Kestrelx LLC

Kestrelx LLC, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in Lake Mary, Florida, develops and operates unmanned aerial systems, manned airborne training platforms, and flight instruction services for the Department of Defense and GSA as a prime contractor on full-and-open and small-business-set-aside contracts. The vendor competes predominantly under small-business set-asides, with four of five recent awards designated Total Small Business or SDVOSB set-aside, and holds a self-certification as a small disadvantaged business alongside its SDVOSB status.

Kestrelx's capability footprint centers on threat-replication aircraft, unmanned systems for training and testing, and associated flight instruction. Recent work includes an $8.079 million SBIR Phase III definitive contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center awarded in March 2025 under total small business set-aside, running through June 2027 at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina; a $1.98 million Air Combat Command purchase order from June 2024 for a manned airborne platform operable as an unmanned aircraft vehicle and cruise-missile training tool at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, with completion scheduled for June 2026; and a $103,764 Air Force purchase order from April 2026 for fixed-wing multi-drone operations supporting a 300-level wing training exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The vendor also delivered an Other Transaction Agreement to the Air Force Research Laboratory in October 2021 ($414,608) for development of the Kestrelx UAV and cruise-missile threat-replication aircraft.

Customer concentration tracks heavily toward the Department of Defense. Five distinct customer agencies appear across recent awards, but the Naval Air Warfare Center accounts for $8.1 million (70% of combined potential value), and Air Force customers collectively dominate the award count and dollar magnitude. The vendor placed a new seat on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule in May 2026 with a $1 million ceiling and a five-year performance period through May 2031, offering five active labor categories spanning Junior Research Analyst through Senior Subject Matter Expert at hourly rates from $109.72 to $266.33, with education requirements from associate to bachelor's degree and no security-cleared positions.

Activity is sparse but dollar-dense: five total prime awards over five calendar years (2021, 2024, 2025, 2026) with $11.6 million combined potential value and $6.4 million obligated (55% drawn). One award — the Naval Air Warfare Center contract for $8.1 million — reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and faces recompete risk. The vendor operates as a pure prime on all recorded work; no subcontractor role appears in the source.