Manifest Cyber, Inc.

Manifest Cyber, Inc., a for-profit small business based in Westport, Connecticut, operates as a prime contractor delivering cybersecurity research and development services to the federal government, with a focus on software supply chain security and artificial intelligence under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program and other transaction agreements (OTAs). All six recent federal awards are set aside for small business or carry no set-aside designation; the vendor competes as a prime on research and development vehicles rather than on broader commercial or service-delivery contracts.

Manifest Cyber's capability portfolio centers on software supply chain security, generative AI security, and binary analysis for AI-enabled applications. Recent work includes a $1.8 million STTR Phase II award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for next-generation software supply chain security development (completion November 2025), a $199,925 other transaction agreement from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate for a Manifest Phase II proposal (completed January 2025), a $190,480 OTA from DHS S&T for a Manifest Phase I project (completed January 2024), an STTR Phase I award of $109,756 from AFRL for securing the generative AI supply chain (completed March 2024), and a $74,168 purchase order from AFRL for novel binary analysis for AI-enabled software (completion October 2026).

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward research and development funders. The Air Force Research Laboratory accounts for four awards totaling $2.1 million (88% of combined potential value), while the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate holds two awards valued at $390 thousand (12% of potential value). The vendor serves two distinct federal customer agencies across 6 total awards with $2.4 million in combined potential value, all obligated.

Activity is episodic and recently sparse. Awards clustered in 2023 (three awards) and 2024 (two awards), with one award in mid-2026. The portfolio is weighted toward STTR Phase II and Phase I research contracts and OTAs rather than service delivery vehicles or indefinite delivery contracts. Manifest Cyber does not currently sit on government-wide acquisition contracts, blanket purchase agreements, or agency-wide IDIQs; all awards are direct solicitations from AFRL or DHS S&T. The vendor operates as a prime contractor exclusively (100% of awards), with no subcontract footprint in the source data.