Systems & Processes Engineering Corp

Systems & Processes Engineering Corporation, doing business as Systems & Processes Engineering, is a veteran-owned small business based in Austin, Texas that develops advanced sensing systems, electronic warfare technologies, and digital signal processing equipment for the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Missile Defense Agency, operating exclusively as a prime contractor on research and development contracts.

The company specializes in lidar systems (including eye-safe miniaturized and long-range wind measurement variants), digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) capabilities and accessories, radar disruption systems, electronic warfare sensors, and quantum sensing technologies. Recent representative work includes a $1.8 million Air Force Research Laboratory SBIR Phase II contract (awarded August 2025) for a dual-purpose laser range finder and lidar sensor; a $3.7 million AFRL Other Transaction Agreement (April 2024) for the MicroEW Intelligent Satellite Threat (MIST) Warning Sensor; a $749.5 thousand NASA contract (May 2022) for multi-channel long-range wind lidar development; and a $6.999 million single-award IDIQ with the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command running through April 2027 for DRFM capabilities, technologies, and accessories, which has generated 32 delivery orders carrying $8.3 million in combined potential value.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to DoD research and development programs. The top five funding organizations by potential value account for 77% of the portfolio: the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (29 awards, $36.3 million), the Air Force Research Laboratory (15 awards, $9.7 million), the Naval Air Warfare Center under the Department of the Navy (14 awards, $5.7 million), the Missile Defense Agency (8 awards, $3.1 million), and NASA's Shared Services Center (10 awards, $2.5 million). By award count, the top tier spans the Air Force (62 awards), the Army (50 awards), and the Navy (32 awards), each carrying distinct capability streams — the Army concentration is anchored by the DRFM IDIQ and related Phase III SBIR delivery orders, while Air Force volume reflects a robust portfolio of SBIR Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III contracts in lidar and electronic warfare sensing.

SPEC holds positions on five Army and Air Force IDIQs, with the largest sustained pipeline on the Army's W91QUZ09D0004 contract (32 task orders, $8.3 million combined potential value) and the Air Force's FA445298D0007 (11 task orders). The vendor's award portfolio spans 321 total prime awards since 1987, with the most recent activity arriving in February 2026; however, award volume has contracted sharply — from seven awards in 2022 to one award in 2025 and one in 2026 — reflecting the completion of Phase I research efforts and a shift toward Phase II and Phase III development contracts of higher unit value. Two awards (combined potential value $5.5 million) face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore present recompete exposure. The combined potential value across all awards is $74.7 million, though obligated dollars total $111 million, indicating that completed work and prior-year funding exceed current contract ceilings. NAICS concentration centers on research and development in physical, engineering, and life sciences (47 awards) and electronic computer manufacturing (33 awards), with PSC concentration in CPU and analog component procurement, defense R&D (basic and applied research), and space flight R&D services.