ZEL Technologies LLC

Hampton, VA

UEI
V7F4CN1JL3A6
CAGE
0NPX4
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
  • Minority Owned Business
  • For Profit Organization
  • Veteran Owned Business
  • Limited Liability Company
  • Black American Owned
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
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Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
54 Old Hampton Ln, Hampton, VA 23669, USA
Website
zeltech.com
Founded
1988
Employees
251-1K
Estimated annual revenue
$10M-$50M
Industry
  1. Industrials
  2. Capital Goods
  3. Construction & Engineering
  4. Civil Engineering
SIC code
87 Engineering & Management Services
Profiles

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Recent federal awards

ZEL Technologies LLC's 5 most recent federal contract and grant awards, newest first. Amounts are dollars obligated.
Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. Contract · HQ085926FE039 Missile Defense Agency $500
United states prompt diagnostic (uspds) operational system employment and execution (osse) II Contract · FA702226F0017 Air Combat Command $4,976,952
Kick off/minimum guarantee Contract · N0042125F0641 Naval Air Warfare Center $1,000
United states prompt diagnostic system (uspds) operational system employment & execution (osee) II task order 2 Contract · FA702225F0025 Air Combat Command $4,946,470
United stated prompt diagnostic system, operational system employment and execution (uspds osee) services. Contract · FA702224F0014 Air Combat Command $4,791,293

About ZEL Technologies LLC

Written by GovTribe AI ·

ZEL Technologies LLC, a Hampton, Virginia–based veteran-owned and minority-owned small business, is a prime contractor delivering nuclear forensics, space systems engineering, and advanced technical services to the Department of Defense, with a recent activity level dominated by Air Force Space Command delivery orders against single- and multiple-award IDIQs and two major government-wide vehicle seats awarded in late 2024.

ZEL operates almost entirely as a prime contractor (99% of 370 total awards), competing full-and-open across defense and intelligence missions rather than under set-aside categories. The company holds a $151 billion multiple-award IDIQ from the Missile Defense Agency for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program (awarded December 29, 2025, through December 28, 2035), a $45 million single-award IDIQ from Air Force Space Command for United States Prompt Diagnostic System Operational System Employment and Execution services (awarded November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2030), and a $900 million multiple-award IDIQ from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for multi-domain systems capability development (awarded December 9, 2022, through December 8, 2027). Both OASIS+ vehicles — the Total Small Business Set-Aside IDIQ and the Unrestricted IDIQ — were added in December 2024, each carrying a multi-billion-dollar ceiling. Representative recent delivery orders include a $4.98 million firm fixed-price order from Air Force Space Command for USPDS OSSE II services at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida (awarded November 1, 2025, completion October 31, 2026), and a $4.95 million order for the same program (awarded November 1, 2024, completion October 31, 2025).

Customer concentration is extreme: the top customer by potential value — Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation — anchors 91% of combined potential value ($17.9 billion across 6 awards), while Air Force customers (Space Command, general Air Force, Materiel Command Research Laboratory, and Special Operations Command combined) account for most of the remaining dollars and drive award volume. The top five customers by potential value account for 98% of the combined $19.65 billion portfolio. Award volume has declined steadily from 10 awards in 2021 to 5 in both 2024 and 2025; only one award is scheduled for completion inside the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $5 million), indicating minimal near-term recompete pressure but also suggesting a flat or declining recent activity trajectory.

ZEL's work across the Air Force and defense intelligence community encompasses nuclear forensics, treaty monitoring, nonproliferation support, space situational awareness, laboratory technical support, and systems integration. Top parent vehicles by task-order volume include indefinite-delivery contracts FA702218D0002 (31 task orders, $15.2 million combined potential value), FA702213D0003 (26 task orders, $7.7 million), and F3060203D0100 (34 task orders, $5.9 million); these legacy vehicles, most dating to 2002–2013, represent the core of ZEL's operational footprint prior to the 2024 OASIS+ additions. Service Contract Inventory captures $11.4 million in SCI-reportable invoiced amounts across FY2022–FY2024 (FY2022: $3 million, FY2023: $4 million, FY2024: $4.4 million) against roughly 11.9 to 18.7 FTEs per fiscal year; median government-paid hourly rates on SCI-captured prime contracts ran around $101.86/hr, with senior labor pricing through $114.77/hr. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors account for 54% of contractor hours, with Booz Allen Hamilton, Decisive Analytics, and R & K Enterprise Solutions appearing as named sub partners on complex technical work including nuclear forensics analysis and engineering support.

ZEL's recent portfolio expansion — the SHIELD and OASIS+ seats in December 2025 and December 2024 — represents a strategic pivot toward multi-domain defense modernization and government-wide professional services vehicles, broadening the company's surface area beyond its traditional Air Force Space Command nuclear-diagnostics and treaty-monitoring focus. However, the actual utilization of these vehicles remains nascent: the SHIELD IDV has issued only a $500 initial delivery order as of December 29, 2025, and OASIS+ task order activity has not yet appeared in the source data.

Contract vehicles

ZEL Technologies LLC holds a place on 10 federal contract vehicles. Active vehicles first.

SBA capabilities narrative

From the vendor's SBA profile

AN EMERGING LEADER IN APPLIED HIGH TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,PROGRAM MANAGEMENT,SYSTEMS ANALYSIS,DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM ENGINEERING/INTEGRATION,SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DESIGN,DATABASES,REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION,CONCEPTS OF OPERATION

Quick answers

What is ZEL Technologies LLC's UEI?

ZEL Technologies LLC's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is V7F4CN1JL3A6.

What is ZEL Technologies LLC's CAGE code?

ZEL Technologies LLC's CAGE code is 0NPX4.

What is ZEL Technologies LLC's primary NAICS code?

ZEL Technologies LLC's primary NAICS code is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).

Where is ZEL Technologies LLC located?

ZEL Technologies LLC's physical address in SAM.gov is 54 Old Hampton Ln, Hampton, VA 23669, USA.

Is ZEL Technologies LLC registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. ZEL Technologies LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through April 23, 2027.

Which contract vehicles does ZEL Technologies LLC hold?

ZEL Technologies LLC holds a place on 10 federal contract vehicles, including Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Directorate IDIQ, OASIS+SB and OASIS+ Unrestricted.

What is ZEL Technologies LLC's most recent federal award?

ZEL Technologies LLC's most recent federal contract award is Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order (HQ085926FE039), from Missile Defense Agency, on December 29, 2025.

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