Triad National Security, LLC

Triad National Security, LLC, a for-profit limited liability partnership headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, operates as a scientific research and engineering services provider to the federal government, acting primarily as a subcontractor (58% of recent awards) to prime contractors and federal grantees, with a growing prime capability in infectious disease research and energy systems modeling funded through National Institutes of Health project grants and Department of Energy awards.

The vendor's recent activity shows dramatic concentration in two customer segments that move opposite directions by dollar value versus award count. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) anchors the award-count ranking with 20 awards, yet the Department of the Navy Strategic Systems Programs dominates potential value, representing $48.29 billion across a single contract line. This extreme divergence reflects Triad's dual posture: a high-volume subcontractor performing biomedical research under NIH university prime awards, and a specialized contractor delivering classified or sensitive work to Navy strategic programs. The Department of Energy Office of Science accounts for 6 awards; the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy for 4; and the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service for 5 awards ($16 thousand combined potential value, primarily purchase orders for automotive and equipment repair). Across all activities, Triad serves 16 distinct federal agencies.

As a prime contractor, Triad's recent work is concentrated in infectious disease epidemiology and public health research. A $520,223 NIAID project grant (CFDA 93.855) awarded in June 2026 funds environmental sampling activities addressing coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) in New Mexico, with soil collection and fungal pathogen mapping through May 2028. Triad also holds a $1.29 million National Institute of General Medical Sciences project grant (award date June 2025, completion May 2030) investigating ion effects on mRNA elements, ribosomes, and antibiotic-RNA interactions through molecular simulation work at Los Alamos National Laboratory; and a National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering project grant (April 2022 through December 2026) for non-cryogenic fieldable magnetoencephalography and ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging development. These prime grants reflect Triad's embedded position at Los Alamos National Laboratory as the facility's operating contractor.

In its subcontractor role, Triad delivers disease modeling, epidemiological analysis, and biomarker identification work to university prime grantees. Recent sub-award examples include detailed infectious disease spread simulation performed for Northeastern University (January 2026 and April 2024 sub-awards, supporting the Department of Health and Human Services assessment of disease modeling and response analytics); HIV vaccine design and reservoir dynamics research performed for the University of Washington (six sub-awards across June 2024 through June 2026, funded by NIAID); and mathematical modeling of HIV and SIV infection and treatment for Boston College's NIH program project on viral dynamics following early treatment (July 2024). Triad also subs on engineering and materials analysis work: an August 2024 sub-award from Lockheed Martin for MK21A re-entry vehicle engineering and manufacturing development and testing; an April 2024 sub-award from Applied Research Associates for nuclear explosion and fire prediction system modeling and personnel support.

Service Contract Inventory data captures a portion of Triad's federal services footprint above the $150,000 reporting threshold. SCI-reported invoicing totaled $412.6 million across FY2023–FY2024 (FY2023: $230.9 million across 1,544 FTEs; FY2024: $181.7 million across 1,640 FTEs), reflecting heavy scientific and technical labor delivery, likely anchored by Los Alamos operations. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts ran tightly clustered around the median of $69.77/hr, with the 10th percentile at $68.07/hr and the 90th percentile at $71.47/hr, indicating labor-rate consistency across workforce tiers. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors performed an average of 19% of total contractor hours, with 125 named subcontractors reported, suggesting Triad builds delivery teams with selective sub-engagement rather than operating as a pure labor provider.

Activity accelerated significantly: three awards per year in 2022–2023 to twelve in 2024, then moderated to five awards each in 2025 and 2026. Seven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity. The vendor does not hold named parent vehicles (GWACs, agency-wide IDIQs, or BPAs); its work flows through customer-specific vehicles and direct prime awards. Triad operates full-and-open and does not pursue set-aside contracting.