Tetac, Inc.

Tetac, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Monterey, California, designs and manufactures energetic payload systems, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technologies, and advanced unmanned systems for the Department of Defense, competing exclusively as a prime contractor on research, development, and production contracts. Tetac operates as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation with manufacturing facilities in Monterey, Hayden (Idaho), and San Diego, California, and competes predominantly under small-business set-asides, particularly the SBIR program (Phase I, II, and Phase II.5 awards across Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps customers).

Tetac's capability footprint centers on engineering and manufacturing for energetic payload systems, EOD charge delivery systems, UAS-mounted ordnance-detection payloads, and supporting hardware and retrofit kits for defense applications. Recent representative work includes a $14 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) for Phase III development of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Charge Delivery System (CDS), running through August 2028, under which Tetac has delivered multiple task orders including a $3.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order for CDS support services (January 2024) and a $2 million firm-fixed-price order for initial outfitting kits and retrofits (August 2024). Additional examples include a $1.5 million Marine Corps SBIR Phase II award for EOD charge delivery system development (May 2025, completing April 2028), a $1.25 million Air Force Research Laboratory SBIR Phase II contract for UAS payloads to detect surface and buried ordnance with aerial initiation capability (May 2024), and a $550,778 Naval Sea Systems Command delivery order for hardware (July 2026).

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Navy. The top five customer agencies by potential value account for 95% of combined potential value, with NAVWAR alone representing $17.8 million (62% of total portfolio) across three awards anchored by the $14 million IDC. Naval Sea Systems Command follows with $3.1 million across four awards, Naval Air Warfare Center with $3.3 million across two awards, the Marine Corps with $1.8 million across three awards, and the Air Force Research Laboratory with $1.4 million across four awards. The FBI Headquarters Division holds four awards valued at $87 thousand collectively, representing the only significant non-Navy customer. Tetac's award count peaked at five in 2024; recent activity shows two awards each in 2025 and 2026. Two awards with combined potential value of $2.1 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure.

The $14 million NAVWAR IDC is Tetac's dominant vehicle, supporting six task orders valued at $7.8 million combined; all other work flows through single delivery orders or standalone SBIR contracts. Tetac's NAICS distribution reflects its core engineering and R&D posture: nine awards fall under research and development in physical, engineering, and life sciences; eight under engineering services; five under miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing. PSC concentration aligns similarly, with five awards in underwater and surface-use EOD tools and equipment, four in rigging and rigging gear, and four in national defense R&D services. Tetac has no subcontractor footprint in the source; 100% of recent awards are prime positions, indicating either vertical integration or reliance on sole subcontracting relationships below the visibility threshold.