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
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
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- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) Primary
- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- 541330 Engineering Services
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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Unconventional Concepts, Inc.
HARAQFMJU121
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 815 Bayshore Dr b, Niceville, FL 32578, USA
- Website
- unconventional-inc.com
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- Consulting
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. | Missile Defense Agency | $500 | |
| Sbir P3 trams for future flag experimentation | Air Force Research Laboratory | $12,616,428 | |
| Next generation intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and assured nuclear command, control and… | Air Force Research Laboratory | $250,000 | |
| Human trafficking and modern slavery foundational effort: problem definition, taxonomy development, and private sector… | Interior Business Center | $499,180 | |
| . Proposal # BA170116. | Medical Command | $1,128,768 |
About Unconventional Concepts, Inc.
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.
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Quick answers
What is Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s UEI?
Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is HARAQFMJU121.
What is Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s CAGE code?
Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s CAGE code is 08TT9.
What is Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).
Where is Unconventional Concepts, Inc. located?
Unconventional Concepts, Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 815 Bayshore Dr b, Niceville, FL 32578, USA.
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.
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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