Silvus Technologies, Inc.

Silvus Technologies, Inc., a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of tactical mesh radios and mobile ad-hoc networking (MANET) equipment, operates as a prime contractor (56% of awards) and subcontractor (44% of awards) supplying wireless communications systems to defense, homeland security, and federal law enforcement agencies. Silvus is a subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, Inc. and competes predominantly full-and-open; the vendor holds a $9.999 million single-award SBIR Phase III IDIQ with Customs and Border Protection for TAK radios and associated services awarded September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2026.

Silvus' primary capability portfolio centers on tactical radio platforms — the StreamCaster series (4200, 4240, 4400, 4480 variants in 2x2 and 4x4 MIMO configurations), TF-99 radios, and TAK equipment — alongside antennas, cables, power supplies, and software-defined radio solutions designed for resilient mesh networking in contested or complex operational environments. Representative prime work includes a $1.723 million COTS tactical radio system and ancillary equipment delivery order from Air Combat Command awarded April 23, 2026; a $922.970 million MANET equipment purchase order from U.S. Special Operations Command awarded September 14, 2023; a $488.812 thousand mesh radio purchase order from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center awarded April 27, 2026; and an $8.573 million tactical mesh radios delivery order from the FBI Headquarters Division under the FBI Tactical Mesh Systems MANET 2017-2022 IDIQ awarded May 6, 2022.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of the Air Force, which anchors 97% of combined potential value across all awards — $950.7 million across 12 awards — primarily through Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and Air Force Research Laboratory. The Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation accounts for $121.3 million across 8 awards. By award count, however, concentration is broader: the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Missiles and Space leads with 27 awards, followed by Air Force Materiel Command Aeronautical Systems Center with 22 awards, and Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support with 19 awards. The concentration signal diverges sharply — high-value Air Force work is executed through a small number of large IDIQs and task orders, while lower-value Army and DLA work comes through greater award frequency and more distributed procurement channels.

Silvus places substantial task-order volume against the Indefinite Delivery Contract W31P4Q22D0004 (24 task orders), the Basic Ordering Agreement FA862021G4009 (18 task orders), and the Special Operations Equipment Tailored Logistics Support vehicle (17 task orders), alongside the FBI Tactical Mesh Systems MANET 2017-2022 IDIQ (7 task orders, $23.2 million combined potential value). The vendor's NAICS footprint is dominated by Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (65 awards), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (44 and 24 awards respectively), and Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (24 awards), reflecting both product sales and systems integration work.

Activity has grown substantially — 15 awards in 2022 and 12 in 2023 expanded to 60 awards in 2024 and 55 in 2025, with 10 awards through mid-October 2026. Only 3 awards with combined potential value of $2.1 million face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the immediate pipeline.

In its subcontractor role, Silvus supplies radios, antennas, cables, and MIMO equipment to major defense primes including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (IBCS LRIP/FRP hardware production and engineering services, with 12 sub-awards visible in the most recent twenty-four months), Sierra Nevada Company, LLC (BIG SAFARI computer and electrical components, multiple 2025 sub-awards), Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (EDITS MANET MIMO radios with accessories and software, repeated 2025 sub-awards), Leidos, Inc. (tactical radio kits and license bundles, multiple sub-awards), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (transportation, integration, and testing for unmanned systems), and Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. (StreamCaster MIMO radios in various configurations, high-frequency 2024–2025 sub-awards). Silvus also subcontracts to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, DCS Corporation, CACI Technologies, and others for systems integration, test-and-evaluation, and engineering support. This subcontract footprint represents deep integration into DoD advanced systems programs — IBCS (Integrated Battle Command System), unmanned aircraft platforms, and Special Operations Command modernization.

The combined federal footprint of 257 awards valued at $1.17 billion in potential value, with $181.5 million obligated, positions Silvus as a specialized supplier of radio-frequency and mesh-networking hardware to tier-one defense platforms and specialized mission programs. The spike in 2024–2025 award volume and the concentration of future work within established IDIQs and BPAs suggest sustained demand for MANET and tactical communications modernization across the Air Force, Special Operations, and Army aviation and ground vehicle programs.