Novatek Engineering Inc.

Novatek Engineering Inc., operating as Novatek, is a veteran-owned small business based in Chardon, Ohio that performs engineering and scientific research support services exclusively as a subcontractor to prime contractors on federal awards. The vendor operates 100% as a subcontractor with no prime contract positions and has not established a vendor-owned federal contract vehicle or IDIQ position.

Novatek's federal footprint is nascent and concentrated. All six awards in the source dataset flow through a single customer — NASA Glenn Research Center — and all work falls under the GEARS (Glenn Engineering, Research, and Scientific support) primary contract, which serves as the umbrella under which the center procures engineering and research labor. Awards cluster in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (NAICS 541712), reflecting Glenn's mission. Sub-awards span September 2025 through April 2026, with dates clustering in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. Combined potential value across all six sub-awards totals $959 thousand, indicating task-order work scaled to support specific Glenn projects rather than a sustained, large-value engagement.

The Service Contract Inventory dataset shows minimal federal service-contract activity: one SCI record in FY2024, reported as a named subcontractor placement (not prime). That single record carries zero FTEs, suggesting either a fractional-year placement or a labor category captured in the SCI system without full-time-equivalent attribution. The $959 thousand combined obligated value and the sub-only posture signal that Novatek is a feeder subcontractor bringing specialized engineering labor to the GEARS prime vehicle, likely on a task-order or statement-of-work basis under a larger systems integrator or engineering support prime. The vendor has no visible parent-vehicle position, no prime capability demonstrated in recent source data, and no diversification across federal agencies or contract vehicles to date.