Phoenix Defense Ventures, LLC

Phoenix Defense Ventures, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Gilbert, Arizona, holds positions on four major Department of Defense contract vehicles as a prime contractor, competing in full and open (unrestricted) procurements with no set-aside designations. The firm operates as a for-profit limited liability company and small business joint venture, competing in an 86% prime-contractor posture with minimal sub engagement to date.

Phoenix's recent award footprint is dominated by two massive Air Force and MDA vehicle positions announced in 2025. The vendor holds a seat on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award IDIQ, a $151 billion vehicle awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, running through December 28, 2035. SHIELD procures multi-domain defense system capabilities including research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Phoenix received an initial $500 delivery order against SHIELD on the same date, with performance in Huntsville, Alabama. The vendor also holds a position on the Training Systems Acquisition IV (TSA IV) multiple-award IDIQ, a $32.5 billion contract vehicle awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command Aeronautical Systems Center on June 1, 2023, running through May 31, 2033. TSA IV consolidates training system acquisition and sustainment procurement across Air Force Life Cycle Management Center programs, covering contractor logistics support, training systems support center operations, software upgrades, courseware development, and new training system acquisition. Phoenix received a $1,000 delivery order against TSA IV in June 2023 for a post-award conference with performance at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The vendor also holds a position on the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Directorate (AFLCMC/XA) IDIQ, a $900 million multiple-award contract supporting multi-domain systems capabilities through studies, demonstrations, and rapid prototyping; Phoenix received a $1,000 delivery order in December 2022 for a capability report, also performed at Wright-Patterson.

Combined potential value across all seven awards totals $33.4 billion, though only $128 thousand has been obligated to date—a small fraction concentrated in three $1,000 minimum-order deliverables across the Air Force vehicles. The Air Force Materiel Command's Aeronautical Systems Center anchors the portfolio by combined potential value ($32.5 billion), followed by the Air Force ($900 million) and the Missile Defense Agency ($500). Work concentrates in research and development (four awards under NAICS 541712, Physical and Engineering Sciences R&D) and aircraft parts and systems manufacturing (NAICS 336413 and 336411, three awards combined). Phoenix's single sub-award, dated July 2025, performs CH-47F helicopter product management office work as a subcontractor to Science and Engineering Services, LLC under an Army Aviation System Modification Support 2019 vehicle. The vendor's competitive posture is entirely unrestricted; no set-aside designations appear in any award.