Higherechelon, Inc.

Higherechelon, Inc., a veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, operates as both a prime contractor (49% of awards) and subcontractor (51%) delivering instructor training support, leadership development, professional training, organizational development, and systems engineering services to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the General Services Administration. The company is organized as a Subchapter S Corporation with three subsidiaries: H2 Technology Group LLC, H2 Technology LLC, and Highermountain LLC, all structured as service-disabled veteran-owned small business joint-venture entities.

Higherechelon's prime footprint is dominated by set-aside work. The vendor holds four major indefinite-delivery contracts: a $151 billion no-ceiling-specified multiple-award IDIQ under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program with the Missile Defense Agency (awarded January 2026), a $93 million GSA Federal Supply Schedule vehicle effective August 2025 with 79 labor categories spanning IT System Administrator through senior Management Consultant roles (hourly rates $46.17 to $251.94, all requiring bachelor's degrees with no security-clearance positions), a multi-billion-dollar OASIS+ Total Small Business set-aside IDIQ with a no-ceiling-specified ceiling through December 2029 (awarded December 2024), an OASIS+ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business IDIQ also with no-ceiling-specified cap through September 2029 (awarded September 2024), the $6.9 billion Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Small Business IDIQ through November 2026 (awarded September 2021), and a $206 million Cyber Center of Excellence Instructor Training Support Services IDIQ with the Army Training and Doctrine Command through October 2026 (awarded October 2021). Under the CCOE IDIQ, Higherechelon has received three delivery orders totaling approximately $42.6 million: a $36 million firm-fixed-price delivery order for cyber and cyber counterterrorism instructor support issued February 2024 with completion February 2027, a $6.5 million delivery order from July 2022 through March 2026, and a $2,500 minimum guarantee order issued October 2021. The vendor also holds the GSA Multiple Award Schedule and an Army Futures Command Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract worth $199,991.38 (completed December 2021).

Customer concentration is extreme and skewed by the SHIELD award ceiling. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command anchors $15.28 billion in combined potential value across five awards, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick carries $25 billion on a single award, together representing the vast majority of Higherechelon's $47.61 billion combined potential value. By award count, the Department of the Army (38 awards), the NASA Shared Services Center (9 awards), and the Army Training and Doctrine Command (8 awards) drive activity, though these carry modest ceiling values. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service (6 awards, $7.05 billion combined value) reflects delivery orders under OASIS+ and the GSA Schedule. Most recent awards cluster in FY2023–FY2024, with activity declining slightly in FY2025 (12 awards) and FY2026 (3 awards to date); only two awards ($37.3 million combined potential value) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure.

On the subcontractor side, Higherechelon delivers systems simulation and engineering support, modeling-and-simulation analysis, human dimension organizational development, and training services to Torch Technologies Inc. (dominant relationship across 20+ sub awards spanning 2021 to present for Systems Simulation Software and Integration Directorate and Aviation and Missile Center modeling-and-simulation work), Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (human dimension support services, enterprise application modernization and cloud migration), Science Applications International Corporation (system software lifecycle engineering, financial services IT operations), Deloitte Consulting LLP (human-centered design and DevSecOps support for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army), General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (18th Airborne Corps training support), Serco Inc. (holistic health and fitness program support), and Aptive Resources LLC (OPM recruitment and branding consulting).

Service Contract Inventory data covers SCI-reportable prime service contracts (six records, FY2022–FY2024). SCI-reported invoiced revenue totaled $13.4 million across the period, with $290 thousand in FY2023 and $13.1 million in FY2024; the FY2024 spike reflects 56.6 FTEs delivering federal services. Government-paid hourly rates on prime SCI contracts ran a median of $152.29 per hour, with rates spanning $108.36 at the 10th percentile to $152.85 at the 90th percentile. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, Higherechelon performed 100% of contractor hours in-house (0% subcontractor engagement on those records). The broader workforce trajectory shows 5.2 FTEs in FY2022, 0.9 FTEs in FY2023, and 103 FTEs in FY2024 (combining one, two, and three prime records respectively with subcontractor reporting); the jump reflects the CCOE and other large delivery orders ramping.

Work is performed at multiple locations: Fort Gordon and Fort Eisenhower (formerly Fort Gordon), Georgia under the Cyber Center of Excellence contracts; Huntsville, Alabama for NASA and GSA work and as the company headquarters; and nationwide under the GSA Schedule and OASIS+ vehicles. Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences dominates the award portfolio (36 awards), followed by engineering services (11 awards), professional and management development training (11 awards), administrative management and general management consulting (7 awards), and human resources consulting (5 awards).

HigherEchelon (HE) is an organizational performance consulting firm founded in 2009. We prepare organizations to meet the rapidly changing, complex, and ambiguous requirements of today's world by developing Resilient & Adaptable Leaders, enhancing Processes through Culture & Change Management, and implementing Transformational Technology Solutions