Primer Federal Inc.
Arlington, VA Part of Primer Technologies, Inc.
- UEI
- HLVJPF2S6WN5
- CAGE
- 8EVA5
- Primary NAICS
- 513210 Software Publishers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- 541330 Engineering Services
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Corporate family
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Parent
Pasadena, CA
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Parent
Pasadena, CA
GWE2QWZG5CJ9
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 3100 Clarendon Blvd #925, Arlington, VA 22201, USA
- Website
- primer.ai
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Information Technology
- Software & Services
- IT Services
- Data Processing & Outsourced Services
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $500 |
| FY2025 | $2,382,355 |
| FY2024 | $1,900,000 |
| FY2023 | $2,939,391 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Justice | $500 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caci Nss, LLC | 47QFCA21F0087 | $463,150 | |
| General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | 47QFMA25F0016 | $1,499,535 |
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About the company
Primer Federal Inc., a small business subsidiary of Primer Technologies Inc., provides artificial intelligence and machine learning research, development, and advanced battle management system support to Department of Defense agencies as a prime contractor (93% of awards) under the Small Business Innovation Research program and other defense procurement vehicles. The Arlington, Virginia-based firm competes predominantly under total small business set-asides in the SBIR pipeline and holds a $950 million indefinite delivery contract with the Department of the Air Force under the Advanced Battle Management System program.
Primer Federal's capability portfolio centers on AI-driven intelligence and automation for defense operations. Named work includes a $2.4 million SBIR Phase II delivery order from the Naval Air Warfare Center (awarded January 14, 2025) for advanced AI and machine learning applied to battle management, a $1.9 million SBIR Phase II firm-fixed-price contract from the Department of the Army (awarded May 6, 2024) focused on AI and machine learning research and development, a $1.2 million SBIR Phase II purchase order from the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded August 15, 2023) for content generation for military cyber operations at machine scale and speed, and a $1.2 million SBIR Phase II purchase order from the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded March 2, 2023) for automated predictive asset management for agile battle readiness. The firm also holds a single-award Basic Ordering Agreement with the Naval Air Warfare Center (awarded November 1, 2024, ultimate completion October 31, 2029) with no specified ceiling, enabling flexible delivery of AI and machine learning capabilities. Additionally, Primer Federal received a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract from the FBI (awarded September 30, 2026) for specialized open-source intelligence tools delivered as Software-as-a-Service under NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers), with a five-hundred-dollar guaranteed minimum per contract year across an estimated six-year period and a two-week-old award date.
Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward defense. The Department of the Air Force anchors 100% of combined potential value across awards, driven by the $950 million ABMS IDIQ; the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory, Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Air Warfare Center, and Department of the Army round out the active customer set. The top five customers by potential value cover all combined potential value. Activity has been episodic — four awards in 2022, four in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025, and three in 2026 — reflecting the lumpy nature of SBIR contracting and the timing of ABMS task orders. Only one award (five hundred dollars) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal near-term recompete exposure. Primer Federal's subcontract footprint is limited: the firm subcontracts to General Dynamics Information Technology under an Enterprise Mission Information Technology Services contract (awarded June 5, 2026). The parent company, Primer Technologies Inc., is a for-profit corporation based in Pasadena, California, and holds its own federal prime award portfolio.
SBA capabilities narrative
Primer's Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) technology empowers
federal agencies to automate the analysis of massive unstructured datasets, saving thousands of hours of manual work and enabling analysts and decision makers to
take action quickly based on reliable insights.
Founded in 2015, Primer's industrial-grade Natural Language Processing (NLP) platform provides out-of-the-box and domain- specific models with human-level precision that may be trained to attain even greater levels of accuracy.
Primer NLP is deployed by some of the world's largest government agencies, financial institutions, and Fortune 50 companies.
Key Offering: Next-generation NLP Platform Primer's open NLP platform provides its federal agency customers with extensive flexibility and customization. The core of its AI/ML technology uses proprietary Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and Natural Language Generation (NLG) algorithms. It is available in English, Arabic, and Mandarin.
Quick answers
Is Primer Federal Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Primer Federal Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 30, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Primer Federal Inc. hold?
Primer Federal Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: ABMS.
How much has Primer Federal Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $2,382,355 to Primer Federal Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $7,222,247 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Primer Federal Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Primer Federal Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Specialized osint tools IDIQ (15F06726F0001880), from Headquarters Division (FBI), on September 30, 2026.
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