Linquest Corporation

Linquest Corporation, a national security space and defense technology contractor headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, serves as a prime contractor on major Air Force and Department of Defense IDIQs and delivers systems engineering, digital engineering, command and control analytics, and decision support services across space operations, cyber, and C4ISR domains. Linquest competes full and open with no set-aside designations, positioning itself as a prime-heavy contractor (83% of recent awards) with a substantial federal footprint exceeding $102 billion in combined potential value across 346 awards since 2004.

Linquest is a subsidiary of Wyle Inc., a tribal government entity. The company maintains a named subsidiary, Hellebore Consulting Group LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. As a for-profit entity without SBA set-aside certifications, Linquest pursues full-and-open competition but frequently partners with small, disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses as subcontractors — a pattern consistent across its prime contract work.

The core capability portfolio centers on digital engineering platforms, systems integration, space operations analysis, and defense decision support. Representative work spans collaborative digital engineering ecosystems (a $98.7 million delivery order from the Air Force for integrated test and training capability support), space force analytics and decision analysis support ($87.5 million from Department of Defense for PKF/MOSS analytical services), Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management systems ($150.6 million from Air Force Research Laboratory under the IDEAAS IDIQ), and digital material management and multi-criteria decision making for the Defense Nuclear Weapons Center ($41.3 million). A $46.4 million Space Force decision analysis task order showcases the vendor's delivery of analysis decision reporting with a multi-vendor subcontractor team including Compendium Federal Technology LLC, DCS Corporation, Spideroak Mission Systems LLC, and Redsky LLC.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Air Force components. The top five customer agencies by award count (covering 64% of awards) are the Department of the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center (59 awards, $3.37 billion combined potential value), Department of the Air Force Space Command (52 awards, $1.99 billion), Air Force Research Laboratory (47 awards, $1.96 billion), and the broader Department of the Air Force (42 awards, $3.93 billion). However, potential-value concentration reveals material Army exposure: the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground carries only 4 awards but $37.9 billion in combined potential value — a placeholder or multi-year commitment that anchors 37% of Linquest's total potential value. The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also holds $3 billion in potential value across 2 awards.

Linquest holds seat positions on multiple significant IDIQs and government-wide vehicles. The IDEAAS single-award IDIQ with Air Force Research Laboratory (valued at $551 million) has generated six major delivery orders totaling over $538 million for digital engineering and systems integration work, including the $150.6 million C3BM support task, the $150.56 million enterprise implementation task, and the $120.2 million SBIR Phase III effort. The Advanced Solutions for Collaborative Engineering and Digital Development single-award IDIQ ($970 million with the Air Force, awarded January 31, 2025) has produced three delivery orders totaling $110.03 million. The OASIS+ Unrestricted multiple-award vehicle (no specified ceiling, awarded December 17, 2024) positions Linquest to compete across all federal agencies. The Space and Missile Systems Center Hemisphere vehicle ($2.5 billion ceiling) anchors space domain awareness and battle management command control work. Linquest also holds positions on the TETRAS II multiple-award IDIQ ($999.95 million for test and evaluation technologies), the GSA Federal Supply Schedule ($1.2 billion), the ASTRO GWAC ($3.5 million), the Seaport-NXG Navy vehicle for MILSATCOM engineering ($23.5 million delivery order to Naval Sea Systems Command), and the Systems Engineering Technology and Innovation IDIQ for wideband remote monitoring sensor support ($47.7 million delivery order).

Activity has grown substantially over the past five years, from 13 awards in 2022 to a peak of 32 in 2024, though 2025 and early 2026 show slower year-to-date pace (25 awards through June 2026). Fifteen awards (combined potential value $1.63 billion) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing material recompete exposure and opportunity for competitors. Linquest's most recent prime awards span June 2026 (a $26.99 million Air Force Space Command headquarters combat forces command support delivery order extending through August 30, 2028) and include major SBIR Phase III work under the IDEAAS and Advanced Solutions vehicles.

On the sub side, Linquest works under prime contractors including Ai Solutions Inc. (satellite operations support for USSF missions), Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (technical and engineering services to Office of the Secretary of Defense), HX5 LLC (MIT Lincoln Laboratory research and development labor), Lockheed Martin Services LLC (GPS interference and navigation tooling, GPS sustainment labor), Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (Air Force strategic planning analysis, specialized defense acquisition support), Serco Inc. (technical project management and systems engineering), Parsons Government Services Inc., KBR Wyle Services LLC, BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc., and others. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors represent approximately 30% of total contractor hours, with 136 named subcontractors tracked across the portfolio.

SCI-reported invoicing on federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totaled $433.7 million across FY2022–FY2024, with $162.3 million in FY2022 (557 FTEs), $129.4 million in FY2023 (382 FTEs), and $141.9 million in FY2024 (398 FTEs). These figures represent a partial slice of Linquest's federal revenue (SCI excludes goods, classified contracts, and work below the reporting threshold) and a smaller portion of total enterprise revenue. On SCI-reportable prime contracts, median government-paid rates ran around $150.17 per hour, with senior labor reaching $176.26 per hour and entry-level support at $94.41 per hour. The FTE trajectory reflects project-driven staffing fluctuations, declining from 2022 to 2023 before recovering in 2024.

Linquest's competitive positioning rests on deep Air Force and Space Force relationships, substantial IDIQ holdings, and established integration of small and disadvantaged subcontractors — a model that supports both prime delivery and sub-engagement opportunities as the vendor scales across defense digital transformation, space operations, and C4ISR modernization.