Noblis MSD LLC

Noblis MSD LLC, a for-profit subsidiary of nonprofit Noblis Inc., delivers naval systems engineering, combat systems integration, and network modernization services to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (82% of recent awards) across full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company specializes in technical program management and integrated logistics support for maritime platforms, working predominantly with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) on submarine, surface combatant, and fleet modernization programs.

Noblis MSD's customer concentration is heavily skewed to Navy commands. The top five funding agencies account for 87% of recent awards by count, anchored by NAVSEA (304 awards, $12.96 billion combined potential value) and NAVWAR (187 awards, $1.13 billion combined potential value). The combined rankings diverge sharply on potential value: the Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary holds a single $8 billion award that inflates the potential-value ranking, but NAVSEA dominates both volume and realistic dollar exposure. The company serves the Department of the Army through the Army System of Systems Integration Directorate (31 awards, $120.2 million combined potential value) on watercraft systems engineering and support.

Noblis MSD's capability footprint centers on naval systems engineering, production support, logistics, and acceptance testing for platforms including Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines, Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) systems across surface and submarine fleets, Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) variants, and ship modernization programs. Recent representative contracts include a $36.1 million delivery order from NAVSEA for submarine communications and electromagnetic systems engineering and test site support under Seaport-NXG (August 2024), a $93.2 million Seaport-NXG delivery order for fleet introduction support spanning new construction and in-service ship classes through 2029 (January 2024), a $79.4 million Seaport-NXG delivery order for DDG new construction machinery control systems, production integration testing, and simulation development (September 2025), a $71.9 million Seaport-NXG order for ship modernization and life-cycle engineering (September 2025), and a $9.8 million NAVWAR delivery order for production and integration support of Virginia-class submarines SSN-814 and SSN-815 (March 2024).

The company holds four major indefinite delivery vehicles anchoring its prime footprint. The Seaport Next Generation (Seaport-NXG) IDIQ with NAVSEA carries 38 task orders valued at $536.3 million, spanning fleet introduction, integrated logistics, ship modernization, and technical engineering across surface combatants, amphibious ships, carriers, and submarines. An Indefinite Delivery Contract (N66001-21-D-0153) for NAVWAR engineering services holds 174 task orders valued at $161.4 million, supporting ADNS, CANES, and network systems work. The Unmanned Surface Vehicle Family of Systems (USV FoS) IDIQ with NAVSEA carries a $982.1 million ceiling across payloads, sensors, mission support, autonomy, ashore elements, and logistics. A $58.1 million single-award IDIQ with the Army System of Systems Integration Directorate funds Army watercraft systems technical support. Most recently, Noblis MSD was awarded a $151 billion multiple-award SHIELD contract (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) by the Missile Defense Agency in December 2025, signaling expansion into missile defense and multi-domain defense systems.

Activity trajectory shows volatility reflecting government procurement cycles: 40 awards in 2022, 117 in 2023, 119 in 2024, 65 in 2025, and 18 year-to-date in 2026. Seventy-nine awards (combined potential value $220.7 million) face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure in critical NAVSEA and NAVWAR programs.

On federal service contracts captured in the Service Contract Inventory for FY2022–FY2024, Noblis MSD invoiced $68.8 million across 15 prime records, with FY2024 showing $21.3 million across 143 FTEs. The SCI dataset represents a partial view of federal services activity above the $150,000 threshold; it excludes goods, classified work, and non-federal revenue. Government-paid hourly rates on prime contracts run a median of $75.90/hour, with the 10th percentile at $54.62/hour and the 90th percentile at $93.84/hour, positioning Noblis MSD in the mid-range for defense systems engineering. Across prime contracts in SCI, subcontractors account for an average 16% of total contractor hours, with 36 named subcontractors reported, indicating Noblis MSD builds substantial portions of delivery internally while leveraging specialized suppliers.

The subcontractor base is diverse and reflects Noblis MSD's role as a systems integrator. Named subs include Life Cycle Engineering Inc. (ship design, engineering, and logistics), Electronic Metal Fabrication Inc. (a minority-owned small disadvantaged business providing precision components), Vae Inc. (a woman-owned small business supplying IT infrastructure and networking), Trident Systems LLC (veteran-owned, secure communications), King Technologies Inc. (IT and network solutions), Curtiss-Wright 901D Division (ruggedized electronics), Crystal Group Inc. (ruggedized computing), and NTS Technical Systems LLC (environmental testing). Many subs appear recurrently across contracts, suggesting established teaming relationships rather than transactional procurement.

As a subsidiary of Noblis Inc., a nonprofit technology organization with broad federal R&D and engineering credentials, Noblis MSD leverages the parent's reputation and technical depth while maintaining separate P&L accountability as a for-profit operating company. The corporate structure supports competitive positioning on full-and-open federal procurements while enabling the parent nonprofit to retain mission-driven research and development capabilities outside the taxable entity.