Unconventional Concepts, Inc.

Niceville, FL

UEI
HARAQFMJU121
CAGE
08TT9
Primary NAICS
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
  • Subchapter S Corporation
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
Corporate family
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SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
815 Bayshore Dr b, Niceville, FL 32578, USA
Employees
1-10
Estimated annual revenue
$1M-$10M
Industry
  1. Industrials
  2. Commercial & Professional Services
  3. Professional Services
  4. Consulting
SIC code
87 Engineering & Management Services
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Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $0
FY2026 $500
FY2025 $12,616,428

Top agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Missile Defense Agency $500

Contract vehicles

Expired vehicles (1)

Contract awards

Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Contract subawards

Prime contractor Prime award Amount Awarded
HII Mission Technologies Corp ADVANCED ANALYSIS AND ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION WITH TECHNOLOGY INSERTION FOR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WARFIGHTING… FA807521F0014 $140,039
Caci Technologies, LLC THE PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION (P00060) IS TO REALIGN CFA TASK ORDER FUNDS FROM OPTION 3 TO OPTION 2 TO PREVENT IDOC ERROR. Subcontractor - ODC Expenses W56KGU21F0013 $65,044
Valkyrie Enterprises, LLC MIT lincoln laboratory: massachussetts institute research and development. Equipment rental 0001 $95,000
SRC Inc. MULTI-DOMAIN AGILE CONDOR ENHANCEMENTS (MDACE) Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services FA875022C0519 $100,000

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About the company

Unconventional Concepts, Inc., a small business Subchapter S corporation based in Niceville, Florida, delivers advanced defense research, systems engineering, and multi-domain threat detection and intercept capabilities to Department of Defense agencies as a prime contractor (88% of recent awards) competing under full-and-open, non-set-aside procurement. The company operates across research and development, weapons design, prototyping, and operational systems integration with no predominant set-aside designation across its prime footprint.

The vendor's customer concentration is anchored by a single massive vehicle: SeaPort-e. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) holds five awards totaling $72.55 billion in combined potential value, representing 100% of the vendor's potential-value total across all customers and agencies. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory follows distantly with two awards worth $82.4 million (SBIR Phase III work on advanced defense experimentation), while the Department of the Army accounts for seven awards with much smaller individual values: $3.9 million through Sustainment Command and $2.5 million through Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground. Sixteen distinct customer agencies appear in the vendor's footprint, but the portfolio is effectively a two-customer story — NAVSEA and AFRL together account for roughly 100% of potential value.

On SeaPort-e, Unconventional Concepts recently received the primary signal of its strategic positioning: a December 29, 2025 award as a prime on a new $151 billion IDIQ called Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), issued by the Missile Defense Agency with a ten-year performance period through December 28, 2035. SHIELD procures multi-domain homeland defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats, structured to support classified and unclassified work across multiple security levels and leveraging AI, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. An initial $500 delivery order under SHIELD was issued simultaneously. The AFRL award, executed May 7, 2025, is a $82.4 million firm fixed-price purchase order for SBIR Phase III work on TRAMS (a research and experimentation platform) supporting the Future Flag program, with completion in September 2030.

Activity is sparse but recently accelerated: one award in 2021, one in 2022, two in 2024, and four in 2025 — driven by the major SHIELD and AFRL awards. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total only $30.5 million against a $72.65 billion potential-value ceiling, reflecting the predominance of large IDIQs with minimal initial funding. In subcontractor roles, Unconventional Concepts performs advanced analysis, engineering, and R&D services to HII Mission Technologies (April 2025, Air Force warfighting integration work), CACI Technologies (September 2024, cost and financial analysis support), Valkyrie Enterprises (March 2024, MIT Lincoln Laboratory equipment rental), and SRC Inc. (October 2022, multi-domain agile capabilities enhancement). The vendor also holds a GSA Multiple Award Schedule seat (awarded August 4, 2021, ceiling $1.5 million) through August 2026, offering engineering, IT professional services, and technical research labor across multiple classifications, though no recent MAS delivery orders appear in the source.

Quick answers

Is Unconventional Concepts, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through May 26, 2027.

Which contract vehicles does Unconventional Concepts, Inc. hold?

Unconventional Concepts, Inc. holds a place on 3 federal contract vehicles, including MAS and SHIELD.

How much has Unconventional Concepts, Inc. received in federal contracts?

Federal contracts obligated $12,616,428 to Unconventional Concepts, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $12,616,928 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

What is Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s most recent federal award?

Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order (HQ085926FF052), from Missile Defense Agency, on December 29, 2025.

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