Lewiz Communications, Inc.

Lewiz Communications, Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, and Asian-Pacific American-owned manufacturer based in San Jose, California, develops specialized high-performance computing hardware and advanced networking technologies for aerospace and defense agencies, operating exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs, STTR Phase III efforts, and a multi-billion-dollar IDV. The firm competes entirely under full-and-open or total-small-business set-aside designations, with no 8(a) or other preferential set-aside categories in its footprint.

Lewiz's core capability portfolio centers on scalable, variable-speed time-sensitive Ethernet systems; RISC-V processor architecture and multi-core processor design; highly parallel, fast-memory peripheral access systems; and fault-tolerant parallel memory infrastructure for high-performance computing in mission-critical aerospace and defense environments. Representative work includes a $3.297 million FY26 SBIR Phase III definitive contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center in September 2026 for scalable, variable-speed time-sensitive Ethernet development running through September 2028; a $1.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract from Naval Strategic Systems Programs (April 2025 through October 2026) for advanced computing and Ethernet networking R&D under total small business set-aside; an $899,961 SBIR Phase II firm-fixed-price contract from NASA (August 2024) for time-sensitive Ethernet technology; and a $239,735 SBIR Phase I contract from Naval Strategic Systems Programs (July 2023) for scalable Ethernet and RISC-V processor research.

Customer concentration is acute. NASA's Shared Services Center anchors the footprint with 11 awards worth $6.6 million in combined potential value (62% of recent dollars), and the Department of the Navy's Naval Strategic Systems Programs adds 4 awards worth $2.9 million (27% of dollars). Together, these two customer nodes account for 95% of awards and 89% of combined potential value. The Missile Defense Agency holds a seat on Lewiz's recently awarded $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award IDIQ (effective January 21, 2026, through December 28, 2035), though a single delivery order on that vehicle carries only $500 in current potential value. DARPA, the Department of the Army, and the FBI Headquarters Division round out the customer set with three additional awards totaling less than $180 thousand.

Activity has remained flat — 3 awards per year in 2022–2023, declining to 2 per year in 2024–2025, and recovering to 3 in 2026 — with combined potential value across all 20 awards standing at $10.7 million and $7.3 million obligated (69% commitment rate). Only one award (the NASA SBIR Phase III contract valued at $3.3 million) reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting moderate recompete exposure. Lewiz carries no subcontract relationships; all work is performed as a prime. Primary NAICS framing is 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), representing 15 of 20 awards. The vendor holds no positions on government-wide acquisition contracts, agency-wide IDIQs, or BPAs beyond the SHIELD IDV, which remains early-stage in task-order volume.

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