Microwave Development Laboratories, Inc.

Microwave Development Laboratories, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer based in Needham Heights, Massachusetts, supplies high-precision microwave and radio frequency components to the Department of Defense and related federal agencies as a prime contractor (96% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor to major defense primes. The company competes predominantly full-and-open, without set-aside designation, and has been registered in SAM.gov since 2002.

Microwave Development Laboratories manufactures specialized electronic transmission equipment including waveguide switches, rotary joints, directional couplers, connector assemblies, waveguide assemblies, and radar components for defense systems. Recent representative prime work includes a $430,500 firm fixed-price purchase order from Naval Supply Systems Command (awarded January 2026) for rotary joint production; a $367,010 NAVSUP purchase order (August 2023) for rotary joints; a $244,825 Naval Sea Systems Command purchase order (September 2022) for couplers; a $92,750 Defense Logistics Agency small-business set-aside for rotary radio frequency couplers (May 2025); and an $85,800 sole-source Army Aviation and Missile Command purchase order (June 2025) for waveguide switches supporting the PATRIOT D6 missile system. Work is performed at the contractor's facility in Needham Heights, Massachusetts, with delivery to military depots, distribution centers, and system integrators across CONUS.

Customer concentration sits heavily with the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, which accounts for 431 awards (80% of prime work volume) valued at $8.5 million combined potential value. Naval customers follow significantly: the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command holds 78 awards valued at $3.7 million, and Naval Sea Systems Command holds 16 awards valued at $320 thousand. Combined, DLA Land and Maritime and Navy customers account for 95% of combined potential value across the prime portfolio. The vendor serves 29 distinct federal agencies across the portfolio; secondary customers include Army Aviation and Missile Command, Defense Contract Management Agency, Naval Air Warfare Center, and Air Force offices.

The company places work under multiple Navy Basic Ordering Agreements, including N0010489GA030 (7 task orders), N0010493GA045 (5 task orders), and N0038319GPF01 (3 task orders), as well as an indefinite delivery contract (N0010487C3238) with Navy. These vehicles fund recurring purchase orders for standard electronic components and source-controlled items to meet military supply chain requirements.

Prime activity has remained relatively flat across the past five years—16 awards in 2022 to 16 in 2025, with 13 in 2024—and demonstrates very limited recompete exposure: only one prime award (valued at $431 thousand) faces ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months. The vendor carries a substantial historical portfolio spanning awards since 1980, with combined potential value of $13.6 million against combined obligated dollars of $41.2 million, reflecting heavy utilization of indefinite delivery vehicles and recurring small purchase orders.

In its subcontractor role, Microwave Development Laboratories delivers waveguide assemblies, switches, rotary joints, and filter components to Raytheon Company on PATRIOT Pseudo-Life (PBL) support, Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) production, Silent Knight radar system development, and SM-6 missile programs. The vendor also supplies waveguide and radar components to Northrop Grumman on B-1 radar logistics and other electronic component manufacturing; to L3 Technologies on system development and test; to Longbow LLC on rotary external units; and to Laurel Technologies Partnership on AN/SPQ-9B radar electronic components. Across both prime and sub work, the company's capability portfolio centers on source-controlled microwave components for radar, missile, and communications systems integration.