Long Wave Inc.

Long Wave Inc., an Oklahoma City-based small business defense contractor, operates as a prime contractor (93% of recent awards) delivering very low frequency, low frequency, and high-frequency communication systems, antenna program support, infrastructure sustainment, and related engineering services predominantly to the Department of the Air Force, Department of the Navy, and Department of Homeland Security. The company is structured as a Subchapter S corporation with no disclosed minority or socioeconomic ownership designations beyond small-business status; it competes in full-and-open and set-aside categories, with the bulk of its prime work flowing through total-small-business-set-aside IDIQs.

Long Wave's customer concentration reflects deep entrenchment with Air Force and Navy logistics and communications commands. The top five funding agencies account for 64% of recent awards by count and 20% by combined potential value, led by the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Tinker AFB (161 awards, $343.2 million combined potential value) and the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (73 awards, $268.3 million). The Naval Air Warfare Center ($253.4 million across 28 awards) and Naval Facilities Engineering Command ($100.7 million across four awards) anchor the Navy's share. The divergence between volume and dollar rankings reflects the Navy's larger individual delivery orders against its $93.2 million single-award VLF/LF Broadcast Communication System IDIQ, while the Air Force's $85.9 million Antenna Program Support III IDIQ generates higher task-order frequency at smaller per-order values. Long Wave also serves the U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Missile Defense Agency, and Air Force Research Laboratory.

The vendor holds five primary parent vehicles. The Air Force Materiel Command's Antenna Program Support (APS) III IDIQ (September 2023 through September 2030, $85.9 million ceiling, total small business set-aside, single award) represents the largest volume engine, with 90 task orders issued for antenna assessments, replacements, programmed depot maintenance, site surveys, and infrastructure support across global Air Force installations including Yokota, Sigonella, Lajes, Andrews, Guam, Hawaii, Diego Garcia, and Dixon. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command's VLF/LF Broadcast Communication System IDIQ (September 2022 through September 2027, $93.2 million ceiling, no set-aside, single award) has generated 83 delivery orders for system maintenance, repair, engineering support, and specialized infrastructure work at Cutler, Lamoure, and overseas sites in Australia, Iceland, and Italy. Long Wave also holds multiple-award positions under the Naval Air Warfare Center's NAVAIR RAPID MAC MA-IDIQ ($249.7 million ceiling, no set-aside, awarded March 2022 through March 2032) for engineering design and systems engineering services; the Tactical Communications II vehicle (TACCOM II, awarded November 2021, through April 2027, $8.26 million) for command-center support at U.S. Strategic Command; and a newly awarded Missile Defense Agency SHIELD contract (December 2025 through December 2035, $151 billion ceiling, full and open competition) for multi-domain defense system development spanning air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains with an initial $500 delivery order. Long Wave also placed 51 delivery orders under the General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule MAS vehicle. A total-small-business-set-aside multiple-award IDIQ with the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command for High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse Shielded Systems (awarded October 2024, through December 2029, $12.5 million ceiling) supports electromagnetic-hardening development and sustainment.

Recent activity tracks consistently high volume. Award counts rose from 26 in 2022 to a peak of 50 in 2024, settling at 29 year-to-date in 2026 (through September 20). Thirty-two awards with ultimate completion dates inside the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $68.6 million, exposing the vendor to concurrent recompetes across antenna support, VLF/LF systems, and other infrastructure platforms. The vendor's top NAICS codes are 541330 (Engineering Services, 201 awards), 237130 (Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction, 106 awards), and 517999 (All Other Telecommunications, 86 awards); top PSCs include support for professional engineering and technical services (141 awards) and installation of communications and detection equipment (97 awards).

SCI-reportable invoiced revenue on federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totals $1.4 million across FY2022–FY2025 (prime records only), reflecting a small subset of Long Wave's broader federal services activity. FY2025 shows acceleration at $727 thousand invoiced across 3.0 FTEs. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, government-paid rates run a spectrum from $40.38/hr at the 10th percentile to a median of $140.48/hr and $163.45/hr at the 90th percentile. On SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors average 30% of contractor hours; Long Wave named six subcontractors including BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. (20+ funding modifications for engineering labor, travel, and material on Navy in-service engineering tasks), V2X Systems LLC (MUOS operations and maintenance Hawaii), Burgos Group LLC (tower replacement in Phoenix), CACI Inc. Federal (labor on Air Force sustainment), and Salient CRGT Inc. and others for specialized labor. Long Wave operates predominantly as a prime, with subcontractor engagement concentrated on Navy engineering and Air Force sustainment tasks routed through BAE Systems.

The $552-award footprint demonstrates Long Wave's strategic importance to military communication infrastructure. The combined $5.17 billion potential value (with $392.9 million obligated to date) reflects sustained ordering against mission-critical VLF/LF systems serving submarine communications, fixed broadcast systems, and global Air Force communication networks. The company's established roles as a sole-source or single-award holder on the Navy's VLF/LF and Air Force's antenna platforms, combined with recent entry onto the $151 billion SHIELD multiple-award vehicle, position it as a specialized provider of communication systems and infrastructure services across the defense industrial base.

We specialize in Engineering Services & Information Technology. We also provide Computer Services, Program Management, Message Processing - Hardware & Software, Government Accounting Services & Government Contract Administration.