Leidos, Inc.

Leidos, Inc., through its Leidos Solutions Operating Segment division (doing business as SAIC), provides systems engineering, advanced research and development, defense technology integration, and technical support services as a large business prime contractor competing on full-and-open procurement without set-aside designations across the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies, and federal civilian customers.

Leidos Solutions Operating Segment operates as a subsidiary of Leidos, Inc., the parent company headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The division anchors its federal footprint in concrete capability delivery: combat systems engineering (Small Cruise Missile procurement and C-UAS systems integration), naval platform modernization (ship systems integration, SHIPSET engineering, non-recurring engineering), autonomous systems and directed energy technologies (THOR and MJOLNIR counter-UAS platforms, HPEM weapons development), signals intelligence and information warfare (SIGINT support, tactical data communications, cyber defense), and advanced sensor systems development (quantum sensing, meta-optic systems, RF antenna design). Representative prime contracts span $869 million for an integrated information dominance solution under the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) IDIQ through 2031, $304.7 million for Digital Infrastructure Network Manager under Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) through 2029, $223.9 million for autonomous and automated systems design and life-cycle engineering supporting Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific through 2029, $125 million for signature training systems development and operations at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division through 2030, and $118.8 million for Phalanx Griffon integration support under ABMS through 2030.

Customer concentration skews defense-heavy. The top five funding organizations by award count (37% of awards) anchor Navy operations: Naval Sea Systems Command leads at 362 awards valued at $3 billion, followed by Air Force Research Laboratory (221 awards, $1.67 billion), Army PEO Intelligence Electronic Warfare & Sensors (190 awards, $6.29 billion), Army Research Development and Engineering Command (139 awards, $6.85 billion), and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (130 awards, $10.19 billion). When ranked by potential value, the portfolio splits differently: Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground dominates at 52 awards valued at $38.81 billion (reflecting large-scale sustainment vehicles), followed by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command ($10.19 billion), Army R&D Engineering Command ($6.85 billion), Army PEO IEW&S ($6.29 billion), and Defense Threat Reduction Agency ($4.13 billion). This divergence signals that the highest-dollar work clusters in a small number of mega-vehicles while volume spreads across Navy, Air Force, and Army commands.

Vehicle position reflects institutional depth. Leidos holds positions on multi-billion-dollar indefinite delivery contracts including ATSP V (Advanced Technology Support Program V, $25.357 billion ceiling through 2035) for Defense Microelectronics Activity microelectronics capability solutions; SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, $151 billion ceiling through 2035) for Missile Defense Agency multi-domain defense; two Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) IDIQs (Track 1 and Track 2, $1.5 billion each through 2031) for DHS Science and Technology Directorate; RS3 (Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services) supporting Army-wide cost-plus-fixed-fee systems engineering; IAC-MAC (Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract) for Navy research and analysis; ADNS MAC (Automated Digital Network System Multiple-Award Contract, $452.9 million through 2034) for Naval Information Warfare Systems Command tactical network connectivity; and development, technical, management, and engineering services for ISR systems and information operations from seabed to space ($699.986 billion through 2033). Task order activity flows steadily across these vehicles, with 175 task orders under one Army IDIQ alone and 126 under another, signaling sustained customer reliance.

Activity trajectory shows recent moderation. Awards per year ran 123 in 2023, peaked at 168 in 2024, then dropped to 137 in 2025 and fell sharply to 45 in 2026. This pattern reflects completion cycles and recompete concentration: 79 awards valued at $2.04 billion face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating significant recompete exposure and opportunity for competitors to displace the vendor on renewal cycles.

SCI-reported invoicing of $779.7 million in aggregate across FY2022–FY2025 captures federal service contracts above the $150,000 reporting threshold. FY2022 saw $288.9 million across roughly 1,007 contractor FTEs delivered; FY2024 peaked at $205.1 million with 110,724 FTEs (suggesting major staff augmentation or classification of previously excluded work). SCI data from FY2025 shows $110.4 million across 288 FTEs, indicating a shift in invoicing mix or contract completion. On federal services contracts captured in SCI, government-paid hourly rates ranged from $63/hr at the 10th percentile through a median of $127.41/hr to $630.46/hr for senior labor, reflecting a mix of staff-augmentation services, specialized technical labor, and executive-level program management. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, Leidos subcontracted approximately 16% of reported labor hours to an ecosystem of 280 named subcontractors, signaling the vendor primarily builds and owns delivery teams internally while strategically engaging subs for specialized capabilities.

Subcontractor footprint reveals pattern: Leidos primes work for Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on Intelligence Systems Infrastructure, Tools, and Enhancements (INSITE) engineering services (recurring across multiple sub-awards September 2025); Torch Technologies Inc. on technical and engineering support for Army Combat Capabilities Development Command missile guidance and fire control research; Vanderbilt University on DARPA programs including Cyber Agents for Security Testing and Learning Environments (CASTLE) and Business Process Logic (META-BPL) analysis; Lockheed Martin Corporation on engineering and systems technology efforts; and HII Mission Technologies Corp on logistics and ISR services. Additional major subs include Huntington Ingalls Inc., General Dynamics Mission Systems, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Systems & Technology Research LLC, and Teksynap Corporation. Named small business subs include Slate Enclave LLC (women-owned small disadvantaged business) on Army software engineering, Quality Aero Inc. (women-owned) on naval non-recurring engineering and FAT, and A2 Labs LLC/Kryptowire LLC (small business cybersecurity firm) on DARPA INGOTS vulnerability research.

Leidos Solutions Operating Segment competes full-and-open across its prime portfolio, with zero set-aside category designations visible in the source award data. The division operates as a large business subsidiary within Leidos Holdings, Inc., positioning it to compete against other large integrators (Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Raytheon) on unrestricted procurements. The 2,801 total awards (90% as prime, 10% as sub) and $206.36 billion in combined potential value across 118 customer agencies reflect institutional scale and breadth—this is a prime contractor with deep entrenchment across Navy, Air Force, and Army technology modernization and sustainment missions. Recent contract awards through September 2026 include a $48.3 million Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Student Administration and Scheduling System (SASS) project management contract (firm fixed-price, completion September 2027) and a $45.9 million Army signals intelligence support delivery order (cost-plus-fixed-fee, completion January 2027). The vendor's footprint spans systems engineering, advanced applied research, directed energy and autonomous systems development, naval warfare modernization, and emerging technology transition—all high-barrier-to-entry domains where institutional relationships, technical depth, and prior performance anchor competitive positioning.