Red Duke Strategies LLC

Red Duke Strategies LLC, a McLean, Virginia-based service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), delivers medical device development, predictive analytics, technology scouting, and veteran health program management services to the Department of Veterans Affairs as a prime contractor, operating exclusively under SDVOSB sole-source set-asides and full-and-open competitive procurements. Red Duke is structured as a limited liability partnership and holds a $12 million GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract (Multiple Award Schedule, extended through September 2030) alongside a concentrated portfolio of VA definitive contracts and purchase orders.

Red Duke's federal customer base is singular and concentrated. The Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick accounts for 5 awards worth $25.7 million combined potential value; VA Headquarters holds 3 awards totaling $5.4 million; and VA Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 holds 3 awards totaling $4.3 million. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service contributes 1 award (the $12 million MAS contract). Across all twelve prime awards, Red Duke has obligated $29.3 million of the $47.4 million combined potential value. All awards are prime contracts; the vendor does not operate as a subcontractor.

Red Duke's capability portfolio centers on medical device innovation and veteran-focused health programs. Representative work includes a $4.99 million SDVOSB Sole Source definitive contract from VA's Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (awarded September 2026, completing September 2027) for design and experimental evaluation of miniaturized noninvasive CO2 sensor prototypes and oxygen saturation sensing improvements targeting sleep-related hypoventilation detection in home and portable settings. A $1.50 million SDVOSB Sole Source purchase order from Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (awarded September 2026) procures prototype development, testbed documentation, experimental protocols, and statistical analysis for the same sensor work. Complementary awards include a $4 million SDVOSB Sole Source prosthetics design contract (awarded September 2023), a $9.68 million VA Pathfinder and Veteran Service Organization engagement support contract (awarded September 2023), and a $2.27 million non-set-aside purchase order (awarded September 2024) for Jupiter Intelligence System integration with VA's Praedico BioSurveillance system, merging climate data with veteran patient information for predictive health modeling. Earlier work includes a $4.94 million tech scouting, pathfinder downselection management, and VSO engagement contract (awarded September 2022).

Activity has remained modest but consistent across the past five years: two awards in 2022, three in 2023, two in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026 (as of mid-September). Two awards carrying $6.5 million combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. NAICS distribution splits between Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (6 awards) and Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (4 awards), reflecting Red Duke's dual focus on program management support and medical device development.

On the GSA Schedule, Red Duke offers eight labor categories spanning junior analyst roles at $69.52/hr through subject matter expert positions at $172.29/hr, with education requirements ranging from associate's degree for entry-level positions to bachelor's degrees for professional and technical roles. Project management roles require security clearance eligibility. SCI-reportable invoicing across prime contracts reached $5 million in FY2023, $6.6 million in FY2024, and $2.6 million in FY2025, supporting 13, 21, and 9.1 FTEs respectively; median government-paid rates ran $159.21/hr, with 10th percentile at $103.47/hr and 90th percentile at $214.46/hr. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors account for an average 18% of contractor hours, with ten named subcontractors engaged for specialized support, indicating Red Duke builds delivery with modest sub engagement rather than as a pure pass-through.

a disabled veteran owned small business that bridges the gap between technology needs of the national security agencies with rapidly changing innovations of the startup world. Red Duke Strategies' clients represent the best and most innovative approaches to managing climate change risk for critical infrastructure at military installations and municipalities; caregiving for military and veteran families; quadruped robotics for military and public safety; and non-lethal weapons theory and practice.