Upstream TECH Inc.
Somerville, MA Doing business as Natel Energy Inc.
- UEI
- V3ZGBM1ML7L9
- CAGE
- 5EUA7
- Primary NAICS
- 513210 Software Publishers
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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- NV29NJLE2K99
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 444 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
- Website
- upstream.tech
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $914,100 |
| FY2025 | $1,060,552 |
| FY2024 | $370,000 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $634,980 | |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | $279,120 |
Contract awards
Grant awards
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About the company
Upstream TECH Inc., doing business as Natel Energy Inc., a woman-owned small business headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, operates as a 100% prime contractor delivering geospatial change detection, machine learning water-resource forecasting, and hydropower technology services to federal natural resources and energy agencies. The vendor competes without set-aside designation on most work, though its largest recent award carries a total small business set-aside; woman-owned small business status is a recurring designator across the corporate profile.
Upstream TECH's concrete capability footprint centers on satellite-driven environmental monitoring and hydropower decision-support tools. The vendor's most recent award—a $3.23 million definitive contract from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), effective October 1, 2026—funds design, maintenance, and operation of an automated geospatial data processing system for nationwide monitoring of conservation easements across approximately 26,000 easements covering 6 million acres in all 50 states and territories. The system integrates satellite, aerial, and ecological data including Landsat, Sentinel, and high-resolution commercial imagery to detect and report changes such as construction, clearing, vegetation disturbance, trespass, and encroachment, serving 550+ configurable users with 99% availability Monday-Friday 0600-1800 ET. The five-year firm-fixed-price contract (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031) consists of a 12-month base period plus four 12-month option years and includes FAR 52.219-14 limitations on subcontracting restricting sub-awards to 50% of government payment. A prior $749,000 purchase order from NRCS (awarded September 17, 2024, ultimate completion September 22, 2026) procured easement change detection software subscription licenses. The vendor also operates in hydropower forecasting: a $960,672 purchase order from the Bureau of Reclamation (awarded May 21, 2025, no set-aside, ultimate completion September 14, 2028) procures machine learning and satellite-driven inflow forecasting services leveraging Hydroforecast technology and data from the Streamflow Forecast Rodeo Prize Competition.
Customer concentration divides between civilian natural resources agencies and energy research funders. NRCS anchors the recent awards with two contracts carrying $4 million in combined potential value; the Bureau of Reclamation contributes $961 thousand; and the Department of Energy (across its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Office of Science) accounts for three awards of undisclosed value. Activity is sparse but growing: one award in each of 2024, 2025, and 2026, with a spike in 2019–2020. One award—the Bureau of Reclamation purchase order—faces recompete within the next twenty-four months with $961 thousand in combined potential value. The vendor operates with no recorded subcontract footprint and maintains Upstream PBC as a named subsidiary; the vendor's background includes multiple Department of Energy grants reflecting investment in fish-safe hydropower turbine technology.
SBA capabilities narrative
With Natel's water-to-wire low head hydropower systems, low drops in man-made and natural waterways can easily be developed to produce clean, reliable baseload power, enabling cost-effective generation of power at drops between 5 and 20 feet in height.
Quick answers
Is Upstream TECH Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Upstream TECH Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through December 18, 2026.
How much has Upstream TECH Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $1,060,552 to Upstream TECH Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $2,344,652 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Upstream TECH Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Upstream TECH Inc. ranked #25 in PSC AH in FY2025.
What is Upstream TECH Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Upstream TECH Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Land easement change detection natural resource conservation services (12314426C0045), from Office of Procurement and Property Management, on October 1, 2026.
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