Icr, Inc.

ICR Inc., headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, operates as a for-profit prime contractor and subcontractor delivering advanced engineering, research and development, cyber operations, and systems integration services to defense and intelligence agencies on a full-and-open (non-set-aside) basis. The company has accumulated over $200 million in federal prime contract awards and maintains a portfolio of indefinite delivery vehicles exceeding $2.5 billion in potential value, competing predominantly for large defense technology programs without reliance on small business set-asides.

ICR's capability footprint centers on experimental development, systems engineering, software engineering, and operational support across cyber, space domain awareness, battle management, and intelligence analysis domains. The company's recent prime work includes a $57.9 million Other Transaction Agreement with Space and Missile Systems Center (awarded September 2022) for developing a globally distributed network of sensors collecting low-earth and geosynchronous orbit spacecraft signals in visible and shortwave infrared spectrum; a $53.7 million definitive contract with Air Forces Europe and Africa (April 2024) for Project Thunderbolt supporting the Air Operations Center - Weapon System; a $47.4 million Other Transaction Agreement with Space and Missile Systems Center (August 2025) for the GAMBIT program addressing space domain awareness gaps; a $31.3 million Navy definitive contract (July 2024) for the FALABELLA program developing low-cost sensors and analytical applications; and a $14.2 million Air Combat Command definitive contract (May 2024) for Project Tacoma supporting Air Operations Center command and control systems. ICR holds dominant positions on two large Air Force IDIQ vehicles: the $532 million Accelerated Special Programs for Emergent Needs (ASPEN) Small Business Innovation Research Phase III vehicle (Electronic Systems Center, awarded September 2022, performance through September 2032) and a $950 million Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) IDIQ (Air Force, awarded September 2022, expired May 2025). The ASPEN vehicle alone has generated 16 documented delivery orders valued at approximately $149.2 million, with recent orders for Joint Battle Damage Assessment Repository ($1.3 million, March 2026), STEEL BRIDGE III ($8.3 million, January 2026), and SMOOTHAMBLER ($16.5 million, April 2025).

Customer concentration reflects Air Force dominance. The top five funding agencies account for 92 percent of combined potential value, anchored by the Air Education and Training Command (4 awards, $1.01 billion, primarily the $1 billion cyber IDIQ vehicle awarded April 2022), the Air Force broadly ($970.5 million), the Electronic Systems Center (25 awards, $777.2 million), and Space and Missile Systems Center ($105.3 million). By award count, the Electronic Systems Center leads with 25 awards covering 53 percent of the source portfolio; the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research ranks second with 14 awards; Army Intelligence and Security Command third with 10 awards. ICR recently expanded into the Missile Defense Agency orbit through the December 2025 award of the $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award IDIQ (performance through December 2035), a new vehicle consolidating MDA's contracting approach for multi-domain defense system development across artificial intelligence, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.

Recent activity has grown steadily — 14 awards in 2022 to 23 in 2025 — with seven awards carrying combined potential value of $142.2 million and ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing significant recompete exposure in cyber and space domain awareness work. The source identifies additional major IDIQs: an Air Education and Training Command cyber IDIQ ($1 billion ceiling, expires November 2025), an Army Other Transaction IDV for JCO DEMO 5 TMX Prototype ($10.7 million, June 2025), and a Naval Air Warfare Center SBIR Phase III Basic Ordering Agreement (May 2025, $0 ceiling with task orders to follow). ICR's subcontractor role is substantial, with 49 documented sub-awards (39 percent of total award count) across multiple primes. Assured Information Security, Inc. is the dominant prime contractor on ICR's sub portfolio, including contracts for Valiant, Tenshu, Azrael, Stalwart, and Resolute programs emphasizing engineering services for 16th Air Force operations. Additional significant prime relationships include Lockheed Martin Corporation (multiple incremental funding service items and work plan modifications), Accenture Federal Services LLC (Algorithmic Warfare Analysis and Research and Development Operations), and Science Applications International Corporation (AF TENCAP Hyper Innovative Operational Prototype Engineering for Special Operations Command migration work). The subcontract work demonstrates deep systems engineering and software capability across classified Air Force programs, with Assured Information Security's consistent use of ICR across multiple program codes suggesting ICR as a core specialized engineering resource within that prime's organic capability stack.

ICR's award portfolio concentrates heavily in research and development (58 of 126 awards under NAICS 541712 for Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and custom computer programming (50 awards under NAICS 541511), with supporting work in software publishing and computer systems design. Top PSC codes emphasize National Defense R&D Services across both experimental development (36 awards) and basic research (11 awards). The company's SBIR Phase III activity — through the ASPEN vehicle and other mechanisms — indicates sustained positioning as a technology transitioning contractor for advanced defense innovation, with emphasis on cyber operations, space surveillance, and battle management system architectures. All major prime awards reflect open competition with no set-aside designations, positioning ICR as a mainstream defense technology contractor competing on technical merit and proven capability rather than SBA-designated status.