Metronome, LLC

Metronome, LLC, a women-owned small business based in Fairfax, Virginia, operates as both a prime contractor and subcontractor delivering DevSecOps, software modernization, enterprise IT infrastructure, and digital transformation services to federal defense and civilian agencies. The company competes predominantly under full-and-open procurement, with women-owned small business (WOSB) set-asides appearing on roughly half of its recent prime awards and no recourse to 8(a) or other socioeconomic set-asides; its WOSB certification anchors positions on two GSA OASIS+ vehicles and several defense agency IDIQs.

Metronome's customer concentration is heavily defense-weighted and concentrated among space, naval, and air operations commands. The top five customer agencies by award count represent 71% of awards: the Space and Missile Systems Center (12 awards, $9.5 million), Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (8 awards, $59.6 million), Air Education and Training Command (8 awards, $28.7 million), Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel (4 awards), and Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (3 awards). However, the dollar rankings diverge sharply — two awards from Naval Sea Systems Command and FAA Headquarters account for approximately $11 billion of the combined potential value across all awards, driven by two massive IDIQ vehicles. Recent representative prime work includes a $3.26 million delivery order from Space and Missile Systems Center for continued NUMARSS MVP development using SLD 45/RM CI/CD pipeline (February 2026), a $6.62 million Air Education and Training Command delivery order for Party Bus DevSecOps support under a total small business set-aside (November 2024), a $5.9 million Naval Education and Training Command delivery order for network infrastructure services under GSA MAS (February 2025), and a $5.78 million Air Education and Training Command delivery order for Platform 1 CE Operation customer-facing support (August 2024).

Vehicle positioning reflects a shift toward large government-wide and defense-specific IDIQs. Metronome holds four major IDIQ positions: the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract from Missile Defense Agency with a $151 billion ceiling running through December 2035 (awarded December 2025, with one $500 initial delivery order); the GSA OASIS+ Total Small Business IDIQ with a multi-billion-dollar ceiling through December 2029 (awarded December 2024); the GSA OASIS+ Women-Owned Small Business IDIQ with a multi-billion-dollar ceiling through September 2029 (awarded September 2024); the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Enterprise Personnel Systems Engineering (EPSE) IDIQ valued at $59.6 million through September 2031 (awarded September 2021, women-owned small business set-aside); and an Air Force Space Command Enterprise Software Repository Pathfinder (El Kamino) single-award STTR Phase III contract valued at $12.375 million through July 2026 (awarded July 2023). Against these vehicles and other parent contracts, Metronome places task orders through Alliant II (8 task orders), an Air Force Indefinite Delivery Contract (7 task orders, $9.5 million), Seaport Next Generation (7 task orders, $500), and a Basic Ordering Agreement (5 task orders, $48.7 million). The company also holds a position on GSA Multiple Award Schedule.

Activity trajectory shows recent acceleration followed by a pause. Awards per year climbed from 1 in 2022 to 24 in 2024, then dropped to 8 in 2025 and 1 in early 2026 — a pattern consistent with lumpiness in large IDIQ and vehicle awards rather than contract volume decline. However, four awards with combined potential value of $21.4 million are due to complete within the next twenty-four months, exposing the company to near-term recompete activity.

SCI-reported invoiced revenue on federal service contracts above the $150,000 reporting threshold totaled $18.1 million across FY2022–FY2024 ($3.6 million in FY2022, $7.5 million in FY2023, $6.9 million in FY2024), representing only prime-contract revenue and excluding goods, micro-purchases, and classified work. The SCI dataset captured 14.1 FTEs in FY2022, 2.8 FTEs in FY2023, and 13.6 FTEs in FY2024 on federal service contracts. On SCI-reportable prime contracts, government-paid hourly rates ran a median of $229.91 per hour, with the 10th percentile at $206.52/hr and 90th percentile at $242.41/hr — mid-tier technical labor pricing. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors performed an average of 83% of total contractor hours, with three named subcontractors reported. GSA Schedule labor categories span 127 roles at rates from $51.99/hr (entry-level logistics and administrative roles) to $181.14/hr (senior subject matter experts with master's degrees and 15+ years experience), reflecting broad technical capability across systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity operations, and digital analytics without security-cleared positions.

Metronome operates primarily as a prime contractor (51% of awards) but leans heavily on subcontracting in execution. The company subcontracts regularly to Booz Allen Hamilton (13 named sub-award records), Parsons Government Services (5 records), Salient CRGT (3 records), Accenture Federal Services, and Millennium LLC, executing data transformation, IT infrastructure support, enterprise analytics, cyber mission support, and engineering services under those primes. This sub-heavy execution model — 83% sub-hours on SCI prime contracts — suggests Metronome functions as a systems integrator and teaming partner bringing technical coordination and program management rather than delivering large internal technical teams. Subcontractor relationships to Booz Allen Hamilton span IT enterprise analytics, data transformation, platform operations support, and NETC IT infrastructure; relationships to Parsons cover cyber mission support and IT infrastructure realignment; and Salient CRGT engagements address expeditionary enterprise IT architecture and systems operations.

NAICS concentration shows software and IT modernization services as the core portfolio. The top categories are Computer Systems Design Services (16 awards), Engineering Services (10 awards), Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences (10 awards), and Custom Computer Programming Services (9 awards). PSC tags align: IT and Telecom Business Application Development Software as a Service (8 awards), Support Professional Other (5 awards), and IT Application Development Support Services Labor (4 awards).

Metronome provides varied services to the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and other Federal customers as a prime and subcontractor. We provide unique and effective technical solutions, as well as an ability to rapidly assemble and effectively manage skilled teams of cleared professionals. Our primary service areas include: Cloud Management, Cyber Security, Data Management, Intelligence Support, and Mission Support.