Simba Chain Inc.

Simba Chain Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Plymouth, Indiana, develops blockchain platforms and services for defense and federal logistics applications, operating as a prime contractor (88% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor on federal grants and contracts. The company's federal footprint is dominated by SBIR and STTR Phase II research awards and applied defense R&D contracts under total small business set-asides, with nearly all prime work routed through Department of Defense agencies rather than full-and-open federal competition.

Simba Chain's capability portfolio centers on blockchain-enabled supply chain transparency, secure data sharing, advanced manufacturing integration, and emerging technology applications such as quantum-resistant cryptography and artificial intelligence scalability. The company's recent work spans blockchain platforms for defense logistics, supply chain accountability and traceability systems, containerized bioreactor manufacturing facilities, and secure enclave environments. Representative recent prime awards include a $17.3 million EARTH 616 Program definitive contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded September 29, 2023, completion April 2027) for blockchain research and development under cost-sharing terms; a $2 million SBIR Phase II contract with the Air Force (awarded September 30, 2024, completion April 2027) for a secure enclave environment; a $700 thousand DLA Law Enforcement Support Office definitive contract for blockchain-enhanced tracking (awarded April 7, 2026, completion October 2026); and four AFRL purchase orders totaling approximately $798 thousand (awarded April 1, 2026, completion June 2026) for knowledge graph scalability, secure compartmented information facilities (SCIF within a SCIF), quantum-resistant blockchain, and STTR research work.

Customer concentration is acute and defense-focused. The Air Force Research Laboratory anchors 54% of awards by count (14 awards, $22.3 million potential value) and dominates the dollar ranking. The Navy's Naval Air Systems Command places two awards worth $9.5 million; the Navy's Sea Systems Command, Office of Naval Research, and Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support each place one to two smaller awards. Across the top five customer agencies, 85% of awards and 98% of combined potential value cluster within the Department of Defense. Simba Chain holds a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract ($2.375 million ceiling through November 2027) for SIMBA Blocks Platform subscription licensing and electronic commerce services, enabling direct orders from any civilian federal agency without additional competition. The company also sits on Navy parent vehicles: a Basic Ordering Agreement (N6833519G0045) with Naval Air Systems Command anchoring the $9.5 million Naval Air Warfare Center award, and an IDC (N0017821D9349) with minimal activity.

Activity has accelerated recently. The past five years show 2022: 4 awards | 2023: 1 | 2024: 2 | 2025: 2 | 2026: 5. Three awards (combined potential value $20 million) reach completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure in the EARTH 616 Program and the secure enclave environment contract. Simba Chain's subcontractor footprint is modest: a $1.7 million sub award under Deloitte Consulting LLP on an EMERGENT IV disposition services command blockchain automation project (March 2025), and two federal grant sub-awards — one under the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences on supply chain accountability and traceability for maintenance (May 2024) and one under UI Labs on healthcare and supply chain sustainability applications (March 2022). Across its prime SBIR, STTR, and applied R&D work, Simba Chain competes under total small business set-asides for the vast majority of awards; the company's only non-set-aside prime contracts are the $2 million Air Force SBIR Phase II and the $700 thousand DLA definitive contract, both awarded in 2024 and 2026 respectively.