Controp USA Inc.

Controp USA Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of electro-optical surveillance and precision motion control systems, operates as a prime contractor delivering SPEED-LR gimbal assemblies, long-range infrared camera systems, and integrated logistics support to U.S. federal agencies on full-and-open contracts with no set-aside designations. The company is self-certified as a small disadvantaged business and headquartered in Germantown, Maryland.

Controp's capability portfolio centers on advanced electro-optical and infrared imaging systems for border security, maritime surveillance, and national airspace defense. The SPEED-LR system—a gyrostabilized, long-range electro-optical infrared observation platform capable of detecting 30-foot vessels out to 25 nautical miles—anchors the product line. Representative prime work includes a $1.28 million firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration in March 2022 for delivery of four long-range electro-optical infrared observation systems; a $443.7 thousand GSA Multiple Award Schedule delivery order from the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection in September 2025 for SPEED-LR sensor systems supporting border surveillance in the Tucson sector; a $558.9 thousand firm fixed-price definitive contract from the FAA in April 2024 for integrated logistics support and warranty extension on SPEED-LR systems in the Maritime Approaches Surveillance Towers (MAST) program serving Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and a $3.743 million delivery order from Customs and Border Protection closed out in March 2025. Most recent activity includes a $242 thousand purchase order from the Department of Defense in September 2026 for a SPEED-LR gimbal assembly supporting NDP special projects and a $250 thousand warranty extension contract from the Department of Homeland Security in August 2026.

Customer concentration centers on border security and aviation missions within the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation. The top customer by award count is Customs and Border Protection with seven awards totaling $9.1 million combined potential value (30% of portfolio). The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Franchise Acquisition Services holds four awards valued at $2.2 million. However, dollar concentration diverges substantially — the GSA Federal Acquisition Service carries one award worth $33 million (representing Controp's GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle with a $33 million ceiling), which accounts for 72% of combined potential value across all awards. Including GSA and CBP, the top three customers by dollars represent roughly 92% of combined potential value. Additional customer agencies include the Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the Naval Sea Systems Command, and the Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command.

Controp maintains a $33 million GSA Multiple Award Schedule vehicle through which five task orders have been placed, generating $7.9 million in combined potential value. Five additional delivery orders have been issued under the MAS parent across other agencies, indicating the vehicle serves as a primary acquisition channel for federal procurements of SPEED-LR systems. All other awards are direct purchases or definitive contracts without parent IDIQs.

Recent activity has averaged three to five awards per year over 2022–2026. Only two awards have ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $492 thousand — a minimal recompete cliff. The vendor operates primarily as a prime contractor, accounting for 88% of awards by count. Subcontract activity is negligible; three sub-awards to General Dynamics Information Technology and Mantech Advanced Systems International represent less than 12% of portfolio count and lack dollar magnitudes in the source. Across SCI-reportable service contracts captured above the $150,000 threshold, Controp invoiced $974 thousand in FY2022–FY2023 (zero in FY2024) at median government-paid rates around $156/hr, delivering approximately 1.5 FTEs per year with no subcontractor hours recorded — a narrow slice of the vendor's total federal revenue, which is dominated by goods sales on direct purchase orders and GSA MAS delivery orders. The vendor does not operate as a subcontractor to larger primes on a material basis; its federal footprint is driven by direct prime awards for specialized surveillance hardware.