Cutlass Systems Engineering LLC

Cutlass Systems Engineering LLC, a small-business limited liability company headquartered in Laurel, Maryland, provides modeling, simulation, and systems research and development services for the Navy's electronic warfare and combat systems as a prime contractor under two Navy IDIQs and as a subcontractor on Navy surface combatant and carrier combat-systems test and evaluation programs. Cutlass holds an 89% prime award share and competes exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides across its Navy footprint.

The vendor's customer concentration is extreme: all nine awards and the full $408.2 million in combined potential value derive from the Department of the Navy, with eight awards ($408.2 million) flowing through the Office of Naval Research and one award through Naval Sea Systems Command. Cutlass's primary vehicle positions are the Office of Naval Research Modeling, Analysis, Research and Simulation (MARS) IDIQ (three task orders, $41.6 million combined potential value) and the Tactical Combat and Electronic Warfare Systems Research and Development IDIQ (two task orders, $24.7 million combined potential value). Recent prime work includes a $24.7 million Cost Plus Fixed Fee delivery order awarded November 2025 under Tactical Combat and Electronic Warfare for modeling, analysis, research, and simulation services supporting the Navy's electronic warfare and combat systems initiatives, with ultimate completion in November 2027, and a $19.1 million Cost Plus Fixed Fee delivery order awarded October 2023 under MARS for modeling and simulation support for high-level architecture testbeds, originally completing October 2025. Cutlass also holds a $243.9 million multiple-award Tactical Combat and Electronic Warfare Systems R&D IDIQ awarded March 2025 through March 2030, authorizing unclassified and classified work up to Top Secret/SCI.

Work concentration by NAICS and PSC reflects Navy technical research: seven awards fall under NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), with the remainder classified as Engineering Services. Primary task-order funding targets defense R&D services and systems electronics/communication equipment advanced development. Only $44.3 million (11% of combined potential value) has been obligated to date, indicating the vendor is early in contract execution. One award ($24.7 million) faces recompete in the next twenty-four months. Cutlass subcontracts to Science Applications International Corporation on Navy surface combatant and carrier combat-systems test and evaluation engineering services. Place of performance for active orders is Washington, DC.