Shift5, Inc.

Shift5, Inc., headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is a for-profit technology company specializing in cybersecurity, data analytics, and integrated systems solutions for defense and aerospace applications. The company operates as a prime federal contractor with substantial experience delivering innovative technologies across the Department of Defense, including the Air Force, Navy, and Army. Shift5's core competency centers on developing observability platforms, intrusion detection and prevention systems, active cyber protection capabilities, and advanced data services that enhance operational readiness, cybersecurity posture, and mission effectiveness across military platforms and weapons systems.

Shift5's federal contract portfolio demonstrates extensive work in cybersecurity modernization and platform protection across multiple defense domains. Most notably, the company was awarded a $9.6 million firm fixed-price delivery order by the U.S. Air Force (Ogden Air Logistics Complex) in September 2025 to develop a databus cybersecurity upgrade protecting the MIL-STD-1553 databus from cyberattacks across the F-16 fleet, with completion targeted for March 2027. Prior significant definitive contracts include a $14.5 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III award from the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center for design, manufacture, and testing of a prototype Active Cyber Protection System for the F-22 fighter aircraft, and an $8.3 million SBIR Phase III contract from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for full-fleet C-146A cybersecurity intrusion detection system software development and gauge cluster support. The company has also delivered research and development services to the Department of the Army under SBIR Phase II for the HIMARS program valued at $1.4 million, and provided Advanced Data Services under an Air Mobility Command SBIR Phase III contract worth $1.25 million. Additional prime contract work includes $295,074 for Big Safari services from the Aeronautical Systems Center, and specialized support efforts under the Advanced Battle Management System program. Shift5 has concurrently performed as a subcontractor on multiple federal awards, including data analytics and cybersecurity solutions work under Booz Allen Hamilton contracts (August 2024 and October 2024), aviation software development under Sierra Nevada Company (November 2022), and HIMARS targeting anomaly analysis under Science Applications International Corporation (December 2023). The company has also provided software and systems integration services as a subcontractor to CACI, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, and Atlantic Diving Supply on various technology modernization initiatives.

Shift5 holds four active Indefinite Delivery Contracts reflecting its strategic position within the federal defense acquisition landscape. The company's largest IDV is a $4 billion Seaport Next Generation (Seaport-NXG) contract awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command (effective January 2, 2025, through January 1, 2029), which enables Shift5 to compete for task orders across multiple technology service areas in support of the Naval enterprise, with a minimum guarantee task order of $500 issued in March 2025. The Air Force has awarded two significant IDVs: a $975 million Rapid Sustainment Office Multiple Award Contract (RO MAC) effective July 30, 2024, through July 29, 2033, designed to accelerate delivery of critical operational solutions and sustainment technologies across the Air Force sustainment enterprise, and a $950 million Advanced Battle Management System multiple award contract supporting networked command, control, communications, and intelligence capabilities for multi-domain operations. Additionally, Shift5 holds a single-award $9.9 million Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex (Air Force Materiel Command) on September 26, 2025, for databus cybersecurity upgrade development for the F-16 fleet. The company also maintains a Basic Ordering Agreement with the Naval Air Warfare Center (effective September 18, 2024, through September 17, 2029) supporting SBIR Phase III research and development. These IDVs position Shift5 to deliver observability platform technologies, advanced command and control solutions, data analytics services, cybersecurity capabilities, and system integration support across the Air Force, Navy, and broader Department of Defense enterprise through fiscal year 2033.

Shift5 provides a suite of integrated products that provide comprehensive cyber security for vehicles and weapon systems. Focusing on protecting the internal computers and embedded systems within vehicles and weapon systems, we prevent attacks, provide cyber health status, and enable incident response.