Bluehalo Labs, LLC

Bluehalo Labs, LLC, doing business as Intelligent Automation, is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Derwood and Germantown, Maryland that has established itself as a significant provider of advanced technological solutions to the federal government. Since its registration in the federal contracting system in February 2002, the company has secured numerous prime and subcontract awards spanning defense, space, intelligence, and civilian agency requirements. Bluehalo Labs specializes in innovative capabilities across multiple domains including space superiority, directed energy, missile defense, command and control systems, cyber and intelligence applications, and data analytics. The company has developed a strong track record of delivering research and development services, software systems, and specialized technical products to federal agencies through participation in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

Bluehalo Labs has delivered a comprehensive range of goods and services through federal prime contracts totaling tens of millions of dollars in awarded value. The company's primary focus has centered on the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, where it has provided extensive support for the STARGATE space situational awareness software system and the Cloud Lightning Evaluation for the Eastern Range (CLEER) program through multiple firm fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery orders valued at over $9 million cumulatively. Recent contract awards include a $284,670 delivery order for STARGATE software maintenance and support at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (September 2025), a $1.79 million delivery order for STARGATE Increment 5 development (January 2025), and a $1.51 million delivery order for STARGATE Increment 4 support (September 2023). Beyond space situational awareness applications, Bluehalo Labs has received significant contract awards from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Navy Naval Air Systems Command, Missile Defense Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and Department of Energy for diverse research and development initiatives. These include Phase II SBIR contracts valued at $550,000 to $1.65 million for projects such as radiation-hardened radio development, additive manufacturing for aviation, advanced materials and technologies, and high-performance computing applications. The company has also received smaller Phase I SBIR and STTR contracts in the $50,000 to $250,000 range for emerging technologies including cyber threat intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicle collision avoidance, fake image detection, secure cellular communications, and various defense-related innovations. Contract set-aside designations have included both total small business set-asides for SBIR and STTR programs and non-set-aside vehicles, with the company demonstrating competitiveness across both procurement channels. Notable subcontract awards include work as a subcontractor to BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services for SCRAAWL Enterprise licensing and to The Mil Corporation for radio frequency network emulator accessories and support.

Bluehalo Labs has secured federal grant awards from civilian and defense-focused agencies totaling approximately $1.2 million through both cooperative agreements and project grants. The company received two $250,000 project grants from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) in February 2021 for high-performance computing research, with one focused on data compression and dimensionality reduction for exascale systems and another on non-linear machine learning based data reduction software. These grants supported fundamental research efforts aligned with the Office of Science's mission to advance scientific discovery and computing capabilities. Additionally, Bluehalo Labs was awarded a cooperative agreement from the Defense Health Agency in September 2022 for a portable mixed reality-based platform to assess rehabilitation progress for post-traumatic brain injury return-to-duty decisions, reflecting the company's expansion into medical technology applications. The company also received a cooperative agreement from the Army Research Development and Engineering Command in September 2021 for distributed-beamforming research supporting tactical information transmission, demonstrating capability in advanced communications technologies. These grant awards underscore Bluehalo Labs' ability to compete for both research and development funding and applied technology transition initiatives across federal agencies.

Bluehalo Labs holds two significant federal contract indefinite delivery vehicles that serve as parent contract structures for ongoing delivery orders. The primary IDV is an $12.2 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center on August 26, 2022, with performance continuing through August 25, 2027. This IDC is structured specifically for cloud lightning evaluation and STARGATE software maintenance, development, and sustainment programs, and has generated approximately $4.2 million in delivery orders to date, with multiple task orders issued annually for software maintenance support, system increments, and continued product support. The contract vehicle is not set aside for any specific business type and has been the source of the company's most consistent and substantial federal revenue stream. Complementing this primary space-focused vehicle, Bluehalo Labs holds a Basic Ordering Agreement with the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center for Small Business Technology Transfer Phase III research and development services, with a performance period through January 24, 2027. While this BOA carries a zero ceiling value in the initial award, it has supported the issuance of delivery orders such as a $248,603 cost-plus-fixed-fee STTR Phase III task order for general Navy R&D support. Together, these indefinite delivery vehicles provide Bluehalo Labs with established contractual relationships and recurring funding opportunities that reflect the federal government's confidence in the company's technical capabilities and program execution for critical space and defense modernization initiatives.