Highermountain LLC
Huntsville, AL Part of Higherechelon, Inc.
- UEI
- QZKRP9W5X7N3
- CAGE
- 9EAQ6
- Primary NAICS
- 541330 Engineering Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Higherechelon, Inc.
Parent
L6YCF5ND7E55
- Highermountain LLC QZKRP9W5X7N3
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Higherechelon, Inc.
Parent
L6YCF5ND7E55
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 5025 Bradford Dr NW ste 100 bldg 2, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
- Website
- higherechelon.com
- Founded
- 2009
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- Consulting
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
About Highermountain LLC
Highermountain LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business joint venture based in Huntsville, Alabama, holds prime positions on defense research and development contracts and GSA Schedule agreements as a full-and-open competitor with no set-aside designations. The company operates as a limited liability partnership child entity of Higherechelon, Inc., a SBA-certified veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business (certifications expire April 7, 2028), and is structured as a joint venture between HigherEchelon, Inc. and IronMountain Solutions, Inc., which are prohibited from competing against each other under GSA Schedule awards.
Highermountain's federal footprint is nascent and heavily concentrated in defense R&D and Army sustainment. All four prime awards span three customer agencies: the DOD Missile Defense Agency (two awards, $500 combined potential value), the GSA Federal Acquisition Service (one award, $4.5 million), and the Army Materiel Command's Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (one award, $0 ceiling). The $4.5 million GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract, awarded February 2, 2023, with performance through February 1, 2028, establishes Highermountain's labor base — 50 active labor categories ranging from high-school-qualified administrative support at $49.91 per hour through master's-degree subject-matter experts at $225.68 per hour, spanning engineering services, systems design and integration, and engineering research and development. No positions carry security-clearance requirements. The award prohibits the joint-venture partners from competing against each other on GSA Schedule orders.
The material recent expansion came in late 2025. On December 29, 2025, Highermountain was awarded a seat on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award IDIQ contract from the Missile Defense Agency, carrying a $151 billion ceiling through December 28, 2035. The award is full-and-open, multi-domain defense R&D focused on detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital engineering. The initial delivery order awarded the same day carries a $500 ceiling on a firm fixed price basis. On August 16, 2025, Highermountain also received a Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement from the Army's Aviation and Missile Command for professional advisory and assistance support services under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, running through August 15, 2030, with a zero-dollar ceiling functioning as a requirements contract. Combined obligated dollars across all four awards total $500, or 0% of the $4.5 million combined potential value, indicating early-stage execution. Activity accelerated from one award in 2023 to three in 2025, but the recompete exposure and long-term revenue footprint remain undetermined pending task order issuance under the SHIELD IDIQ and AMCOM BPA vehicles.
Contract vehicles
SBA capabilities narrative
HigherMountain is an unpopulated Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Joint Venture (JV) between HigherEchelon (HE), who serves as the Protege and Managing Partner and IronMountain Solutions (IMS), who serves as the Mentor and Joint Venture Partner. HE and IMS established this JV under NAICS Code 541330 and the Small Business Administration (SBA) All-Small Mentor Protege Program (ASMPP).
Quick answers
What is Highermountain LLC's UEI?
Highermountain LLC's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is QZKRP9W5X7N3.
What is Highermountain LLC's CAGE code?
Highermountain LLC's CAGE code is 9EAQ6.
What is Highermountain LLC's primary NAICS code?
Highermountain LLC's primary NAICS code is 541330 (Engineering Services).
Where is Highermountain LLC located?
Highermountain LLC's physical address in SAM.gov is 5025 Bradford Dr NW ste 100 bldg 2, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA.
Is Highermountain LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Highermountain LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through September 9, 2027.
Who is Highermountain LLC's parent company?
Highermountain LLC is part of Higherechelon, Inc.
Which contract vehicles does Highermountain LLC hold?
Highermountain LLC holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including MAS and SHIELD.
What is Highermountain LLC's most recent federal award?
Highermountain LLC's most recent federal contract award is Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order (HQ085926FF425), from Missile Defense Agency, on December 29, 2025.
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