Foster-Miller, Inc.

Foster-Miller, Inc., doing business as Qinetiq North America, a foreign-owned manufacturer of defense goods headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, operates as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards) supplying supplemental armor, protective equipment, robotic system components, and specialized defense technologies to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The company competes on an open, full-and-open basis across all recent awards with no set-aside designations. Foster-Miller is a subsidiary of Peraton Technology Services Inc.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on manufacturing and sustainment of military protective systems, particularly supplemental armor kits for aircraft and vehicles (NSN 1560-series armor components for C-130 and related platforms), robotic system maintenance and recapitalization for the TALON and Common Robotic System (Individual) platforms, electronic components and assemblies, and structural support services for defense platforms. Representative recent work includes a $7.7 million definitive contract with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for new manufacture of supplemental armor kits (awarded April 2025), a $799,960 definitive contract with TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for a remote handling set (February 2026), a $799,479 Other Transaction Agreement with Army Research Development and Engineering Command for development of an Adaptive Modular Weapons Mount (September 2025), a $1.89 million definitive contract with Naval Air Systems Command for KC-130J B-Kits (September 2023), and a $600,000 period-of-performance extension with Naval Sea Systems Command for DLRP parts and repair parts through December 2026 (May 2024).

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward defense logistics and Army sustainment. The top five customers by award count account for 68% of recent awards, with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation dominating at 1,283 awards ($75.1 million combined potential value) and Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime second at 660 awards ($28.1 million). However, by potential value the ranking shifts dramatically: Naval Sea Systems Command anchors the portfolio at $1.04 billion across 160 awards, followed by Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support at $625.4 million across 49 awards. This divergence—DLA leads in volume but accounts for only a fraction of total dollars—reflects Foster-Miller's position as a high-volume component supplier to DLA and a specialized systems integrator for Navy and Army platforms. The Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal ranks third in potential value at $173.5 million across 46 awards, and Army PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation represents $117.5 million.

Foster-Miller holds a substantial portfolio of single-award indefinite delivery contracts anchoring its business. The largest IDCs include a $10.4 million requirements contract with PEO CSCSS for sustainment, maintenance, recapitalization, and reset of TALON and Common Robotic System (Individual) platforms through January 2029; a $9.59 million requirements contract with PEO CSCSS for Common Robotic System (Individual) sustainment through December 2028; a $2 million IDC with DLA Aviation for supplemental armor (C-130 NSN 1560-01-434-6363) through March 2030; a $749,999 IDC with DLA Aviation for supplemental armor (C-130 NSN 1560-014346362) through March 2030; a $1.02 million IDC with DLA Aviation for supplemental armor (NSN 1560-01-434-6364) through March 2029; and multiple smaller $250,000 single-award contracts with DLA Land and Maritime for netting sections, cable termination chambers, and access covers. These vehicles are long-term sustainment relationships rather than broad-based vehicle seats.

Activity has remained relatively flat year over year—59 awards in 2022, 53 in 2023, 61 in 2024, 76 in 2025, and 27 awards in the first quarter of 2026 (partial year). The recompete cliff shows 17 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $13.5 million. The largest single recompete exposure is the $7.7 million definitive contract for supplemental armor manufacturing, due for completion November 20, 2026.

Foster-Miller operates almost exclusively as a prime contractor (99% of awards) and shows minimal reliance on subcontractors in its own delivery. SCI-reportable service contract activity is minimal and declining: 1.8 FTEs in FY2022 across 2 subcontract records, declining to 0.2 FTEs in FY2024 across 1 subcontract record. The vendor does subcontract to larger defense primes—named recent prime contractors include General Atomics (EMALS systems, electronic subassemblies for ship-based electromagnetic aircraft launch systems and arresting gear), Electric Boat Corporation (SSN 814 and 815 long lead time material), and DCS Corporation (technical and engineering services support for Army combat vehicle systems). These relationships position Foster-Miller as a component and specialized systems supplier within large platform integration efforts rather than as a subcontractor providing labor-intensive services. The vendor's manufacturing-focused business model and the dominance of goods and definitive contracts in its portfolio—rather than cost-plus services—explain the sparse SCI presence.

Foster-Miller's recent award trajectory and vehicle portfolio reflect its strategic positioning as a dedicated manufacturer of sustainment parts and specialized defense equipment for legacy DoD platforms, particularly aircraft armor, robotic system components, and electronic assemblies. The absence of set-asides, the concentration of single-award IDCs, and the emphasis on NSN-specific supplemental armor manufacturing indicate a vendor locked into narrow supply chains serving established defense programs with high technical qualification barriers.