Rank One Computing Corporation

Rank One Computing Corporation, doing business as Roc, a HUBZone-certified small business based in Denver, Colorado, develops biometric identification software, artificial intelligence, and computer vision solutions for federal agencies as a prime contractor (83% of recent awards), with minimal subcontract exposure. The company is a for-profit corporate entity that competes predominantly full-and-open rather than under small-business set-asides, though it holds HUBZone designation and participates in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Rank One's subsidiary Roc Federal LLC supports its federal delivery footprint.

Rank One's capability portfolio centers on facial recognition software development kits (SDKs), maritime automatic target recognition (ATR) using deep learning algorithms applied to 2D sensor data, biometric identification platforms for law enforcement and investigative service use, and digital evidence review systems for prosecution support. Representative prime work includes a $64.3 million Total Small Business delivery order from the U.S. Attorney's Offices (awarded September 2026, ultimate completion September 2034) for development and support of a Digital Evidence Review Platform (DERP) handling eDiscovery ingestion, review, analysis, and production of cell phone and social media data under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule; a $7.9 million firm fixed-price definitive contract from the Office of Naval Research (awarded March 2025, maturing June 2027) for maritime ATR ontology development and deep learning-based 3D object inference from 2D sensors; and a $7.5 million ONR contract for the Augmented Warfighter Awareness in Remote Environments (AWARE) program awarded July 2023, maturing July 2025, focused on situational awareness enhancement for military personnel in remote environments. Recent smaller work includes a $221 thousand purchase order from Navy NCIS for a facial recognition SDK and gaming laptop (May 2025) and a $1.8 million Army SBIR Phase II contract for advanced biometric identification and AI research (April 2024, completing October 2025).

Dollar concentration is extreme. The U.S. Attorney's Offices' single $64.3 million DERP delivery order represents 77% of Rank One's combined potential value across all awards ($82.9 million total). The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research anchors the second tier with two awards worth $15.4 million combined (19% of potential value), while the Department of the Army contributes two awards totaling $2 million, and the Department of State and GSA round out the customer base. Award volume has accelerated — one award in 2021, two each in 2023 and 2024, two in 2025, and five in 2026 — but concentration risk is pronounced: the DERP delivery order alone matures September 2034, while the $7.9 million ONR maritime ATR contract completes June 2027, leaving only one award (the maritime ATR) in the recompete window of the next twenty-four months ($7.9 million combined potential value).

Rank One holds a seat on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (the DERP delivery order routes through this vehicle) with a $500 thousand IDV ceiling through March 2031. The company maintains minimal subcontract presence, performing global security engineering and supply-chain services work under General Dynamics Information Technology on two sub awards in 2026. The software-publisher and R&D portfolio framing (4 awards each under those NAICS categories) reflects Rank One's emphasis on SDKs, algorithms, and research-grade computer vision development rather than integration or program management; the company operates as a technology vendor rather than a systems integrator.

Rank One Computing's proprietary face recognition engine, the ROC SDK, provides industry leading algorithms in combined accuracy and efficiency, per testing from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT). This unique combination of accuracy and efficiency/scalability has enabled the deployment of unprecedented on-edge face recognition recognition capabilities, as well as highly scalable enterprise server and cloud systems. The ROC SDK powers a wide range of systems within the U.S. Department of Defense, major national banks, a leading credit card provider, and key law enforcement agencies. Rank One is located in Denver, Colorado, is one of the few face recognition providers that is U.S. owned and operated, and is a trusted solution provider in critical infrastructure systems across the U.S. and beyond.