Kinetic Concepts LLC

Kinetic Concepts LLC, doing business as KCI, delivers specialized military training, leadership development, and operational support services to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (96% of recent awards), operating almost exclusively under SBA 8(a) sole-source and small business set-aside vehicles. KCI is an SBA 8(a) certified, minority-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and veteran-owned limited liability company headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, with a subsidiary named United Defense LLC carrying identical SBA certifications. The vendor's service footprint spans leadership development courses, technical training on naval systems including submarine and surface fleet maintenance, DevSecOps Foundation and CompTIA Advanced Security Professional certifications, tactical medical training, exercise simulation and opposing-force support, and specialized operational services including battlefield effects and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support.

KCI's customer concentration is highly concentrated and Navy-anchored. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command dominates both volume and dollars, accounting for 25 awards and $4.01 billion in combined potential value across 85% of active awards. Secondary customers include the GSA Federal Acquisition Service ($47.1 million), the United States Marine Corps ($2.6 million), the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard ($2.1 million), and the Department of the Air Force ($1.2 million), with smaller exposures to the Department of the Army, Air Combat Command, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Veterans Affairs. The dollar concentration is extreme: NAVSEA's $4.01 billion potential value represents approximately 99% of KCI's combined potential-value portfolio, driven almost entirely by the $4 billion Seaport-NXG multiple-award IDIQ awarded January 2, 2025.

KCI's vehicle position centers on three indefinite-delivery contracts with Naval Sea Systems Command. The first is the $4.5 million single-award 8(a) sole-source indefinite-delivery contract (N6133123D0003), awarded February 7, 2023, running through February 6, 2027, under which KCI has issued 22 task orders totaling approximately $3.2 million in combined potential value as of the source snapshot. Recent task orders under this vehicle include a $227,114.58 delivery order (Task Order #19, April 24, 2026) for omnibus training courses, a $128,014.62 delivery order (Task Order #18, March 3, 2026) for eight omnibus training courses, and multiple course-delivery orders ranging from $4,695 to $314,948 supporting Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division and submarine and surface fleet personnel development. The second is the $4 billion Seaport-NXG multiple-award IDIQ, effective January 2, 2025, with ultimate completion January 1, 2029, under which KCI has issued one $500 minimum-guarantee delivery order as of the source date. The third is a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract with a $47.1 million ceiling, awarded September 2, 2026, running through September 1, 2031, under which KCI can deliver training and support services across federal ordering activities on a firm fixed-price, delivery-order basis. In task-order activity under the primary NAVSEA IDC, KCI competes and delivers on a non-set-aside basis alongside other contractors; KCI's recent activity reflects a shift from the 8(a) sole-source parent IDC toward the larger Seaport-NXG vehicle, which does not carry set-aside restrictions.

Activity has been variable year over year—one award in 2021, a one-year gap, then twelve awards in 2023, fourteen in 2024, thirteen in 2025, and seven through September 2026—with only one award facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the immediate term. However, the source snapshot is dated October 15, 2026, and the most recent award is the September 2, 2026 GSA MAS contract; the recompete cliff window likely reflects only awards with stated completion dates falling between October 2026 and October 2028, excluding the Seaport-NXG and most task orders under the primary NAVSEA IDC that carry 2027–2029 completion dates.

Across SCI-reportable service contracts, the dataset is sparse: four total SCI records covering FY2024 and FY2025, all as named subcontractor, not prime. The SCI activity shows roughly 13.1 FTEs delivered in FY2024 and 11.9 FTEs in FY2025 on federal services contracts above the $150,000 SCI threshold. This reflects a subcontractor posture on SCI-reportable contracts only; the prime-contract award footprint (96% of recent awards) shows KCI operates predominantly as a prime contractor on purchase orders and delivery orders, with subcontractor work limited to two recent Naval Special Warfare task orders under Lukos, LLC (October 2025 and September 2025) for training, logistics, and administrative support services. The discrepancy between prime-vs-sub split (96% prime in award count) and the SCI subcontractor-only records suggests KCI's SCI-captured work is narrowly defined and does not reflect the vendor's broader prime footprint; SCI data is a strict subset excluding goods, micro-purchases, and classified work, many of KCI's awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders or small-dollar task orders that may fall below the $150,000 reporting threshold or outside SCI scope.

Recent representative work includes a $2,641,646 purchase order from the Marine Corps (June 15, 2026, Total Small Business set-aside) for parachute loft, helicopter rappelling, boat, and dive training services at Camp Lejeune running through June 14, 2031; a $384,175.21 8(a) sole-source purchase order from the Air Force (February 26, 2024) for counter-UAS training for F-15 aircraft; a $1,549,040 8(a) sole-source purchase order from the Air National Guard (September 1, 2024) for large force exercise planning and subject-matter expert support; and a $462,592.02 8(a) sole-source purchase order from the Air Force (November 6, 2023) for expeditionary exercise simulation services at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Smaller purchase orders span CERFP role players for the Army, SOF week demonstrations, tactical medical training, and OPFOR support, with awards ranging from $7,888 (VA yoga instructor training) to $560,619 (Navy EVAL kit).

KCI operates almost exclusively as a prime contractor on federal service contracts and does not maintain a significant subcontractor supply chain; the two SCI-captured subcontractor records under Lukos reflect recent Naval Special Warfare training support work, representing a tactical subcontracting relationship rather than a systematic teaming model. The vendor's positioning is as a specialized training and operational-support prime, not as a system integrator or large-prime dependent. Set-aside posture is characteristic: the vendor competes predominantly under 8(a) sole-source and Total Small Business set-asides, with secondary activity under no set-aside on NAVSEA task orders and the recent GSA MAS vehicle, where ordering competition is open but KCI's 8(a) status and size certifications remain advantageous for restricted task-order competitions.

Kinetic Concepts delivers industry leading training and operational support throughout the spectrum of operations for our military, federal, and law enforcement customers. Armed with recent, relevant, and real-world experience, our subject matter experts are uniquely qualified to deliver critical skills training and mission support. Whether we are instructing in the classroom or providing training and support in the field, we maintain a focus on our customers' mission and an eye on emerging capabilities and threats. Founded in 2018, our commitment to our customers has never been stronger. We remain grounded in our core competencies while understanding the need to remain agile with a growing list of capabilities and services.