DCS Corporation

DCS Corporation, doing business as DCS Corp, is a for-profit professional services and systems engineering firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, that delivers technical and engineering services, advanced technology prototyping, software development, and program management to the Department of Defense and federal research agencies as a prime contractor on 86% of recent awards. The company does not compete under SBA set-asides; all recent awards carry full-and-open or unrestricted designations. DCS Corporation operates multiple named subsidiaries including Infoscitex Corporation and Optimetrics, Inc.

The vendor's customer concentration is heavily weighted to defense agencies and reflects a Navy-dominant footprint that masks significant Air Force and Army potential-value holdings. The Department of the Navy accounts for 885 awards (68% of the top-customer coverage cluster), led by the Naval Air Warfare Center with 156 awards valued at $1.32 billion in combined potential value, and Naval Air Systems Command with 97 awards valued at $823 million. The Department of the Air Force anchors 30% of the combined potential value across all awards, with $47.3 billion in 70 orders—a dollars-per-award ratio that reflects large multi-year development and sustainment contracts. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Aeronautical Systems Center places 30 orders valued at $1.82 billion, and the Air Force Research Laboratory contributes 51 orders valued at $1.3 billion. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal holds 15 awards valued at $3.29 billion. Within the Navy, task-order activity against three parent IDIQs—Indefinite Delivery Contract N0042189D0099 (118 task orders), Basic Ordering Agreement N0001988D0211 (88 task orders), and Indefinite Delivery Contract N0042100A0579 (88 task orders)—drives volume, while the Air Force concentration is reflected in larger ceilings on fewer orders across development and research vehicles.

DCS Corporation's capability portfolio spans ground vehicle systems modernization, aircraft and naval aviation sustainment, autonomous systems and robotics engineering, multi-domain modeling and simulation, sensing and sensor exploitation, human-machine interface development, and applied research across materials science, cognitive psychology, and warfare simulation. Representative prime work includes a $94.7 million definitive contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory for Assessment of Sensing-Autonomy Sensor Exploitation Technologies (ASSET) through February 2031, a $84.8 million single-award contract with the Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for Ground Vehicle Support Lab engineering and simulation capability supporting immersive ground vehicle training environments at Warren, Michigan through August 2029, a $62.7 million delivery order from the Marine Corps for technical and engineering services supporting the Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center through June 2027, a $51.2 million delivery order under Seaport-NXG for fleet support and air traffic control systems support through August 2031, a $49.75 million definitive contract with the Office of Naval Research for development and testing of electro-optic/infrared advanced ISR systems through April 2029, and a $42.2 million definitive contract with the Army's PEO Soldier for PM SSV systems engineering and technical assistance support. DCS Corporation also holds a $2.09 billion single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center through April 2030, spanning 31 labor categories and supporting ground vehicle robotics, autonomous systems, vehicle electrification, weapons integration, and software development, against which at least 14 delivery orders totaling approximately $335 million have been issued to date.

DCS Corporation's vehicle footprint includes two major multi-billion-dollar indefinite delivery contracts with substantial government-wide reach. The Missile Defense Agency awarded a $151 billion multiple-award IDIQ on January 21, 2026, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) system, a multi-domain defense and counter-unmanned-air-system capability spanning research, development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, test and evaluation, and cybersecurity through December 2035. The company also holds a position on the OASIS+ Unrestricted government-wide acquisition contract (issued December 17, 2024, through December 2029) with a placeholder ceiling. Additional vehicles include a $980 million single-award Automatic Test Systems Acquisition-I (ATSA-I) with the Air Force Materiel Command at Robins Air Force Base through September 2035 for comprehensive automatic test systems sustainment and development across the Air Force portfolio; a $900 million Air Force Life Cycle Management Center multiple-award IDIQ for advanced battle management system support and multi-domain systems development through November 2027; a $48 billion Defense Information Analysis Centers Multiple Award Contract on-ramp with the Office of the Secretary of Defense through March 2028; a $7.5 million single-award laboratory support contract with the Aeronautical Systems Center through September 2027; and a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Multiple Award Contract with the Naval Air Warfare Center through February 2030.

Activity has accelerated markedly in recent years, driven by large 2024 awards. The source shows 40 awards in 2022, 44 in 2023, 162 in 2024, and 73 in 2025, indicating substantial growth in task-order issuance rather than new IDV awards. The combined potential value across all 1,986 awards reaches $182.57 billion, against which only $4.9 billion (3%) has been obligated, signaling the dominance of ceiling-heavy indefinite delivery vehicles awaiting drawdown. Within the next twenty-four months, 33 awards with combined potential value of $996.4 million reach ultimate completion and face recompete.

Across SCI-reportable federal service contracts, DCS Corporation invoiced $601.2 million in prime contract work from FY2022 through FY2025, with declining FTE engagement: 1,296 FTEs in FY2022 dropping to 653 FTEs in FY2025. On government-paid rates for prime contracts, the SCI dataset shows median rates around $97/hr, with senior technical labor pricing through $119/hr at the 90th percentile. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, DCS Corporation subcontracts an average of 28% of total contractor hours to 270 named subcontractors, indicating a hybrid delivery model that builds internal capability while leveraging specialist subs. The vendor subcontracts on major primes including Oshkosh Defense LLC (Navy Marine Ship Interdiction System carrier production and contractor logistics support), Torch Technologies Inc. (technical and engineering support for Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Centers, weapons development and integration), Science Applications International Corporation (active electro-optical and infrared research, hypersonic infrared target sensing), Systems Technology & Research Inc. (aviation and missile center airworthiness platforms support), and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Joint Mission Planning System legacy sustainment).

On the prime side, DCS Corporation executes large subcontracting teams. The $42.2 million Army PEO Soldier SETA contract names Logistics Systems Incorporated (a service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business based in Alexandria), Stellar Information Systems, Valiant Harbor International, First Division Consulting (a service-disabled veteran-owned small business), and Augustine Consulting (a women-owned small business). The $84.8 million Ground Vehicle Support Lab contract engages Honeywell Aerospace for crew optimization headsets, Faac Incorporated / Milo Range Training Systems for simulation software, Freedom USA Inc. / Avadirect for high-performance computer systems, The Parsette LLC for data science, SCI Technology for electronics, Center Line Electric for electrical work, and Third Coast TECH for simulator platforms. The $4.29 billion delivery order for Ground Vehicle Survivability and Protection work cites Penta Research, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Dornerworks, and Dice Defense as major subs for systems architecture, active protection systems, FPGA and embedded software, and systems engineering. DCS Corporation also names specialty subs on research contracts, including Patchplus Consulting Inc. (a women-owned small business) for human-machine teaming research on the $30.3 million Air Force human-unmanned drone teaming order, Radiance Technologies Inc. (employee-owned small business) for FALCON tool development and integration on a $24.8 million ASTRA MDMSA task order, and Global Research & Development Inc. (self-certified small disadvantaged business) for prototype design modification on the $17.28 million SHARC program.

DCS Corporation's GSA Schedule labor portfolio spans 84 unique categories with rates from $41.21/hr (administrative clerk, high school education, no experience) to $266.90/hr (subject matter expert, bachelor's, 20 years' experience), covering administrative, engineering assistant, technical analyst, program analyst, scientific engineer, and senior subject matter expert roles. No security-cleared positions are offered in the GSA Schedule. The vendor's NAICS footprint reflects engineering services (385 awards), research and development in physical and engineering sciences (227 awards combined across two similar categories), aircraft manufacturing (97 awards), and computer systems design (97 awards). Primary PSC codes cover engineering/technical professional support (402 awards), program management and support (234 awards), IT and telecom systems analysis (74 awards), and equipment modification for aircraft (63 awards).