Othram Inc.

Othram Inc., headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, delivers forensic genetic genealogy and DNA testing services to federal law enforcement, investigative, and research agencies as a small disadvantaged business, competing on total small business set-aside vehicles and full-and-open contracts. The company operates primarily as a prime contractor (56% of recent awards) with a smaller subcontractor footprint (44% of awards), anchored by two indefinite-delivery vehicles — a $1 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs running through September 2027, and a $475,000 GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract through September 2027 — supplemented by direct purchase orders and research grants.

Othram's capability portfolio centers on forensic genetic genealogy, forensic DNA extraction and sequencing, genealogical research, evidence digitization, expert witness testimony, and investigative support for missing persons, murdered individuals, and criminal investigations. Recent representative prime work includes a $792,611.56 total small business purchase order from the U.S. Marine Corps to locate and contact family members of approximately 2,849 unaccounted-for service members from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War, performing genealogical research at a minimum rate of 24 cases monthly through September 2030; a $1.25 million Air Force Research Laboratory Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract awarded in May 2024 for genome-wide analysis of forensic DNA evidence, building on a $74,936 Phase I SBIR award from October 2022 for digitizing DNA evidence with forensic-grade genome sequencing; and multiple BPA calls under the Interior BIA agreement totaling $437,000 to $481,000 annually supporting the Office of Justice Services Missing and Murdered Unit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Customer concentration is dispersed across law enforcement and research agencies. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice leads by award count (14 awards), driven principally by Othram's subcontractor relationship with Research Triangle Institute on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) program; however, that sub relationship does not carry dollar magnitudes in the source. By combined potential value, the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs dominates with 5 awards worth $2.5 million, followed by the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory with 2 awards valued at $1.3 million, the U.S. Marine Corps with $793 thousand, and the GSA Federal Acquisition Service with $475 thousand. Othram has also worked with the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Command (4 awards, $22 thousand) and the FBI Houston Field Office (3 awards, $15 thousand).

On the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, Othram maintains eight labor categories spanning from bachelor's-degree Subject Matter Experts at $60.70 per hour through PhD-level roles with eight years of experience at $189.04 per hour, with no security-cleared positions offered. The schedule carries tiered pricing for forensic services: DNA extraction ranges from $477 to over $1,000 depending on sample type and complexity, while genome sequencing runs $2,300 to over $5,000 for standard or expedited analysis. The company issued 17 task orders under the GSA MAS vehicle, predominantly delivery orders from the Army Criminal Investigation Command at Fort Eisenhower and Fort Gillem, Georgia, valued at $4,549.73 to $8,480.25 per order. Othram also places work under a single-award BPA with Interior (4 task orders, $1.5 million combined potential value) designated as a total small business set-aside.

Activity has grown substantially from 3 awards in 2022 to 12 in 2024, with a decline to 7 in 2025 and 1 award recorded in 2026 year-to-date; one award with ultimate completion date in the next twenty-four months carries a potential value of $482 thousand, presenting moderate recompete exposure. SCI-reported invoiced revenue for federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totaled $175 thousand in FY2024 across 0.5 FTEs, with government-paid hourly rates at $159.63 per hour; however, SCI covers only a narrow slice of Othram's federal work — the majority of the company's revenue flows through purchase orders, BPA calls, and research grants below or outside the reporting threshold. Othram subcontracts to Research Triangle Institute on the NamUs program, performing genealogical and forensic analysis support for missing and unidentified persons cases; the subcontract relationship spans multiple modifications from May 2024 through June 2025 but carries no stated dollar values in the source.