Materials Modifications Inc.

Materials Modifications Inc., a minority-owned, Subcontinent Asian American-owned small business based in Fairfax, Virginia, develops advanced materials and specialty coatings for defense, aerospace, and energy applications as a prime contractor on federal research and development awards. The company operates exclusively as a prime across contracts and grants (100% of recent awards) and competes predominantly under small-business set-asides on SBIR and SERDP programs, though recent work also includes full-and-open competition.

Materials Modifications Inc. draws its customer base heavily from defense-related research sponsors. The top five funding entities by combined potential value account for 72% of recent dollars, led by the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (10 awards, $6.6 million), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (6 awards, $4.9 million), the Army Corps of Engineers Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (10 awards, $3.9 million), NASA Shared Services Center (14 awards, $3.7 million), and the Marine Corps (4 awards, $1.9 million). By award count alone, the Army dominates with 32 awards across its multiple commands, though the concentration by dollars is more distributed across RDECOM, DARPA, and NASA. The vendor serves thirty-three distinct federal agencies in aggregate.

The capability portfolio centers on advanced materials research and development grounded in fire protection, thermal management, and environmental remediation. Representative recent work includes a $1.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract with the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (awarded February 2023, completing February 2027) for an Environmental Security Technology Certification Program demonstration project; a $1.174 million firm-fixed-price Phase II contract with NASA Shared Services Center (awarded May 2022, completing May 2027) for flame-retardant polyamide fiber development for EVA and crew protection systems; a $577,235 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (awarded September 2023, completing September 2026) for fluorine-free ionic liquids research under SERDP; and a $280,158 purchase order with the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (awarded March 2026, completing March 2029) for natural deep eutectic-hydrogels for military parts cleaning under SERDP. The vendor also holds three grant awards from the Department of Energy Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) for nuclear fuel cladding composites, superconducting magnet insulation coatings, and critical minerals recovery from produced water.

NAICS concentration skews heavily toward Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (38 awards), with secondary clustering in similar R&D categories. PSC distribution reflects this emphasis, with space R&D services (24 awards), defense applied research and exploratory development (17 awards), and basic research activities (13 awards and 8 awards respectively) dominating the footprint. Activity remains modest and stable — three awards per year in 2022, 2023, and 2024, then declining to two awards in 2025 and one in 2026. Five awards carrying combined potential value of $3.9 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating near-term recompete exposure. The vendor does not hold positions on government-wide IDIQs or GWACs; work flows through agency-specific BAAs, solicitations, and the single-task-order Indefinite Delivery Contract DAAE0788CR070.

DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE POLISHING, CORROSION TESTING, NANO MATERIAL PRODUCTION AND CONSOLIDATION, CHIP AND ABRASION COATING TESTING, CONSULTING, DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON-CARBON PRODUCTS (PISTONS, BRAKES, ETC.), TESTING AND EVALUATION OF SPECIALIZED COATINGS, CO