Onyx Aerospace Inc.
Huntsville, AL
- UEI
- PG4VNJ8A4G48
- CAGE
- 6MM82
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
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- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) Primary
- 325110 Petrochemical Manufacturing
- 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- 336415 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing
- 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
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- 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- 517810 All Other Telecommunications
- 541330 Engineering Services
- 541430 Graphic Design Services
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1515 Sparkman Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35816, USA
- Website
- onyxaero.com
- Founded
- 2011
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Construction & Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. | Missile Defense Agency | $500 | |
| Sttr phase i: development of an additively-manufactured, non-toxic, advanced storable hybrid rocket propulsion system… | National Science Foundation | $256,000 |
About Onyx Aerospace Inc.
Onyx Aerospace Inc., an SBA-certified HUBZone small business based in Huntsville, Alabama, operates primarily as a subcontractor (94% of recent awards) to major aerospace primes, delivering aerospace systems engineering, propulsion components, and rocket stage manufacturing and assembly services to the federal government. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and manufacturer of goods competing full and open on defense and civil space programs.
Onyx's customer base concentrates heavily on NASA. The top five funding agencies account for 98% of recent awards, with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center anchoring 38 awards, NASA Johnson Space Center placing 5 awards, and NASA Kennedy Space Center 3 awards. The Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency holds 4 awards carrying $500 combined potential value, and the National Science Foundation 1 award. Most of Onyx's dollar exposure sits with NASA Marshall, though the MDA relationship marks the company's recent prime-contractor entry: on December 29, 2025, the Missile Defense Agency awarded Onyx a position on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery contract with a $151 billion ceiling and performance through December 28, 2035. The initial task order under SHIELD, valued at five hundred dollars, establishes Onyx's footprint within this ten-year multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support research, development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and disruptive technologies across air, missile, space, and cyber domains.
Onyx's core capability sits in aerospace propulsion and launch-vehicle component manufacturing. The overwhelming majority of work flows through The Boeing Company on Space Launch System (SLS) contracts—Onyx subcontracts extensively on Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) non-production work, Space Launch System (SLS) Stages Production and Evolution Contract (SPEC) non-production tasks, and Ares I upper-stage manufacturing and assembly, with consistent awards from late 2023 through mid-2026. The company also subcontracts to Boeing on International Space Station technology work and to Applied Research Associates on task-order support. Recent federal grant work includes a $256,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041) completed in July 2023, in which Onyx developed an additively manufactured, non-toxic, advanced storable hybrid rocket propulsion system with electrical ignition properties designed for cubesat orbital maneuvering applications.
Activity has accelerated sharply—one award in 2022, eleven in 2023, fifteen in 2024, eighteen in 2025, and six awards through May 2026—reflecting deepening Boeing engagement on SLS production and evolution work. The company sits on the SHIELD IDIQ vehicle and holds positions on other NASA contracting vehicles, though task-order detail against those vehicles is sparse in the source. Service Contract Inventory records show minimal SCI reporting, with 6.3 FTEs invoiced under sub-contract work in FY2022; the SCI dataset reflects only service contracts above $150,000 and excludes goods, products, and most manufacturing work, so SCI figures understate Onyx's federal footprint materially. Onyx's combined obligated dollars across all awards total $24 million against a combined potential value of $500, reflecting the recent nominal value of the SHIELD initial order and the historical small-dollar or R&D character of much of its NASA subcontract work.
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What is Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s UEI?
Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is PG4VNJ8A4G48.
What is Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s CAGE code?
Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s CAGE code is 6MM82.
What is Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).
Where is Onyx Aerospace Inc. located?
Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 1515 Sparkman Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35816, USA.
Is Onyx Aerospace Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through August 21, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Onyx Aerospace Inc. hold?
Onyx Aerospace Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: SHIELD.
What is Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Onyx Aerospace Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order (HQ085926FF458), from Missile Defense Agency, on December 29, 2025.
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