values. One award with completion date in the next twenty-four months carries $225 thousand in potential value and faces recompete exposure. The vendor's NAICS and PSC concentration reflects research-focused work: 19 awards fall under research and development in physical and engineering sciences, with primary PSC coding under national defense R&D services and basic research.
Quick answers
Is Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 7, 2027.
How much has Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $614,790 to Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Sttr phase i multiphase CFD framework for hypergolic propellant injection and combustion for rdre development (80NSSC26C0223), from Shared Services Center, on September 30, 2026.
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