Mantel Technologies, Inc.

Mantel Technologies, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Fort Collins, Colorado, competes as a prime contractor (93% of recent awards) on federal R&D and production contracts, with concentration in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I–III awards across defense agencies. The company does not hold formal SBA certifications but consistently pursues full-and-open competition on defense research and development work, with total small business set-asides covering the majority of its SBIR and STTR prime work.

Mantel's capability portfolio centers on specialized defense technologies: canine physiological monitoring and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; advanced medical simulation and training mannequins; freeze-dried plasma systems for military working dogs; non-line-of-sight directional control systems; and two-dimensional materials synthesis for aerospace and defense applications. Representative prime awards include a $8.76 million Phase III SBIR definitive contract from the Defense Health Agency (completed September 2026) for commercialization of a canine freeze-dried plasma system; a $5.05 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded May 2025, completing June 2027) for synthesis of two-dimensional materials using scalable processes; a $1.95 million Phase II Other Transaction Agreement from Air Mobility Command (awarded January 2026, completing July 2027) for canine-related technologies; and a recent $1.7 million total small business set-aside definitive contract from the Department of the Army (awarded September 2024, completing March 2026) with technical scope not disclosed in source.

Customer concentration reflects a heavily defense-focused footprint. The Department of the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command dominates by both award count and dollars, with 9 awards carrying $52.8 million combined potential value. However, the top-customers-by-potential-value ranking is inverted by Mantel's two largest IDIQs: the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center's Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC), a $46 billion multiple-award vehicle awarded March 2025 and completing September 2031, and the Missile Defense Agency's Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), a $151 billion multiple-award vehicle awarded December 2025 and completing December 2035. These two IDIQs alone represent 100% of combined potential value. Below those anchors sit the Defense Health Agency ($9.8 million across two awards), the Air Force Research Laboratory ($6.4 million across three awards), and U.S. Special Operations Command ($5.3 million across five awards). The company has worked with 16 distinct customer agencies in recent years.

Mantel holds four named parent vehicles enabling task-order competition. Beyond EWAAC and SHIELD, the company maintains access to an Indefinite Delivery Contract (N0017821D9193) under Naval Sea Systems Command's SEAPORT-NXG program (1 task order, $500 combined potential value) and a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with Army Research Development and Engineering Command for canine intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance technologies ($49.9 million ceiling, awarded January 2026, completing January 2031). The company placed one task order under EWAAC ($1 thousand, awarded April 2025) and one under SHIELD ($500, awarded December 2025).

Activity shows acceleration through 2025. Mantel received 3 awards in 2022, 4 in 2023 and 2024, then 8 in 2025, with 4 awards recorded in 2026 as of the source date. Four awards with ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $15.9 million, exposing the company to recompete activity in several SBIR and STTR phases. SBIR and STTR account for approximately 26 of 45 total awards; remaining work splits across training aids, experimental development, and basic research across physical, engineering, and life sciences domains.

Mantel subcontracts minimally. The company acts as a sub-recipient on two SBIR/STTR efforts under TDA Research, Inc. (SBIR Phase I awarded September 2025 and STTR Phase II for portable working dog protective shelter awarded June 2024) and as a sub-recipient on a University of Massachusetts Lowell federal grant (awarded July 2024) where Mantel leads development of skin temperature sensors, user interface and control systems, and prototyping for an advanced physiological monitoring platform under Army sponsorship. Work is performed at the company's Fort Collins primary facility or at a Tacoma, Washington subordinate location.

Mantel Technologies is a US Small Business specializing in advanced systems research and development (R&D). Core focus areas include mission deployable engineering solutions (COTS modifications, containerized chemical/mechanical processes/equipment) in support of military and civilian USG Agency demands including (medical, ISR, product T&E, product engineering, software and embedded systems development, training, and SME support) and human systems (garment/soft good technical integration, cold weather clothing systems). We're a mission-driven organization comprised of individuals who love to solve hard problems with important real-world implications. Our leadership team combines for over 50 years executing complex R&D and over 40 years supporting US Government customers.