Dynovas Inc.

Dynovas Inc., operating as Dynovas, is a Poway, California-based small business manufacturer and technology solutions provider that secures federal research and development contracts as a prime contractor (92% of recent awards) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, competing entirely under total small business set-asides. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation classified under primary NAICS 541512 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), with a near-exclusive focus on Phase I and Phase II SBIR/STTR awards across defense, aerospace, and energy sectors.

Dynovas's customer base spans 14 federal agencies with pronounced concentration in civilian space and military research funding. The top five customers by award count account for 70% of recent awards, led by NASA's Shared Services Center (16 awards, $6.3 million combined potential value), followed by the U.S. Marine Corps (6 awards, $2.7 million), the Naval Air Warfare Center (5 awards, $2.3 million), the Department of the Army (5 awards, $4.6 million), and the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support (5 awards, $4.6 million). The dollar rankings align closely — NASA and Army/DLA each anchor significant phase-continuation work, while Marine Corps awards cluster at smaller phase-one values. Dynovas has no parent vehicles, GWACs, or standing IDIQs; it operates exclusively through single awards issued directly under agency SBIR/STTR solicitation topics.

Representative prime work includes a $1.8 million Air Force Research Laboratory SBIR Phase II contract for the Pylon Conventional Weapons Adaptation project (awarded September 2025, completing September 2027), a $1.5 million Marine Corps SBIR Phase II for a portable hydroelectric generator prototype (awarded August 2023, completing September 2026), a $1.73 million Army SBIR Phase II three-year research effort (awarded April 2023, completing April 2026), and a $1.3 million Naval Air Warfare Center cost-plus-fixed-fee R&D contract (awarded January 2024, completing January 2027). Recent 2026 awards include a $1.3 million Department of Defense STTR Phase II for single-sided tooling infusion of carbon-carbon for hypersonics (awarded March 2026, completing March 2028), a $1.5 million Defense Logistics Agency SBIR Phase II for supply-chain mitigation of solid rocket motor nozzles and launch canisters (awarded March 2026, completing February 2028), a $1.2 million Air Mobility Command OTA for SBIR Phase II work (awarded July 2025, non-set-aside), and multiple Phase I awards in the $150,000 to $250,000 range across NASA, Marine Corps, Army, and other agencies.

Activity has remained steady at eight to eleven awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with four awards captured in 2026 year-to-date. Fifteen awards (combined potential value $16.5 million) carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure across Phase I closures and Phase II option exercises. Dynovas holds a minor subcontract footprint; four sub-awards total, all routed through The Boeing Company on Wideband Global Satcom and related common aerospace commodities work (awards in November 2024, December 2024, and January 2025).

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on aerospace materials and manufacturing innovation — advanced composite processing (pressure resin transfer molding, carbon-carbon infusion), cryogenic hydrogen storage systems (C-CHILL), motorless solar array deployment (MESA, MELT), energy solutions (portable hydroelectric generators), and specialized aerospace components (boom-enabled manipulator systems, engine cooling fans, pylon adaptations). All performance occurs at the Poway facility. Dynovas competes in a pure SBIR/STTR posture with no general contracting vehicle presence, making it a niche player in federal R&D competitive space — high velocity in small-dollar phase work with occasional Phase II continuation awards pushing into the low single-digit millions.