The Provenance Chain Network Inc.

The Provenance Chain Network Inc. is a for-profit small business headquartered in Portland, Oregon, that specializes in blockchain-enabled solutions for supply chain traceability, hardware security, and microelectronics resilience. The company leverages distributed ledger technology to address critical challenges in defense and civilian supply chains, with particular expertise in material provenance tracking and space asset resiliency. Since its registration with SAM.gov in October 2020, the company has established itself as an innovator in applying emerging technologies to federal research and development priorities, positioning itself at the intersection of cybersecurity, supply chain management, and strategic defense initiatives.

Through federal contract awards, The Provenance Chain Network Inc. has demonstrated its technical capabilities across multiple defense and space agencies. The company received a $239,697 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract from Naval Strategic Systems Programs, effective July 23, 2025, with completion targeted for January 20, 2026, supporting research and development activities at its Tigard, Oregon facility. Additionally, the company was awarded a substantial $6.27 million SBIR Phase II contract from the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), a major subordinate command of the U.S. Air Force, finalized on February 18, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of December 8, 2025, focused on space mission operations and the "Space Pitch Day" initiative. Earlier, the company received a $49,970 SBIR Phase I purchase order from the Air Force Research Laboratory in April 2021 for the SPACE TRACE project, which aimed to increase space asset resiliency through blockchain-enabled material traceability and was performed in Portland, Oregon. All three contract awards were designated as total small business set-asides, reflecting the company's status as a qualified small business concern eligible for preferential federal contracting opportunities.

In the federal grant space, The Provenance Chain Network Inc. has secured support for transformative work in microelectronics security and supply chain innovation. The company received a $283,427.33 Cooperative Agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the CHIPS Research and Development program (CFDA 11.042), awarded October 1, 2024, with a performance period extending through March 30, 2027. This grant supports the creation of a reference implementation of the Commercial Trust Protocol (CTP) designed to manage verifiable credentials, metrology data, and intellectual property, thereby enhancing hardware security and provenance tracking of microelectronic components across supply chains for the U.S. microelectronics industry. As part of this effort, the company plans to subaward funds to consultants specializing in semiconductor industry metrology to develop and align their solution, demonstrating a collaborative approach to addressing complex supply chain challenges in critical technology sectors.

PCN vision is to be the system of evidence for the intellectual and data property of people, places, processes, and products. Evidence is more than what is needed in court; evidence of any supply chain means lives are ultimately saved. We provide supply chain transparency and traceability by using a secure, standardized framework known as the Commercial Trust Protocol (CTP) to ensure the integrity, security, and trustworthiness of data transactions within the commercial ecosystem.