Valid Evaluation, Inc.

Valid Evaluation, Inc., a Denver-based small business, develops and licenses web-based automated evaluation systems and decision support software to federal agencies as a prime contractor, with no subcontractor activity in its current portfolio. The company specializes in proposal evaluation, SBIR/STTR program administration, and research prioritization tools across defense, civilian, and transportation agencies.

Valid Evaluation operates entirely outside set-asides — all 33 awards in the source carry no set-aside designation, despite the vendor's small-business status. This full-and-open posture reflects the company's established market position and niche in evaluation software rather than competitive reliance on small-business set-aside vehicles. The company is a for-profit corporation registered in SAM.gov since 2011.

Customer concentration is fragmented across eight agencies, with the Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary anchoring both award volume and dollars. DOT accounts for 13 awards and $12.8 million in combined potential value, driven largely by a $4.5 million single-award IDIQ established August 1, 2025, with a three-year base-plus-two-option structure for software licenses and related services supporting DOT S3 policy implementation. Against this IDIQ (contract 693JK425D600001), Valid Evaluation has placed five task orders ranging from $55 thousand to $1.73 million. The Department of the Air Force, by contrast, carries only two awards but anchors $25.5 million in combined potential value, reflecting a $25 million indefinite-delivery vehicle with the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory supporting SBIR Phase III evaluation services and decision-support tools. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command follows with six awards totaling $8.3 million, primarily through SBIR Phase III and Army XTECH contracts. NASA and the Marine Corps each hold smaller footprints (three and two awards respectively).

Recent prime activity includes a $1.99 million Army SBIR Phase II award (April 1, 2026) for AI-enabled source selection software, a $1.29 million DOT delivery order (March 4, 2026) for IIJA implementation support, and a $541 thousand NASA contract (January 15, 2026) for automated diligence capabilities supporting SBIR Phase III applications. Across the portfolio, contract values span from $24 thousand (evidence-based evaluation matrix, September 2024) to the $25 million Air Force Research Laboratory IDIQ. Awards carry firm fixed-price, definitive contract, and delivery-order structures with no recurring parent vehicles beyond the two IDIQ arrangements noted above.

The recompete cliff over the next twenty-four months presents $4.6 million in combined potential value across eight awards reaching ultimate completion — a modest exposure relative to the overall portfolio but concentrated in near-term DOT and AFRL task orders. Activity has stabilized after a spike in 2024: eight awards in 2022, one in 2023, six in 2024, six in 2025, and four year-to-date in 2026. The Service Contract Inventory dataset captures minimal federal services revenue — $239 thousand in FY2023 across four SCI-reportable records with zero FTE attribution — reflecting the vendor's licensing and software-delivery model rather than labor-intensive service provision. The gap between combined potential value ($54.4 million) and obligated dollars ($15.6 million) signals that many awards remain unexercised or partially funded.