Viken Detection Corporation

Viken Detection Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of handheld and vehicle-mounted X-ray imaging systems for border security, counter-narcotics, and law enforcement applications, operates as a prime contractor on 93% of its federal awards and competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designations, though it qualifies as a small business and has won approximately 25% of its recent prime awards under total small business set-asides. Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, and active as a federal contractor since December 2015, Viken specializes in backscatter X-ray imagers, portable cargo screening systems, and related detection equipment classified primarily under NAICS 334517 (Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing).

Viken's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection, which accounts for 14 awards totaling $52.3 million in combined potential value—73% of the vendor's $72.2 million total portfolio. The Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement each hold 13 awards, though at lower dollar magnitudes ($961 thousand and $839 thousand respectively), reflecting a volume-versus-dollars tension. The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement ranks third by potential value at $5.7 million across 9 awards. Across the top five customers by potential value, Viken has captured approximately 88% of its combined potential value. Recent representative prime work includes a $4.95 million definitive contract with the Department of State for mobile scanners and training in support of the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica (awarded August 25, 2025, with ultimate completion in August 2028); a $1.895 million Air Force delivery order for vehicle and cargo X-ray inspection system supply and installation at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (October 31, 2024); a $987 thousand purchase order from State's Office of Acquisition Management for handheld backscatter and transmission imaging systems supporting Colombian Counter Narcotics Police operations (April 23, 2026); and a $5.86 million Customs and Border Protection delivery order for cargo and vehicle screening technologies under the NIGHTHAWK-HBI vehicle (September 30, 2021).

Viken operates under two principal parent vehicles: Indefinite Delivery Contract 70B03C18D00000037, which carries 12 task orders valued at $23.2 million in combined potential value, and IDC 15JPSS20D00000035, which carries 3 task orders. The company's subcontract footprint is minimal—only 6 sub-awards out of 89 total awards—with recent engagement as a subcontractor to PAE Government Services, Inc. on Explosive and Biological Detection Systems (EXBS) programs supporting Mexico and Jordan cargo screening and maintenance activities (awards dated April 2025 through April 2026), to General Dynamics Information Technology on global security engineering and supply chain services (July 2024 and March 2026), and to Atlantic Diving Supply for handheld X-ray equipment provision (September 2024). Activity has declined from a peak of 10 awards in 2023 to 4 awards in 2026 year-to-date; the vendor faces minimal near-term recompete exposure, with only one award ($987 thousand from State's Office of Acquisition Management) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Viken's award portfolio spans 30 distinct federal agencies and is characterized by firm-fixed-price purchase orders and delivery orders for equipment procurement and installation, with occasional training and maintenance components, supporting border security, diplomatic security, and counter-narcotics missions across civilian and defense agencies.