Nlign Analytics, Inc.

Nlign Analytics, Inc., a small business headquartered in Blue Ash, Ohio, develops and licenses advanced data analytics software platforms for aircraft sustainment, maintenance, and manufacturing to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor, with 90% of its recent awards as prime (35 of 39 awards). The company operates predominantly in full-and-open competition without set-aside designation on the majority of its portfolio, though four recent awards carry Total Small Business set-aside classifications. Nlign Analytics is a child entity within the Etegent Technologies, LTD. corporate group.

Nlign's capability footprint centers on the NLign platform and associated software products — data capture, analysis, and visualization tools designed for military aviation operations. Representative work includes a $1.76 million Air Force Research Laboratory SBIR Phase II contract (awarded March 2024, completion March 2026) for augmented reality technology in sustainment data capture and analysis; a $1.6 million Aeronautical Systems Center SBIR Phase III award (August 2024, completion August 2025) for the NLign Operational Platform Visualization software suite to enable Air Force use cases; and a $1.19 million Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex SBIR Phase III delivery (September 2025, completion September 2026) for advanced analytics software supporting product lifecycle management and sustainment data fabric. Software renewal and maintenance orders, typically valued between $31 thousand and $228 thousand, recur annually across Naval Air Systems Command and related Navy commands. Nlign also delivers professional services and research and development under SBIR Phase III actions.

Customer concentration runs heavily toward the Air Force and Navy. The top five customer entities account for 79% of awards and 86% of combined potential value. The Department of the Air Force Research Laboratory leads by dollar value at $3.1 million across three awards; Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex follows with $2.7 million across six awards; Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex carries $1.7 million across four awards; the Naval Air Warfare Center holds $1.1 million across six awards; and Naval Air Systems Command (primary command) accounts for $837 thousand across eleven awards. Warner Robins and Oklahoma City logistics complexes place the highest award counts, while the Research Laboratory anchors the largest individual contract. No single customer exceeds 30% of portfolio value.

Nlign holds a single-award Basic Ordering Agreement with the Naval Air Warfare Center (established July 2022, ceiling $0, ultimate completion July 2027) under which five SBIR Phase III delivery orders have been issued totaling $1.1 million. The BOA serves as the recurring vehicle for Navy task orders related to Nlign's data capture and analysis technologies. Nlign also participates in an Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract, with four task orders reflected in the portfolio, though specific dollar values and customer details are not detailed in the source. Most awards beyond the BOA and IAC are standalone firm-fixed-price contracts or purchase orders issued directly by individual Air Force and Navy commands.

Activity volume has remained relatively flat year over year, with eight awards in 2022, seven in 2023, nine in 2024, and eight in 2025; one award is recorded for 2026 to date. Combined potential value across all 39 awards totals $11.9 million, with $12.1 million obligated (indicating some awards have been invoiced beyond ceiling). Six awards (combined potential value $2.7 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore face recompete exposure.

Nlign subcontracts to KBR Wyle Services, LLC on avionic product and lifecycle analysis software and engineering services work, with four subcontract awards recorded between January 2024 and June 2025. The primary NAICS concentration sits in Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (14 awards), Custom Computer Programming Services (9 awards), and Software Publishers (11 awards combined across two NAICS codes). PSC coding reflects IT business application software, perpetual license and SaaS delivery models, and Department of Defense military R&D services.