Sonalysts Inc.

Waterford, CT

UEI
WYFZJPX5J537
CAGE
1L297
Primary NAICS
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
  • Manufacturer of Goods
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
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Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
215 Parkway N, Waterford, CT 06385, USA
Website
sonalysts.com
Founded
1973
Employees
251-1K
Estimated annual revenue
$50M-$100M
Industry
  1. Consumer Discretionary
  2. Media
  3. Movies & Entertainment
SIC code
78 Motion Pictures
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Recent federal awards

Sonalysts Inc.'s 5 most recent federal contract and grant awards, newest first. Amounts are dollars obligated.
Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Requirement to provide sustainment support of the non-commercial version (NCV) dwse-II training software currently in… Contract · N0017826FD516 Naval Sea Systems Command $114,947
Base Contract · N0002426C3057 Naval Sea Systems Command $1,380,631
Research and development Contract · N6833526C0178 Naval Air Warfare Center $1,800,000
Radiation dose advisor application Contract · HDTRA226C0001 Defense Threat Reduction Agency $1,199,856
Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. Contract · HQ085926FE042 Missile Defense Agency $500

About Sonalysts Inc.

Written by GovTribe AI ·

Sonalysts Inc., an employee-owned defense contractor headquartered in Waterford, Connecticut, competes as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards) providing engineering, software development, training systems, research and development, and technical analysis services for undersea warfare, naval platforms, training modernization, and missile defense programs across the Department of the Navy and broader Department of Defense. The company does not rely on SBA set-asides; most recent prime work has been awarded full-and-open or under non-set-aside SBIR/STTR programs.

Sonalysts' customer concentration is overwhelmingly Navy-centric. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command leads by potential value, with 439 awards worth $10.78 billion combined across a portfolio spanning undersea weapons family of systems, SBIR/STTR research, and torpedo modernization. The broader Department of the Navy (across all commands) accounts for 87% of recent award count. Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center ranks second by dollars ($786.5 million across 21 awards), followed by Naval Supply Systems Command ($504.2 million, 34 awards) and Naval Education and Training Command ($478.1 million, 55 awards). This divergence between award count and dollar concentration reflects Naval Sea Systems Command's anchor role: while representing only 439 of 3,862 total awards, that command funds some of Sonalysts' largest indefinite delivery vehicles.

Sonalysts holds multiple substantial vehicle positions. The Undersea Weapons and Undersea Defensive Family of Systems Multiple Award Contract with Naval Sea Systems Command carries a $245.9 million ceiling and has funded major task orders including a $21.6 million delivery order for Next Generation Attack Submarine and Full Spectrum Undersea Warfare engineering (September 2024) and a $17.8 million order for Mark 48 and Mark 54 heavyweight torpedo engineering (September 2024). A newly awarded Naval Training Products and Services vehicle through Naval Education and Training Command carries $342.6 million and was awarded September 2025. Most significantly, Sonalysts was awarded the Missile Defense Agency's Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award IDIQ on December 29, 2025, with a $151 billion ceiling through December 28, 2035 — a foundational vehicle for multi-domain defense procurement. The company also holds seats on the Seaport Next Generation Navy-managed IDIQ (for which it holds a $55.9 million HSI support delivery order through May 2028) and multiple ASTRO GWAC positions with the General Services Administration.

Named representative work illustrates Sonalysts' technical scope: a $31.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with Naval Strategic Systems Programs for base-period research, development, test, and evaluation through November 2030; a $6.24 million Air Force Research Laboratory contract for competency-based training and performance assessment under the JINTTACTT program; multiple SBIR/STTR Phase II awards including a $3.02 million Office of Naval Research contract and a $1.77 million Naval Sea Systems Command award for Space Based Infrared System High infrared sensor development; and sustained software maintenance and training-curriculum delivery across the Naval Education and Training Command's NETC NTPS vehicle (at least 15 task orders in the past three years, ranging from $77 thousand to $1.4 million). The company manufactures circuit card assemblies and naval components in addition to services work.

Activity accelerated in 2024 (71 awards) following a flat 2022–2023 baseline (23–24 awards per year), then contracted sharply in 2025 (22 awards through mid-year) and 2026 (3 awards year-to-date as of late March). The portfolio carries $124.7 million in combined potential value across ten awards completing within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure relative to the company's large vehicle ceilings.

Sonalysts operates predominantly as a prime; 98% of awards are prime contracts and IDVs, versus 2% subcontract work. However, across SCI-reportable federal service contracts (FY2022–FY2024), the company deployed subcontractors for roughly 17% of contractor hours on average, working with 45 named subs including Lockheed Martin Corporation (largest and recurring, with 40+ modifications across engineering and tactical systems integration), Electric Boat Corporation (submarine design support), HII Technical Solutions, Rite-Solutions Inc., Serco Inc., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Leidos. The company's own SCI-reported invoicing ran $46.6 million in FY2022, $59.2 million in FY2023, and $46.9 million in FY2024 — a decline reflecting FY2024 reduction to 143 FTEs (from 214 in FY2023). Government-paid hourly rates on federal services contracts span a median of $127.12/hr, with the 90th percentile reaching $154.45/hr and the 10th percentile at $90.71/hr, indicating a mixed workforce of senior engineering and technical labor alongside lower-cost analytical and administrative support. Sonalysts' sub-engagement profile and rate posture reflect specialist technical delivery with overhead consistent with prime engineering firms serving the Navy undersea warfare and training domains.

Contract vehicles

Sonalysts Inc. holds a place on 21 federal contract vehicles. Active vehicles first.

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Quick answers

What is Sonalysts Inc.'s UEI?

Sonalysts Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is WYFZJPX5J537.

What is Sonalysts Inc.'s CAGE code?

Sonalysts Inc.'s CAGE code is 1L297.

What is Sonalysts Inc.'s primary NAICS code?

Sonalysts Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).

Where is Sonalysts Inc. located?

Sonalysts Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 215 Parkway N, Waterford, CT 06385, USA.

Is Sonalysts Inc. registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Sonalysts Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through June 2, 2027.

Which contract vehicles does Sonalysts Inc. hold?

Sonalysts Inc. holds a place on 21 federal contract vehicles, including ASTRO, IT-70 and MAS.

What is Sonalysts Inc.'s most recent federal award?

Sonalysts Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Requirement to provide sustainment support of the non-commercial version (NCV) dwse-II training software currently in… (N0017826FD516), from Naval Sea Systems Command, on May 27, 2026.

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