Heron Systems, Inc.
Arlington, VA Part of Shield Ai Inc.
- UEI
- U812ZMD7CUK3
- CAGE
- 1NQH1
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, Shield Ai Inc., ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
San Diego, CA
DVEJNK717BB6
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Parent
San Diego, CA
DVEJNK717BB6
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 4350 Fairfax Dr #620, Arlington, VA 22203, USA
- Website
- shield.ai
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $50M-$100M
- Industry
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- Information Technology
- Software & Services
- Internet Software & Services
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | -$86,294 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $1,865,286 |
| FY2023 | $3,204,651 |
Contract vehicles
No active vehicles.
1 expired vehicle
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Electronic Warfare Associates, Incorporated | N0042120F1011 | $178,280 | |
| American Electronic Warfare Associates, Incorporated | N0042119F0659 | $305,974 | |
| American Electronic Warfare Associates, Incorporated | N0042120F1011 | $278,795 | |
| American Electronic Warfare Associates, Incorporated | N0042120F1011 | $220,942 | |
| American Electronic Warfare Associates, Incorporated | N0042119F0659 | $376,381 |
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About the company
Heron Systems, Inc., doing business as Heron Systems, is an artificial intelligence company founded in 2015 with the mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Through prime and subcontract awards, Heron Systems provides research, development, test, and evaluation services focused on autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and machine learning applications for national defense and security customers.
As a prime contractor, Heron Systems has received Phase I, Phase II, and other SBIR awards to conduct research on topics such as reinforcement learning for autonomous systems, as well as definitive contracts for engineering support services. As a subcontractor, Heron Systems has provided engineering support, software support, and technical services to prime contractors including American Electronic Warfare Associates, Systems & Technology Research, Avian, J.F. Taylor, and others. These subcontracts have enabled Heron Systems to contribute its expertise in areas like machine learning algorithm development, software engineering, and autonomous system development to larger research and development efforts. Set-aside designations on prime awards to Heron Systems include Total Small Business, while subawards have supported contracts with no set-aside provisions.
Heron Systems also holds a $999,242 Other Transaction IDV agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to provide research, development, test, and evaluation services under DARPA's "Don't Break the Player Break the Game" program. As the prime contractor under this IDV, Heron Systems supports DARPA's goal of developing new techniques to disrupt adversarial behavior without direct confrontation. Task orders issued under this IDV determine specific places of performance aligned with DARPA's ongoing research needs.
SBA capabilities narrative
Provide software and systems engineering services to the Department of Defense, specializing in all areas of simulation, test and evaluation and software development.
Quick answers
Is Heron Systems, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Heron Systems, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through August 27, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Heron Systems, Inc. hold?
Heron Systems, Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: SeaPort-e.
How much has Heron Systems, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $4,983,643 to Heron Systems, Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Heron Systems, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Heron Systems, Inc.'s parent company, Shield Ai Inc., ranked #14 in PSC 1550, #14 in NAICS 54137 and #25 in PSC R423 in FY2025.
What is Heron Systems, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Heron Systems, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Model zero - reinforcement learning for policy transfer into high- fidelity environments (FA875022C0504), from Air Force Research Laboratory (AFMC), on January 10, 2022.
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