Systems Planning And Analysis, Inc.

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a large business prime contractor delivering operations research, modeling and simulation, systems engineering, and analytical support services to the Department of Defense, federal civilian agencies, and intelligence community clients across full-and-open competition without SBA set-asides. The company operates across NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting), with a prime-heavy footprint (81% of recent awards) anchored by multi-billion-dollar indefinite-delivery vehicles and single-award contracts with Naval commands, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, DARPA, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

SPA's federal customer base concentrates heavily on Navy-subordinate commands. The top five customers by award count represent 52% of awards, led by the Department of the Navy (broadly) with 299 awards, Naval Sea Systems Command with 66 awards, and the Chief of Naval Operations with 65 awards. However, the dollar concentration skews toward OSD and Navy Systems Command: the Office of the Secretary of Defense anchors 44% of combined potential value across 42 awards ($51.14 billion), Naval Sea Systems Command holds $20.71 billion across 66 awards, and DARPA carries $1.47 billion across 26 awards. Strategic Systems Programs ($1.25 billion across 31 awards) and the Air Force ($908 million across 12 awards) round out the top tier. This split between high-volume Navy orders and large-value OSD and strategic weapons programs defines SPA's customer profile.

SPA holds a portfolio of foundational IDIQs. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, carries a $151 billion ceiling through December 28, 2035, and represents a multi-domain defense vehicle spanning air, missile, space, and cyber threat integration. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Analytic and Technical Support Services IDIQ ($1.5 billion, through September 2028) and the DARPA Technical and Analytical Support Services II (TASS II) contract ($1.25 billion, through October 2028) function as recurring analytical support engines across the defense enterprise. The GSA OASIS+ Unrestricted IDIQ (a placeholder-ceiling multiple-award vehicle, through December 2029) and the $500 million Naval Strategic Systems Programs IDIQ (through September 2035) enable task order issuance for weapons systems modernization and strategic deterrence programs. On the civilian side, the National Institute of Standards and Technology CHIPS R&D Office BPA ($70 million through June 2029) provides access to semiconductor research support. Recent task-order activity demonstrates velocity: a $282.1 million Space and Missile Systems Center delivery order for Space Command and Control DevSecOps infrastructure (awarded January 1, 2025, through December 2029) under OASIS+, a $137.163 million DARPA Information Innovation Office order (December 1, 2025, through November 2030), and a $126.4 million Naval Sea Systems Command delivery order for special operations enterprise support (March 31, 2026, through March 2031) under Seaport-NXG exemplify the scale of active work.

SPA's capability portfolio spans strategic weapons system engineering, naval command analytics, air defense systems analysis, and civilian infrastructure modernization. Named representative work includes the Trident II (D-5) Sea-Launched Ballistic Missile program (multiple cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts totaling $43.5 million for safety engineering and sustainment through Naval Strategic Systems Programs and NNSA), the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile program (systems engineering and integration support via BAE Systems prime contracts), F-15 and F-16 fleet inventory decision support and analytics (delivery orders from the Aeronautical Systems Center and Naval Air Warfare Center), naval simulation software development and sustainment (proprietary Naval Simulation System technology supporting undersea warfare analysis), and Space Command and Control rapid delivery infrastructure (the $282.1 million SMC order). Civil-side work includes a $57.562 million Customs and Border Protection delivery order (March 19, 2025, through March 18, 2030) under the GSA OASIS IDIQ for complex engineering acquisition support (invoiced $3.9 million across 14.8 FTEs in FY2025 at $125.61/hr blended rate), and a $20.4 million Air Forces Europe and Africa advisory and assistance delivery order (September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2028, invoiced $4.1 million across 3.0 FTEs in FY2025 at $565.33/hr, self-performed with no subcontractors). This diverse portfolio underscores SPA's positioning as a technical authority for integrated defense modernization spanning submarine deterrence, air superiority, space command and control, and civilian agency IT and operations support.

Service Contract Inventory data captures a subset of SPA's federal services activity. SCI-reportable invoiced revenue (prime contracts above the $150,000 threshold, excluding classified work and non-federal revenue) totaled $720.9 million across FY2022–FY2025, with trajectory growth from $127.1 million in FY2022 to $232 million in FY2025. FTE delivery scaled from 419 FTEs in FY2022 to a peak of 865 in FY2024, normalizing to 780 FTEs in FY2025 as individual contract phasing shifted. Government-paid hourly rates on prime contracts ranged from a 10th-percentile low of $70.92/hr to a median of $135.93/hr and a 90th-percentile high of $177.63/hr, reflecting a mix of senior technical and junior support labor. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors performed 17% of contractor hours on average, with 225 named subs engaged, signaling a self-perform-dominant model with targeted sub engagement for specialized technical and staffing support. Recent sub partners include Tyto Government Solutions Inc. (AT&T Mobility subsidiary, IT infrastructure for Space C2 DevSecOps), Moon Tiger LLC (SBA 8(a) SDVOSB, classified infrastructure support), Karthik Consulting LLC (minority-owned, Agile and cybersecurity expertise), and Leidos Inc. Research and Development Division (broad systems integration). Across the full prime and sub footprint, named sub-primes SPA works under include Science Applications International Corporation (program management, systems engineering, and test and evaluation support across Navy surface combat systems and FAA air traffic management), BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. (ICBM systems engineering and integration), Amentum Services Inc. (DARPA technical assistance and systems engineering), Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (naval warfare development and fleet experimentation), and others, establishing SPA as a mid-tier supplier to Beltway integrators on defense technology and analysis programs.

Recent activity shows growth momentum followed by project-phase modulation. Award counts per fiscal year increased from 33 in 2022 to a peak of 117 in 2024, declining to 70 in 2025 and 28 through September 2026 — a trajectory reflecting the timing of parent-vehicle task order issuance and contract completion cycles rather than declining demand. Thirty awards (combined potential value $965 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting significant recompete exposure across the Navy Analytic Studies Program ($51.2 million single-award IDIQ, renewal awarded October 21, 2025), multiple Naval Strategic Systems Programs vehicles, and smaller task orders for STEM support and analysis. The near-term recompete cliff is manageable given the breadth of renewal awards already captured.

SPA's corporate structure includes 13 subsidiaries, notably Schafer Government Services (integrated government services), Management Consulting & Research LLC and MCR Federal LLC (likely supporting the FAA air traffic and civilian agency work visible in the award listings), and Arena Technologies LLC, each functioning as distinct business units. GSA Schedule holdings across 186 labor categories span technical specialists at $42.33/hr through senior consultants at $396.23/hr, supporting flexible staffing across civilian agencies and supporting an extensive professional services delivery model without security clearance requirements in the posted labor categories.

SPA operates as a full-and-open large-business competitor with no SBA set-aside footprint, positioning itself as a prime contractor on mega-scale defense vehicles (SHIELD, OSD Analytical Services, TASS II) and as a subcontractor to major integrators on specialized technical work. The company maintains substantial scale ($173.51 billion in combined potential value across 1,019 awards spanning 75 customer agencies), deep Navy and OSD relationships, and recurring revenue streams through its portfolio of indefinite-delivery vehicles.