Digital Systems Engineering Inc.

Digital Systems Engineering Inc., a Scottsdale, Arizona-based small business manufacturer of ruggedized display units and electronic components for defense applications, operates as a prime contractor (81% of recent awards) and subcontractor on military vehicle and intelligence programs. The company competes predominantly under total small business set-asides and full-and-open designations across Defense Logistics Agency purchase orders; a majority of recent prime awards carry total small business set-aside designations.

Digital Systems Engineering manufactures ruggedized display systems, electronic parts kits, and vision subsystems for military platforms. Representative prime work includes a $131,240 purchase order from the U.S. Army Contracting Command Warren (December 2025) for ten units of the Commander's Vision System (NSN 5895-01-691-3712) with a 100 percent option for additional quantities, a $417,504 definitive contract from Army Contracting Command Warren (December 2023) for the Commander's Vision Subsystem supporting the Joint Assault Bridge vehicle, and multiple Defense Logistics Agency Construction and Equipment purchase orders for ruggedized display units valued at $47,375, $37,900, and $77,850 respectively, awarded throughout 2025 and 2024. The company holds active indefinite delivery contracts with Naval Sea Systems Command (valued at $35,000) for monitor evaluation and repair and with Army PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (valued at $750,000) for the supply of display units to intelligence and sensor programs.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Defense Logistics Agency. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 77% of recent awards, dominated by DLA Aviation (33 awards, $1.1 million combined potential value) and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (30 awards, $581 thousand combined potential value), followed by the United States Marine Corps, Naval Sea Systems Command, and DLA Land and Maritime. The top-customers-by-potential-value ranking shifts slightly, reflecting the Army's two large vision-subsystem orders: DLA Aviation remains first, followed by Army PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors ($758 thousand combined potential value on two awards), DLA Construction and Equipment, and two Army Materiel Command Contracting Commands (Detroit Arsenal and Redstone Arsenal) totaling $660 thousand combined potential value across three awards.

The vendor places task orders under five named indefinite delivery contracts: N0016420DS001 (4 task orders, $10 thousand combined potential value), W56HZV19D0006 (3 task orders), W31P4Q20D0031 (2 task orders), W56HZV20D0005 (2 task orders), and SPRBL120D0007 (1 task order, $8 thousand combined potential value). Award volume has grown to 19 awards in 2025 from 12 in 2024, though the first two months of 2026 show only two new awards. Combined obligated dollars ($6.4 million) exceed combined potential value ($3.6 million), indicating mature task orders with invoiced performance against ceiling values.

In its subcontractor role, Digital Systems Engineering supplies display systems, materials, and components to BAE Systems Land and Armaments (nine sub awards since May 2025 for IGF material and vehicle development), DRS Sustainment Systems (six sub awards including Joint Assault Bridge display sustainment and power distribution unit repair), General Dynamics Land Systems (two sub awards for Stryker vehicle production and spares), and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (one sub award on the Combat Rescue Helicopter program). The top NAICS categories across prime and sub work are Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (22 awards), Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing (17 awards), and Computer Storage Device Manufacturing (14 awards), reflecting the vendor's embedded role in display and sensor subsystems for Army ground vehicles and Navy platforms.

DSE designs and manufactures rugged Military Displays, Computers, Video hubs and Ethernet switches for extreme environments. DVI, HD-SDI, HDMI, LVDS, RGB, RS170, RS232, RS422, VGA and USB inputs. Button-programmable 'smart' displays, DVR and extended memory capacities. Touch Screen, NVIS-ready. 6.5" - 17.3" sizes. Mount options.