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start: 1951-12
role: "scientific support contract for UFO reports under the Air Technical Intelligence Center (Project Bear, Project Stork)"
fn: 5
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Altamira Technologies]]"
reverse: true
start: 2014-10-03
role: "ATEP II contract FA860415D7977 (ceiling $2,200,000,000) and NOVASTAR contract FA860422DB005 (28 listed orders, $159,269,313 obligated as of October 4, 2026)"
fn: 14
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[KBR Wyle Services]]"
reverse: true
start: 2014-10-03
role: "ATEP II contract FA860415D7975 (ceiling $1,240,000,000; 149 orders, $285,894,298)"
fn: 14
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Epsilon C5I]]"
reverse: true
start: 2022-08-19
role: "NOVASTAR contract FA860422DB006 (16 listed orders, $63,766,638 obligated as of October 4, 2026)"
fn: 14
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Xandar LLC]]"
reverse: true
start: 2022-08-19
role: "NOVASTAR contract FA860422DB009 (15 listed orders, $50,856,348 obligated as of October 4, 2026)"
fn: 14
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Ball Aerospace]]"
reverse: true
start: 2009-07-08
role: "ATEP I contract FA860409D7976 (217 listed orders, $396,247,022 obligated as of October 4, 2026)"
fn: 13
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[General Dynamics Mission Systems]]"
reverse: true
start: 2009-07-08
role: "ATEP I contract FA860409D7977 (87 listed orders, $120,731,319 obligated as of October 4, 2026)"
fn: 13
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Northrop Grumman]]"
reverse: true
start: 2009-07-08
role: "ATEP I contract FA860409D7975 (14 listed orders, $6,983,794 obligated as of October 4, 2026)"
fn: 13
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[HII Mission Technologies]]"
reverse: true
start: 2013-02-01
end: 2018-07-31
role: "General Services Administration purchase order GS05T13BMC0003, Foreign Materiel Exploitation Engineering and Maintenance Support, funded by NASIC (F4FTAU NASIC GX), $53,916,532.23 obligated"
fn: 16
created: 2026-10-03
updated: 2026-10-03
updated: 2026-10-04
---
The [[U.S. Air Force|Air Force]]'s official lineage for the [[National Air and Space Intelligence Center]] (NASIC) begins on July 1, 1961, when the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) was "activated, and organized" at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] under [[Air Force Systems Command]]. It was redesignated Air Force Foreign Technology Center on October 1, 1991, Foreign Aerospace Science and Technology Center on January 1, 1992, National Air Intelligence Center on October 1, 1993, and National Air and Space Intelligence Center on February 20, 2003; it was made a field operating agency of the Air Force on September 29, 2014 and has had a presence at [[Fort George G. Meade]], [[Maryland]] since June 8, 2007.[^1]
@ -75,21 +124,39 @@ The [[Condon Committee]]'s bibliography cites an English translation of a Russia
An Air Force memorandum of October 20, 1969 signed by Brigadier General [[C. H. Bolender]] recommending Blue Book's termination stated that "reports of unidentified flying objects which could affect national security are made in accordance with [[JANAP 146]] or [[Air Force Manual 55-11]], and are not part of the Blue Book system," as the reporter [[Billy Cox]] quoted it in 2015.[^12] Secretary of the Air Force [[Robert C. Seamans Jr.]] announced the termination of Blue Book on December 17, 1969.[^4] [[Dale Graff]], a civilian scientist at FTD, later managed remote viewing taskings for the [[Stargate Project]] from Wright-Patterson (see his page).
### Contracting vehicles
Order counts and obligation totals below are the sums of the orders listed under each contract in USAspending on October 4, 2026. Federal procurement records name the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) as the funding office on three successive science and technical intelligence support families, each awarded through the U.S. Air Force office coded "FA8604 AFLCMC PZI." The Advanced Technical Exploitation Program (ATEP) began with three indefinite-delivery contracts signed July 8, 2009 to [[Ball Aerospace]] and Technologies Corp. (FA860409D7976, described in the record as "ATEP-BALL"), [[General Dynamics Mission Systems]] (FA860409D7977, "ATEP - GD") and [[Northrop Grumman]] Systems Corporation (FA860409D7975, "ATEP-NG"), each competed with three offers as "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION" with no set-aside. The USAspending order lists show 217 task orders to Ball ($396,247,022 obligated; ordering to January 7, 2015), 87 to General Dynamics ($120,731,319; to June 6, 2014) and 14 to Northrop Grumman ($6,983,794; to July 7, 2014). One Ball order, number 0182 of May 16, 2014 ($198,644.27), carries the description "NON - ACAT, ATEP TO 0182 - FY14 FOREIGN MATERIEL R&D SUPPORT."[^13]
The second family, Advanced Technical Exploitation Program II, was signed on October 3, 2014 as three indefinite-delivery contracts with ordering to October 2, 2023, each with six offers and coded "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURCES" and "SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL": FA860415D7975 to [[KBR Wyle Services]] (ceiling $1,240,000,000), FA860415D7976 to [[Radiance Technologies]] (ceiling $1,240,000,000) and FA860415D7977 to [[Altamira Technologies]] (ceiling $2,200,000,000). The record descriptions read "IGF::OT::IGF SCAT 1 ADVANCED TECHNICAL EXPLOITATION PROGRAM II IDIQ AWARD" (KBR Wyle and Altamira) and "IGF::OT::IGF SCAT 1 ADVANCED TECNNICAL EXPLOITATION PRGM II" (Radiance). The order lists of the three contracts show 505 task orders with $1,008,236,001 obligated in the order-level totals: 149 to KBR Wyle ($285,894,298), 136 to Radiance ($276,367,360) and 220 under the Altamira contract ($445,974,343), of which the first 65 orders, from October 3, 2014 to January 25, 2017, went to Invertix Corporation. Radiance announced the same award on October 6, 2014 as a $960 million contract (see its page). The first order, number 0001 to KBR Wyle on October 3, 2014 ($3,110.70), carries the description "IGF::OT::IGF ATEP II INITIAL TASK ORDER- KICK OFF MEETING." Other order titles inside the generic wrapper include "NON-COOPERATIVE TARGET IDENTIFICATION (NCTI) DATA PRODUCTION SUPPORT," "HIGH POWER MICROWAVE (HPM) TOOL DEVELOPMENT" (KBR Wyle FA860417F5068, $1,999,973.69, June 12, 2017) and "ADVANCED EXPLOTATION PROGRAM II" (Altamira FA860421F7192, $9,137,883). Thirty-nine orders totalling $47.46 million were funded by offices other than NASIC, among them the [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]], the [[Missile Defense Agency]], the [[National Security Agency]] and the Office of Security Cooperation, Iraq.[^14]
The third family, NOVASTAR ("NASIC S AND TI ANALYTIC CAPABILITY SUPPORT CONTRACT"), consists of five parallel indefinite-delivery contracts signed August 19, 2022 under solicitation FA860421RB007, with ordering to August 18, 2027, ten offers and the codings "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURCES" and "SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL": FA860422DB005 (Altamira Technologies), DB006 ([[Epsilon C5I]]), DB007 ([[Modern Technology Solutions]]), DB008 (Radiance Technologies) and DB009 ([[Xandar LLC]]). Each of the five records displays a ceiling of $4,797,000,000. As of October 4, 2026 the five hold 118 task orders with $529,681,827 obligated: Altamira 28 orders ($159,269,313), Radiance 38 ($157,754,299), MTSI 21 ($98,035,229), Epsilon C5I 16 ($63,766,638) and Xandar 15 ($50,856,348). By fiscal year, obligations were $25,000 in 2022, $52,279,027 in 2023, $98,752,600 in 2024, $171,469,459 in 2025 and $207,155,740 in 2026 to date. The first five orders, one per holder on September 2, 2022 at $5,000 each, are coded "MINIMUM GUARANTEE." From March 2024 the order descriptions incorporate performance work statements by title, among them Altamira FA860425FB350 "HF PED IDEAS (NSC-25-090)" ($32,426,339, the largest order), Radiance FA860424FB319 "RF SIGNATURES PRODUCTION AND TOOL SUPPORT, NSC-24-083" ($6,525,500) and Altamira FA860425FB339 "NSIC COUNTERSPACE SUPPORT" ($8,127,000). Funding offices on the orders include NASIC GS (77 orders), NASIC WM (17), National Space Intelligence (8) and NASIC Wing Staff (8).[^14]
Subaward rows on NOVASTAR orders carry fuller scope text than the order titles. On Modern Technology Solutions order FA860425FB203 (titled "COMPETITION VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS (CVA) AND MISSILE DEFEAT SUPPORT (NSC-25-054)," $10,407,660.09, signed May 29, 2025, funded by NASIC WM), subawards to Sequoia Research Corporation ($2,084,049.26, June 6, 2025) and Kratos SRE, Inc. ($878,295.65, June 12, 2025) read: "THE SCOPE OF THE WORK PERFORMED UNDER THIS TASK ORDER INCLUDES PERFORMING ALL-SOURCE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE (S&TI) ANALYSIS SUPPORTING NASIC, UNITED STATES (U.S.) AIR FORCE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND NATIONAL LEVEL INTELLIGENCE EFFORTS. THE BALLISTIC MISSILE ANALYSIS SQUADRON (NASIC/WMB) AND THE INFORMATION WARFARE ANALYSIS SQUADRON (NASIC/FTW) ARE SUPPORTED UNDER THIS PWS. THE SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM S&TI OF FOREIGN STRIKE WEAPONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DETAILED EXTERNAL CONFIGURATION; LOCATION AND PERFORMANCE OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND OTHER SUBSYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS ANALYSIS; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROPULSION SYSTEMS; REENTRY SYSTEMS, COUNTERMEASURES, AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT." The same text continues: "ADDITIONALLY, S&TI ANALYSIS REFERS TO ASSESSMENTS OF ADVERSARY THREAT CHARACTERIZATION, TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT, AND EXPOSING POTENTIAL VULNERABILITIES," "THE SCOPE INCLUDES CONDUCTING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, EXPERIMENTATION, INVESTIGATION, TESTING, AND EVALUATION OF TARGET SYSTEMS," and "THE SUBCONTRACTORS PERFORMING UNDER THIS EFFORT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO INTERFACE WITH OTHER INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (IC) MEMBERS, INCLUDING BOTH U.S. AND FOREIGN PARTNERS, AND DOD AGENCIES, WITHIN AND EXTERNAL TO NASIC, IN SUPPORT OF PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES."[^15]
The subaward rows listed under the NOVASTAR orders total $107.3 million; under MTSI the largest is [[Leidos]] ($29,404,516 in five rows), followed by Ball Aerospace and Technologies ($8,122,448), Sequoia Research Corporation ($7,831,641) and Decibel Research, Inc. ($7,026,024). Under ATEP II the listed subaward rows total $395.9 million, led by Ball Aerospace and Technologies ($102.5 million across the Altamira and Invertix orders), Brilligent Solutions, LLC ($63.6 million under KBR Wyle), Northrop Grumman Systems ($42.2 million under Radiance) and Decibel Research ($26.7 million under KBR Wyle). The totals are the sums of the subaward rows listed in USAspending as reported.[^14]
### The Foreign Materiel Exploitation purchase order
General Services Administration purchase order GS05T13BMC0003, awarded January 9, 2013 by the GSA Federal Acquisition Service Assisted Acquisition Services Region 5 to [[HII Mission Technologies]] (recipient name as now displayed), carries the description "IGF::CL::IGF FOREIGN MATERIEL EXPLOITATION ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT." The funding office is "F4FTAU NASIC GX"; the period of performance runs February 1, 2013 to July 31, 2018; the place of performance is Dayton, [[Ohio]]. USAspending shows $53,916,532.23 obligated and $61,599,045.26 including options, one offer received, "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION" with "NO SET ASIDE USED," solicitation identifier ID05120091, product code AD23 and NAICS 541990. The record lists 373 subaward rows with a reported total of $73,640,597.06. Of the rows, 271 are described "MATERIALS," 23 "MATERIAL" and 28 "TECHNICAL SERVICES." The laboratory vendors named include Synopsys, Inc. (72 rows), Bruker Optics Inc. (50), OneSpin Solutions GmbH (32), Siemens Industry Software Inc. (28), Leica Geosystems Inc. (27), Mentor Graphics Corporation (15), Spirent Federal Systems Inc (13), North Star Imaging Incorporated (10), Oxford Instruments America, Inc. (5), MTS Systems Corporation (3) and 3D Systems, Inc. (1). Rows described "TECHNICAL SERVICES" name [[Lockheed Martin]] Services, LLC (ten rows dated February 12, 2014), Radiance Technologies (eleven rows dated September 14, 2017) and Modern Technology Solutions (seven rows dated February 15, 2018).[^16]
Other records name the facility. An Air Force order of September 30, 2009 to Edge & Tinney Architects Inc ($104,312.32) is described "CCD FOR PLANNED NASIC FME MILCON"; an Army order of September 28, 2013 to HDR Engineering Inc. ($3,273,287.53) "A/E SERVICES - ADD/ALTER FME LAB"; an order of December 12, 2013 to APTIM Federal Services, LLC ($66,129.20) "ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - FOREIGN MATERIEL EXPLOITATION LAB"; and an order signed November 21, 2021 to the [[Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory]] ($4,812,298, coded not competed, place of performance Laurel, Maryland) the description "NASIC FME." See [[Foreign Materiel Exploitation]] for the Department of Defense program and its contractor roster.[^17]
### Foreign materiel exploitation and the reverse engineering allegations
Notes attributed to the physicist [[Eric Davis]] of October 16, 2002 record Vice Admiral [[Thomas R. Wilson]] saying that when program managers told him in June 1997 that they ran "a reverse engineering program" he first thought they meant "recovered Soviet/Chinese, etc. hardware ... like a missile or intell platform or aircraft" and "actually came to meeting expecting to find a sensitive foreign collection and reverse engineering operation," with "UFOs" used as a cover for that; the notes have him adding that the managers "said they weren't that either." Wilson told the [[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]] in 2020 that the notes were "all fiction."[^13] The Foreign Technology Division's recorded mission after 1961 was the exploitation of captured foreign aircraft and the evaluation of Soviet systems.[^2] AARO's report states that "AARO found no empirical evidence for claims that the USG and private companies have been reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology."[^4]
Notes attributed to the physicist [[Eric Davis]] of October 16, 2002 record Vice Admiral [[Thomas R. Wilson]] saying that when program managers told him in June 1997 that they ran "a reverse engineering program" he first thought they meant "recovered Soviet/Chinese, etc. hardware ... like a missile or intell platform or aircraft" and "actually came to meeting expecting to find a sensitive foreign collection and reverse engineering operation," with "UFOs" used as a cover for that; the notes have him adding that the managers "said they weren't that either." Wilson told the [[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]] in 2020 that the notes were "all fiction."[^18] The Foreign Technology Division's recorded mission after 1961 was the exploitation of captured foreign aircraft and the evaluation of Soviet systems.[^2] AARO's report states that "AARO found no empirical evidence for claims that the USG and private companies have been reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology."[^4]
### Advisory and assistance contractors, 2025 to 2026
A presolicitation posted on SAM.gov on April 10, 2025 describes the Advisory Support and Technical Requirement Administration (ASTRA) as "a five (5) year MAC IDIQ contract for Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) capabilities to provide a broad range of professional support to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) Scientific and Technical Intelligence analysis mission."[^14] The solicitation, FA860425RB017, states that ASTRA contractor personnel "shall augment the NASIC workforce by providing support for the production of technical intelligence through collection, analysis, planning, processing, dissemination, archiving, and associated activities for NASIC, the USAF, the DoD, and National Level intelligence efforts."[^15] On May 6, 2026 the Department of Defense announced that [[Apogee Engineering]] (FA8604-26-D-B003), [[KBR Wyle Services]] (FA8604-26-D-B009), [[Riverside Research Institute]] (FA8604-26-D-B005) and [[Systems Planning and Analysis]] (FA8604-26-D-B006) "were awarded an $866,000,000 ceiling, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for advisory and assistance services" for the center, with work "performed at Dayton, Ohio" and completion expected "by June 30, 2034."[^16] The awards of [[Radiance Technologies]] for the center are recorded on its own page under other contract vehicles.
A presolicitation posted on SAM.gov on April 10, 2025 describes the Advisory Support and Technical Requirement Administration (ASTRA) as "a five (5) year MAC IDIQ contract for Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) capabilities to provide a broad range of professional support to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) Scientific and Technical Intelligence analysis mission."[^19] The solicitation, FA860425RB017, states that ASTRA contractor personnel "shall augment the NASIC workforce by providing support for the production of technical intelligence through collection, analysis, planning, processing, dissemination, archiving, and associated activities for NASIC, the USAF, the DoD, and National Level intelligence efforts."[^20] On May 6, 2026 the Department of Defense announced that [[Apogee Engineering]] (FA8604-26-D-B003), KBR Wyle Services (FA8604-26-D-B009), [[Riverside Research Institute]] (FA8604-26-D-B005) and [[Systems Planning and Analysis]] (FA8604-26-D-B006) "were awarded an $866,000,000 ceiling, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for advisory and assistance services" for the center, with work "performed at Dayton, Ohio" and completion expected "by June 30, 2034."[^21] The awards of Radiance Technologies for the center are recorded on its own page under other contract vehicles.
On June 8, 2026 [[WiSC Enterprises]] posted a position at Wright-Patterson to "support intelligence and defense operations at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC)" in "Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT), Foreign Materiel Exploitation (FME), and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission areas," requiring an "Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI adjudication" and stated to be "contingent upon contract award."[^17] [[The War Zone]] reported on June 15, 2023 that the center "includes a dedicated Foreign Materiel Exploitation Squadron."[^18]
On June 8, 2026 [[WiSC Enterprises]] posted a position at Wright-Patterson to "support intelligence and defense operations at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC)" in "Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT), Foreign Materiel Exploitation (FME), and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission areas," requiring an "Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI adjudication" and stated to be "contingent upon contract award."[^22] [[The War Zone]] reported on June 15, 2023 that the center "includes a dedicated Foreign Materiel Exploitation Squadron."[^23]
### The Jonathan Grey account
[[The Debrief]] reported on June 5, 2023, in an article by [[Leslie Kean]] and [[Ross Coulthart]], that "Jonathan Grey is a generational officer of the United States Intelligence Community with a Top-Secret Clearance who currently works for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), where the analysis of UAP has been his focus." The article states that Grey is identified "under the identity he uses inside the agency," and quotes him: "The non-human intelligence phenomenon is real. We are not alone. Retrievals of this kind are not limited to the United States. This is a global phenomenon, and yet a global solution continues to elude us." The same article quotes [[Christopher Mellon]] as saying that "classified briefings are often presented for Jonathan Grey and his team at NASIC." The account of Grey's employment rests on that article alone and has not been independently confirmed.[^19]
[[The Debrief]] reported on June 5, 2023, in an article by [[Leslie Kean]] and [[Ross Coulthart]], that "Jonathan Grey is a generational officer of the [[United States]] Intelligence Community with a Top-Secret Clearance who currently works for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), where the analysis of UAP has been his focus." The article states that Grey is identified "under the identity he uses inside the agency," and quotes him: "The non-human intelligence phenomenon is real. We are not alone. Retrievals of this kind are not limited to the United States. This is a global phenomenon, and yet a global solution continues to elude us." The same article quotes [[Christopher Mellon]] as saying that "classified briefings are often presented for Jonathan Grey and his team at NASIC." The account of Grey's employment rests on that article alone and has not been independently confirmed.[^24]
Department of Defense spokesperson Sue Gough told The War Zone, in an article of June 15, 2023, that "to date, AARO has not discovered any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently."[^18] AARO's 2024 historical report, quoted above, states that it "found no empirical evidence for claims that the USG and private companies have been reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology."[^4]
Department of Defense spokesperson Sue Gough told The War Zone, in an article of June 15, 2023, that "to date, AARO has not discovered any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently."[^23] AARO's 2024 historical report, quoted above, states that it "found no empirical evidence for claims that the USG and private companies have been reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology."[^4]
### Footnotes
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[^10]: Condon Report, Section VI, chapter 4, references, https://files.ncas.org/condon/text/s6chap04.htm
[^11]: Ben R. Rich and Leo Janos, Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed (Boston: Little, Brown, 1994), chapter on the origin of stealth, https://archive.org/details/skunk-works-apersonal-memoir-of-my-years-at-lockheed-ben-rrich (text lines 437 to 440 and 516 to 552). Sole source for the passage so cited; the translation itself was not located.
[^12]: Billy Cox, "The hunt for missing pieces," Sarasota Herald-Tribune, June 3, 2015, reproduced at https://mail.project1947.com/articles/The_hunt_for_missing_pieces.pdf.
[^13]: "EWD NOTES 10/16/02, Eric Davis Meeting with Adm. Wilson," p. 12, https://documents2.theblackvault.com/casefiles/wilsonleak.pdf ; Wilson's 2020 statement to Billy Cox as reproduced in The Black Vault, https://www.theblackvault.com/casefiles/the-admiral-wilson-leak-an-analysis/ .
[^14]: SAM.gov, presolicitation PZIEC2025, "Advisory Support & Technical Requirement Administration (ASTRA)," posted April 10, 2025, https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v2/opportunities/e5b70042473345cba9a3663d5abda25d
[^15]: SAM.gov, solicitation FA860425RB017, "Advisory Support and Technical Requirement Administration," https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v2/opportunities/857041a4d1e1402fa2aa69bfb5f296fe
[^16]: "Contracts for May 6, 2026," Air Force section, U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements, reproduced at https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2026/05/dod-contracts_4479042.htm
[^17]: WiSC Enterprises, "Program Management Analyst - Junior," ClearanceJobs listing 8962579, posted June 8, 2026, https://api.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8962579/program-management-analyst-junior ; https://careers-wiscenterprises.icims.com/jobs/1675/program-management-analyst---junior/job
[^18]: Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway, "Aliens Or Not, Secret Crash Retrieval Programs Are A Very Real Thing," The War Zone, June 15, 2023, https://www.twz.com/aliens-or-not-secret-crash-retrieval-programs-are-a-very-real-thing
[^19]: Leslie Kean and Ross Coulthart, "Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin," The Debrief, June 5, 2023, https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/ . Sole source for the passages so cited.
[^13]: USAspending.gov award records, contracts FA860409D7975, FA860409D7976, FA860409D7977 and Ball Aerospace order 0182 under FA860409D7976, retrieved October 4, 2026. https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/CONT_IDV_FA860409D7976_9700/
[^14]: USAspending.gov award records, Advanced Technical Exploitation Program II contracts FA860415D7975, FA860415D7976, FA860415D7977 and NOVASTAR contracts FA860422DB005 through FA860422DB009, with task-order and subaward lists, retrieved October 4, 2026. https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/CONT_IDV_FA860422DB008_9700/ (pattern; substitute each contract number).
[^15]: USAspending.gov, subawards under order FA860425FB203 (parent contract FA860422DB007), subaward numbers I22-23041-SEQ-TO-3 and I22-23041-SRI-TO-1, retrieved October 4, 2026. https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/CONT_AWD_FA860425FB203_9700_FA860422DB007_9700/
[^16]: USAspending.gov, award GS05T13BMC0003, "IGF::CL::IGF FOREIGN MATERIEL EXPLOITATION ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT," award detail and subawards, retrieved October 4, 2026. https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/CONT_AWD_GS05T13BMC0003_4732_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ; https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_GS05T13BMC0003_4732_-NONE-_-NONE-
[^17]: USAspending.gov orders to Edge & Tinney Architects Inc (0003 under FA860109D0011, September 30, 2009), HDR Engineering Inc. (0018 under W912QR10D0008), APTIM Federal Services, LLC (0025 under FA860111D0002) and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (FA868422F7013 under FA868420D7000), retrieved October 4, 2026.
[^18]: "EWD NOTES 10/16/02, Eric Davis Meeting with Adm. Wilson," p. 12, https://documents2.theblackvault.com/casefiles/wilsonleak.pdf ; Wilson's 2020 statement to Billy Cox as reproduced in The Black Vault, https://www.theblackvault.com/casefiles/the-admiral-wilson-leak-an-analysis/ .
[^19]: SAM.gov, presolicitation PZIEC2025, "Advisory Support & Technical Requirement Administration (ASTRA)," posted April 10, 2025, https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v2/opportunities/e5b70042473345cba9a3663d5abda25d
[^20]: SAM.gov, solicitation FA860425RB017, "Advisory Support and Technical Requirement Administration," https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v2/opportunities/857041a4d1e1402fa2aa69bfb5f296fe
[^21]: "Contracts for May 6, 2026," Air Force section, U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements, reproduced at https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2026/05/dod-contracts_4479042.htm
[^22]: WiSC Enterprises, "Program Management Analyst - Junior," ClearanceJobs listing 8962579, posted June 8, 2026, https://api.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8962579/program-management-analyst-junior ; https://careers-wiscenterprises.icims.com/jobs/1675/program-management-analyst---junior/job
[^23]: Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway, "Aliens Or Not, Secret Crash Retrieval Programs Are A Very Real Thing," The War Zone, June 15, 2023, https://www.twz.com/aliens-or-not-secret-crash-retrieval-programs-are-a-very-real-thing
[^24]: Leslie Kean and Ross Coulthart, "Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin," The Debrief, June 5, 2023, https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/ . Sole source for the passages so cited.

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---
category: "Organizations"
tags:
- Organization
- GovernmentAgency
- DefenseIntelligenceAgency
- TechnicalIntelligence
- ForeignMaterielExploitation
- HuntsvilleAlabama
- RedstoneArsenal
- DefenseContracting
alias:
- MSIC
- Missile & Space Intelligence Center
- DIA/MSIC
location: "Redstone Arsenal, Alabama"
summary: "Defense Intelligence Agency element at Redstone Arsenal whose 2025 briefing traces it to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in 1956, which analyzes and exploits foreign weapon systems with contractor support."
relations:
- type: subsidiary_of
with: "[[Defense Intelligence Agency]]"
start: 1992
role: "transferred to the Defense Intelligence Agency in 1992"
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- type: subsidiary_of
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end: 1992
role: "intelligence community element of the Army Intelligence Agency from 1985"
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- type: contracted_with
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role: "$172 million support contract reported January 26, 2015 (work expected complete January 25, 2020); HHM402-19-D-0023, $737,992,267 ceiling, reported November 6, 2019"
fn: 16
- type: contracted_with
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fn: 3
- type: contracted_with
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fn: 17
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[COLSA Corp.]]"
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fn: 22
- type: contracted_with
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fn: 9
- type: contracted_with
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role: "announced Small Business position on COMET"
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- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation]]"
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fn: 13
created: 2026-10-04
updated: 2026-10-04
---
### Organization and history
The Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC) is a component of the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] located at [[Redstone Arsenal]], [[Huntsville, Alabama]]. A December 2025 DIA overview briefing posted by the Huntsville chamber of commerce gives its mission as "Provide premier technical and foundational analysis of foreign weapon systems to prevent and decisively win wars," and its lineage as three stages: [[Army Ballistic Missile Agency]] (Army research and development), 1956; [[Army Intelligence Agency]], 1985; Defense Intelligence Agency, 1992.[^1] The briefing lists threat systems by initial operating capability from the SA-2 (1959) and the AT-1 antitank guided missile (1956) through a "DEW System" and the S-400 (both 2018), and lists "Ballistic Missile Systems," "Anti-Tank Guided Missile Systems," "Anti-Satellite Systems," "Command and Control Systems," "Directed Energy Weapons" and "Air and Missile Defense Systems" as its categories.[^1]
The same briefing describes the analytic cycle as "Technical analysis to characterize threat weapon systems, quantify their performance, understand operational employment, and identify vulnerabilities to enable their defeat," drawing on HUMINT, COMINT, OSINT, GEOINT, MASINT, [[ELINT]] and foreign instrumentation signals intelligence together with modeling and simulation.[^1] It states that the Huntsville campus is the largest in DIA's real property portfolio: 52 buildings on Redstone Arsenal, 341,000 square feet of workspace and 305 acres under management, with the Shelby Center constructed in 1999. It records about 15,000 square feet of contractor SCIF space supporting the center, "growing to ~43K sq ft in near future," and lists planned military construction including a Material Exploitation Center of 102,000 square feet and a Modeling Analysis and Computing Exploitation facility of 154,000 square feet.[^1]
### Materiel Exploitation Center
On August 25, 2026 DIA leaders held a ribbon-cutting for the Materiel Exploitation Center, which [[256 Today]] described as "nearly 92,000-square-foot," and as Phase I of the center's Advanced Analysis Complex, "a project more than 20 years in the making." The report states that "Congress allocated more than $150 million for the first phase, which includes nine high bays for the exploitation of large foreign weapons systems, specialized scientific laboratories, secure intelligence spaces, logistics capabilities, vehicle maintenance and supporting infrastructure." MSIC chief [[Steven Rush]] is quoted: "We're responsible for over 700 weapons systems to analyze, exploit and inform the intelligence community and acquisition community for impact to the warfighter." DIA Deputy Director [[Sharon Rose]] is quoted: "A lot of what we'll do behind these walls is highly sensitive and we can't get into the details." Only select government and military personnel were admitted to the event.[^2] Parsons Corporation announced its position on the Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing vehicle on the same date.[^2][^3]
### Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing
The Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) vehicle was solicited by the DIA Virginia Contracting Activity, 4545 Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, under presolicitation HHM402-25-R-0025 (September 23, 2025); a special notice of September 9, 2025 invited small businesses to an industry technical exchange meeting, and the final request for proposals, numbered HHM40226COMET, was posted April 23, 2026 under NAICS 541715. The December 2025 briefing states "10 years (base 5 years with 5 x 1-year options) with $14B ceiling," lists the five areas as "Foundational & Technical Intelligence Analysis, Foreign Material Exploitation, IT Operations, Modeling & Simulation, and Business Processes," and notes "COMET - Delayed release due to furlough."[^1][^4]
The 355-page request for proposals prices its contract line items 0001 through 0005 as "Informational CLIN Only: Labor for Offensive Missile System Analysis Support, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement," with a base ordering period of July 5, 2026 to July 4, 2031, an option period of July 5, 2031 to July 4, 2036 and a second option of July 5, 2036 to January 4, 2037.[^5] Its background section defines the exploitation area: "Foreign Materiel Exploitation (FME) involves the reverse-engineering of foreign weapon systems to analyze and understand their capabilities and vulnerabilities. MSIC's exploitation laboratories are equipped with advanced capabilities in several critical areas, including software reverse-engineering (SWRE), radiofrequency (RF) and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) analysis, materials science, adversarial-AI, computed tomography (CT) imaging, and microelectronics." Evaluation item 7.2.2.4 asks offerors to describe expertise "in reverse engineering of foreign weapon systems to characterize the capabilities, characteristics, performance, and vulnerabilities of the weapon systems," with techniques named as "software reverse engineering, RF analysis, EO/IR analysis, materials science, inertial measurement unit testing, 3D X-Ray computed tomography imaging, microelectronics, and Field Programable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)." Another item asks for expertise "in handling, storage, and disposal of explosives, caustic materials, and other hazards inherent in weapon systems; execution of explosive ordnance disassembly and render-safe; and live-fire support."[^5]
The title used for the labor lines matches that of an earlier MSIC requirement, "Offensive Missile System Analysis Support" (MSIC-OMS-2021, presolicitation posted March 4, 2021), described in its notice as "model development, simulation, and hardware & analysis activities related to Offensive Missile Sysrems Support & Analysis, including extensive hardware exploitation." The performance work statement for that requirement, dated August 8, 2019, states: "Efforts to test, analyze, evaluate, document, and reproduce missile system hardware obtained by the U.S. shall also be required."[^6]
The solicitation's questions-and-answers matrix records the following exchange. Asked whether the Government planned to award to all offerors meeting the FAR 2.101 definition of qualifying offeror, the Government answered: "Yes, the Government confirms that we intend to award IDIQ contracts to ALL 'Qualifying Offerors' who meet the requirements defined in FAR 2.101 and this solicitation. There is no predetermined ceiling on the number of awards, and the Government will not limit awards based on numerical quotas or competitive ranking." A second answer states that "Twenty (20) percent of the total IDIQ awards are set aside exclusively for Small Business concerns."[^7] [[Washington Technology]] reported in March 2026 that "COMET is a new requirement with no incumbents."[^8]
### Contractor announcements of COMET positions
[[Parsons Corporation]] announced on August 25, 2026 that it had been awarded a position on COMET, "valued at an estimated $14 billion."[^3] [[Science Applications International Corporation]] stated in a Form 8-K exhibit dated August 31, 2026: "SAIC was awarded a position on the estimated $14 billion Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing ('COMET') multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity ('IDIQ') contract with the Missile and Space Intelligence Center ('MSIC')," adding that backlog "does not include estimates of revenues to be derived from multiple-award, IDIQ contracts, but rather we record backlog and bookings when task orders are awarded."[^9] [[Modern Technology Solutions]] announced a position on September 2, 2026.[^10] [[Integration Innovation]] (i3) announced on September 8, 2026 that it "has secured a Small Business position" and named four mission areas, including "Foreign Materiel Exploitation."[^11] [[Radiance Technologies]] announced on September 9, 2026 that it leads its own team and "holds positions on two other winning COMET teams: one led by SAIC and one through its [[Radiance Ignite Technologies]] joint venture," with a performance period of July 21, 2026 to January 1, 2037.[^12] [[Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation]] announced on September 17, 2026 "a prime position," giving "an estimated ceiling of more than $14 billion."[^13]
The [[Government Accountability Office]] docket B-424401.1 records a protest by Radiance Ignite Technologies, Inc. against solicitation HHM40225R0025, agency Defense Intelligence Agency, filed April 9, 2026 and dismissed April 22, 2026; the proposal due date in the solicitation was April 27, 2026.[^14][^4]
### Predecessor contracts
MSIC contracting has run through the Virginia Contracting Activity under PIID prefix HHM402. A 2012 notice for "Integrated System Production & JRAAC Operations" (HHM402-12-R-0084) describes the Joint Research Assessment and Analysis Center as "a digital computer laboratory" developed "to provide a simulation infrastructure that supports the analysis of the capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities of threat systems," names threat systems in the center's mission area as "surface-to-air-missiles (SAMS), short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs), anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), and directed energy weapon (DEW) systems," and calls the requirement a follow-on to HHM402-07-D-0016 with [[Sparta, Inc.]][^15]
Washington Technology reported on January 26, 2015 that [[Dynetics]] had won a $172 million Defense Intelligence Agency contract to support the center, with work at Redstone Arsenal expected to be completed by January 25, 2020.[^16] [[Parsons Government Services]] was awarded, as reported by AFCEA SIGNAL on May 9, 2018, HHM402-18-D-0004, a five-year contract with a potential five-year option and a ceiling of $164,693,682, for "modeling and simulation architecture analytical tools, model development and integration, integrated forces analysis, and C4 exploitation and analysis," completion expected May 7, 2028, awarded through full and open competition with two offers.[^3] [[GovConWire]] reported on September 29, 2016, citing the [[Department of Defense]] announcement of September 28, that [[COLSA Corp.]] had won a potential five-year, $103 million scientific computing contract, with three proposals received and completion expected September 27, 2021.[^17]
A February 26, 2019 synopsis for "Defensive Systems Analysis Support (DSAS)" states that "required expertise shall include detailed knowledge of missile structures, propulsion systems," guidance and control techniques, position, navigation and timing techniques, advanced upper stage systems, and, in its words, "countermeasures, and counter-countermeasures, radar systems, electronic designs, antenna designs, transmitters, aerodynamic principles, sensors, computers, power sources, and optics."[^18] On November 6, 2019 [[AFCEA SIGNAL]] reported that Dynetics (HHM402-19-D-0023) was awarded a five-year base, five-year option contract with a ceiling of $737,992,267 for support services to the center, work at Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville, completion October 31, 2029, "full and open solicitation, and one offer was received."[^16]
A synopsis posted December 28, 2020 for "FME Laboratory Operations" states that the center "requires contractor support to accomplish diverse scientific and technical intelligence missions associated with the Missile and Space Intelligence Center, Program Management Division (MSIC4) and the Joint Foreign Material Program Office (JFMPO)," and that the scope "addresses laboratory operation, laboratory support requirements, cross-functional logistic support requirements, and [[Foreign Materiel Exploitation|Joint Captured Material Exploitation Center]] (JCMEC) support for the JFMPO," as a single-award indefinite-delivery contract with a five-year base and five-year option ordering period.[^19]
A 2024 sources-sought notice for Defensive Systems Analysis (April 24, 2024; response due June 3, 2024) describes market research on industry capability to support a possible multiple-award contract with a five-year base and five-year option, and states that "the contractor shall support the acquisition/exploitation of defensive systems foreign materiel." Its performance work statement, section 3.2.1 (Hardware Examination and Characterization), reads: "The contractor shall extract firmware and data from digital electronic devices contained in key hardware subsystems, document findings and reverse engineer firmware," and "shall evaluate firmware and software devices for vulnerabilities to electronic attack including cyber operations." Section 3.4.1 covers "Radar and Missile Hardware Prototypes."[^20]
In June 2023 Radiance announced that [[Peraton]] had been awarded a $284 million task order, "SCAR" (Countering Advanced Conventional Weapons Analytical Requirements), under the DIA Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 program, with a one-year base and four option years, and that Radiance was a team member; the release describes "analysis of foreign weapon systems across all MSIC's missions and disciplines, including air and missile defense systems, ballistic missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, and directed energy weapons." Radiance executive vice president Karl Walli is quoted: "While Radiance has supported MSIC for over 15 years."[^21]
### Scientific computing and congressional funding
The 2021 competition for "Scientific Computing Operations, Analysis, and Applications" (SCOAA), contract HHM402-21-D-0151, went to COLSA. A justification for other than full and open competition, control number J-FV23 0010, dated August 31, 2023, states that the requested increase is $85,000,000 for the base ordering period, "approximately 39% of the total contract ceiling value of $217,439,429.92 (base plus option periods)." It continues: "In the acquisition planning phase, the ceiling was contemplated at $345,000,000 and the acquisition plan was approved at this amount. A large influx of Congressionally Directed funding (approximately $45,000,000 in FY23) resulted in the award of numerous Task Orders that were not originally anticipated. An additional $40,000,000 is anticipated by MSIC Resource Managers in FY24." The base period "ends 27 September 2026"; the option period runs through September 27, 2031 and a six-month extension through March 27, 2032. The services support production of assessments of "foreign ground-based air defense missiles, ballistic missiles, ballistic missile defense systems, anti-tank guided missiles, anti-satellite and directed energy weapons, as well as their associated command, control, communications, and computer (C4) systems." Section 8 records that "a competitive solicitation issued in 2021 yielded three proposal submissions." Section 11 states: "Congressionally directed awards are anticipated in the future" and "Any follow-on actions are anticipated to be full and open competition."[^22]
### Footnotes
[^1]: Defense Intelligence Agency, "Missile and Space Intelligence Center," overview briefing, December 2025 (UNCLASSIFIED), slides "MSIC Mission, Vision & Values," "MSIC Long History of Protecting Warfighters," "MSIC in Huntsville," "MSIC Major Changes." https://hsvchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DIA-MSIC-Redstone-Update-2025.pdf
[^2]: "What happens behind these walls? DIA opens new Materiel Exploitation Center at Redstone Arsenal," 256 Today, August 26, 2026. https://256today.com/what-happens-behind-these-walls-dia-opens-new-materiel-exploitation-center-at-redstone-arsenal/
[^3]: "Parsons Supporting DIA's Missile and Space Intelligence Center," AFCEA SIGNAL, May 9, 2018. https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/contracting/parsons-supporting-dias-missile-and-space-intelligence-center ; Loren Blinde, "Parsons wins spot on COMET contract," Intelligence Community News, August 28, 2026. https://intelligencecommunitynews.com/parsons-wins-spot-on-comet-contract/
[^4]: SAM.gov notices: "Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET)," presolicitation HHM402-25-R-0025 (September 23, 2025); special notice "Opportunity for Small Business Participation in COMET" (September 9, 2025); solicitation HHM40226COMET (April 23, 2026). https://sam.gov/opp/89a9fc7e2aeb4a1191c75a3bb38e3bd7/view
[^5]: Defense Intelligence Agency Virginia Contracting Activity, Request for Proposals HHM40225R0025 (COMET), schedule pages 2 to 6 of 355 and Amendment 5, sections 1.1.2 and 7.2.2.4. https://sam.gov/opp/89a9fc7e2aeb4a1191c75a3bb38e3bd7/view
[^6]: SAM.gov, "Offensive Missile System Analysis Support," MSIC-OMS-2021 (posted March 4, 2021), with "Performance Work Statement for Offensive Missile System Analysis and Support," August 8, 2019. https://sam.gov/opp/f006072d810c4ec28a1cd14980bdf9f3/view
[^7]: COMET presolicitation questions-and-answers matrix (Section M, "Evaluation Criteria," and "Section 9.3.1" rows), attached to SAM.gov notice HHM402-25-R-0025. https://sam.gov/opp/c3462f4d4988435694f9d28fc53b7127/view
[^8]: "DIA starts bidding $14B analysis support contract," Washington Technology, March 2026. https://www.washingtontechnology.com/companies/2026/03/dia-starts-bidding-14b-analysis-support-contract/411842/
[^9]: Science Applications International Corporation, Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1, August 31, 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001571123/000157112326000131/saic08312026ex991earningsr.htm
[^10]: Jane Edwards, "MTSI Wins Spot on DIA COMET Missile & Space Intel Support Contract," GovConWire, September 3, 2026. https://www.govconwire.com/articles/mtsi-dia-comet-missile-space-intel-contract-spot
[^11]: "i3 Awarded Small Business Position on $14 Billion COMET Contract Supporting the Missile and Space Intelligence Center," Integration Innovation, Inc., September 8, 2026. https://orangeslices.ai/i3-awarded-small-business-position-on-14-billion-comet-contract-supporting-the-missile-and-space-intelligence-center/
[^12]: "Radiance Technologies Wins Position on $14B MSIC COMET Contract," PR Newswire, September 9, 2026. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/radiance-technologies-wins-position-on-14b-msic-comet-contract-302874291.html
[^13]: "INTUITIVE Awarded Position on DIA MISC COMET IDIQ," Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation, September 17, 2026. https://irtc-hq.com/intuitive-awarded-position-on-dia-misc-comet-idiq/
[^14]: Government Accountability Office, bid protest docket B-424401.1, Radiance Ignite Technologies, Inc. https://www.gao.gov/docket/b-424401.1
[^15]: SAM.gov, "Integrated System Production & JRAAC Operations," HHM402-12-R-0084 (posted May 4, 2012). https://sam.gov/opp/d1ce1d9f0c1c8a521e578b659de55299/view
[^16]: Mark Hoover, "Dynetics wins $172M contract to support DIA space intelligence center," Washington Technology, January 26, 2015. https://www.washingtontechnology.com/2015/01/dynetics-wins-172m-contract-to-support-dia-space-intelligence-center/342184/ ; "DIA Selects Dynetics to Support its Missile and Space Intelligence Center," AFCEA SIGNAL, November 6, 2019. https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/contracting/dia-selects-dynetics-support-its-missile-and-space-intelligence-center
[^17]: Mary-Louise Hoffman, "DIA Taps Colsa for $103M Missile & Space Intell Center Support Contract," GovConWire, September 29, 2016. https://www.govconwire.com/articles/colsa-wins-potential-103m-idiq-for-dia-missile-space-intell-center-tech-support
[^18]: SAM.gov, "Defensive Systems Analysis Support (DSAS)," synopsis posted February 26, 2019. https://sam.gov/opp/680db3eb2ad3adfce382cd3c1446d80f/view
[^19]: SAM.gov, "SYNOPSIS: FME Laboratory Operations," posted December 28, 2020. https://sam.gov/opp/ab8c769f1afd4a13960adf006100412d/view
[^20]: SAM.gov, "Defensive Systems Analysis" sources sought HHM402_DSA (April 24, 2024) and "Defensive Systems Analysis PWS Rev1," section 3.2.1 and 3.4.1. https://sam.gov/opp/a84ff165d27e450bafeb3f41105b33a8/view
[^21]: "Radiance Technologies Joins Peraton to Deliver S&TI Solutions to MSIC," PR Newswire, June 2, 2023. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/radiance-technologies-joins-peraton-to-deliver-sti-solutions-to-msic-301841456.html
[^22]: Defense Intelligence Agency Virginia Contracting Activity, "Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition," control number J-FV23 0010, August 31, 2023, sections 2, 3, 6, 8, 10 and 11 (SAM.gov notice, attachment JOFOC.pdf). https://sam.gov/opp/2a9b36a56ea74d919b3efb6e1d2c911a/view

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@ -144,17 +149,23 @@ On November 22, 2019 the CFTC announced an order against BGC Financial, L.P., "a
The [[BBC]] reported on July 14, 2026 that Simon Andriesz, 57, "previously a managing director at a Wall Street firm," had been employed by BGC Partners, "part of Lutnick's Cantor Fitzgerald group." According to the BBC, Andriesz raised concerns internally in 2016 about accounting irregularities, was dismissed in 2017, and later spoke to the FBI. The BBC wrote that "some of his allegations later led to BGC being ordered to pay a $3m (£2.24m) penalty by the US derivatives regulator for 'numerous supervision, reporting, and record-keeping violations.'" The CFTC's release of November 22, 2019 (8083-19) uses that wording and names no individual who provided information. BGC told the BBC that Andriesz's allegations "lacked credibility" and were "categorically false," that the claims had been investigated by authorities in several jurisdictions which, in BGC's account, had not substantiated them, and that it denied retaliating against him. BGC said his employment ended "after he refused to follow medical advice, declined to perform essential job duties, rejected reasonable accommodation, and ultimately abandoned his role." The BBC added that Andriesz said he had won a financial award of $420,000 from the US regulator and that, in its words, "The FBI did not investigate these accusations."[^12]
The [[Transparency Task Force]], a [[United Kingdom]] campaign group, announced an event on July 21, 2026 at which Andriesz was to speak on the role of the [[Financial Conduct Authority]]. Its page states that he "spent 35 years in the securities industry," that his FBI file became public in the January 2026 release under the [[Epstein Files Transparency Act]], that the CFTC "made him a formal whistleblower award," and that the FCA's response was "a Supervision Order." Those statements are the Task Force's and Andriesz's own.[^13]
The records of the proceedings brought by Andriesz are as follows. In FINRA arbitration 19-01751, filed on or about June 19, 2019, BGC Financial, L.P. was the first of fourteen respondents, which included Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Howard Lutnick and Jean-Pierre Aubin; the panel dismissed the case without prejudice on August 8, 2022 on the ground that the parties had "jointly requested, or agreed to, more than two postponements." In the renewed arbitration, 22-02539, the panel's award of June 17, 2024 provided: "Respondent BGC Financial, L.P., is solely liable for and shall pay to Claimant the sum of $500,000.00 in compensatory damages," and "[a]ll other claims against remaining Respondents Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Jean Pierre Aubin, Mark Webster, Paul Marc Pion, and William Michael Shields, are dismissed in their entirety." The award states no reasons.[^13][^14]
[[The Banker]] reported on October 2, 2026, in an article by [[Chris Newlands]], that Andriesz, 57, "has died by suicide." The article attributes the news of his death to [[Andy Agathangelou]], founder of the Transparency Task Force: "It is with great sadness that we share the news that Simon Andriesz, a valued member of our community, passed away last week."[^14]
Andriesz petitioned the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] to vacate, modify or remand the award. BGC's brief of December 6, 2024 argued that the petition was untimely and that the award should stand. In an opinion of April 23, 2025 [[Lewis J. Liman|Judge Lewis J. Liman]] held that the petition was untimely because Andriesz did not serve BGC within three months of the filing of the award, and, in the alternative, that it "would still fail on the merits"; the judgment of April 24, 2025 denied the motion and dismissed the petition. The opinion records that Andriesz was employed under a contract of January 21, 2015 "as Managing Director from February 1, 2015, through February 1, 2019," and that BGC says his employer was its United Kingdom affiliate, BGC Brokers, L.P. The appeal to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] (25-1341) ended with the issue of the mandate on August 28, 2025.[^15][^16]
In Employment Tribunal case 3200408/2025, in which BGC Partners LP, Lutnick and Aubin were the respondents, the judge struck out the whole claim as presented out of time, with an alternative holding that it would have been struck out as an abuse of process; the written reasons are dated August 11, 2026 and find that his employment terminated on January 31, 2017. The BBC wrote that BGC "says it has had no involvement with him since his departure other than responding to litigation he has initiated."[^12] The award of June 17, 2024 orders BGC Financial, L.P. to pay $500,000 in compensatory damages, and the tribunal's written reasons of August 11, 2026 strike out the claim before it in its entirety.[^14][^17]
The [[Transparency Task Force]], a [[United Kingdom]] campaign group, announced an event on July 21, 2026 at which Andriesz was to speak on the role of the [[Financial Conduct Authority]]. Its page states that he "spent 35 years in the securities industry," that his FBI file became public in the January 2026 release under the [[Epstein Files Transparency Act]], that the CFTC "made him a formal whistleblower award," and that the FCA's response was "a Supervision Order." Those statements are the Task Force's and Andriesz's own.[^18]
[[The Banker]] reported on October 2, 2026, in an article by [[Chris Newlands]], that Andriesz, 57, "has died by suicide." The article attributes the news of his death to [[Andy Agathangelou]], founder of the Transparency Task Force: "It is with great sadness that we share the news that Simon Andriesz, a valued member of our community, passed away last week."[^19]
### The 2020 FBI Complaint
The [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]]'s [[Jeffrey Epstein|Epstein]] library contains an FBI FD-71A Guardian complaint form dated April 23, 2021 (EFTA01249210, DataSet 9), titled "Alleged Money Laundering by Howard Lutnick via BGC Financial and Cantor Fitzgerald," filed under a money-laundering zero file and under case 50D-NY-3027571, "EPSTEIN, JEFFREY; CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING." The caller's name is redacted in that file. A second release, EFTA01684300 in DataSet 10, a spreadsheet printout of Guardian complaints, carries the text "24 AM Eastern Time, Simon Andriesz, date of birth" and, at EFTA01684391, "Andriesz, calling from the United Kingdom, previously worked for BGC Financial (BGC) and Can," the text of the entry being cut off at the cell edge. The call time in the form itself is "9:16:24 AM Eastern Time" on October 14, 2020.[^5][^15]
The [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]]'s [[Jeffrey Epstein|Epstein]] library contains an FBI FD-71A Guardian complaint form dated April 23, 2021 (EFTA01249210, DataSet 9), titled "Alleged Money Laundering by Howard Lutnick via BGC Financial and Cantor Fitzgerald," filed under a money-laundering zero file and under case 50D-NY-3027571, "EPSTEIN, JEFFREY; CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING." The caller's name is redacted in that file. A second release, EFTA01684300 in DataSet 10, a spreadsheet printout of Guardian complaints, carries the text "24 AM Eastern Time, Simon Andriesz, date of birth" and, at EFTA01684391, "Andriesz, calling from the United Kingdom, previously worked for BGC Financial (BGC) and Can," the text of the entry being cut off at the cell edge. The call time in the form itself is "9:16:24 AM Eastern Time" on October 14, 2020.[^5][^20]
The form records that the caller "was responsible for reviewing, reporting, and compliance for all of North America," and "uncovered fraud, money laundering, Ponzi schemes, and regulatory breaches," so that "he became a whistleblower"; that the caller said BGC and Cantor "received large fines and there are 'live cases' still occurring in the United Kingdom"; and that the caller "believes he has supporting documents which could link Lutnick to Jeffrey Epstein and [[Ghislaine Maxwell]]." It records the allegation of "a 'global Ponzi share' scheme involving over 3,500 BGC employees who are forced to contribute 10% of their earnings into the scheme," and that "Epstein also sold Lutnick a house for $10 dollars through a trust fund, which was then sold for millions shortly after prior to the money going overseas," as well as a statement that the caller "believes its suspicious Lutnick's contributed over 65 million dollars to [[Haverford College]] in New York, although he cannot prove any illegal activity concerning this aspect." The form notes 26 results for Lutnick in Sentinel and Guardian queries in the New York division case files, including a restricted closed case "concerning money laundering" and a control file "concerning a RICO violations/real estate scheme," and 34 results in a DIVS query "including three SAR's," and states that "Queries were not conducted on Epstein and Maxwell due to the sensitive nature of the case."[^5] The allegations are those of the caller; the form records no verification.
An email dated July 24, 2025, in the same library, carries a digest of tips with an entry under the heading "Howard Lutnick": "Simon Andriesz reported that Lutnick made his money through Ponzi schemes and money laundering. Lutnick and Epstein were neighbors and Epstein sold Lutnick a home for $10 which was then sold for millions."[^16] The Commerce Department told the BBC the allegations were "a desperate partisan distraction from the historic work of this Administration" and that there was "no evidence of wrongdoing or legitimate cause for concern."[^12] The BBC reported that Andriesz searched the library for "HWL" and found 2018 emails between Epstein and that account, among them the May 28, 2018 exchange in which Epstein asked "what do you think the prospects for adfin are?"; the AdFin documents and Lutnick's May 6, 2026 testimony on them are set out at Cantor Fitzgerald.[^12]
An email dated July 24, 2025, in the same library, carries a digest of tips with an entry under the heading "Howard Lutnick": "Simon Andriesz reported that Lutnick made his money through Ponzi schemes and money laundering. Lutnick and Epstein were neighbors and Epstein sold Lutnick a home for $10 which was then sold for millions."[^21] The Commerce Department told the BBC the allegations were "a desperate partisan distraction from the historic work of this Administration" and that there was "no evidence of wrongdoing or legitimate cause for concern."[^12] The BBC reported that Andriesz searched the library for "HWL" and found 2018 emails between Epstein and that account, among them the May 28, 2018 exchange in which Epstein asked "what do you think the prospects for adfin are?"; the AdFin documents and Lutnick's May 6, 2026 testimony on them are set out at Cantor Fitzgerald.[^12]
### Footnotes
@ -170,7 +181,12 @@ An email dated July 24, 2025, in the same library, carries a digest of tips with
[^10]: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Order Instituting Proceedings Pursuant to Section 6(c) and (d) of the Commodity Exchange Act, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions, in the matter of GFI Securities, LLC, September 30, 2019. https://www.cftc.gov/media/2666/%20enfgfisecuritiesorder093019/download
[^11]: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Order Instituting Proceedings Pursuant to Section 6(c) and (d) of the Commodity Exchange Act, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions, in the matter of BGC Financial, L.P., November 22, 2019. https://www.cftc.gov/media/3071/enfbgcfinanciallporder112219/download
[^12]: Verity, Andy, Rob Byrne and Ben Milne. "How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower." *BBC News,* July 14, 2026. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q28dlyxrzo ; programme page, "Epstein Files: Lutnick, the Royals and the British Whistleblower," *File on 4 Investigates,* BBC Radio 4, July 14, 2026. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002yx47
[^13]: Transparency Task Force, "The Simon Andriesz Story; and the Role of the Financial Conduct Authority," event of July 21, 2026. https://transparencytaskforce.org/the-simon-andriesz-story-and-the-role-of-the-financial-conduct-authority/
[^14]: Newlands, Chris. "Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick's links to Epstein dies." *The Banker,* October 2, 2026. https://www.thebanker.com/content/02286d53-0338-42ef-996d-5f7712b9f133
[^15]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01684300, DataSet 10, compilation of FBI Guardian complaints, pages EFTA01684361 to EFTA01684437. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01684300.pdf
[^16]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01648946, DataSet 10, email of July 24, 2025. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01648946.pdf
[^13]: FINRA Dispute Resolution Services, Award, Arbitration No. 19-01751, Simon D. Andriesz v. BGC Financial, L.P., et al., served September 12, 2022, filed as docket 27-1, Andriesz v. BGC Financial, L.P., No. 1:24-cv-07004 (S.D.N.Y.), December 6, 2024. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69166995/andriesz-v-bgc-financial-lp/
[^14]: FINRA Dispute Resolution Services, Award, Arbitration No. 22-02539, June 17, 2024, filed as docket 36-2, Andriesz v. BGC Financial, L.P., No. 1:24-cv-07004 (S.D.N.Y.), January 2, 2025, pp. 8-12. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69166995/andriesz-v-bgc-financial-lp/
[^15]: Opinion and Order, Andriesz v. BGC Financial, L.P., No. 24-cv-7004 (LJL) (S.D.N.Y. April 23, 2025), docket 37, pp. 1-4, 7-12; Judgment, docket 38, April 24, 2025; Respondent's Memorandum of Law in Opposition to the Petition, docket 26, December 6, 2024. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69166995/andriesz-v-bgc-financial-lp/
[^16]: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Order, Andriesz v. BGC Financial, L.P., No. 25-1341, June 16, 2025, with mandate issued August 28, 2025 (S.D.N.Y. docket 40). https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69166995/andriesz-v-bgc-financial-lp/
[^17]: Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), Mr S Andriesz v BGC Partners LP and others, case 3200408/2025, Written Reasons of Employment Judge B Beyzade, dated August 11, 2026, paragraphs 44, 48, 70, 75 and 82. https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/mr-s-andriesz-v-bgc-partners-lp-and-others-3200408-slash-2025
[^18]: Transparency Task Force, "The Simon Andriesz Story; and the Role of the Financial Conduct Authority," event of July 21, 2026. https://transparencytaskforce.org/the-simon-andriesz-story-and-the-role-of-the-financial-conduct-authority/
[^19]: Newlands, Chris. "Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick's links to Epstein dies." *The Banker,* October 2, 2026. https://www.thebanker.com/content/02286d53-0338-42ef-996d-5f7712b9f133
[^20]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01684300, DataSet 10, compilation of FBI Guardian complaints, pages EFTA01684361 to EFTA01684437. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01684300.pdf
[^21]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01648946, DataSet 10, email of July 24, 2025. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01648946.pdf

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@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ relations:
with: "[[DARPA]]"
start: 2017-08-21
role: "team lead for one of three Phase 1 agreements in the Mobile Force Protection program; FCC filings cite DARPA agreement HR0011-17-9-0017"
fn: 5
fn: 8
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium]]"
start: 2021-02
role: "AMTC member named on project 20-01-017, 'Air and Missile Defense Radio Frequency Sensor Prototypes', $20M, listed in the February 2021 block of the consortium awards page"
fn: 9
fn: 12
- type: licensed_by
with: "[[Federal Communications Commission]]"
start: 2023-01-16
role: "experimental licence WK2XCW; the 2023 to 2026 filings list a Sierra Blanca, Texas site (31 20 05 N, 105 30 16 W, 10 km radius)"
fn: 12
fn: 15
created: 2026-10-04
updated: 2026-10-04
---
@ -49,31 +49,37 @@ Dynetics, Inc. is an engineering, weapons-systems and information-technology com
On December 17, 2019 [[Leidos Holdings]] and its subsidiary Leidos, Inc. entered a stock purchase agreement with [[DYHC, Inc.]] and the Dynetics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust (part of the Dynetics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan) to buy all issued shares for $1.65 billion in cash, subject to adjustments. A Form 8-K dated January 31, 2020 reports that the purchase closed that day, funded in part by a $1.25 billion bridge facility with [[Citibank]] as administrative agent. The accompanying press release gives Dynetics 2,300 employees, states that it would operate as a wholly owned subsidiary with chief executive [[David King]] reporting to Leidos chairman and chief executive [[Roger Krone]], and names [[Baird]] (for Leidos) and [[Jefferies]] (for Dynetics) as financial advisors.[^2][^3] A Leidos release of January 22, 2024 quotes "Leidos Dynetics President Steve Cook."[^4]
### Missile and Space Intelligence Center contracts
[[Washington Technology]] reported on January 26, 2015 that Dynetics "has won a $172 million contract with the Defense Intelligence Agency to support its [[Missile and Space Intelligence Center]]," with scientific and technical support work at [[Redstone Arsenal]] "expected to be completed by Jan. 25, 2020." The report gives the center's mission as support to "field commanders, weapon system developers and policy makers with scientific and technical intelligence on surface-to-air missiles, short-range ballistic missiles and other weapons."[^5]
On February 26, 2019 the Virginia Contracting Activity posted a synopsis for "Defensive Systems Analysis Support (DSAS)" for the center, stating that "required expertise shall include detailed knowledge of missile structures, propulsion systems," guidance and control techniques, position, navigation and timing techniques, advanced upper stage systems, and, in its words, "countermeasures, and counter-countermeasures, radar systems, electronic designs, antenna designs, transmitters, aerodynamic principles, sensors, computers, power sources, and optics."[^6] [[AFCEA SIGNAL]] reported on November 6, 2019 that Dynetics Inc., Huntsville, Alabama (HHM402-19-D-0023) "was awarded a five-year base with possible five-year option, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling value of $737,992,267," to "provide support services for the Missile and Space Intelligence Center," with work at Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville and an expected completion date of October 31, 2029; "The contract was awarded through a full and open solicitation, and one offer was received."[^7] The purchase of Dynetics by Leidos, recorded above, closed on January 31, 2020.
### Mobile Force Protection
DARPA announced on August 21, 2017 that it had "recently awarded Phase 1 agreements for MFP to three teams, led by Dynetics, Inc. (Huntsville, Ala.), Saab Defense and Security USA, LLC (East Syracuse, N.Y.), and SRC, Inc. (North Syracuse, N.Y.)." The program manager was [[Jean-Charles Ledé]] of the Tactical Technology Office, and DARPA stated it was working on the program with the [[Department of Homeland Security]] Science and Technology Directorate and the [[United States Coast Guard]]. The release describes the program as countering small unmanned aircraft systems and names the Army's [[Maneuver Aviation and Fires Integration Application]] architecture as the common framework.[^5]
DARPA announced on August 21, 2017 that it had "recently awarded Phase 1 agreements for MFP to three teams, led by Dynetics, Inc. (Huntsville, Ala.), Saab Defense and Security USA, LLC (East Syracuse, N.Y.), and SRC, Inc. (North Syracuse, N.Y.)." The program manager was [[Jean-Charles Ledé]] of the Tactical Technology Office, and DARPA stated it was working on the program with the [[Department of Homeland Security]] Science and Technology Directorate and the [[United States Coast Guard]]. The release describes the program as countering small unmanned aircraft systems and names the Army's [[Maneuver Aviation and Fires Integration Application]] architecture as the common framework.[^8]
On June 7, 2021 DARPA reported that "in recent tests at Eglin Air Force Base, DARPA's Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program demonstrated a Counter-Unmanned Air System (C-UAS) multilayer defense architecture," using "a newly-developed X band radar that automatically senses and identifies unmanned aerial system threats." The program manager was [[Gregory Avicola]], and the release states that "Dynetics was the primary systems integrator."[^6]
On June 7, 2021 DARPA reported that "in recent tests at Eglin Air Force Base, DARPA's Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program demonstrated a Counter-Unmanned Air System (C-UAS) multilayer defense architecture," using "a newly-developed X band radar that automatically senses and identifies unmanned aerial system threats." The program manager was [[Gregory Avicola]], and the release states that "Dynetics was the primary systems integrator."[^9]
A Leidos release datelined Huntsville, January 22, 2024 states that the company and the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center's "Advanced Multilayered Mobile Force Protection (AM2FP)" team demonstrated a counter-small unmanned aircraft system at the Maneuver and Fires Integration Experiment 2024, and that "Leidos' AM2FP work began under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program." It lists a "Multifunction X-Band Radar (MXR), an X-Band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar," and the "Co-axial Unmanned Guided Autonomous Rotorcraft (CUGAR)" interceptor, and states: "The current contract for upgrades to the MXR sensor, CUGAR interceptor and the C2 system is managed by the [[U.S. Army]] DEVCOM AvMC Radar Operations Facility (ROF) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama."[^4]
### DARPA agreement HR0011-17-9-0017
A public interest statement filed with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (Dynetics' application for a two-year conventional experimental licence) states: "This experiment, a continuation of the Huntsville, AL and Eglin AFB operations previously authorized under STA (WN9XIR), involves the testing of a tracking and discrimination radar. This activity is necessary to support DARPA agreement No. HR0011-17-9-0017." It names a DARPA point of contact, lists the Dynetics Huntsville rooftop or ground sites and "Eglin AFB (Range B-70), FL," gives beam widths of 16.1 by 16.5 degrees (Configuration 1) and 8 by 8 degrees (Configuration 2) and a boresight elevation of less than 60 degrees, and adds: "Additional confidential information regarding the purpose and nature of the experiment is contained at Confidential Exhibit 3." The exhibit text carries no file number or date; the PDF's embedded metadata gives a creation date of February 19, 2019.[^7]
A public interest statement filed with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (Dynetics' application for a two-year conventional experimental licence) states: "This experiment, a continuation of the Huntsville, AL and Eglin AFB operations previously authorized under STA (WN9XIR), involves the testing of a tracking and discrimination radar. This activity is necessary to support DARPA agreement No. HR0011-17-9-0017." It names a DARPA point of contact, lists the Dynetics Huntsville rooftop or ground sites and "Eglin AFB (Range B-70), FL," gives beam widths of 16.1 by 16.5 degrees (Configuration 1) and 8 by 8 degrees (Configuration 2) and a boresight elevation of less than 60 degrees, and adds: "Additional confidential information regarding the purpose and nature of the experiment is contained at Confidential Exhibit 3." The exhibit text carries no file number or date; the PDF's embedded metadata gives a creation date of February 19, 2019.[^10]
The "HR0011-XX-9-XXXX" form is the numbering DARPA uses in its sample other-transaction agreement for prototypes.[^8] No DARPA document opened places the number HR0011-17-9-0017 beside the Mobile Force Protection program, and the filing does not name a program.
The "HR0011-XX-9-XXXX" form is the numbering DARPA uses in its sample other-transaction agreement for prototypes.[^11] No DARPA document opened places the number HR0011-17-9-0017 beside the Mobile Force Protection program, and the filing does not name a program.
### Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium project 20-01-017
The awards page of the [[Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium]] (AMTC), introduced as "The following projects have been awarded under the AMTC Other Transaction Agreements," lists in its "February 2021" block: project 20-01-017, requirement area GM-20-01-11, "Air and Missile Defense Radio Frequency Sensor Prototypes," AMTC member "Dynetics, Inc," project value "$20M." The [[Internet Archive]] copy of January 19, 2021 (17:31 UTC) ends its newest block at "December 2020" and does not carry the row; the copy of March 4, 2021 (08:55 UTC) carries it in a block headed "February 2021." The row is also present in copies of April 12, May 6, July 2 and December 6, 2021 and March 30, 2022, and does not appear in the copy of August 16, 2022 or on the page as read on October 4, 2026. The same block lists project 19-08-026 (PNTAX Prototype Technologies, [[T2S, LLC]], $95.23M) and 20-01-144 (Low Earth Orbit Small Satellite Payload Technology, [[Iridium Satellite]], $30.04M). The page gives no scope text, period of performance or sponsor.[^9]
The awards page of the [[Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium]] (AMTC), introduced as "The following projects have been awarded under the AMTC Other Transaction Agreements," lists in its "February 2021" block: project 20-01-017, requirement area GM-20-01-11, "Air and Missile Defense Radio Frequency Sensor Prototypes," AMTC member "Dynetics, Inc," project value "$20M." The [[Internet Archive]] copy of January 19, 2021 (17:31 UTC) ends its newest block at "December 2020" and does not carry the row; the copy of March 4, 2021 (08:55 UTC) carries it in a block headed "February 2021." The row is also present in copies of April 12, May 6, July 2 and December 6, 2021 and March 30, 2022, and does not appear in the copy of August 16, 2022 or on the page as read on October 4, 2026. The same block lists project 19-08-026 (PNTAX Prototype Technologies, [[T2S, LLC]], $95.23M) and 20-01-144 (Low Earth Orbit Small Satellite Payload Technology, [[Iridium Satellite]], $30.04M). The page gives no scope text, period of performance or sponsor.[^12]
The consortium is an other-transaction arrangement between the Army Contracting Command at [[Redstone Arsenal]] and industry and academic consortia, for the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center.[^10] Other Dynetics rows on the page include 19-01-049 "Advanced Prototype Sensors" ($28M), 20-03-001 "Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) Prototypes" ($19.99M), 20-01-119 (March 2021 block, $47.38M), 21-01-030 "Sensor Prototypes for Long Range Precision Fire (LRPF) Missiles" ($36.56M), 22-01-040 "RF & IR Sensors and Seeker Prototypes" ($27.31M) and, under the name Leidos Dynetics, 25-01-010 "IBCS AMDPCS Convergence Inc 3 - JLTV & M1087A2 Expando Van" ($32.86M).[^9]
The consortium is an other-transaction arrangement between the Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal and industry and academic consortia, for the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center.[^13] Other Dynetics rows on the page include 19-01-049 "Advanced Prototype Sensors" ($28M), 20-03-001 "Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) Prototypes" ($19.99M), 20-01-119 (March 2021 block, $47.38M), 21-01-030 "Sensor Prototypes for Long Range Precision Fire (LRPF) Missiles" ($36.56M), 22-01-040 "RF & IR Sensors and Seeker Prototypes" ($27.31M) and, under the name Leidos Dynetics, 25-01-010 "IBCS AMDPCS Convergence Inc 3 - JLTV & M1087A2 Expando Van" ($32.86M).[^12]
### FCC experimental licence WK2XCW
The FCC Experimental Licensing System lists call sign WK2XCW (station class MO, radar) in Dynetics' name. A modification filed February 3, 2022 (file 0025-EX-CM-2022) lists nine sites: Huntsville, [[Yuma Proving Ground]], [[White Sands Missile Range]], [[Dugway Proving Ground]], two at [[Eglin Air Force Base]], [[Joint Base San Antonio]]-Randolph, Redstone Arsenal and [[Joint Base Andrews]], with 9.2 to 9.9 GHz, 19.2 W mean and 7.6 kW peak power and emission designator 100MQ3N; it carries "[[U.S. government]] contract: Yes" and no Sierra Blanca location.[^11]
The FCC Experimental Licensing System lists call sign WK2XCW (station class MO, radar) in Dynetics' name. A modification filed February 3, 2022 (file 0025-EX-CM-2022) lists nine sites: Huntsville, [[Yuma Proving Ground]], [[White Sands Missile Range]], [[Dugway Proving Ground]], two at [[Eglin Air Force Base]], [[Joint Base San Antonio]]-Randolph, Redstone Arsenal and [[Joint Base Andrews]], with 9.2 to 9.9 GHz, 19.2 W mean and 7.6 kW peak power and emission designator 100MQ3N; it carries "[[U.S. government]] contract: Yes" and no Sierra Blanca location.[^14]
Later filings list a Sierra Blanca, Texas entry ("Ground Temp Fixed and Mobile, Sierra Blanca, TX," [[Hudspeth County, Texas]], 31 20 05 N, 105 30 16 W, 10 km radius). The filings are file 0012-EX-CM-2023 (filed January 16, 2023), 0148-EX-CM-2023 (May 5, 2023), 0007-EX-CM-2024 (January 10, 2024; adds "Ground Temporary Fixed and Mobile - Albuquerque, NM," within 10 km of 34-58-01 N, 106-26-44 W), 0127-EX-CR-2024 (February 15, 2024), 0161-EX-CM-2025 (July 30, 2025) and 0179-EX-CR-2026 (February 24, 2026). The exhibit to the February 2024 renewal (0127-EX-CR-2024), titled "Contract and Stop Buzzer Update Notification," states that the license file "should be updated to reflect support for the contract set forth below - which replaces the previously specified contract (DARPA No. HR0011-17-9-0017): New Contract: Agency/Customer: AvMC Contract No.: AMTC 20-01-017." The exhibit to the July 2025 modification states: "The contract below replaces the previously specified contract (DARPA No. HR0011-17-9-0017): New Contract: Agency/Customer: AvMC Contract No.: AMTC 20-01-017." The 2026 renewal's Exhibit 1 states "No Updates to Supported Contract Information: Agency/Customer: AvMC Contract No.: AMTC 20-01-017." Other licensees filing for Sierra Blanca locations in the same period are listed on [[Sierra Blanca, Texas]].[^12]
Later filings list a Sierra Blanca, Texas entry ("Ground Temp Fixed and Mobile, Sierra Blanca, TX," [[Hudspeth County, Texas]], 31 20 05 N, 105 30 16 W, 10 km radius). The filings are file 0012-EX-CM-2023 (filed January 16, 2023), 0148-EX-CM-2023 (May 5, 2023), 0007-EX-CM-2024 (January 10, 2024; adds "Ground Temporary Fixed and Mobile - Albuquerque, NM," within 10 km of 34-58-01 N, 106-26-44 W), 0127-EX-CR-2024 (February 15, 2024), 0161-EX-CM-2025 (July 30, 2025) and 0179-EX-CR-2026 (February 24, 2026). The exhibit to the February 2024 renewal (0127-EX-CR-2024), titled "Contract and Stop Buzzer Update Notification," states that the license file "should be updated to reflect support for the contract set forth below - which replaces the previously specified contract (DARPA No. HR0011-17-9-0017): New Contract: Agency/Customer: AvMC Contract No.: AMTC 20-01-017." The exhibit to the July 2025 modification states: "The contract below replaces the previously specified contract (DARPA No. HR0011-17-9-0017): New Contract: Agency/Customer: AvMC Contract No.: AMTC 20-01-017." The 2026 renewal's Exhibit 1 states "No Updates to Supported Contract Information: Agency/Customer: AvMC Contract No.: AMTC 20-01-017." Other licensees filing for Sierra Blanca locations in the same period are listed on [[Sierra Blanca, Texas]].[^15]
### Footnotes
@ -81,11 +87,14 @@ Later filings list a Sierra Blanca, Texas entry ("Ground Temp Fixed and Mobile,
[^2]: Leidos Holdings, Inc., Form 8-K, Date of Report January 31, 2020 (accession 0001336920-20-000009), Items 1.01 and 2.01. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000133692020000009/a8-kcoverpagejan312020.htm ; Leidos Holdings, Inc., Form 8-K, December 17, 2019, Item 1.01. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000133692019000058/a8-kcoverpagedec182019.htm
[^3]: Leidos, "Leidos Completes Acquisition of Dynetics," press release, Reston, Va., January 31, 2020, Exhibit 99.1 to the January 31, 2020 Form 8-K. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000133692020000009/exhibit991-pressreleas.htm
[^4]: Leidos, "Advanced Multilayered Mobile Force Protection Excels at MFIX Demo," Huntsville, Ala., January 22, 2024. https://www.leidos.com/insights/advanced-multilayered-mobile-force-protection-excels-mfix-demo
[^5]: DARPA, "Mobile Force Protection Aims to Thwart Adversaries' Small Unmanned Aircraft," August 21, 2017. https://www.darpa.mil/news/2017/mobile-force-protection
[^6]: DARPA, "Mobile Force Protection Program Concludes with Successful Demonstration," June 7, 2021. https://www.darpa.mil/news/2021/mobile-force-protection-demonstration
[^7]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, Dynetics, Inc., Exhibit 1, "Public Interest Statement" (attachment 223589). https://apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html?id=223589&x=
[^8]: DARPA, sample other transaction agreement for prototypes, "Agreement No. HR0011-XX-9-XXXX." https://www.darpa.mil/sites/default/files/attachment/2025-07/sbir-sample-ot-for-prototypes.pdf
[^9]: Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium, Awards page, Internet Archive copies of January 19, 2021 (http://web.archive.org/web/20210119173126id_/https://www.amtcenterprise.org/awards/), March 4, 2021 (http://web.archive.org/web/20210304085513id_/https://www.amtcenterprise.org/awards/), and later copies; live page https://www.amtcenterprise.org/awards/ read October 4, 2026.
[^10]: Advanced Technology International, "AMTC." https://www.ati.org/services/amtc/
[^11]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, file 0025-EX-CM-2022 (WK2XCW), application print.
[^12]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, WK2XCW files 0012-EX-CM-2023, 0148-EX-CM-2023, 0007-EX-CM-2024, 0127-EX-CR-2024, 0161-EX-CM-2025 and 0179-EX-CR-2026, applications and Exhibit 1. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
[^5]: Mark Hoover, "Dynetics wins $172M contract to support DIA space intelligence center," Washington Technology, January 26, 2015. https://www.washingtontechnology.com/2015/01/dynetics-wins-172m-contract-to-support-dia-space-intelligence-center/342184/
[^6]: SAM.gov, "Defensive Systems Analysis Support (DSAS)," synopsis posted February 26, 2019. https://sam.gov/opp/680db3eb2ad3adfce382cd3c1446d80f/view
[^7]: "DIA Selects Dynetics to Support its Missile and Space Intelligence Center," AFCEA SIGNAL, November 6, 2019. https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/contracting/dia-selects-dynetics-support-its-missile-and-space-intelligence-center
[^8]: DARPA, "Mobile Force Protection Aims to Thwart Adversaries' Small Unmanned Aircraft," August 21, 2017. https://www.darpa.mil/news/2017/mobile-force-protection
[^9]: DARPA, "Mobile Force Protection Program Concludes with Successful Demonstration," June 7, 2021. https://www.darpa.mil/news/2021/mobile-force-protection-demonstration
[^10]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, Dynetics, Inc., Exhibit 1, "Public Interest Statement" (attachment 223589). https://apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html?id=223589&x=
[^11]: DARPA, sample other transaction agreement for prototypes, "Agreement No. HR0011-XX-9-XXXX." https://www.darpa.mil/sites/default/files/attachment/2025-07/sbir-sample-ot-for-prototypes.pdf
[^12]: Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium, Awards page, Internet Archive copies of January 19, 2021 (http://web.archive.org/web/20210119173126id_/https://www.amtcenterprise.org/awards/), March 4, 2021 (http://web.archive.org/web/20210304085513id_/https://www.amtcenterprise.org/awards/), and later copies; live page https://www.amtcenterprise.org/awards/ read October 4, 2026.
[^13]: Advanced Technology International, "AMTC." https://www.ati.org/services/amtc/
[^14]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, file 0025-EX-CM-2022 (WK2XCW), application print.
[^15]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, WK2XCW files 0012-EX-CM-2023, 0148-EX-CM-2023, 0007-EX-CM-2024, 0127-EX-CR-2024, 0161-EX-CM-2025 and 0179-EX-CR-2026, applications and Exhibit 1. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm

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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ relations:
with: "[[Raytheon]]"
start: 2015-10-12
role: "Pike 40 mm guided-munition flight tests 'at Mile High Resources in Texas' (Raytheon release datelined Tucson, October 12, 2015); Next Generation Short Range Interceptor radio filings of 2025 and 2026 naming the 'Mile High Resources Range, 2000 Skunk Canyon Rd.'"
fn: 3
fn: 7
- type: part_of
with: "[[Sierra Blanca, Texas]]"
start: 2014-02-26
@ -32,7 +32,17 @@ relations:
with: "[[RADA Technologies]]"
start: 2023-07-14
role: "radar product tests at the 'Mile High Range in Texas' for customer BAE, special temporary authority WV9XWE (1443-EX-ST-2023, requested August 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024); earlier filing 0384-EX-ST-2023 (February 20, 2023) names 'Mile High'"
fn: 6
fn: 13
- type: licensed_by
with: "[[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]]"
start: 2026-09
role: "Mile High Ordnance, LLC listed on the September 2026 Texas Federal Firearms Licensee list with licence type code 10 (defined on the ATF application form as manufacturer of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition) at 201 Four Section Road, Sierra Blanca"
fn: 2
- type: shares_mailbox_with
with: "[[Walker's Flying W Ranch]]"
start: 2018-08-03
role: "FCC licence WRBZ759 of Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC gives the same post office box and a milehighresources.com e-mail domain"
fn: 4
created: 2026-10-04
updated: 2026-10-04
---
@ -41,35 +51,58 @@ Mile High Resources, LLC is a Texas limited liability company with a taxpayer ad
### Mile High Ordnance and T & M Aviation
The same dataset lists Mile High Ordnance, LLC, taxpayer number 32083235625, Secretary of State file number 0804452481, chartered February 14, 2022, status active, with the same Sierra Blanca mailing address as Mile High Resources, LLC. A query of the dataset for that mailing address in Sierra Blanca returns these two entities and no others.[^1]
The same dataset lists Mile High Ordnance, LLC, taxpayer number 32083235625, Secretary of State file number 0804452481, chartered February 14, 2022, status active, with the same Sierra Blanca mailing address as Mile High Resources, LLC. A query of the dataset for that mailing address in Sierra Blanca returns these two entities and no others.[^1] Mile High Ordnance, LLC holds a Federal Firearms Licence of type 10 (defined on the ATF application form as manufacturer of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition) at 201 Four Section Road, Sierra Blanca, on the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] list for September 2026.[^2]
The dataset also lists T & M Aviation, Inc., chartered January 17, 2013 with a taxpayer address of 2000 Skunk Canyon Road, Sierra Blanca, status active; that is the street address the Federal Communications Commission filings below give for the Mile High Resources Range. The record gives no officers.[^1]
The [[Hudspeth Central Appraisal District]] roll carries an 838-acre parcel at 2000 Skunk Canyon, in Section 5 of the Public School Land survey, owned by private individuals, about 7.5 miles from the town of Sierra Blanca. Four other appraisal accounts of about 2,600 acres in total, owned by private individuals, carry on the March 2026 roll the mailing address that the two Mile High limited liability companies give in the Comptroller dataset. Plotted against the national defense airspace polygon of [[Federal Aviation Administration]] notice 5/3497 (November 2025), the parcel lies inside it.[^2]
The [[Hudspeth Central Appraisal District]] roll carries an 838-acre parcel at 2000 Skunk Canyon, in Section 5 of the Public School Land survey, owned by private individuals, about 7.5 miles from the town of Sierra Blanca. Four other appraisal accounts of about 2,600 acres in total, owned by private individuals, carry on the March 2026 roll the mailing address that the two Mile High limited liability companies give in the Comptroller dataset. Plotted against the national defense airspace polygon of [[Federal Aviation Administration]] notice 5/3497 (November 2025), the parcel lies inside it.[^3]
### Federal firearms licence
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Listing of Federal Firearms Licensees for Texas, September 2026 (list 0926), carries one row for Mile High Ordnance, LLC: region 5, district 74, county code 229 (Hudspeth), licence type 10, expiration code 7C, premises "201 FOUR SECTION ROAD," Sierra Blanca, Texas 79851, with a mailing address at a Sierra Blanca post office box different from the one the Comptroller gives for the company, and a voice telephone number identical to the one on the operator's website. The FAA aircraft registry record for the Hughes 369HS helicopter N3051Q (certificate issued May 1, 2017), registered to [[Charlie Helicopter Company]], LLC, gives the same post office box as the ATF mailing address; the Comptroller dataset gives one box to both Mile High Resources, LLC and Mile High Ordnance, LLC, and a second box to both Charlie Helicopter Company, LLC and Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC. The FCC entity record of licence WRBZ759 of [[Walker's Flying W Ranch]], LLC (granted August 3, 2018) gives the box that the Comptroller gives for Mile High Resources, LLC and a milehighresources.com e-mail address. The ATF list carries no licence for Mile High Resources, LLC or Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC, and no other licensee at Sierra Blanca (79851) or Fort Hancock (79839). The list carries no column for special occupational tax status.[^2][^4][^5]
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives list identifies the licence only by the code "10." The ATF application form defines type 10 as "Manufacturer of Destructive Devices, Ammunition for Destructive Devices, or Armor Piercing Ammunition."[^6] Title 27 CFR 478.41(b) provides for a licence "as an importer or manufacturer of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition."[^2]
Dates in sequence: the website capture of February 3, 2022 offers "munitions testing" and "weapons"; the Comptroller charter date of Mile High Ordnance, LLC is February 14, 2022; the September 2026 list shows the premises at "201 Four Section Road."
### Use as a test range
A [[Raytheon]] release datelined Tucson, October 12, 2015, reports that the company fired two [[Pike (munition)|Pike]] 40 mm precision-guided munitions from a standard tube grenade launcher "during flight tests at Mile High Resources in Texas," that both rounds landed within the target impact area, and that they flew more than 2,300 yards.[^3] A trade copy of the release is dated October 13, 2015.[^4]
A [[Raytheon]] release datelined Tucson, October 12, 2015, reports that the company fired two [[Pike (munition)|Pike]] 40 mm precision-guided munitions from a standard tube grenade launcher "during flight tests at Mile High Resources in Texas," that both rounds landed within the target impact area, and that they flew more than 2,300 yards.[^7] A trade copy of the release is dated October 13, 2015.[^8]
The [[Federal Communications Commission]] experimental licensing records for Sierra Blanca list two Raytheon applications that name the site. File 1976-EX-ST-2025 (call sign WA9XGO) seeks authority for "a radio that is used in the development and testing of the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI)," states that "Raytheon needs to complete DOW testing with Army customer by the end of the year (2025)," requests 2200-2290 MHz, and limits the area of operations to the "Mile High Resources Range, 2000 Skunk Canyon Rd., Sierra Blanca, TX, 79851." File 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW, received February 10, 2026) describes "DOW follow up testing with Army customer," requests 2272 MHz and flight levels up to 5,500 feet above ground level, and names the same range.[^5]
The [[Federal Communications Commission]] experimental licensing records for Sierra Blanca list two Raytheon applications that name the site. File 1976-EX-ST-2025 (call sign WA9XGO) seeks authority for "a radio that is used in the development and testing of the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI)," states that "Raytheon needs to complete DOW testing with Army customer by the end of the year (2025)," requests 2200-2290 MHz, and limits the area of operations to the "Mile High Resources Range, 2000 Skunk Canyon Rd., Sierra Blanca, TX, 79851." File 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW, received February 10, 2026) describes "DOW follow up testing with Army customer," requests 2272 MHz and flight levels up to 5,500 feet above ground level, and names the same range.[^9]
Earlier Raytheon experimental filings with a Sierra Blanca transmitter location are WK9XXY (0313-EX-ST-2017, 434-436 MHz rocket telemetry, "3 days of launches scheduled") and WI2XYN (0461-EX-CN-2017, with renewals through 0387-EX-CR-2022). Other licensees with Sierra Blanca locations since 2011 are [[SRC, Inc.]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Bell Textron]], [[Electronic Warfare Associates]], [[Dynetics]], [[RADA Technologies]], [[Numerica Corporation]] and [[Boots Consulting LLC]]; the filings are listed on Sierra Blanca, Texas.[^5]
Earlier Raytheon experimental filings with a Sierra Blanca transmitter location are WK9XXY (0313-EX-ST-2017, 434-436 MHz rocket telemetry, "3 days of launches scheduled") and WI2XYN (0461-EX-CN-2017, with renewals through 0387-EX-CR-2022). Other licensees with Sierra Blanca locations since 2011 are [[SRC, Inc.]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Bell Textron]], [[Electronic Warfare Associates]], [[Dynetics]], [[RADA Technologies]], [[Numerica Corporation]] and [[Boots Consulting LLC]]; the filings are listed on Sierra Blanca, Texas.[^9]
### The operator's website
The company's website, milehighresources.com, carries the title "Mile High Resources, LLC." Its meta description reads "MHR, LLC is a provider of premier venues, primarily to the U.S. Military OEM's, for testing and training on new products and upgrades to old products..." In the copy captured by the [[Internet Archive]] on May 12, 2026 (and in copies from March 27, 2023 onward) the header reads "PRIVATE VENUE / TESTING AND TRAINING / MILITARY AND OEM / EXCLUSIVE." Under the heading "Weapons and Delivery Systems Testing" it states "MHR Four Section Range Complex is secluded and exclusive for each client." The "About" text reads "Mile High Resources, LLC was founded out a need for OEM's to test articles of national defense before bringing them to the market. MHR operates an airfield and testing range in west Texas that now serves this exact purpose," and adds "We also provide on-site lodging and meal catering." Under "Aerial Wildlife Management" it states "MHR is provides aerial depredation services for local ranches for herd management reasons. MHR does not provide aerial hunts to the public." The "Projects" list names [[Alliant Techsystems|ATK]], [[MD Helicopters]], Inc. (Armed 530F), [[IOMAX]], USA (Archangel) and TZW. The contact block gives a Sierra Blanca post office box, the one the Comptroller dataset gives for the company, and, in the copies of January 23, 2025 and later, "2000 Skunk Canyon Rd."; the copies of February 2022 through April 2024 give "2500 Sunrise" as the street line.[^10]
The capture of February 3, 2022 differs. Its banner reads "PRIVATE VENUE FOR MUNITIONS TESTING AND TRAINING," "...AND OTHER STUFF!" and "DONE RIGHT." Under "Weapons and Delivery Systems Testing" it reads "Come test at MHR, for a secluded and private venue. We will provide all of the extra requirements such as RSO's, targetry, refreshments, meals, range vehicles, etc." Under "Aerial Depredation Hunting" it reads "MHR has over 400,000 acres of landowner authorization in Hudspeth County, TX. We offer hunts by the hour and day with onsite lodging and weapons. Ask about our barbary sheep hunts." Under "Training" it reads "We work with Former US Military operators, pilots, and weapons professionals. With over 150,000 acres of middle eastern-esque geography, scenario based training can become very realistic." The copy of March 27, 2023 has "MHR Four Section Range Complex" in place of the first passage, "some of the most specialized training providers in the world" in place of the second, and the hunting and acreage text is replaced by the statement that no aerial hunts are offered to the public. The Texas Comptroller records Mile High Ordnance, LLC as chartered February 14, 2022, eleven days after the capture of February 3, 2022.[^10][^11]
The Federal Aviation Administration National Airspace System Resources airport data (base file, effective date October 1, 2026) lists four facilities in Hudspeth County: Dell City Municipal (2E5), a heliport at Dell City (4TE5), and Big Tank Ranch (76TE) and Flying Eagle Ranch (65TX), both at Salt Flat. The nearest facility in the data to the centroid of the parcel at 2000 Skunk Canyon is Big Tank Ranch, about 32 miles away; the data lists no airport or heliport at Sierra Blanca.[^12]
### RADA Technologies Filings and Raytheon Telemetry Site
Two Federal Communications Commission experimental filings by RADA Technologies, LLC use the name "Mile High" in 2023. File 0384-EX-ST-2023 (call sign WV9XAV), received February 20, 2023, gives the reason "Short term requirement from customer that exceeds conventional timeline," the purpose "for RADA to use radars in demos/tests for threat protection at Mile High," a requested period of February 20 to August 20, 2023, the band 3300 to 3400 MHz and a Sierra Blanca site at 31 15 06 N, 105 19 35 W. File 1443-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XWE), received July 14, 2023, gives the reason "To meet August 3rd deadline requested by customer ([[BAE Systems|BAE]])," the purpose "Test of our product line at Mile High Range in Texas," a requested period of August 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024, bands including 3300 to 3500 MHz, 9201 to 9375.5 MHz and 9444.5 to 9956.5 MHz, and a site at 31 16 11 N, 105 24 34 W.[^6]
Two Federal Communications Commission experimental filings by RADA Technologies, LLC use the name "Mile High" in 2023. File 0384-EX-ST-2023 (call sign WV9XAV), received February 20, 2023, gives the reason "Short term requirement from customer that exceeds conventional timeline," the purpose "for RADA to use radars in demos/tests for threat protection at Mile High," a requested period of February 20 to August 20, 2023, the band 3300 to 3400 MHz and a Sierra Blanca site at 31 15 06 N, 105 19 35 W. File 1443-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XWE), received July 14, 2023, gives the reason "To meet August 3rd deadline requested by customer ([[BAE Systems|BAE]])," the purpose "Test of our product line at Mile High Range in Texas," a requested period of August 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024, bands including 3300 to 3500 MHz, 9201 to 9375.5 MHz and 9444.5 to 9956.5 MHz, and a site at 31 16 11 N, 105 24 34 W.[^13]
Raytheon files 1976-EX-ST-2025 (WA9XGO, received November 19, 2025, telemetry flight testing for the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor, December 5 to 31, 2025) and 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW, received February 10, 2026, February 24 to August 24, 2026) both give the site 31 16 18 N, 105 24 46 W. The RADA WV9XWE site and the Raytheon site are 7 arc-seconds of latitude and 12 arc-seconds of longitude apart, about 0.4 kilometers. One narrative in the Raytheon filings reads "Testing will take place on a non-DoD range near Sierra Blanca, TX," and the area of operations is given as the Mile High Resources Range.[^7]
Raytheon files 1976-EX-ST-2025 (WA9XGO, received November 19, 2025, telemetry flight testing for the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor, December 5 to 31, 2025) and 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW, received February 10, 2026, February 24 to August 24, 2026) both give the site 31 16 18 N, 105 24 46 W. The RADA WV9XWE site and the Raytheon site are 7 arc-seconds of latitude and 12 arc-seconds of longitude apart, about 0.4 kilometers. One narrative in the Raytheon filings reads "Testing will take place on a non-DoD range near Sierra Blanca, TX," and the area of operations is given as the Mile High Resources Range.[^14]
The Boots Consulting LLC filing 0231-EX-ST-2025 (WY9XUK, received February 6, 2025) requests one RADA-built RPS-42 radar on 3300 to 3400 MHz at three Sierra Blanca sites (31 16 14 N, 105 23 25 W; 31 15 04 N, 105 26 10 W; 31 14 01 N, 105 32 51 W) for March 6 to September 6, 2025; the first of these is about 2 kilometers from the RADA and Raytheon coordinates above.[^8]
The Boots Consulting LLC filing 0231-EX-ST-2025 (WY9XUK, received February 6, 2025) requests one RADA-built RPS-42 radar on 3300 to 3400 MHz at three Sierra Blanca sites (31 16 14 N, 105 23 25 W; 31 15 04 N, 105 26 10 W; 31 14 01 N, 105 32 51 W) for March 6 to September 6, 2025; the first of these is about 2 kilometers from the RADA and Raytheon coordinates above.[^15]
### Footnotes
[^1]: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, "Active Franchise Tax Permit Holders" open dataset, https://data.texas.gov/resource/9cir-efmm.json , queried October 4, 2026 by taxpayer name ("MILE HIGH RES"), by mailing address in Sierra Blanca, and by county code 115 (Hudspeth).
[^2]: Texas Geographic Information Office, StratMap land parcels, Hudspeth County, rolls 2023-04, 2024-04 and 2026-03 (appraisal district account 30988, 62 1/2 Sec 5 PSL, 838.00 acres); polygon of FAA FDC 5/3497, https://tfr.faa.gov/tfrapi/getNotamText?notamId=5/3497
[^3]: "Raytheon's miniature Pike munitions go 2 for 2 in first guided tests," Raytheon, Tucson, October 12, 2015. https://raytheon.mediaroom.com/2015-10-12-Miniature-Pike-munitions-go-2-for-2-in-first-guided-tests
[^4]: ExecutiveBiz, Raytheon Pike guided-munition test report, October 13, 2015. https://executivebiz.com/?p=108481
[^5]: Federal Communications Commission, Office of Engineering and Technology, Experimental Licensing System, files 1976-EX-ST-2025, 0306-EX-ST-2026, 0313-EX-ST-2017 and 0461-EX-CN-2017 with later renewals, technical narratives and exhibits, https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm , read October 4, 2026.
[^6]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, files 0384-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XAV) and 1443-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XWE), RADA Technologies, LLC, applications and narratives. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
[^7]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, files 1976-EX-ST-2025 (WA9XGO) and 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW), Raytheon Company, applications and narratives. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
[^8]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, file 0231-EX-ST-2025 (WY9XUK), Boots Consulting LLC. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
[^2]: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Listing of Federal Firearms Licensees, Texas, list 0926 (September 2026), https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/ffl/0926-ffl-list-texas.csv ; 27 CFR 478.41(b), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-27/part-478/section-478.41
[^3]: Texas Geographic Information Office, StratMap land parcels, Hudspeth County, rolls 2023-04, 2024-04 and 2026-03 (appraisal district account 30988, 62 1/2 Sec 5 PSL, 838.00 acres); polygon of FAA FDC 5/3497, https://tfr.faa.gov/tfrapi/getNotamText?notamId=5/3497
[^4]: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Licensing System, call sign WRBZ759 (licensee Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC), https://data.fcc.gov/download/pub/uls/complete/ (l_LMpriv, entity record EN), downloaded October 4, 2026; Texas Comptroller open dataset, https://data.texas.gov/resource/9cir-efmm.json , records for Mile High Resources, LLC and Mile High Ordnance, LLC.
[^5]: Federal Aviation Administration, Releasable Aircraft Registry, N-number 3051Q, https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N3051Q , downloaded October 4, 2026; Texas Comptroller open dataset, https://data.texas.gov/resource/9cir-efmm.json , records for Charlie Helicopter Company, LLC and Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC.
[^6]: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Form 7/7CR, Application for Federal Firearms License (ATF F 5310.12/5310.16), license type table, https://www.atf.gov/file/61506/download
[^7]: "Raytheon's miniature Pike munitions go 2 for 2 in first guided tests," Raytheon, Tucson, October 12, 2015. https://raytheon.mediaroom.com/2015-10-12-Miniature-Pike-munitions-go-2-for-2-in-first-guided-tests
[^8]: ExecutiveBiz, Raytheon Pike guided-munition test report, October 13, 2015. https://executivebiz.com/?p=108481
[^9]: Federal Communications Commission, Office of Engineering and Technology, Experimental Licensing System, files 1976-EX-ST-2025, 0306-EX-ST-2026, 0313-EX-ST-2017 and 0461-EX-CN-2017 with later renewals, technical narratives and exhibits, https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm , read October 4, 2026.
[^10]: milehighresources.com, live page read October 4, 2026, and Internet Archive copies of February 3, 2022 (http://web.archive.org/web/20220203082126/https://www.milehighresources.com/), March 27, 2023 (20230327235552), April 13, 2024 (20240413133142), January 23, 2025 (20250123143609) and May 12, 2026 (20260512070847).
[^11]: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, "Active Franchise Tax Permit Holders" open dataset, https://data.texas.gov/resource/9cir-efmm.json , record for Mile High Ordnance, LLC (taxpayer number 32083235625, charter date February 14, 2022).
[^12]: Federal Aviation Administration, National Flight Data Center, National Airspace System Resources airport data (APT_BASE.csv, effective date 2026/10/01), https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/ ; Texas Geographic Information Office, StratMap land parcels, Hudspeth County (appraisal account 30988); distance computed from the coordinates.
[^13]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, files 0384-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XAV) and 1443-EX-ST-2023 (WV9XWE), RADA Technologies, LLC, applications and narratives. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
[^14]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, files 1976-EX-ST-2025 (WA9XGO) and 0306-EX-ST-2026 (WA9XYW), Raytheon Company, applications and narratives. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm
[^15]: Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, file 0231-EX-ST-2025 (WY9XUK), Boots Consulting LLC. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/GenericSearch.cfm

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@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ relations:
start: 2019
end: 2023
role: "listed as an affiliated organization on Venn Strategies' lobbying reports for the Roundtable (amended reports for 2019 and 2020 filed December 2020, through the first-quarter 2023 report)"
fn: 16
fn: 20
- type: member_of
with: "[[Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable]]"
start: 2026
role: "listed on the Roundtable's 2026 Membership List"
fn: 15
fn: 19
- type: contractor_to
with: "[[National Air and Space Intelligence Center]]"
start: 2006
@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ relations:
with: "[[Missile and Space Intelligence Center]]"
start: 2026-09-02
role: "announced position on the Defense Intelligence Agency's Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) vehicle"
fn: 11
fn: 14
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[General Services Administration]]"
start: 2026-09-08
@ -69,7 +69,17 @@ relations:
with: "[[Missile Defense Agency]]"
start: 2017-10-30
role: "prime on contracts HQ014718C0003 (signed October 30, 2017) and HQ086020C0006 (signed September 17, 2020)"
fn: 15
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Leidos]]"
start: 2025-04-09
role: "prime on NOVASTAR order FA860425FB121, with a subaward to Leidos, Inc. of $9,696,280.59 reported April 9, 2025; five Leidos subaward rows totaling $29,404,516.34 across NOVASTAR orders"
fn: 12
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[HII Mission Technologies]]"
start: 2018-02-15
role: "subawardee ('TECHNICAL SERVICES', subaward DSC3105-B) under General Services Administration award GS05T13BMC0003, 'Foreign Materiel Exploitation Engineering and Maintenance Support' funded by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center"
fn: 13
created: 2026-10-04
updated: 2026-10-04
---
@ -90,29 +100,39 @@ The audited statements give the per-share value of company stock at $78.50 (Dece
### National Air and Space Intelligence Center work
The [[National Air and Space Intelligence Center]] (NASIC) selected five companies for NOVASTAR. MTSI's announcement of August 19, 2022, citing Defense.gov, describes it as "a 11-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), small business set-aside contract providing Scientific and Technical Intelligence (S&TI) support services to NASIC," and states that "MTSI has supported [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] (WPAFB) in Beavercreek, Ohio since 2006," that "Over the past 16+ years, MTSI has had the privilege of supporting NASIC in the delivery of differentiated all-source intelligence analysis, threat Modeling and Simulation (M&S), and Foreign Materiel Exploitation (FME)," and that for NOVASTAR it partnered with [[Ball Aerospace]], [[Leidos]] "and their wholly owned subsidiary" [[Dynetics]], [[Decibel Research]], [[Mile Two]], [[Awetomaton]] and [[AIS]]. The announcement quotes Robinson, [[Andrew Norton]] as NOVASTAR program manager and [[Austin Smith]] as senior director of the National Security Division.[^8] The federal procurement record for MTSI's NOVASTAR indefinite-delivery contract is FA860422DB007 ("NOVASTAR, NASIC S AND TI ANALYTIC CAPABILITY SUPPORT CONTRACT"), signed August 19, 2022, with a ceiling of $4,797,000,000 and performance through August 18, 2027; the parallel contracts FA860422DB005, FA860422DB006, FA860422DB008 and FA860422DB009 are held by [[Altamira Technologies]], [[Epsilon C5I]], [[Radiance Technologies]] and [[Xandar]].[^9] On February 16, 2023 MTSI posted that "NASIC awarded its first two Task Orders under the S&TI Analytic Capability Support (NOVASTAR) IDIQ Contract to MTSI and its teammates."[^10]
The [[National Air and Space Intelligence Center]] (NASIC) selected five companies for NOVASTAR. MTSI's announcement of August 19, 2022, citing Defense.gov, describes it as "a 11-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), small business set-aside contract providing Scientific and Technical Intelligence (S&TI) support services to NASIC," and states that "MTSI has supported [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] (WPAFB) in Beavercreek, Ohio since 2006," that "Over the past 16+ years, MTSI has had the privilege of supporting NASIC in the delivery of differentiated all-source intelligence analysis, threat Modeling and Simulation (M&S), and [[Foreign Materiel Exploitation]] (FME)," and that for NOVASTAR it partnered with [[Ball Aerospace]], [[Leidos]] "and their wholly owned subsidiary" [[Dynetics]], [[Decibel Research]], [[Mile Two]], [[Awetomaton]] and [[AIS]]. The announcement quotes Robinson, [[Andrew Norton]] as NOVASTAR program manager and [[Austin Smith]] as senior director of the National Security Division.[^8] The federal procurement record for MTSI's NOVASTAR indefinite-delivery contract is FA860422DB007 ("NOVASTAR, NASIC S AND TI ANALYTIC CAPABILITY SUPPORT CONTRACT"), signed August 19, 2022, with a ceiling of $4,797,000,000 and performance through August 18, 2027; the parallel contracts FA860422DB005, FA860422DB006, FA860422DB008 and FA860422DB009 are held by [[Altamira Technologies]], [[Epsilon C5I]], [[Radiance Technologies]] and [[Xandar]].[^9] On February 16, 2023 MTSI posted that "NASIC awarded its first two Task Orders under the S&TI Analytic Capability Support (NOVASTAR) IDIQ Contract to MTSI and its teammates."[^10]
USAspending lists nine MTSI orders under the NOVASTAR and NASIC science and technical analytic capability descriptions, all awarded by [[Air Force Life Cycle Management Center]] contracting activity FA8604 (total obligated amounts as listed): FA860422FB357 ($5,000; September 2 to October 31, 2022); FA860423FB048 ($1,899,683.83; February 2, 2023 to February 1, 2024); FA860423FB055 ($4,657,246.68; March 1, 2023 to March 4, 2024); FA860423FB162 ($1,630,402.52; May 1 to December 31, 2023); FA860423FB335 ($7,251,000, with a potential value of $8,994,514; September 8, 2023 to September 7, 2027; funding office "NASIC GS"); FA860423FB383 ($1,046,016; September 22, 2023 to September 21, 2026); FA860423FB463 ($2,999,249; September 29, 2023 to September 28, 2024); FA860423FB472 ($2,796,558; September 29, 2023 to August 28, 2025); and FA860424FB099 ($5,318,807; March 5, 2024 to March 4, 2026). The descriptions of FA860423FB383 and FA860423FB463 read "NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL ANALYTIC CAPABILITY SUPPORT."[^9]
The USAspending order list for NOVASTAR contract FA860422DB007 shows 21 orders with $98,035,229.12 obligated (first order FA860422FB357, September 2, 2022, a $5,000 minimum guarantee; most recent signed June 23, 2026). Seven of the nine orders listed above carry the word NOVASTAR in their descriptions; FA860423FB383 and FA860423FB463 carry "NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL ANALYTIC CAPABILITY SUPPORT," and orders from June 2024 onward incorporate performance work statements by title, among them FA860424FB199 "THREAT WEAPONS MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT," FA860425FB121 "NSIC SPACE SYSTEMS SUPPORT (NSC-25-036)" ($7,644,905) and FA860426FB192 "CATALOG COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT" ($9,783,375, June 23, 2026). Obligations by fiscal year (action dates) are $5,000 (2022), $13,801,079.03 (2023), $12,818,767.00 (2024), $35,217,354.00 (2025) and $36,193,029.09 (2026, through October 4). Of the 21 orders, 20 list Dayton, Ohio and one lists Alexandria, Virginia as place of performance; funding offices are NASIC GS (9), NASIC WM (7), NASIC FT (2), and one each for NASIC GX, National Space Intelligence (F4FTSF) and NASIC Wing Staff A Staff (F4FTBJ); 20 are coded "FAIR OPPORTUNITY GIVEN" and one "MINIMUM GUARANTEE."[^11]
The USAspending subaward list for the MTSI orders shows 30 rows to 13 subawardees with a reported total of $72,291,782. The largest are Leidos, Inc. (5 rows, $29,404,516.34), Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. (5, $8,122,448.17), Sequoia Research Corporation (4, $7,831,641.22), Decibel Research, Inc. (5, $7,026,023.78), Awetomaton Ltd (3, $6,903,777.39), Recro Corporation (1, $5,988,483.09), Kitware Inc (1, $2,001,379.13) and DarkStar Intelligence, LLC (1, $1,949,296.00). The subaward text under order FA860425FB121 (subaward to Leidos, Inc., I22-23041-LDYN-TO-6, April 9, 2025, $9,696,280.59) reads: "THE SCOPE OF THE WORK PERFORMED UNDER THIS TASK ORDER INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF SPACE SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE SATELLITE NAVIGATION SIGNALS, NAVIGATION WARFARE, FOREIGN SATELLITE SYSTEMS AND CAD SUPPORT, SATELLITE SUBSYSTEM COMPONENT ANALYSIS, FOREIGN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, AND ISR SATELLITE ANALYSIS." The text under order FA860425FB203 ("COMPETITION VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS (CVA) AND MISSILE DEFEAT SUPPORT (NSC-25-054)," $10,407,660.09; subawards to Sequoia Research Corporation, June 6, 2025, $2,084,049.26, and Kratos SRE, Inc., June 12, 2025, $878,295.65) includes: "THE SCOPE OF THE WORK PERFORMED UNDER THIS TASK ORDER INCLUDES PERFORMING ALL-SOURCE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE (S&TI) ANALYSIS SUPPORTING NASIC, UNITED STATES (U.S.) AIR FORCE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND NATIONAL LEVEL INTELLIGENCE EFFORTS. THE BALLISTIC MISSILE ANALYSIS SQUADRON (NASIC/WMB) AND THE INFORMATION WARFARE ANALYSIS SQUADRON (NASIC/FTW) ARE SUPPORTED UNDER THIS PWS. THE SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM S&TI OF FOREIGN STRIKE WEAPONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DETAILED EXTERNAL CONFIGURATION; LOCATION AND PERFORMANCE OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND OTHER SUBSYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS ANALYSIS; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROPULSION SYSTEMS; REENTRY SYSTEMS, COUNTERMEASURES, AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT."[^12]
### Foreign materiel exploitation subawards, 2018
USAspending lists MTSI as a subawardee with seven rows dated February 15, 2018 under subaward number DSC3105-B, description "TECHNICAL SERVICES," reported total $1,403,592.12, on General Services Administration award GS05T13BMC0003, "FOREIGN MATERIEL EXPLOITATION ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT," awarded to [[HII Mission Technologies]] Corp. The award's obligation, funding office, period and subaward total are stated on the [[Foreign Technology Division]] page. Radiance Technologies appears on the same award with eleven "TECHNICAL SERVICES" rows dated September 14, 2017 (subaward number DSC3104B, reported total $5,416,812.89).[^13]
### Missile and Space Intelligence Center
MTSI announced on September 2, 2026 a position on the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]'s Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) vehicle. [[GovConWire]] reported that MTSI "said Wednesday it will support MSIC in delivering foundational military intelligence and scientific and technical intelligence on foreign weapon systems for DIA, the [[Department of War]] and national-level intelligence organizations." Robinson is quoted: "This work strengthens our nation's ability to understand and counter foreign weapon threats."[^11] The [[Missile and Space Intelligence Center]] vehicle and its other awardees are described on the Radiance Technologies page.
MTSI announced on September 2, 2026 a position on the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]'s Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) vehicle. [[GovConWire]] reported that MTSI "said Wednesday it will support MSIC in delivering foundational military intelligence and scientific and technical intelligence on foreign weapon systems for DIA, the [[Department of War]] and national-level intelligence organizations." Robinson is quoted: "This work strengthens our nation's ability to understand and counter foreign weapon threats."[^14] The solicitation text and the awardee announcements are on the page for the [[Missile and Space Intelligence Center]].
### Other awards in federal records
USAspending lists the following among MTSI's larger awards (amounts are total obligations unless stated): [[General Services Administration]] order 47QFCA19F0067 under OASIS contract GS00Q14OADS721, awarded through the [[Federal Systems Integration and Management Center]] on September 18, 2019 and running to March 17, 2025, $386,142,022.69 obligated with a potential value of $403,430,846, described as "TO PROVIDE THE RSC-NCR WITH HIGH-QUALITY, RAPID RESPONSE, ENGINEERING, R&D, T&E, COLLECTION&ANALYSIS, LOGISTICS, TRAINING,&INTEGRATED PROF. SERV. TO DEVELOP&ANALYZE ADVANCED AIR WARFARE ISR COLLECTION&ADVANCED WEAPON SYSTEMS AND METHODS," with the funding office "F2QT04 363 ISR WG FM"; order 47QFSA25F0011, "THE OBJECTIVE OF THE [[ARCWERX]] ARTEMIS ACQUISITION IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, INNOVATIVE R&D, SW DEVELOPMENT, DIGITAL ENGINEERING, AIRCRAFT AND AEROSPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND TESTING, MISSION CONCEPTS OF OPERATION, AND TRAINING," signed December 16, 2024, $219,496,406.81 obligated against a potential $750,078,700; order 47QFMA24F0023, "DIGITAL BLOODHOUND," signed July 30, 2024, $129,947,920.51 obligated against a potential $639,098,292.02, with the funding office "F2TS3A SMC RN"; [[Space Systems Command]] contract FA880625CB001, "TO PROTOTYPE AND DELIVER PROCESSES FOR THE SPACE COMMAND AND CONTROL MISSION AREA WITHIN BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO," signed January 10, 2025, $112,384,007.68 obligated against a potential $232,359,755.21; and [[Missile Defense Agency]] contracts HQ014718C0003 ("SPECIALTY ENGINEERING," $124,875,814.28, 2017 to 2023) and HQ086020C0006 ("R&D CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE LAB (CAPL)," $55,481,647.71, September 17, 2020 to September 16, 2026).[^12]
USAspending lists the following among MTSI's larger awards (amounts are total obligations unless stated): [[General Services Administration]] order 47QFCA19F0067 under OASIS contract GS00Q14OADS721, awarded through the [[Federal Systems Integration and Management Center]] on September 18, 2019 and running to March 17, 2025, $386,142,022.69 obligated with a potential value of $403,430,846, described as "TO PROVIDE THE RSC-NCR WITH HIGH-QUALITY, RAPID RESPONSE, ENGINEERING, R&D, T&E, COLLECTION&ANALYSIS, LOGISTICS, TRAINING,&INTEGRATED PROF. SERV. TO DEVELOP&ANALYZE ADVANCED AIR WARFARE ISR COLLECTION&ADVANCED WEAPON SYSTEMS AND METHODS," with the funding office "F2QT04 363 ISR WG FM"; order 47QFSA25F0011, "THE OBJECTIVE OF THE [[ARCWERX]] ARTEMIS ACQUISITION IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, INNOVATIVE R&D, SW DEVELOPMENT, DIGITAL ENGINEERING, AIRCRAFT AND AEROSPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND TESTING, MISSION CONCEPTS OF OPERATION, AND TRAINING," signed December 16, 2024, $219,496,406.81 obligated against a potential $750,078,700; order 47QFMA24F0023, "DIGITAL BLOODHOUND," signed July 30, 2024, $129,947,920.51 obligated against a potential $639,098,292.02, with the funding office "F2TS3A SMC RN"; [[Space Systems Command]] contract FA880625CB001, "TO PROTOTYPE AND DELIVER PROCESSES FOR THE SPACE COMMAND AND CONTROL MISSION AREA WITHIN BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO," signed January 10, 2025, $112,384,007.68 obligated against a potential $232,359,755.21; and [[Missile Defense Agency]] contracts HQ014718C0003 ("SPECIALTY ENGINEERING," $124,875,814.28, 2017 to 2023) and HQ086020C0006 ("R&D CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE LAB (CAPL)," $55,481,647.71, September 17, 2020 to September 16, 2026).[^15]
Three successive orders carry the title "Special Programs Division" support: GST0512BM0078 (signed June 4, 2012; "TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIVISION ASC WNJ"; $20,035,810.89), 47QFLA20F0090 (signed March 25, 2020; "AWARD OF TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AFLCMC/WWG"; $27,707,420) and 47QFLA26F0021 (signed April 16, 2026; "TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIVISION AFLCMCWAG"; $23,214,194.70 obligated against a potential $226,537,939.54 through May 14, 2031, funded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center office "F4FDBX AFLCMC XP OZ" under GSA contract 47QRAA20D0036).[^12]
Three successive orders carry the title "Special Programs Division" support: GST0512BM0078 (signed June 4, 2012; "TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIVISION ASC WNJ"; $20,035,810.89), 47QFLA20F0090 (signed March 25, 2020; "AWARD OF TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AFLCMC/WWG"; $27,707,420) and 47QFLA26F0021 (signed April 16, 2026; "TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIVISION AFLCMCWAG"; $23,214,194.70 obligated against a potential $226,537,939.54 through May 14, 2031, funded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center office "F4FDBX AFLCMC XP OZ" under GSA contract 47QRAA20D0036).[^15]
The company's November 21, 2024 announcement states that the Air Force placed MTSI on the $33.16 billion [[Information Analysis Center]] multiple-award contract, Pool 1, and quotes Robinson: "We have a long history as a subcontractor on IAC MAC."[^13]
The company's November 21, 2024 announcement states that the Air Force placed MTSI on the $33.16 billion [[Information Analysis Center]] multiple-award contract, Pool 1, and quotes Robinson: "We have a long history as a subcontractor on IAC MAC."[^16]
### Sole-source order under the ESOP pilot
General Services Administration order 47QFSA26F0035 to MTSI was signed September 8, 2026 with a period of performance beginning September 15, 2026, under OASIS+ indefinite-delivery contract 47QRCA25DU655 (awarded to MTSI on April 15, 2025). Its description reads: "MODERNIZATION & ENGINEERING SUPPORT (MES III) RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT EFFORT FOR AIR NATIONAL GUARD RESERVE COMMAND TEST CENTER STATUTORY AUTHORITY: EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY SEC 874 OF FY22 NDAA & SEC 872 OF FY24 NDAA." Obligated funds are $14,619,921.14 against a potential value of $152,786,536.43 through March 14, 2032; the contract type is time and materials, one offer was received, and the record codes the competition as "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION" and "SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE AWARD FAIR OPPORTUNITY." The funding office is listed as "162 FW AATC CORMIER."[^4]
The same funding office appears on the two earlier orders for modernization and engineering support: Army order W9133L16F0027 ("MODERNIZATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT," signed July 25, 2016, awarded by the [[Army National Guard Readiness Center]], $41,288,734.96, to July 26, 2021) and GSA order 47QFSA21F0098 ("MODERNIZATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT II - MES II," signed July 23, 2021, $74,766,753.59 obligated against a potential $97,651,727.90, performance to January 26, 2027, under OASIS contract GS00Q14OADS721).[^4] On October 2, 2026 GovConWire reported that MTSI "said Wednesday it received the order from the General Services Administration's Assisted Acquisition Services," that the order is for "testing and integration on Guard and Reserve aircraft and mission systems," with supported areas including "Joint Terminal Attack Controller and special warfare capabilities; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; domestic operations; cybersecurity; logistics software; and test process training," and quoted [[Vance Drenkhahn]], executive vice president of MTSI's defense services division, on the company's work with "the [[Air National Guard]] [[Air Force Reserve Command]] Test Center, or AATC."[^14] The authority is described on [[DoD ESOP Pilot Program]]; the Roundtable podcast of October 21, 2023 gives Matt Pearce's account of the Roundtable's request that the pilot reach Defense Department contracts placed through General Services Administration vehicles.[^15]
Radiance Technologies, which also announced a COMET position, received Defense Logistics Agency contract SPRRA226C0009 (awarded April 10, 2026, $149,683,593.02, for the Reagan Test Site) as a sole-source award under the same employee-ownership pilot; see Radiance Technologies and [[DoD ESOP Pilot Program]].[^17]
[[Venn Strategies]], the lobbying registrant for the [[Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable]], listed Modern Technology Solutions among the "affiliated organizations" on its Roundtable reports for the first, second and fourth quarters of 2019 (amended reports filed December 4, 2020), the first and third quarters of 2020 (amended, December 2, 2020), the fourth quarter of 2020, the first through third quarters of 2021, the second quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. The Roundtable's reports for 2021 give as their issue "Promoting ESOP related small business procurement policies as part of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act to provide incentives for 100% employee-owned businesses in federal contracting."[^16]
The same funding office appears on the two earlier orders for modernization and engineering support: Army order W9133L16F0027 ("MODERNIZATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT," signed July 25, 2016, awarded by the [[Army National Guard Readiness Center]], $41,288,734.96, to July 26, 2021) and GSA order 47QFSA21F0098 ("MODERNIZATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT II - MES II," signed July 23, 2021, $74,766,753.59 obligated against a potential $97,651,727.90, performance to January 26, 2027, under OASIS contract GS00Q14OADS721).[^4] On October 2, 2026 GovConWire reported that MTSI "said Wednesday it received the order from the General Services Administration's Assisted Acquisition Services," that the order is for "testing and integration on Guard and Reserve aircraft and mission systems," with supported areas including "Joint Terminal Attack Controller and special warfare capabilities; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; domestic operations; cybersecurity; logistics software; and test process training," and quoted [[Vance Drenkhahn]], executive vice president of MTSI's defense services division, on the company's work with "the [[Air National Guard]] [[Air Force Reserve Command]] Test Center, or AATC."[^18] The authority is described on DoD ESOP Pilot Program; the Roundtable podcast of October 21, 2023 gives Matt Pearce's account of the Roundtable's request that the pilot reach Defense Department contracts placed through General Services Administration vehicles.[^19]
[[Venn Strategies]], the lobbying registrant for the [[Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable]], listed Modern Technology Solutions among the "affiliated organizations" on its Roundtable reports for the first, second and fourth quarters of 2019 (amended reports filed December 4, 2020), the first and third quarters of 2020 (amended, December 2, 2020), the fourth quarter of 2020, the first through third quarters of 2021, the second quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. The Roundtable's reports for 2021 give as their issue "Promoting ESOP related small business procurement policies as part of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act to provide incentives for 100% employee-owned businesses in federal contracting."[^20]
### Footnotes
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[^8]: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc., "Modern Technology Solutions Inc., (MTSI) Awarded $5B NASIC S&TI Analytic Capability Support (NOVASTAR) IDIQ Contract," August 19, 2022, mtsi-va.com. https://www.mtsi-va.com/modern-technology-solutions-inc-mtsi-awarded-5b-nasic-sti-analytic-capability-support-novastar-idiq-contract/
[^9]: USAspending.gov, awards to Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. with keywords "NOVASTAR" and "NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE INTELLIGENCE" (FA860422FB357, FA860423FB048, FA860423FB055, FA860423FB162, FA860423FB335, FA860423FB383, FA860423FB463, FA860423FB472, FA860424FB099) and award CONT_IDV_FA860422DB007_9700 (NOVASTAR), retrieved October 4, 2026. https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/CONT_IDV_FA860422DB007_9700/
[^10]: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc., "NASIC Awards First Two S&TI Analytic Capability Support (NOVASTAR) IDIQ Contract Task Orders to MTSI and Team," February 16, 2023, mtsi-va.com. https://www.mtsi-va.com/nasic-awards-first-two-sti-analytic-capability-support-novastar-idiq-contract-task-orders-to-mtsi-and-team/
[^11]: Jane Edwards, "MTSI Wins Spot on DIA COMET Missile & Space Intel Support Contract," GovConWire, September 3, 2026. https://www.govconwire.com/articles/mtsi-dia-comet-missile-space-intel-contract-spot
[^12]: USAspending.gov, awards to Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. by obligated amount, 47QFCA19F0067, 47QFSA25F0011, 47QFMA24F0023, FA880625CB001, HQ014718C0003, HQ086020C0006, GST0512BM0078, 47QFLA20F0090 and 47QFLA26F0021, retrieved October 4, 2026. https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/
[^13]: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc., "Air Force Awards $33.16 Billion Research and Development Contract," November 21, 2024, mtsi-va.com. https://www.mtsi-va.com/air-force-awards-33-16-billion-research-and-development-contract/
[^14]: Arthur McMiler, "MTSI Secures $153M Air Force Modernization & Engineering Support III Task Order," GovConWire, October 2, 2026. https://www.govconwire.com/articles/mtsi-air-force-mes-iii-task-order-guard-reserve-modernization
[^15]: Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable, "About Us," 2026 Membership List, https://ecrcoalition.com/about-us/ ; Highlight Technologies, "Episode #36: Employee Ownership in Government Contracting," October 21, 2023, https://highlighttech.com/episode-36-employee-ownership-in-government-contracting/
[^16]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, Venn Strategies reports for the client Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable, affiliated-organization fields: 2019 amended reports (c3cc1cc3-b62d-4912-8f2a-1b9860a8f9b1, 009b449c-7468-4a0f-8c46-3fe923a39cc6, 9d6729fd-6e52-4087-b25a-006844aa9593), 2020 amended reports (ec57a71a-f736-4605-95fb-9ce9451779af, 6e730121-4948-46c2-ae6e-ed2404fa568f), fourth-quarter 2020 (b82fc02a-0133-4a1b-afb8-8b6fa34bcfb8), 2021 first through third quarters (385d74d8-5048-4ac0-b5b2-7474540b730f, 6e6ed7db-5fb1-44d4-ba93-05aaeefc5cbd, c94c47aa-b819-4f8b-9823-abc581d48539), second-quarter 2022 (f51307b7-af85-4cc1-9fa8-835333337351) and first-quarter 2023 (a15d3709-503a-4420-9d86-b1417e132890). https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/?client_name=Employee-Owned+Contractors+Roundtable
[^11]: USAspending.gov, IDV CONT_IDV_FA860422DB007_9700 and child-award list (21 orders), retrieved October 4, 2026. https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/CONT_IDV_FA860422DB007_9700/
[^12]: USAspending.gov, subawards for NOVASTAR orders under FA860422DB007, retrieved October 4, 2026 (orders FA860425FB121 and FA860425FB203). https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/subawards/
[^13]: USAspending.gov, award CONT_AWD_GS05T13BMC0003_4732_-NONE-_-NONE- and its 373 subaward rows. https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/CONT_AWD_GS05T13BMC0003_4732_-NONE-_-NONE-/
[^14]: Jane Edwards, "MTSI Wins Spot on DIA COMET Missile & Space Intel Support Contract," GovConWire, September 3, 2026. https://www.govconwire.com/articles/mtsi-dia-comet-missile-space-intel-contract-spot
[^15]: USAspending.gov, awards to Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. by obligated amount, 47QFCA19F0067, 47QFSA25F0011, 47QFMA24F0023, FA880625CB001, HQ014718C0003, HQ086020C0006, GST0512BM0078, 47QFLA20F0090 and 47QFLA26F0021, retrieved October 4, 2026. https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/
[^16]: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc., "Air Force Awards $33.16 Billion Research and Development Contract," November 21, 2024, mtsi-va.com. https://www.mtsi-va.com/air-force-awards-33-16-billion-research-and-development-contract/
[^17]: SAM.gov, "Award Notice to Radiance Technologies" (SPRRA226C0009). https://sam.gov/opp/3e1690a8ce514f1680c451b320a3ecf5/view
[^18]: Arthur McMiler, "MTSI Secures $153M Air Force Modernization & Engineering Support III Task Order," GovConWire, October 2, 2026. https://www.govconwire.com/articles/mtsi-air-force-mes-iii-task-order-guard-reserve-modernization
[^19]: Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable, "About Us," 2026 Membership List, https://ecrcoalition.com/about-us/ ; Highlight Technologies, "Episode #36: Employee Ownership in Government Contracting," October 21, 2023, https://highlighttech.com/episode-36-employee-ownership-in-government-contracting/
[^20]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, Venn Strategies reports for the client Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable, affiliated-organization fields: 2019 amended reports (c3cc1cc3-b62d-4912-8f2a-1b9860a8f9b1, 009b449c-7468-4a0f-8c46-3fe923a39cc6, 9d6729fd-6e52-4087-b25a-006844aa9593), 2020 amended reports (ec57a71a-f736-4605-95fb-9ce9451779af, 6e730121-4948-46c2-ae6e-ed2404fa568f), fourth-quarter 2020 (b82fc02a-0133-4a1b-afb8-8b6fa34bcfb8), 2021 first through third quarters (385d74d8-5048-4ac0-b5b2-7474540b730f, 6e6ed7db-5fb1-44d4-ba93-05aaeefc5cbd, c94c47aa-b819-4f8b-9823-abc581d48539), second-quarter 2022 (f51307b7-af85-4cc1-9fa8-835333337351) and first-quarter 2023 (a15d3709-503a-4420-9d86-b1417e132890). https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/?client_name=Employee-Owned+Contractors+Roundtable

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@ -35,161 +35,176 @@ relations:
reverse: true
start: 2022-04-22
role: "principal research scientist"
fn: 13
fn: 18
- type: founded
with: "[[Radiance Ignite Technologies]]"
start: 2024-07-10
role: "joint venture member with Ignite Fueling Innovation, Inc.; formation recorded July 10, 2024, announced October 14, 2024"
fn: 11
fn: 16
- type: head_of
with: "[[Bill Bailey]]"
reverse: true
role: "president in 2014; chief executive in 2022 and 2026; vice chairman of Radiance Ignite Technologies"
fn: 8
fn: 9
- type: head_of
with: "[[Tim Tinsley]]"
reverse: true
role: "president, as described in releases and reports of 2022"
fn: 15
fn: 20
- type: funded
with: "[[Mike Rogers]]"
start: 2003-09-09
role: "disbursements by the Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee to Mike Rogers for Congress (C00367862, Alabama, candidate H2AL03032)"
fn: 18
fn: 23
- type: funded
with: "[[Mike Turner]]"
start: 2007-08-10
role: "disbursements by the Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee to Citizens for Turner (C00373001, Ohio, candidate H2OH03067)"
fn: 18
fn: 23
- type: founded
with: "[[George Clark]]"
reverse: true
start: 1999-03-15
role: "founder and later president, with John Dennis and Scott Dublin"
fn: 20
fn: 25
- type: founded
with: "[[John Dennis]]"
reverse: true
start: 1999-03-15
role: "founder; incorporator on the 2014 restated articles"
fn: 20
fn: 25
- type: founded
with: "[[Scott Dublin]]"
reverse: true
start: 1999-03-15
role: "founder"
fn: 20
fn: 25
- type: employed_by
with: "[[Curtis Rowland]]"
reverse: true
start: 2018-11-20
role: "chief intelligence strategist, then executive vice president and chief strategy officer (March 2, 2020); previously chief scientist of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center"
fn: 29
fn: 34
- type: funded
with: "[[Clayton Hinchman]]"
start: 2018-03-21
role: "Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee disbursement of $5,000 to Hinchman for Congress (C00648162), Alabama 5th District candidacy, 2018 cycle"
fn: 77
fn: 85
- type: funded
with: "[[Robert Aderholt]]"
start: 2002-04-05
role: "Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee disbursements totaling $65,300 in 22 records to Robert Aderholt for Congress through October 27, 2023"
fn: 63
fn: 71
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Honeywell]]"
start: 2023
role: "alleged in Radiance's complaints against Heath Berry and Jade Baker: subcontract negotiations and preliminary work with Honeywell on a program called Looking Glass, ended by a Honeywell stop-work order after Baker left Radiance in 2023"
fn: 60
fn: 68
- type: contractor_to
with: "[[Air Force Research Laboratory]]"
start: 2022-06-08
role: "holder of Agile Cyber Technology 3 indefinite-delivery contract FA875022D1005 ($950,000,000 ceiling) and of its order FA875023F1005, URIEL (signed April 19, 2023)"
fn: 38
fn: 46
- type: contractor_to
with: "[[Air Force Life Cycle Management Center]]"
start: 2024-02-28
role: "holder of position FA868424DB013 on the Anti-Tamper Executive Agent multiple-award contract ($499,000,000 ceiling, March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2034)"
fn: 40
fn: 48
- type: contractor_to
with: "[[Defense Logistics Agency]]"
start: 2024-07-12
role: "sole-source awards SPRRA224C0020 ($15 million ceiling, July 12, 2024) and SPRRA226C0009 ($149,683,593.02, April 10, 2026) for range work at the Reagan Test Site"
fn: 43
fn: 51
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Ignite Fueling Innovation]]"
start: 2024-05-23
role: "mentor in an SBA mentor-protege agreement (NAICS 541512, protege certifications SDVOSB and VOSB); Ignite subawardee to Radiance in 2013 and 2026"
fn: 12
fn: 17
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Offset Strategic Services]]"
start: 2024-11-04
role: "mentor in an SBA mentor-protege agreement (NAICS 541715, protege certifications SDVOSB and VOSB)"
fn: 12
fn: 17
- type: funded
with: "[[Turner Victory Fund]]"
start: 2020-10-01
role: "Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee, five disbursements of $5,000 (October 1, 2020; October 24, 2022; July 21, 2023; September 11, 2024; June 23, 2025)"
fn: 69
fn: 77
- type: funded
with: "[[Wicker for Senate]]"
start: 2023-11-21
role: "Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee, $5,000 reported on the year-end 2023 report"
fn: 69
fn: 77
- type: represented
with: "[[Venn Strategies]]"
reverse: true
start: 2024-06-06
role: "registered lobbying firm for Radiance (registration posted June 6, 2024; $100,000 for the third quarter of 2024, $60,000 per quarter after)"
fn: 71
fn: 79
- type: represented
with: "[[Maynor & Stiers]]"
reverse: true
start: 2022-06-14
role: "registered lobbying firm for Radiance (registration posted June 14, 2022; $80,000 per quarter in 2023 and 2024)"
fn: 71
fn: 79
- type: represented
with: "[[Adams and Reese]]"
reverse: true
start: 2022-04-05
role: "registered lobbying firm for Radiance (registration posted April 5, 2022; $20,000 per quarter in 2023)"
fn: 71
fn: 79
- type: represented
with: "[[Maynard Nexsen]]"
reverse: true
start: 2014-07-09
end: 2022-07-08
role: "registered lobbying firm for Radiance (registration posted July 9, 2014; $50,000 per quarter in 2017, $60,000 per quarter in 2018 from the second quarter, $80,000 per quarter from the second quarter of 2019 through the second quarter of 2022); lobbyists Linda Maynor and William Stiers"
fn: 72
fn: 80
- type: represented
with: "[[Skipper Group]]"
reverse: true
start: 2022-01-10
end: 2024-03-31
role: "registered lobbying firm for Radiance (registration posted January 10, 2022; termination date March 31, 2024, report posted April 15, 2024)"
fn: 71
fn: 79
- type: represented
with: "[[Williams and Jensen]]"
reverse: true
start: 2025-02-03
role: "registered lobbying firm for Radiance (registration posted February 3, 2025)"
fn: 71
fn: 79
- type: represented
with: "[[McKinnon Group]]"
reverse: true
start: 2025-04-03
role: "registered lobbying firm for Radiance (registration posted April 3, 2025; an earlier registration for Radiance was posted March 4, 2010)"
fn: 71
fn: 79
- type: member_of
with: "[[Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable]]"
start: 2019
end: 2023
role: "listed as an affiliated organization on Venn Strategies' lobbying reports for the Roundtable (amended 2019 reports filed December 4, 2020 through the first-quarter 2023 report)"
fn: 75
fn: 83
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Warren Averett]]"
start: 2016
role: "independent accountant for the Radiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan on Schedule H of the Form 5500 for plan years 2016 through 2024 (spelled Warren Averitt on the 2020 to 2024 filings)"
fn: 50
fn: 58
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Peraton]]"
start: 2023-06-02
role: "team member on the Peraton 'SCAR' task order ($284 million, one-year base and four option years) under the Defense Intelligence Agency Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 program for the Missile and Space Intelligence Center"
fn: 13
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[Science Applications International Corporation]]"
start: 2026-09-09
role: "position on a COMET team led by SAIC, as stated in Radiance's release of September 9, 2026 and SAIC's Form 8-K exhibit of August 31, 2026"
fn: 15
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[HII Mission Technologies]]"
start: 2017-09-14
role: "subawardee ('TECHNICAL SERVICES', subaward DSC3104B, eleven rows) under General Services Administration award GS05T13BMC0003, 'Foreign Materiel Exploitation Engineering and Maintenance Support'"
fn: 45
created: 2026-10-03
updated: 2026-10-04
---
@ -207,83 +222,101 @@ The [[USAspending]] award search for the recipient name "Radiance Technologies"
The largest records are an Army systems engineering and technical assistance task order (W50RAJ20F0014, $280,784,689, September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2025), an Army task order for 2016 to 2021 (0007, $92,337,830), an Air Force contract for Distributed, Automated, and Intelligent Hardware and Software Security (FA875019C1508, $91,915,261, August 20, 2019 to August 19, 2025), a Defense Contract Management Agency record for Cyber Platforms and Capabilities-Efficiency (FA875018F0024, $87,351,560) and a series of Army space, missile defense and high-energy laser task orders (identifiers beginning W9113M, 45 records, $558,301,239).[^7]
Radiance's Army record (USAspending, October 2026) includes Space and Missile Defense Command task order W9113M22FD002 under contract W9113M-16-D-0004, awarded August 3, 2022 with a period of performance from July 28, 2022 to December 15, 2027 ($64,956,127.08), described as "IN SUPPORT OF DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEM INTEGRATION LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIES (DESIL). THIS EFFORT WILL VERIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF HIGH ENERGY LASER (HEL) COMPONENTS," with two offers received.[^8]
Records with identifiers beginning FA8604 number 141 and total $391,367,960; their descriptions cite ATEP II and the "[[NOVASTAR]], National Air and Space Intelligence Center Science and Technical Intelligence Analytic Capability Support Contract," "RF Signatures Production and Tool Support" (FA860424FB319, $6,525,500, September 29, 2024 to September 28, 2028), "Non-Cooperative Target Identification (NCTI) Analysis and Production Support" (FA860425FB103, $2,599,919) and "High Fidelity Sensor Characterization Research and Development" (FA860425FB064, $5,168,200). The largest ATEP II records are FA860419F6091 ($13,443,110, March 28, 2019 to October 17, 2022), FA860423F6135 ($11,365,108, January 8, 2023 to January 7, 2024) and FA860420F6118 ($10,380,920).[^7] None of the award descriptions uses the phrases "foreign materiel exploitation" or "reverse engineering" except an Army Small Business Innovation Research Phase I record (W31P4Q11C0140, $99,993, February 1, 2011 to October 15, 2011) titled "Anti-Reverse Engineering (RE) Techniques."[^7]
### National Air and Space Intelligence Center work
A Radiance release dated October 6, 2014 states that Radiance, "along with its Dayton partners," was awarded a $960,000,000 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the Advanced Technical Exploitation Program II (ATEP II), covering research, development, system sustainment and intelligence production using geospatial-intelligence and non-nuclear measurement and signature intelligence data at NASIC at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]]. The release quotes Radiance president Bill Bailey.[^8]
A Radiance release dated October 6, 2014 states that Radiance, "along with its Dayton partners," was awarded a $960,000,000 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the Advanced Technical Exploitation Program II (ATEP II), covering research, development, system sustainment and intelligence production using geospatial-intelligence and non-nuclear measurement and signature intelligence data at NASIC at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]]. The release quotes Radiance president Bill Bailey.[^9]
A September 23, 2019 report in the [[Huntsville Business Journal]] states that Radiance was awarded a General Services Administration blanket purchase agreement for scientific and technical intelligence support to NASIC, with a five-year base period, five one-year options and a $997 million ceiling, most work to be performed at Wright-Patterson in [[Beavercreek, Ohio]]. The team named is [[Battelle Memorial Institute]], [[COLSA Corp.]], [[Northrop Grumman]], [[Parsons Government Services]] and [[Teledyne Brown Engineering]]. [[Bryan Johnson]], then Radiance chief operating officer, is quoted: "Our win is the culmination of years of hard work that started with a single task supporting NASIC as a subcontractor in 2001."[^9] NASIC is the successor organization to the Foreign Technology Division, whose history at Wright-Patterson includes [[Project Blue Book]].
A September 23, 2019 report in the [[Huntsville Business Journal]] states that Radiance was awarded a General Services Administration blanket purchase agreement for scientific and technical intelligence support to NASIC, with a five-year base period, five one-year options and a $997 million ceiling, most work to be performed at Wright-Patterson in [[Beavercreek, Ohio]]. The team named is [[Battelle Memorial Institute]], [[COLSA Corp.]], [[Northrop Grumman]], [[Parsons Government Services]] and [[Teledyne Brown Engineering]]. [[Bryan Johnson]], then Radiance chief operating officer, is quoted: "Our win is the culmination of years of hard work that started with a single task supporting NASIC as a subcontractor in 2001."[^10] NASIC is the successor organization to the Foreign Technology Division, whose history at Wright-Patterson includes [[Project Blue Book]].
### Missile and Space Intelligence Center and the COMET contract
On September 9, 2026 Radiance announced that it had been selected as an awardee on the Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) multi-award task order contract supporting the [[Missile and Space Intelligence Center]] (MSIC), part of the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]. The release gives the contract value as $14 billion and lists five task areas: foundational and technical intelligence analysis, foreign materiel exploitation, information technology operations, modeling and simulation, and business processes, with a period of performance from July 21, 2026 to January 1, 2037. It states that Radiance leads its own team and holds positions on two other winning teams, one led by SAIC and one through Radiance Ignite Technologies. The Huntsville outlet [[256 Today]], reporting on September 14, 2026 that MSIC is at [[Redstone Arsenal]], gave the ceiling as "more than $14 billion."[^3][^10]
On September 9, 2026 Radiance announced that it had been selected as an awardee on the Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) multi-award task order contract supporting the [[Missile and Space Intelligence Center]] (MSIC), part of the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]. The release gives the contract value as $14 billion and lists five task areas: foundational and technical intelligence analysis, foreign materiel exploitation, information technology operations, modeling and simulation, and business processes, with a period of performance from July 21, 2026 to January 1, 2037. It states that Radiance leads its own team and holds positions on two other winning teams, one led by SAIC and one through Radiance Ignite Technologies. The Huntsville outlet [[256 Today]], reporting on September 14, 2026 that MSIC is at [[Redstone Arsenal]], gave the ceiling as "more than $14 billion."[^3][^11]
The solicitation text (HHM40225R0025) and the questions-and-answers matrix are quoted on the page for the Missile and Space Intelligence Center. One answer in the matrix states that there is "no predetermined cap on the total number of awards."[^12]
Radiance's release of June 2, 2023 states that [[Peraton]] had been awarded the "SCAR" (Countering Advanced Conventional Weapons Analytical Requirements) task order under the Defense Intelligence Agency's Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 program, valued at $284 million with a one-year base and four one-year options, with Radiance on the team; the release describes "analysis of foreign weapon systems across all MSIC's missions and disciplines, including air and missile defense systems, ballistic missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, and directed energy weapons." Radiance executive vice president Karl Walli is quoted: "While Radiance has supported MSIC for over 15 years, we are excited to have this opportunity to expand our support to MSIC's critical mission."[^13]
The Government Accountability Office docket B-424401.1 records a protest by Radiance Ignite Technologies, Inc. against solicitation HHM40225R0025 (agency Defense Intelligence Agency), filed April 9, 2026 and dismissed April 22, 2026; proposals were due April 27, 2026.[^14] Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) stated in a Form 8-K exhibit dated August 31, 2026 that it "was awarded a position on the estimated $14 billion" contract.[^15]
### Radiance Ignite Technologies
Radiance and [[Ignite Fueling Innovation]], Inc. are the members of the joint venture Radiance Ignite Technologies (Alabama entity 001-144-448; formation date on the Alabama record July 10, 2024; announced October 14, 2024), which has its own page.[^11]
Radiance and [[Ignite Fueling Innovation]], Inc. are the members of the joint venture Radiance Ignite Technologies (Alabama entity 001-144-448; formation date on the Alabama record July 10, 2024; announced October 14, 2024), which has its own page.[^16]
### Mentor-protege agreements
The [[Small Business Administration]] list of active mentor-protege agreements (effective October 1, 2026) shows Radiance as mentor in two agreements and Ignite Fueling Innovation as protege in one: approved May 23, 2024, protege Ignite (certifications SDVOSB and VOSB; naics 541512), mentor Radiance Technologies, Inc.; approved November 4, 2024, protege [[Offset Strategic Services]], LLC (SDVOSB and VOSB; naics 541715), mentor Radiance. A third row, approved July 29, 2024, lists [[JBS Solutions]], Inc. (EDWOSB, WOSB and 8(a); naics 541715) as protege and Ignite as mentor.[^12] The Alabama certificate of formation of Radiance Ignite Technologies is dated July 10, 2024. A February 2025 news item on the website of Bright Path Research LLC, headed "A Bright Path Ahead" and referring to the "SBA SDVOSB Mentor-Protege JV Program," quotes Bailey as chief executive of Radiance: "Our vision is to redefine innovation by delivering groundbreaking solutions now, not later."[^12]
The [[Small Business Administration]] list of active mentor-protege agreements (effective October 1, 2026) shows Radiance as mentor in two agreements and Ignite Fueling Innovation as protege in one: approved May 23, 2024, protege Ignite (certifications SDVOSB and VOSB; naics 541512), mentor Radiance Technologies, Inc.; approved November 4, 2024, protege [[Offset Strategic Services]], LLC (SDVOSB and VOSB; naics 541715), mentor Radiance. A third row, approved July 29, 2024, lists [[JBS Solutions]], Inc. (EDWOSB, WOSB and 8(a); naics 541715) as protege and Ignite as mentor.[^17] The Alabama certificate of formation of Radiance Ignite Technologies is dated July 10, 2024. A February 2025 news item on the website of Bright Path Research LLC, headed "A Bright Path Ahead" and referring to the "SBA SDVOSB Mentor-Protege JV Program," quotes Bailey as chief executive of Radiance: "Our vision is to redefine innovation by delivering groundbreaking solutions now, not later."[^17]
### Hires from the UAP Task Force
Radiance announced on April 22, 2022 (a Friday) that [[Travis Taylor]], described in the announcement as a scientist, author, engineer and television star, had joined as a principal research scientist. Chief executive Bill Bailey was quoted: "Dr. Taylor is an outstanding and highly qualified scientist whose inventive way of thinking will be a great asset for Radiance."[^13]
Radiance announced on April 22, 2022 (a Friday) that [[Travis Taylor]], described in the announcement as a scientist, author, engineer and television star, had joined as a principal research scientist. Chief executive Bill Bailey was quoted: "Dr. Taylor is an outstanding and highly qualified scientist whose inventive way of thinking will be a great asset for Radiance."[^18]
A Radiance release dated May 12, 2022, "John F. Stratton Jr. Joins Radiance Technologies as SME for Intel Strategy," announced the hiring of [[Jay Stratton]] (John F. Stratton Jr.), "recently retired" from his role as Defense Intelligence Senior Executive with the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], as a member of the chief executive's strategy team for scientific and technical intelligence work. It describes him as "the first Director of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force (UAPTF)," and quotes Radiance president [[Tim Tinsley]]: "Jay's extensive experience in the Intelligence Community will be valuable in identifying and cultivating new strategic teaming opportunities within both industry and government."[^14] [[George Knapp]] of [[KLAS-TV]] wrote on May 24, 2022 that "In January 2021 ... Stratton was surprisingly transferred out of the job" at the [[UAP Task Force]], and that Taylor said of Stratton, "he and I have been colleagues for a long time." Knapp wrote that Stratton "has never spoken publicly about his work and is not commenting now."[^15]
A Radiance release dated May 12, 2022, "John F. Stratton Jr. Joins Radiance Technologies as SME for Intel Strategy," announced the hiring of [[Jay Stratton]] (John F. Stratton Jr.), "recently retired" from his role as Defense Intelligence Senior Executive with the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], as a member of the chief executive's strategy team for scientific and technical intelligence work. It describes him as "the first Director of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force (UAPTF)," and quotes Radiance president [[Tim Tinsley]]: "Jay's extensive experience in the Intelligence Community will be valuable in identifying and cultivating new strategic teaming opportunities within both industry and government."[^19] [[George Knapp]] of [[KLAS-TV]] wrote on May 24, 2022 that "In January 2021 ... Stratton was surprisingly transferred out of the job" at the [[UAP Task Force]], and that Taylor said of Stratton, "he and I have been colleagues for a long time." Knapp wrote that Stratton "has never spoken publicly about his work and is not commenting now."[^20]
### Statements by company officials
In an 8 News Now report by Knapp posted October 13, 2022 (Pacific time), Tinsley was asked whether the company would take a contract to take apart a UFO and learn how it works. He answered: "Why not. I'm waiting for one of those." Of work at [[Nellis Air Force Base]] he said, "I can't tell you a lot. I can tell is you is we've supported the [[Las Vegas]] community, Nellis Air Force Base, for over 20 years." Asked whether the company worried about the perception that it reverse engineers UFOs, he said, "No, we provide customer solutions. Whatever our customers want us to work on and support, then that's what we'll do." Knapp wrote that Radiance "isn't able to confirm the allegations" about crash retrievals, that Stratton urged Radiance to hire Taylor, and that when Radiance announced the two hires "the news releases didn't hide the connection." Taylor told Knapp: "Jay and I are working on growing the capabilities, doing reverse engineering of foreign materials. If we were to get something to reverse engineer, we would absolutely want to do that."[^16]
In an 8 News Now report by Knapp posted October 13, 2022 (Pacific time), Tinsley was asked whether the company would take a contract to take apart a UFO and learn how it works. He answered: "Why not. I'm waiting for one of those." Of work at [[Nellis Air Force Base]] he said, "I can't tell you a lot. I can tell is you is we've supported the [[Las Vegas]] community, Nellis Air Force Base, for over 20 years." Asked whether the company worried about the perception that it reverse engineers UFOs, he said, "No, we provide customer solutions. Whatever our customers want us to work on and support, then that's what we'll do." Knapp wrote that Radiance "isn't able to confirm the allegations" about crash retrievals, that Stratton urged Radiance to hire Taylor, and that when Radiance announced the two hires "the news releases didn't hide the connection." Taylor told Knapp: "Jay and I are working on growing the capabilities, doing reverse engineering of foreign materials. If we were to get something to reverse engineer, we would absolutely want to do that."[^21]
### Allegation by Daniel Sheehan
On December 3, 2023 [[Liberation Times]] published an interview with the attorney [[Daniel Sheehan]], whom it identified as president of the [[New Paradigm Institute]], about opposition to the [[Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act]] in the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Sheehan said that Representatives [[Mike Rogers]] and [[Mike Turner]] had faced pressure from private defense contractors and the intelligence community, and, asked to name the entities, named [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Raytheon]], Radiance Technologies and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] Directorate of Operations. An Internet Archive copy of the article from December 2023 adds, after "Directorate of Operations," the words "run by David Marlowe, its current Deputy Director"; the present version of the article does not carry them. Sheehan said that the CIA disperses non-human materials to aerospace companies and that Radiance is one of its newest customers: "Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and, now Radiance Technologies, are given particular discrete aspects of the technology to try to figure it out."[^17]
On December 3, 2023 [[Liberation Times]] published an interview with the attorney [[Daniel Sheehan]], whom it identified as president of the [[New Paradigm Institute]], about opposition to the [[Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act]] in the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Sheehan said that Representatives [[Mike Rogers]] and [[Mike Turner]] had faced pressure from private defense contractors and the intelligence community, and, asked to name the entities, named [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Raytheon]], Radiance Technologies and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] Directorate of Operations. An Internet Archive copy of the article from December 2023 adds, after "Directorate of Operations," the words "run by David Marlowe, its current Deputy Director"; the present version of the article does not carry them. Sheehan said that the CIA disperses non-human materials to aerospace companies and that Radiance is one of its newest customers: "Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and, now Radiance Technologies, are given particular discrete aspects of the technology to try to figure it out."[^22]
The same article states that Liberation Times "has been unable to further substantiate the involvement of these organisations", that "there is no evidence to suggest that Radiance Technologies, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin or the CIA are influencing Representatives Turner or Rogers", and that "multiple sources have told Liberation Times that the allegations made regarding Radiance Technologies are untrue and that two of its employees, Jay Stratton and Travis Taylor are long-time advocates for more transparency on this topic and are in no way involved in any coverup." It reports that Radiance maintains an office in Beavercreek, Ohio, in Turner's district, and cites a 2016 ribbon cutting there by Turner and a 2020 opening of a 104,000 square foot Huntsville facility at which Rogers was a guest of honour.[^17]
The same article states that Liberation Times "has been unable to further substantiate the involvement of these organisations", that "there is no evidence to suggest that Radiance Technologies, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin or the CIA are influencing Representatives Turner or Rogers", and that "multiple sources have told Liberation Times that the allegations made regarding Radiance Technologies are untrue and that two of its employees, Jay Stratton and Travis Taylor are long-time advocates for more transparency on this topic and are in no way involved in any coverup." It reports that Radiance maintains an office in Beavercreek, Ohio, in Turner's district, and cites a 2016 ribbon cutting there by Turner and a 2020 opening of a 104,000 square foot Huntsville facility at which Rogers was a guest of honour.[^22]
### Political contributions
The [[Federal Election Commission]] lists Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee (C00372979, nonqualified PAC, first filed February 12, 2002). Its Schedule B disbursements to Mike Rogers for Congress (C00367862, an Alabama committee whose candidate identifier H2AL03032 is that of Michael Rogers, Alabama, House district 3) total $37,100 across 15 records from September 9, 2003 to February 5, 2024, the last four of $5,000 each (March 13, 2019; February 19, 2020; October 12, 2021; February 5, 2024). Disbursements to [[Citizens for Turner]] (C00373001, an Ohio committee whose candidate identifier H2OH03067 is that of Michael R. Turner, Ohio, House district 10) total $51,250 across 20 records (August 10, 2007 to June 18, 2024). Disbursements to Turner Victory Fund (C00611962, registered in Georgia as a joint fundraising committee, no sponsoring candidate listed in the FEC record) total $25,000 across 5 records (October 1, 2020 to June 23, 2025); no record opened ties that committee to Mike Turner. Two other recipients matched the search term "Rogers," Hal Rogers for Congress ($10,000) and an individual-named committee ($1,000), and are excluded. Liberation Times stated that "since 2010, over $30,000 was given by Radiance Technologies to Representative Rogers and over $60,000 to Representative Turner."[^17][^18]
The [[Federal Election Commission]] lists Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee (C00372979, nonqualified PAC, first filed February 12, 2002). Its Schedule B disbursements to Mike Rogers for Congress (C00367862, an Alabama committee whose candidate identifier H2AL03032 is that of Michael Rogers, Alabama, House district 3) total $37,100 across 15 records from September 9, 2003 to February 5, 2024, the last four of $5,000 each (March 13, 2019; February 19, 2020; October 12, 2021; February 5, 2024). Disbursements to [[Citizens for Turner]] (C00373001, an Ohio committee whose candidate identifier H2OH03067 is that of Michael R. Turner, Ohio, House district 10) total $51,250 across 20 records (August 10, 2007 to June 18, 2024). Disbursements to Turner Victory Fund (C00611962, registered in Georgia as a joint fundraising committee, no sponsoring candidate listed in the FEC record) total $25,000 across 5 records (October 1, 2020 to June 23, 2025); no record opened ties that committee to Mike Turner. Two other recipients matched the search term "Rogers," Hal Rogers for Congress ($10,000) and an individual-named committee ($1,000), and are excluded. Liberation Times stated that "since 2010, over $30,000 was given by Radiance Technologies to Representative Rogers and over $60,000 to Representative Turner."[^22][^23]
### Bid protest
The [[Government Accountability Office]] docket B-422615.1 lists Radiance Technologies, Inc. as protester on solicitation TORFP-24-005 of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, filed May 24, 2024, with the outcome "Denied" and a decision date of August 30, 2024.[^19]
The [[Government Accountability Office]] docket B-422615.1 lists Radiance Technologies, Inc. as protester on solicitation TORFP-24-005 of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, filed May 24, 2024, with the outcome "Denied" and a decision date of August 30, 2024.[^24]
### Founding and early customers
The Alabama record shows incorporation as CDES, Inc. in 1998, while the company's own pages give March 15, 1999 as the date operations began; the 2017 About Us page names [[George Clark]], [[John Dennis]] and [[Scott Dublin]] as the founders, who "launched operations in a 3,000 square foot facility in Executive Plaza" in [[Huntsville, Alabama]] with an initial subcontract supporting the [[United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command]] through the NRC SETAC contract. The page states that the founders' goal "was to be employee-owned" and that the company ended its first calendar year with 11 employees and $1.2 million in revenue.[^20] A 2005 company release quotes Clark as president.[^21] A 2002 company page lists a Hattiesburg, Mississippi signal research facility, an Oxford, Mississippi office and an office in Fairfax, Virginia.[^22]
The Alabama record shows incorporation as CDES, Inc. in 1998, while the company's own pages give March 15, 1999 as the date operations began; the 2017 About Us page names [[George Clark]], [[John Dennis]] and [[Scott Dublin]] as the founders, who "launched operations in a 3,000 square foot facility in Executive Plaza" in [[Huntsville, Alabama]] with an initial subcontract supporting the [[United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command]] through the NRC SETAC contract. The page states that the founders' goal "was to be employee-owned" and that the company ended its first calendar year with 11 employees and $1.2 million in revenue.[^25] A 2005 company release quotes Clark as president.[^26] A 2002 company page lists a Hattiesburg, Mississippi signal research facility, an Oxford, Mississippi office and an office in Fairfax, Virginia.[^27]
### Foreign materiel exploitation pages, 2001 to 2006
A Radiance web page captured on October 27, 2001 is titled "Foreign Materiel Exploitation." It states that Radiance "assists the government in understanding the operations of foreign sensor and weapon systems, to ensure that Free World military forces can exploit weaknesses of foreign systems and can avoid strengths," and lists "Reverse Engineering," "RTSS Development," "Capability/Vulnerability Analysis," "Algorithm Analysis" and "Data Link Exploitation," with Bryan Johnson as the contact.[^23] A page captured on September 27, 2002, titled "Intelligence Community Support," lists "Foreign Material Exploitation," "Software Reverse Engineering," "Hardware Reverse Engineering" and "[[ELINT]], COMINT, FISINT, and MASINT Analysis," with Bill Bailey as the contact.[^22]
A Radiance web page captured on October 27, 2001 is titled "Foreign Materiel Exploitation." It states that Radiance "assists the government in understanding the operations of foreign sensor and weapon systems, to ensure that Free World military forces can exploit weaknesses of foreign systems and can avoid strengths," and lists "Reverse Engineering," "RTSS Development," "Capability/Vulnerability Analysis," "Algorithm Analysis" and "Data Link Exploitation," with Bryan Johnson as the contact.[^28] A page captured on September 27, 2002, titled "Intelligence Community Support," lists "[[Foreign Materiel Exploitation|Foreign Material Exploitation]]," "Software Reverse Engineering," "Hardware Reverse Engineering" and "[[ELINT]], COMINT, FISINT, and MASINT Analysis," with Bill Bailey as the contact.[^27]
A Dayton office page captured in January 2004 describes the office as a branch of the company's Intelligence Systems Division at 2900 Presidential Drive in Fairborn, Ohio: "Our primary customers are the intelligence and research organizations at Wright-Patterson AFB. We specialize in the analysis of foreign weapon systems and the development and implementation of emerging technologies to advance US weapon systems."[^24] A December 2005 programs page lists "Foreign Electronic Systems Capabilities (FESC)" for the [[National Air and Space Intelligence Center]] as a subcontract to Syracuse Research.[^25] A job posting captured May 16, 2006 (HR328, Senior Engineer, Dayton) describes "FME" duties: "Candidate will process, exploit, report and disseminate data collected on various threat systems."[^26]
A Dayton office page captured in January 2004 describes the office as a branch of the company's Intelligence Systems Division at 2900 Presidential Drive in Fairborn, Ohio: "Our primary customers are the intelligence and research organizations at Wright-Patterson AFB. We specialize in the analysis of foreign weapon systems and the development and implementation of emerging technologies to advance US weapon systems."[^29] A December 2005 programs page lists "Foreign Electronic Systems Capabilities (FESC)" for the [[National Air and Space Intelligence Center]] as a subcontract to Syracuse Research.[^30] A job posting captured May 16, 2006 (HR328, Senior Engineer, Dayton) describes "FME" duties: "Candidate will process, exploit, report and disseminate data collected on various threat systems."[^31]
### Open Source Publishing and Eliot Jardines
On August 19, 2005 Radiance announced the acquisition of Open Source Publishing, Incorporated of Leesburg, Virginia, founded in 1996 by [[Eliot Jardines]]; the unit became the Open Source Intelligence Division.[^21] The [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] announced on December 7, 2005 that Jardines had been named the first Assistant Deputy [[Director of National Intelligence]] for Open Source, and the release states that the firm "was acquired by Radiance Technologies, Inc., where he served as the director of the Radiance Open Source Intelligence Division."[^27] A Congressional Record declaration of September 21, 2009 lists a request by Representative Mike Turner under H.R. 2647 (Air Force research, development, test and evaluation) titled "Open Source Research Centers," with Radiance Technologies at 3100 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, Ohio as the requesting entity; the amount is not stated.[^28]
On August 19, 2005 Radiance announced the acquisition of Open Source Publishing, Incorporated of Leesburg, Virginia, founded in 1996 by [[Eliot Jardines]]; the unit became the Open Source Intelligence Division.[^26] The [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] announced on December 7, 2005 that Jardines had been named the first Assistant Deputy [[Director of National Intelligence]] for Open Source, and the release states that the firm "was acquired by Radiance Technologies, Inc., where he served as the director of the Radiance Open Source Intelligence Division."[^32] A Congressional Record declaration of September 21, 2009 lists a request by Representative Mike Turner under H.R. 2647 (Air Force research, development, test and evaluation) titled "Open Source Research Centers," with Radiance Technologies at 3100 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, Ohio as the requesting entity; the amount is not stated.[^33]
### Former National Air and Space Intelligence Center and Missile and Space Intelligence Center officials
A Radiance release of November 20, 2018 announced that [[Curtis Rowland]] had joined as chief intelligence strategist. It states that he entered federal service in July 1982; that he held "board leadership roles, including on the [[Joint Foreign Materiel Board]] of Directors, Foreign Denial and Deception Committee and the Scientific and Technical Intelligence Committee"; and that from 2014 he was chief scientist of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, leading "a team of 3,000."[^29] A release of March 2, 2020 promoted him to executive vice president and chief strategy officer and corporate lead executive for the Dayton office and states that he "led a team of 4,000."[^30]
A Radiance release of November 20, 2018 announced that [[Curtis Rowland]] had joined as chief intelligence strategist. It states that he entered federal service in July 1982; that he held "board leadership roles, including on the [[Joint Foreign Materiel Board]] of Directors, Foreign Denial and Deception Committee and the Scientific and Technical Intelligence Committee"; and that from 2014 he was chief scientist of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, leading "a team of 3,000."[^34] A release of March 2, 2020 promoted him to executive vice president and chief strategy officer and corporate lead executive for the Dayton office and states that he "led a team of 4,000."[^35]
Company leadership pages captured in November 2019 give Bailey's background as fourteen years of military service including work as a research and development engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center and Phillips Laboratory, and describe Cindy Santy as having "led scientific and technical intelligence analysis of foreign weapon systems at the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center." The page for president Dave Diaddario lists company expertise in "foreign materiel exploitation, anti-tampering technique development/implementation" and describes his earlier work at BAE Systems (formerly MEVATEC) with the Missile Defense Agency and NASA. The page for Bryan Johnson, chief operating officer, describes earlier work leading the Cyber Solutions Group in "system exploitation, software reverse engineering."[^31]
Company leadership pages captured in November 2019 give Bailey's background as fourteen years of military service including work as a research and development engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center and Phillips Laboratory, and describe Cindy Santy as having "led scientific and technical intelligence analysis of foreign weapon systems at the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center." The page for president Dave Diaddario lists company expertise in "foreign materiel exploitation, anti-tampering technique development/implementation" and describes his earlier work at BAE Systems (formerly MEVATEC) with the Missile Defense Agency and NASA. The page for Bryan Johnson, chief operating officer, describes earlier work leading the Cyber Solutions Group in "system exploitation, software reverse engineering."[^36]
A release of January 20, 2022 announced Bill Jennings, with more than 35 years in the intelligence community and senior roles at the Missile and Space Intelligence Center, as senior intelligence advisor for the defense sector.[^32] Radiance announced on July 16, 2024 the hiring of Mark Tillman, who had served as a senior defense intelligence analyst in the Defense Intelligence Agency Directorate for Analysis from June 2020 to July 2024, and on March 31, 2025 named him president of the acquired Phased n Research.[^33] A release of April 2, 2026 announced Major General Timothy A. Sejba, [[United States]] Space Force (retired), formerly of the [[National Reconnaissance Office]], as a strategic consultant; a release of February 20, 2025 announced General Charles A. Flynn, United States Army (retired), as a strategic consultant.[^34]
A release of January 20, 2022 announced Bill Jennings, with more than 35 years in the intelligence community and senior roles at the Missile and Space Intelligence Center, as senior intelligence advisor for the defense sector.[^37] Radiance announced on July 16, 2024 the hiring of Mark Tillman, who had served as a senior defense intelligence analyst in the Defense Intelligence Agency Directorate for Analysis from June 2020 to July 2024, and on March 31, 2025 named him president of the acquired Phased n Research.[^38] A release of April 2, 2026 announced Major General Timothy A. Sejba, [[United States]] Space Force (retired), formerly of the [[National Reconnaissance Office]], as a strategic consultant; a release of February 20, 2025 announced General Charles A. Flynn, United States Army (retired), as a strategic consultant.[^39]
### Contract vehicles at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center
USAspending shows two multiple-award indefinite-delivery vehicles held by Radiance under Air Force contracting activity FA8604. The Advanced Technical Exploitation Program II vehicle FA860415D7976 had a ceiling of $1,240,000,000 from October 3, 2014 to October 2, 2023; the sibling vehicles were FA860415D7975 (KBR Wyle Services) and FA860415D7977 (Altamira Technologies). The NOVASTAR vehicle FA860422DB008 has a ceiling of $4,797,000,000 from August 19, 2022 to August 18, 2027; the parallel awards are FA860422DB005 (Altamira Technologies), DB006 (Epsilon C5I), DB007 (Modern Technology Solutions) and DB009 (Xandar).[^35] The Radiance release of August 19, 2022 states that NOVASTAR covers "research, development, sustainment, and production across all of NASIC's missions and disciplines" and the "creation, evaluation, and analysis of intelligence data on foreign developments in current and future weapon systems, subsystems, and technologies," and quotes [[Bill Bailey]]: "20 years of hard work by a lot of Radiance employee-owners with our customer, NASIC."[^36]
USAspending shows two multiple-award indefinite-delivery vehicles held by Radiance under Air Force contracting activity FA8604. The Advanced Technical Exploitation Program II vehicle FA860415D7976 had a ceiling of $1,240,000,000 from October 3, 2014 to October 2, 2023; the sibling vehicles were FA860415D7975 (KBR Wyle Services) and FA860415D7977 (Altamira Technologies). The NOVASTAR vehicle FA860422DB008 has a ceiling of $4,797,000,000 from August 19, 2022 to August 18, 2027; the parallel awards are FA860422DB005 (Altamira Technologies), DB006 (Epsilon C5I), DB007 (Modern Technology Solutions) and DB009 (Xandar).[^40] The Radiance release of August 19, 2022 states that NOVASTAR covers "research, development, sustainment, and production across all of NASIC's missions and disciplines" and the "creation, evaluation, and analysis of intelligence data on foreign developments in current and future weapon systems, subsystems, and technologies," and quotes [[Bill Bailey]]: "20 years of hard work by a lot of Radiance employee-owners with our customer, NASIC."[^41]
The 141 FA8604 records total $391,367,960. By place of performance, 52 records ($175,176,576) list Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ZIP 45433, 43 records ($162,220,419) list Huntsville ZIP 35806 and 37 records ($42,550,315) list Huntsville ZIP 35805. Competition fields on the sampled orders read "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURCES SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE AWARD FAIR OPPORTUNITY," with one to four offers received. Descriptions of the 2015 to 2018 orders name subjects such as "FY15 SBIRS AUTOMATED PROCESSING R&D SUPPORT," "FY16 SAR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT," "PERSISTENT INFRARED ENHANCED ANALYTICS" and "GROUND TRUTH SUPPORT"; later orders carry titles such as "RF SIGNATURES PRODUCTION AND TOOL SUPPORT, NSC-24-083," "NASIC PLATFORM SERVICES SUSTAINMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, NSC-25-074" and "ICAM COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT" (FA860426FB159, $12,955,000, June 12, 2026 to March 11, 2029).[^35] A September 24, 2019 trade report states that Radiance won a GSA blanket purchase agreement for Intelligence Mission Data support to the center with a ceiling of $376 million, a five-year base and five one-year options, with work at Wright-Patterson, on a team with Battelle, COLSA, Leidos, Parsons and AT&T Government Solutions.[^37]
The USAspending order list for NOVASTAR contract FA860422DB008 shows 38 orders totaling $157,754,299.01, signed September 2, 2022 to May 28, 2026. Obligations by fiscal year are $5,000 (2022), $13,679,969.71 (2023), $32,188,834.90 (2024), $49,577,403.40 (2025) and $62,303,091.00 (2026, through October 4). Funding offices are NASIC GS (22 orders), NASIC WM (6), National Space Intelligence (F4FTSF, 4), NASIC Wing Staff A Staff (F4FTBJ, 2) and one each for NASIC FT, NASIC SC, the Missile Defense Agency (FA860423FB312, $2,171,632, generic NOVASTAR description) and Space Systems Command (F2TSTA, FA860424FB192, "FY24 SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS) PROCESSING AND SENS...", $1,315,000). Places of performance are Dayton, Ohio (36), Beavercreek, Ohio (1) and Huntsville, Alabama (1, FA860425FB064, $5,168,200). Thirty-seven orders are coded "FAIR OPPORTUNITY GIVEN" and one "MINIMUM GUARANTEE" ($5,000, FA860422FB366, September 2, 2022).[^42]
The subaward list for the Radiance NOVASTAR orders shows 48 rows to 22 subawardees with a reported total of $23,261,154.69. The largest are Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (5 rows, $5,655,213.26), SciTec Innovations LLC (4, $3,163,915.29), NextGen Federal Systems LLC (4, $2,374,542.72), Etegent Technologies (2, $1,962,305.88), CFD Research Corporation (2, $1,690,742.77), Peerless Technologies Corporation (2, $1,508,223.00) and Gateway Geospatial Group LLC (5, $1,451,982.16).[^43]
For Advanced Technical Exploitation Program II contract FA860415D7976 the order list shows 136 orders totaling $276,367,359.98 (award-level obligations; transaction sum $273,227,408), signed October 3, 2014 to January 6, 2023. Obligations by fiscal year (transactions) are $19,076,674 (2015), $24,858,614 (2016), $24,666,946 (2017), $31,250,859 (2018), $55,232,494 (2019), $33,805,396 (2020), $34,447,743 (2021), $20,472,327 (2022) and $29,416,356 (2023). Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama on 103 orders, Dayton on 25, Beavercreek on 4 and one each for Madison, Alabama, Boulder, Colorado, Chantilly, Virginia and Woburn, Massachusetts; funding offices are NASIC GS (121), NASIC FT (4), AFLCMC PZI (2), and one each for NASIC WM, Space Systems Command (F2TSTA), "F59900 SAF FMBIB" and the "OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION - IQ," with five orders listing National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency offices (two as "ATTN: MS S84-OCSA," one as "ATTN: MS S84 - OCS," one as "GEOINT RESEARCH CTR, M/S S14-SRCB" and one as "NGA SPRINGFIELD"). Offers received were one (37 orders), two (40) and three (59). Radiance's ATEP II subaward list shows 287 rows to 29 subawardees with a reported total of $110,842,917.02: Northrop Grumman Systems (83 rows, $42,202,507.37), Booz Allen Hamilton (36, $21,697,084.13), Raytheon Company (27, $14,657,896.08), Lightstorm Research (24, $9,862,514.10) and L3Harris Technologies (28, $6,997,709.56).[^43]
The 141 FA8604 records total $391,367,960. By place of performance, 52 records ($175,176,576) list Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ZIP 45433, 43 records ($162,220,419) list Huntsville ZIP 35806 and 37 records ($42,550,315) list Huntsville ZIP 35805. Competition fields on the sampled orders read "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURCES SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE AWARD FAIR OPPORTUNITY," with one to four offers received. Descriptions of the 2015 to 2018 orders name subjects such as "FY15 SBIRS AUTOMATED PROCESSING R&D SUPPORT," "FY16 SAR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT," "PERSISTENT INFRARED ENHANCED ANALYTICS" and "GROUND TRUTH SUPPORT"; later orders carry titles such as "RF SIGNATURES PRODUCTION AND TOOL SUPPORT, NSC-24-083," "NASIC PLATFORM SERVICES SUSTAINMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, NSC-25-074" and "ICAM COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT" (FA860426FB159, $12,955,000, June 12, 2026 to March 11, 2029).[^40] A September 24, 2019 trade report states that Radiance won a GSA blanket purchase agreement for Intelligence Mission Data support to the center with a ceiling of $376 million, a five-year base and five one-year options, with work at Wright-Patterson, on a team with Battelle, COLSA, Leidos, Parsons and AT&T Government Solutions.[^44]
### Foreign materiel exploitation subawards, 2017
USAspending lists Radiance as subawardee with eleven rows dated September 14, 2017, subaward number DSC3104B, description "TECHNICAL SERVICES," reported total $5,416,812.89, on General Services Administration award GS05T13BMC0003, "FOREIGN MATERIEL EXPLOITATION ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT," awarded to [[HII Mission Technologies]] Corp. The award's obligation, funding office, period and subaward total are stated on the Foreign Technology Division page. [[Modern Technology Solutions]] appears on the same award with seven rows dated February 15, 2018 (reported total $1,403,592.12).[^45]
### Agile Cyber Technology 3 and the ARCHANGEL orders
Federal records list Radiance as a holder of indefinite-delivery contract FA875022D1005, "AGILE CYBER TECHNOLOGY 3," awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate at Rome, New York, signed June 8, 2022, with a ceiling of $950,000,000, an ordering period ending June 7, 2027, program acronym "ACT 3," a total small business set-aside, 17 offers received, naics code 541715 and funding office "F4HBGA AFRL RIGA." Four other firms hold sibling positions: [[Assured Information Security]] (FA875022D1001), [[CNF Technologies]] (D1002), [[Global Infotek]] (D1003) and [[Invictus International Consulting]] (D1004).[^38] Radiance's release of July 5, 2022 states that the contract has "a $950M ceiling with a 10-year period of performance and a 5-Year ordering period," that the Radiance team "consists of over 72 large companies, small companies, and University partners," that Radiance "was also a Prime contractor on ACT1 and ACT2," and that the effort "will be led out of our National Security Sector's Electronic Systems and Cyber Technologies (ESCT) Group." The release lists the technical requirements as "Cyber Threat Avoidance & Cyber Defense," "Full Spectrum Cyber Operations," "Cyber Network Exploitation," "Cyber Situational and Mission Awareness," "Cyber Command & Control," "Cyber Modeling, Simulation, & War Gaming," "Cyber Infrastructure" and "Cyber Mission Assurance."[^39]
Federal records list Radiance as a holder of indefinite-delivery contract FA875022D1005, "AGILE CYBER TECHNOLOGY 3," awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate at Rome, New York, signed June 8, 2022, with a ceiling of $950,000,000, an ordering period ending June 7, 2027, program acronym "ACT 3," a total small business set-aside, 17 offers received, naics code 541715 and funding office "F4HBGA AFRL RIGA." Four other firms hold sibling positions: [[Assured Information Security]] (FA875022D1001), [[CNF Technologies]] (D1002), [[Global Infotek]] (D1003) and [[Invictus International Consulting]] (D1004).[^46] Radiance's release of July 5, 2022 states that the contract has "a $950M ceiling with a 10-year period of performance and a 5-Year ordering period," that the Radiance team "consists of over 72 large companies, small companies, and University partners," that Radiance "was also a Prime contractor on ACT1 and ACT2," and that the effort "will be led out of our National Security Sector's Electronic Systems and Cyber Technologies (ESCT) Group." The release lists the technical requirements as "Cyber Threat Avoidance & Cyber Defense," "Full Spectrum Cyber Operations," "Cyber Network Exploitation," "Cyber Situational and Mission Awareness," "Cyber Command & Control," "Cyber Modeling, Simulation, & War Gaming," "Cyber Infrastructure" and "Cyber Mission Assurance."[^47]
Radiance's order under the vehicle is FA875023F1005, titled "URIEL," signed April 19, 2023 with an initial obligation of $13,006,250 and 22 modifications through P00022 (April 22, 2026), bringing obligations to $60,785,899 against a ceiling of $99,405,337; the order ends June 19, 2028, drew one offer, and carries the competition entry "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURCES." Modification descriptions change over time. Through P00014 (August 15, 2024) the description is "URIEL." Modification P00015 (September 20, 2024, $3,100,709) reads "REMIEL." Modification P00016 (April 9, 2025, $800,000) reads "ARCHANGEL - URIEL IS TO DEVELOP, ENHANCE, INTEGRATE, AND TRANSITION CYBER PROTOTYPES FOR THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY (AFRL), ITS PRODUCTS CENTERS, AND THE OPERATIONAL COMMUNITY," repeated through P00019 and P00022; P00020 (August 14, 2025, $4,600,000) carries the title "DIRECTIONAL AIRBORNE NETWORKS FOR CONTESTED ENVIRONMENTS (DANCE)" and P00021 (February 12, 2026, $6,873,673) "GEOINT NETWORK ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH FOR COLLABORATIVE MISSION UTILITY ENHANCEMENT."[^38] The vehicle's other holders received one large first order each between April 19 and June 1, 2023:
Radiance's order under the vehicle is FA875023F1005, titled "URIEL," signed April 19, 2023 with an initial obligation of $13,006,250 and 22 modifications through P00022 (April 22, 2026), bringing obligations to $60,785,899 against a ceiling of $99,405,337; the order ends June 19, 2028, drew one offer, and carries the competition entry "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURCES." Modification descriptions change over time. Through P00014 (August 15, 2024) the description is "URIEL." Modification P00015 (September 20, 2024, $3,100,709) reads "REMIEL." Modification P00016 (April 9, 2025, $800,000) reads "ARCHANGEL - URIEL IS TO DEVELOP, ENHANCE, INTEGRATE, AND TRANSITION CYBER PROTOTYPES FOR THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY (AFRL), ITS PRODUCTS CENTERS, AND THE OPERATIONAL COMMUNITY," repeated through P00019 and P00022; P00020 (August 14, 2025, $4,600,000) carries the title "DIRECTIONAL AIRBORNE NETWORKS FOR CONTESTED ENVIRONMENTS (DANCE)" and P00021 (February 12, 2026, $6,873,673) "GEOINT NETWORK ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH FOR COLLABORATIVE MISSION UTILITY ENHANCEMENT."[^46] The vehicle's other holders received one large first order each between April 19 and June 1, 2023:
| Holder | Order | Code name | Signed | Obligated | Ceiling | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
@ -294,35 +327,35 @@ Radiance's order under the vehicle is FA875023F1005, titled "URIEL," signed Apri
| Global Infotek | FA875023F1003 | HANIEL | May 16, 2023 | $57,103,930 | $111,169,595 | 1 |
| CNF Technologies | FA875023F1007 | MYSTIC EAGLE | June 1, 2023 | $10,549,219 | $28,206,318 | 3 |
All six orders were awarded by the Rome contracting office (FA8750 AFRL RIK). The funding office is F4HBGA AFRL RIGA for all but two: AZRAEL lists "NC JTF6" and REMIEL lists "FY2044 AFRL RIK."[^38] The Baker complaint's reference to COINS as an ACT3 task order is described above; Radiance's prime award record lists one other order under the vehicle, FA875022F1011, "SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PLAN- AGILE CYBER TECHNOLOGY 3," $2,000, June 8 to September 7, 2022.[^38]
All six orders were awarded by the Rome contracting office (FA8750 AFRL RIK). The funding office is F4HBGA AFRL RIGA for all but two: AZRAEL lists "NC JTF6" and REMIEL lists "FY2044 AFRL RIK."[^46] The Baker complaint's reference to COINS as an ACT3 task order is described above; Radiance's prime award record lists one other order under the vehicle, FA875022F1011, "SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PLAN- AGILE CYBER TECHNOLOGY 3," $2,000, June 8 to September 7, 2022.[^46]
### Air Force Anti-Tamper Executive Agent contracts, 2024
On February 7, 2024 the [[Department of Defense]] announced that the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base had placed 17 companies on a multiple-award contract to design, develop, test and deliver anti-tamper systems, after receiving 20 offers; trade reports of February 8 and 12, 2024 give the ceiling as $499 million, the technology areas as secure processing, volume protection and sensors, and cryptographic protection, and expected work in the continental United States through February 28, 2030.[^40] USAspending lists the positions as indefinite-delivery contracts FA868424DB003 through DB019, titled "ATEA FPO MAC IDIQ" (Anti-Tamper Executive Agent Field Program Office multiple-award contract), each with a $499,000,000 ceiling, signed between February 27 and March 1, 2024, awarded through office FA8695 AFLCMC WAG AT. Radiance holds FA868424DB013 (signed February 28, 2024; period March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2034; funding office "F4FDAA AFLCMC XA BLDG 16"; solicitation FA868422RB009; 20 offers; no set-aside; product code 5962, electronic microcircuits). The holders include [[Honeywell]] International Inc. (DB010), [[Kratos]] SRE, Inc. (DB005), Lockheed Martin Corporation (DB009), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (DB003), [[L3Harris]] Technologies (DB007), [[General Dynamics]] Mission Systems (DB006), [[GE Aviation]] Systems (DB008), [[Chip Scan]] (DB004), [[Microsemi]] SoC Corp. (DB011), Idaho Scientific (DB012), [[Draper Laboratory]] (DB014), Raytheon Company (DB015), [[Mercury Systems]] (DB016), [[Sabre Systems]] (DB017), Battelle Memorial Institute (DB018) and [[The Boeing Company]] (DB019).[^41] The only public order under Radiance's position is FA868424FB014, "ATEA FPO DELIVERY ORDER- WHITE PAPER," $1,000, signed March 11, 2024, with one offer.[^41]
On February 7, 2024 the [[Department of Defense]] announced that the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base had placed 17 companies on a multiple-award contract to design, develop, test and deliver anti-tamper systems, after receiving 20 offers; trade reports of February 8 and 12, 2024 give the ceiling as $499 million, the technology areas as secure processing, volume protection and sensors, and cryptographic protection, and expected work in the continental United States through February 28, 2030.[^48] USAspending lists the positions as indefinite-delivery contracts FA868424DB003 through DB019, titled "ATEA FPO MAC IDIQ" (Anti-Tamper Executive Agent Field Program Office multiple-award contract), each with a $499,000,000 ceiling, signed between February 27 and March 1, 2024, awarded through office FA8695 AFLCMC WAG AT. Radiance holds FA868424DB013 (signed February 28, 2024; period March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2034; funding office "F4FDAA AFLCMC XA BLDG 16"; solicitation FA868422RB009; 20 offers; no set-aside; product code 5962, electronic microcircuits). The holders include [[Honeywell]] International Inc. (DB010), [[Kratos]] SRE, Inc. (DB005), Lockheed Martin Corporation (DB009), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (DB003), [[L3Harris]] Technologies (DB007), [[General Dynamics]] Mission Systems (DB006), [[GE Aviation]] Systems (DB008), [[Chip Scan]] (DB004), [[Microsemi]] SoC Corp. (DB011), Idaho Scientific (DB012), [[Draper Laboratory]] (DB014), Raytheon Company (DB015), [[Mercury Systems]] (DB016), [[Sabre Systems]] (DB017), Battelle Memorial Institute (DB018) and [[The Boeing Company]] (DB019).[^49] The only public order under Radiance's position is FA868424FB014, "ATEA FPO DELIVERY ORDER- WHITE PAPER," $1,000, signed March 11, 2024, with one offer.[^49]
### Integration Innovation subaward (2017 to 2018)
USAspending subaward records list Radiance as subawardee to [[Integration Innovation]], Inc. on prime order N0017317F2055, issued by the U.S. Navy under [[General Services Administration]] contract GS00Q14OADS416. The records are 19 cumulative subaward reports under two subaward numbers, 10107-17-0025-RDTI (reported December 1, 2017) and 10142-18-0048-RDTI (reported May 23, 2018), all with the same description. The subaward description reads: "RADIANCE PROVIDES REVERSE ENGINEERING OF EXPLOITED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IN SUPPORT OF SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND CLOSED LOOP HWIL TESTS IN THE CENTRAL TARGET SIMULATION (CTS). THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDES REVERSE ENGINEERING FIRMWARE AND EMBEDDED SOFTWARE AND THE COMPUTERS ON WHICH THEY OPERATE. IN ADDITION, RADIANCE REVERSE ENGINEERS ELECTRONICS AT THE CIRCUIT BOARD LEVEL TO DETERMINE THE FUNCTION WITHIN THE OVERALL MISSILE SYSTEM." Reported amounts include $1,713,749.46 and repeated entries of $327,010.77 (December 1, 2017) and $1,546,246.66, $1,494,346.66 and $1,386,738.70 (May 23, 2018).[^42]
USAspending subaward records list Radiance as subawardee to [[Integration Innovation]], Inc. on prime order N0017317F2055, issued by the U.S. Navy under [[General Services Administration]] contract GS00Q14OADS416. The records are 19 cumulative subaward reports under two subaward numbers, 10107-17-0025-RDTI (reported December 1, 2017) and 10142-18-0048-RDTI (reported May 23, 2018), all with the same description. The subaward description reads: "RADIANCE PROVIDES REVERSE ENGINEERING OF EXPLOITED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IN SUPPORT OF SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND CLOSED LOOP HWIL TESTS IN THE CENTRAL TARGET SIMULATION (CTS). THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDES REVERSE ENGINEERING FIRMWARE AND EMBEDDED SOFTWARE AND THE COMPUTERS ON WHICH THEY OPERATE. IN ADDITION, RADIANCE REVERSE ENGINEERS ELECTRONICS AT THE CIRCUIT BOARD LEVEL TO DETERMINE THE FUNCTION WITHIN THE OVERALL MISSILE SYSTEM." Reported amounts include $1,713,749.46 and repeated entries of $327,010.77 (December 1, 2017) and $1,546,246.66, $1,494,346.66 and $1,386,738.70 (May 23, 2018).[^50]
### National Air and Space Intelligence Center task order FA860426FB159
Order FA860426FB159, "ICAM COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT," was signed April 27, 2026 under Radiance's NOVASTAR contract FA860422DB008 by contracting office FA8604 AFLCMC PZI, with funding office F4FTBJ "NASIC WING STAFF A STAFF." The order text incorporates a performance work statement dated March 25, 2026. It records an obligation of $12,955,000, $19,214,890 with all options, a period from June 12, 2026 to March 11, 2029, two offers, multiple-award fair opportunity procedures (MAFO), place of performance Dayton, Ohio, and 11 subaward reports totaling $4,362,010.25. One is a subaward to Ignite Fueling Innovation of $98,665, reported June 11, 2026 under the subaward number "IDIQ-00038 TO 26FB159," described as "ENTITLEMENTS CORE SERVICE, ENTITLEMENTS RESOLUTION SERVICE, USER PROFILING SERVICE" and "THE MAINTENANCE, SUSTAINMENT, AND MINOR ENHANCEMENT (MS&E) OF DELIVERED OPERATIONAL SOFTWARE (O&M), REFERENCING THE ICAM COLLECTION VISION, AS IDENTIFIED BY THE GOVERNMENT."[^43]
Order FA860426FB159, "ICAM COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT," was signed April 27, 2026 under Radiance's NOVASTAR contract FA860422DB008 by contracting office FA8604 AFLCMC PZI, with funding office F4FTBJ "NASIC WING STAFF A STAFF." The order text incorporates a performance work statement dated March 25, 2026. It records an obligation of $12,955,000, $19,214,890 with all options, a period from June 12, 2026 to March 11, 2029, two offers, multiple-award fair opportunity procedures (MAFO), place of performance Dayton, Ohio, and 11 subaward reports totaling $4,362,010.25. One is a subaward to Ignite Fueling Innovation of $98,665, reported June 11, 2026 under the subaward number "IDIQ-00038 TO 26FB159," described as "ENTITLEMENTS CORE SERVICE, ENTITLEMENTS RESOLUTION SERVICE, USER PROFILING SERVICE" and "THE MAINTENANCE, SUSTAINMENT, AND MINOR ENHANCEMENT (MS&E) OF DELIVERED OPERATIONAL SOFTWARE (O&M), REFERENCING THE ICAM COLLECTION VISION, AS IDENTIFIED BY THE GOVERNMENT."[^51]
### Capability statement of January 2022
A Radiance corporate overview dated January 13, 2022 (submitted to the National Advanced Mobility Consortium) lists, under the National Security Sector, "Microelectronics Exploitation," "Integrated Circuit Failure Analysis," "RF Material Interactions Studies," "Weapon System Exploitation" (including "Software/Hardware Exploitation," "FPGA and Complex Devices Exploitation," "Computer Forensics"), and under the Department of Defense Sector "Systems Engineering: Design/Re-Design Reverse Engineering." It lists laboratories named Space Technology Analysis and Concepts, Space Payload Demonstration, Space PNT Resiliency and Air and Missile System Integration; states that the company has "numerous cleared office, laboratory, prototyping and high bay facilities," over 950 employees and 24 indefinite-delivery contracts.[^44] A Radiance posting for an OPIR Extractions Analyst supporting the center at Wright-Patterson (Beavercreek; removed May 9, 2025) lists duties to "plan, conduct and accomplish OPIR extraction exploitation, production, and quality control," requires a TS/SCI clearance and desires being "NASIC certified in BRASS or SBIRS extractions"; a ClearanceJobs posting for a C4ISR Analyst (Beavercreek, Secret with SCI eligibility) describes "all-source analysis on foreign space and counterspace organizations, processes, facilities, equipment, and technologies."[^45]
A Radiance corporate overview dated January 13, 2022 (submitted to the National Advanced Mobility Consortium) lists, under the National Security Sector, "Microelectronics Exploitation," "Integrated Circuit Failure Analysis," "RF Material Interactions Studies," "Weapon System Exploitation" (including "Software/Hardware Exploitation," "FPGA and Complex Devices Exploitation," "Computer Forensics"), and under the Department of Defense Sector "Systems Engineering: Design/Re-Design Reverse Engineering." It lists laboratories named Space Technology Analysis and Concepts, Space Payload Demonstration, Space PNT Resiliency and Air and Missile System Integration; states that the company has "numerous cleared office, laboratory, prototyping and high bay facilities," over 950 employees and 24 indefinite-delivery contracts.[^52] A Radiance posting for an OPIR Extractions Analyst supporting the center at Wright-Patterson (Beavercreek; removed May 9, 2025) lists duties to "plan, conduct and accomplish OPIR extraction exploitation, production, and quality control," requires a TS/SCI clearance and desires being "NASIC certified in BRASS or SBIRS extractions"; a ClearanceJobs posting for a C4ISR Analyst (Beavercreek, Secret with SCI eligibility) describes "all-source analysis on foreign space and counterspace organizations, processes, facilities, equipment, and technologies."[^53]
### Employee ownership and the Berry v. Bailey litigation
The Department of Labor Form 5500 dataset lists the Radiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (sponsor EIN 63-1204084, plan 003, effective January 1, 2008). Schedule H reports employer securities of $17,993,650 at the end of 2017, $50,834,346 (2018), $65,757,103 (2019), $94,399,503 (2020), $117,620,408 (2021), $119,038,268 (2022), $163,931,588 (2023) and $191,284,778 (2024), against total assets of $194,917,315 at the end of 2024 and distributions of $19,127,713 in 2024; beginning-of-year participants numbered 640 (2017) and 1,092 (2024).[^46]
The Department of Labor Form 5500 dataset lists the Radiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (sponsor EIN 63-1204084, plan 003, effective January 1, 2008). Schedule H reports employer securities of $17,993,650 at the end of 2017, $50,834,346 (2018), $65,757,103 (2019), $94,399,503 (2020), $117,620,408 (2021), $119,038,268 (2022), $163,931,588 (2023) and $191,284,778 (2024), against total assets of $194,917,315 at the end of 2024 and distributions of $19,127,713 in 2024; beginning-of-year participants numbered 640 (2017) and 1,092 (2024).[^54]
In Berry v. Bailey (N.D. Ala. 5:24-cv-522, removed April 25, 2024), former employees sued Bailey, the board ([[Bud Cramer|Robert E. "Bud" Cramer]], Jead Deason, Jim Poss, Jim Scanlon, Carol Tevepaugh, JT Thompson and John F. Thompson) and the trustee Argent Trust Company and its employee Stephen A. Martin. The second amended complaint alleges that in early 2023 Bailey began to "shop" Radiance, that an offer came from Axient (Sagewind) and a second in summer 2023 from BlueHalo, that the board retained Jefferies Financial Group, that about 14 offers were narrowed to five each "in a range of two times (2X) the ESOP's last appraised value," that Bailey dismissed president Tim Tinsley during due diligence, and that Bailey told the board of "product(s) and programs" that "did not even exist" and were "proverbial 'moon shots'." Judge Corey Maze dismissed all claims without prejudice on September 18, 2025 on standing, preemption and exhaustion grounds without reaching the merits; the opinion records that the plaintiffs were held to be beneficial stockholders with standing for derivative claims before those were dismissed on preemption.[^47][^48]
In Berry v. Bailey (N.D. Ala. 5:24-cv-522, removed April 25, 2024), former employees sued Bailey, the board ([[Bud Cramer|Robert E. "Bud" Cramer]], Jead Deason, Jim Poss, Jim Scanlon, Carol Tevepaugh, JT Thompson and John F. Thompson) and the trustee Argent Trust Company and its employee Stephen A. Martin. The second amended complaint alleges that in early 2023 Bailey began to "shop" Radiance, that an offer came from Axient (Sagewind) and a second in summer 2023 from BlueHalo, that the board retained Jefferies Financial Group, that about 14 offers were narrowed to five each "in a range of two times (2X) the ESOP's last appraised value," that Bailey dismissed president Tim Tinsley during due diligence, and that Bailey told the board of "product(s) and programs" that "did not even exist" and were "proverbial 'moon shots'." Judge Corey Maze dismissed all claims without prejudice on September 18, 2025 on standing, preemption and exhaustion grounds without reaching the merits; the opinion records that the plaintiffs were held to be beneficial stockholders with standing for derivative claims before those were dismissed on preemption.[^55][^56]
Radiance announced on December 21, 2015 that the former congressman Robert E. "Bud" Cramer had joined its board of directors.[^49]
Radiance announced on December 21, 2015 that the former congressman Robert E. "Bud" Cramer had joined its board of directors.[^57]
### Employee Stock Ownership Plan: administration, trustee and plan-year ledger
The Radiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is plan number 003 under sponsor employer identification number 63-1204084 and, by the plan's own statements, was established effective January 1, 2008 (the audits state that "the Company established the Plan effective as of January 1, 2008"). The Form 5500 bulk files for plan years 2016 through 2020 carry the plan name as "EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHP PLAN." The same employer identification number files a 401(k) profit sharing plan (plan 001), an employee benefits plan and a health insurance plan. The audits state that the plan "is administered by the Company's management" and that "[[Argent Trust Company]] is the Plan's Trustee." Schedule H lists the accountant as [[Warren Averett]] (spelled "Warren Averitt" in the 2020 through 2024 filings). The 2024 audit states: "Administrative expenses for the Trustees fees are paid directly by the Company." The 2024 audit describes the valuation process as "selecting a qualified appraiser under a three-year contract that can be canceled at any time," with a report of the estimated per-share value that "Plan management and the Trustee then review in detail, discuss and approve" (the audits for plan years 2018 to 2021 say "Plan management, along with the ESOP trustee, reviews in detail, discusses and approves"); no filing names the appraisal firm. The audit for plan year 2018 states that the plan's loan "was paid off as of December 31, 2017."[^50]
The Radiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is plan number 003 under sponsor employer identification number 63-1204084 and, by the plan's own statements, was established effective January 1, 2008 (the audits state that "the Company established the Plan effective as of January 1, 2008"). The Form 5500 bulk files for plan years 2016 through 2020 carry the plan name as "EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHP PLAN." The same employer identification number files a 401(k) profit sharing plan (plan 001), an employee benefits plan and a health insurance plan. The audits state that the plan "is administered by the Company's management" and that "[[Argent Trust Company]] is the Plan's Trustee." Schedule H lists the accountant as [[Warren Averett]] (spelled "Warren Averitt" in the 2020 through 2024 filings). The 2024 audit states: "Administrative expenses for the Trustees fees are paid directly by the Company." The 2024 audit describes the valuation process as "selecting a qualified appraiser under a three-year contract that can be canceled at any time," with a report of the estimated per-share value that "Plan management and the Trustee then review in detail, discuss and approve" (the audits for plan years 2018 to 2021 say "Plan management, along with the ESOP trustee, reviews in detail, discusses and approves"); no filing names the appraisal firm. The audit for plan year 2018 states that the plan's loan "was paid off as of December 31, 2017."[^58]
The table gives each plan year as filed with the [[Employee Benefits Security Administration]]. Participant counts are the beginning-of-year totals in the Form 5500 bulk files; share counts are the "number of shares" of company common stock in the investment note of the audited statements; the price per share is the fair value of employer securities divided by that share count (arithmetic, not a filed field).
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| 2023 | September 29, 2024 | 20240929225624NAL0005032737001 | 939 | $163,931,588 | $168,105,591 | 1,659,899 | $98.76 |
| 2024 | October 14, 2025 | 20251014121241NAL0001356787001 | 1,092 | $191,284,778 | $194,917,315 | 1,657,006 | $115.44 |
The implied prices for 2023 and 2024 correspond to a statement in the 2024 audit that purchases in the 2024 internal market "were purchased at $98.76, the share price as of December 31, 2023." The plan's allocated share count fell in each plan year from 2019 to 2023, from 2,272,188 to 1,659,899. The Schedule H distributions were $2,581,737 (2018), $2,671,131 (2019), $3,714,771 (2020), $7,256,764 (2021), $18,517,358 (2022), $11,022,914 (2023) and $19,127,713 (2024). Employer cash contributions on Schedule H were $2,344,015 (2020), $4,404,348 (2021), $3,331,332 (2022), $1,202,383 (2023) and $2,096,627 (2024), with noncash contributions on Schedule H of $2,598,069 (2017), $2,433,373 (2018), $3,069,179 (2019), $1,197,752 (2020), $1,054,209 (2022), $4,174,001 (2023) and $3,630,575 (2024). The audits' investment notes record "unrealized appreciation in estimated fair value" of $22,422,500 (2018), $16,924,941 (2019), $29,284,799 (2020), $29,250,748 (2021), $19,934,332 (2022), $54,859,573 (2023) and $27,640,821 (2024) for those years. Plan year 2025 had not been posted to the public Form 5500 datasets as of October 4, 2026.[^51] Documents 43-3 and 57-1 in [[Berry v. Bailey]], filed by the Radiance defendants, are the Form 5500 filings for plan years 2022 and 2023 and show the same share counts.[^52]
The implied prices for 2023 and 2024 correspond to a statement in the 2024 audit that purchases in the 2024 internal market "were purchased at $98.76, the share price as of December 31, 2023." The plan's allocated share count fell in each plan year from 2019 to 2023, from 2,272,188 to 1,659,899. The Schedule H distributions were $2,581,737 (2018), $2,671,131 (2019), $3,714,771 (2020), $7,256,764 (2021), $18,517,358 (2022), $11,022,914 (2023) and $19,127,713 (2024). Employer cash contributions on Schedule H were $2,344,015 (2020), $4,404,348 (2021), $3,331,332 (2022), $1,202,383 (2023) and $2,096,627 (2024), with noncash contributions on Schedule H of $2,598,069 (2017), $2,433,373 (2018), $3,069,179 (2019), $1,197,752 (2020), $1,054,209 (2022), $4,174,001 (2023) and $3,630,575 (2024). The audits' investment notes record "unrealized appreciation in estimated fair value" of $22,422,500 (2018), $16,924,941 (2019), $29,284,799 (2020), $29,250,748 (2021), $19,934,332 (2022), $54,859,573 (2023) and $27,640,821 (2024) for those years. Plan year 2025 had not been posted to the public Form 5500 datasets as of October 4, 2026.[^59] Documents 43-3 and 57-1 in [[Berry v. Bailey]], filed by the Radiance defendants, are the Form 5500 filings for plan years 2022 and 2023 and show the same share counts.[^60]
### February 1, 2018 transition to sole ESOP ownership
The audit for plan year 2018 (filed September 27, 2019, Note 1) states: "On February 1, 2018, the Plan became the sole shareholder of the Company. This transaction included the Company purchasing all outstanding shares of common stock held outside the ESOP (2,617,594 shares), the Company assuming $10,800,000 in shareholder notes, and a transfer of funds into the ESOP from participants' 401(k) plan balances in the amount of $11,542,350 to purchase additional common stock shares within the ESOP." The plan's share count rose from 1,439,492 at December 31, 2017 to 2,353,442 at December 31, 2018, and the audit's statement of changes records "Transfers from 401(k)" of $11,542,350. Schedule H lists the $11,542,350 purchase of common stock as a reportable transaction. The audit does not name the holders outside the ESOP or state a price per share for the 2,617,594 shares. The 2024 audit refers to "the transfer account" holding shares "transferred from the 401k plan to the Plan in January 2018."[^53]
The audit for plan year 2018 (filed September 27, 2019, Note 1) states: "On February 1, 2018, the Plan became the sole shareholder of the Company. This transaction included the Company purchasing all outstanding shares of common stock held outside the ESOP (2,617,594 shares), the Company assuming $10,800,000 in shareholder notes, and a transfer of funds into the ESOP from participants' 401(k) plan balances in the amount of $11,542,350 to purchase additional common stock shares within the ESOP." The plan's share count rose from 1,439,492 at December 31, 2017 to 2,353,442 at December 31, 2018, and the audit's statement of changes records "Transfers from 401(k)" of $11,542,350. Schedule H lists the $11,542,350 purchase of common stock as a reportable transaction. The audit does not name the holders outside the ESOP or state a price per share for the 2,617,594 shares. The 2024 audit refers to "the transfer account" holding shares "transferred from the 401k plan to the Plan in January 2018."[^61]
The first amended and restated complaint in Radiance Technologies, Inc. v. [[Heath Berry]] ([[Madison County, Alabama]] Circuit Court, CV-2024-900092), which the Radiance defendants filed as Exhibit 1 (Doc. 42-1) in Berry v. Bailey on September 4, 2024, states at paragraph 6: "Radiance is a 100% employee-owned company that has faithfully served its customers and the Huntsville community since 1999."[^54]
The first amended and restated complaint in Radiance Technologies, Inc. v. [[Heath Berry]] ([[Madison County, Alabama]] Circuit Court, CV-2024-900092), which the Radiance defendants filed as Exhibit 1 (Doc. 42-1) in Berry v. Bailey on September 4, 2024, states at paragraph 6: "Radiance is a 100% employee-owned company that has faithfully served its customers and the Huntsville community since 1999."[^62]
The trust agreement under which Argent serves is dated September 5, 2017, between Radiance and "Argent Trust Company, as successor trustee"; Argent's signature block is [[Stephen A. Martin]], Senior Vice President.[^55]
The trust agreement under which Argent serves is dated September 5, 2017, between Radiance and "Argent Trust Company, as successor trustee"; Argent's signature block is [[Stephen A. Martin]], Senior Vice President.[^63]
### IRS Voluntary Correction Program and the 2014 to 2019 redemptions
The audit for plan year 2020 (filed September 15, 2021, Note 2, "Voluntary Correction Program") states: "In 2020, representatives of the plan administrator discovered that several operational failures had occurred in the 2014 through 2019 plan years. During those plan years, the Company redeemed vested shares of Company stock using the most recent appraised fair market value instead of the appraised fair market value on the date of the redemption. The most recent appraised fair market value of company stock in such cases was the value determined as of the immediately preceding June 30 or December 31, as applicable. Participants whose vested Company stock was redeemed by the Company during those plan years may have experienced underpayments because the proceeds that were credited to their liquidated company stock accounts and transferred to the 401(k) Plan were likely less than the amounts that should have been credited and transferred under the terms of the Plan." The same audit records "other liabilities" of $788,368 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and its Note 10 reconciliation to the Form 5500 lists an "Employer contribution receivable for self-correction" of $1,099,798 and a "Payable to 401(k) for self-correction" of $788,368. Note 11 states: "The Company received approval of the Plan's Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) application, in accordance with the [[Internal Revenue Service]]'s Voluntary Correction Program under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), concerning these operational failures." The audit for plan year 2021 states: "In June 2021, the Plans Voluntary Correction Program application was accepted and paid for by the Company."[^56] The audits do not state how many participants were affected or the total paid.
The audit for plan year 2020 (filed September 15, 2021, Note 2, "Voluntary Correction Program") states: "In 2020, representatives of the plan administrator discovered that several operational failures had occurred in the 2014 through 2019 plan years. During those plan years, the Company redeemed vested shares of Company stock using the most recent appraised fair market value instead of the appraised fair market value on the date of the redemption. The most recent appraised fair market value of company stock in such cases was the value determined as of the immediately preceding June 30 or December 31, as applicable. Participants whose vested Company stock was redeemed by the Company during those plan years may have experienced underpayments because the proceeds that were credited to their liquidated company stock accounts and transferred to the 401(k) Plan were likely less than the amounts that should have been credited and transferred under the terms of the Plan." The same audit records "other liabilities" of $788,368 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and its Note 10 reconciliation to the Form 5500 lists an "Employer contribution receivable for self-correction" of $1,099,798 and a "Payable to 401(k) for self-correction" of $788,368. Note 11 states: "The Company received approval of the Plan's Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) application, in accordance with the [[Internal Revenue Service]]'s Voluntary Correction Program under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), concerning these operational failures." The audit for plan year 2021 states: "In June 2021, the Plans Voluntary Correction Program application was accepted and paid for by the Company."[^64] The audits do not state how many participants were affected or the total paid.
### 2024 internal market
The 2024 audit states that "during 2024, the Company established an internal market between the Companys 401k Plan and the Plan to allow participants to transfer funds from the 401k Plan to the Plan to purchase additional shares of Company stock"; active participants employed on or before May 1, 2024 could invest "up to 50% of their vested, pretax 401(k) account balance," the market "opened on May 15, 2024, and closed on June 17, 2024," and transfers totaled $13,540,671. Transfers from the plan to the 401(k) plan under two 2013 transfer agreements totaled $969,227 in 2024.[^57]
The 2024 audit states that "during 2024, the Company established an internal market between the Companys 401k Plan and the Plan to allow participants to transfer funds from the 401k Plan to the Plan to purchase additional shares of Company stock"; active participants employed on or before May 1, 2024 could invest "up to 50% of their vested, pretax 401(k) account balance," the market "opened on May 15, 2024, and closed on June 17, 2024," and transfers totaled $13,540,671. Transfers from the plan to the 401(k) plan under two 2013 transfer agreements totaled $969,227 in 2024.[^65]
### Litigation papers and program names
Radiance's suits against departing employees, and one suit by their new employer, [[PeopleTec]], put program names and contract figures into public court files. The papers are the pleadings of the parties, filed by Radiance, by former employees and by the defendants in a related suit, and no court has made findings on the facts in them.[^58]
Radiance's suits against departing employees, and one suit by their new employer, [[PeopleTec]], put program names and contract figures into public court files. The papers are the pleadings of the parties, filed by Radiance, by former employees and by the defendants in a related suit, and no court has made findings on the facts in them.[^66]
Radiance Technologies, Inc. v. Heath Berry, No. CV-2024-900092 (Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama), was filed on January 19, 2024 and assigned to Judge [[D. Alan Mann]]; the case action summary lists a jury trial set for December 16, 2024, a subpoena to PeopleTec issued March 1, 2024 and served March 12, 2024, and an amended complaint e-filed August 9, 2024. Heath Berry, the defendant, is described in the First Amended and Restated Complaint as Radiance's senior vice president, "responsible for one of Radiance's business units," the Electronic Systems and Cyber Technology/National Security Management Division. The complaint's introduction states that "part of Radiance's business focuses on cutting edge technologies in the directed energy, hypersonic, space, aviation, test and evaluation, intelligence, microelectronics, cyber, and critical infrastructure markets" and that Radiance is "a 100% employee-owned company that has faithfully served its customers and the Huntsville community since 1999."[^58] It alleges that Berry's business unit "was deep in negotiations with Honeywell on a new, very lucrative contractual opportunity" in late 2023, that "the contract with Honeywell would have provided $6,500,000 in revenue in 2024, and $40,000,000 to $50,000,000 in revenue over the life of the contract," and that Berry's actions "cost Radiance the Looking Glass contract and the $40 to $50 million in future revenue it will generate." Count II alleges that Berry "interfered with Radiance's negotiations and ongoing work on Looking Glass" and Count III pleads civil conspiracy with non-Radiance employees at PeopleTec "to divert the Honeywell contract from Radiance to PeopleTec."[^58] The Radiance defendants in Berry v. Bailey later wrote that Berry and Baker "took Radiance's work and its trade secrets with them when they left. So Radiance has sued, and is still suing, them," and that the federal suit "was originally filed by Berry after Radiance sued him in Madison County Circuit Court."[^59]
Radiance Technologies, Inc. v. Heath Berry, No. CV-2024-900092 (Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama), was filed on January 19, 2024 and assigned to Judge [[D. Alan Mann]]; the case action summary lists a jury trial set for December 16, 2024, a subpoena to PeopleTec issued March 1, 2024 and served March 12, 2024, and an amended complaint e-filed August 9, 2024. Heath Berry, the defendant, is described in the First Amended and Restated Complaint as Radiance's senior vice president, "responsible for one of Radiance's business units," the Electronic Systems and Cyber Technology/National Security Management Division. The complaint's introduction states that "part of Radiance's business focuses on cutting edge technologies in the directed energy, hypersonic, space, aviation, test and evaluation, intelligence, microelectronics, cyber, and critical infrastructure markets" and that Radiance is "a 100% employee-owned company that has faithfully served its customers and the Huntsville community since 1999."[^66] It alleges that Berry's business unit "was deep in negotiations with Honeywell on a new, very lucrative contractual opportunity" in late 2023, that "the contract with Honeywell would have provided $6,500,000 in revenue in 2024, and $40,000,000 to $50,000,000 in revenue over the life of the contract," and that Berry's actions "cost Radiance the Looking Glass contract and the $40 to $50 million in future revenue it will generate." Count II alleges that Berry "interfered with Radiance's negotiations and ongoing work on Looking Glass" and Count III pleads civil conspiracy with non-Radiance employees at PeopleTec "to divert the Honeywell contract from Radiance to PeopleTec."[^66] The Radiance defendants in Berry v. Bailey later wrote that Berry and Baker "took Radiance's work and its trade secrets with them when they left. So Radiance has sued, and is still suing, them," and that the federal suit "was originally filed by Berry after Radiance sued him in Madison County Circuit Court."[^67]
Radiance Technologies, Inc. v. Jade Baker, No. 5:24-cv-00794 (N.D. Ala.), was filed on June 15, 2024 (docketed June 17) and reassigned to Judge [[Liles C. Burke]] on August 27, 2024; [[Jade Baker]] answered on July 11, 2024. The four counts are misappropriation of trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy and violation of the Alabama Digital Crimes Act. The complaint (Doc. 42-1, Exhibit 2) states the following about the group Berry led:
@ -370,63 +403,63 @@ Radiance Technologies, Inc. v. Jade Baker, No. 5:24-cv-00794 (N.D. Ala.), was fi
- Paragraph 10: Radiance produces such packages "through various federal contracts, such as the Agile Cyber Technology 3 ('ACT3') indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity ('IDIQ') contract vehicle," and "protects the information about its ACT3 contract, and others, by using secured internal networks, marking documents as proprietary, requiring some of the work to be performed only in classified areas, and with non-disclosure agreements." A footnote states that an IDIQ contract "is often called a 'license to hunt' because it allows a company to bid on work in the future."
- Paragraphs 11 and 12: in 2023 Baker "was part of the Radiance team that negotiated a subcontract with Honeywell to perform work on a contract called 'Looking Glass,'" on which he was listed as key personnel, a program that "involved anti-tamper work for microchips on classified programs." The subcontract "would have guaranteed Radiance $6.5 million in revenue in 2024 and would have provided another $40 to $50 million over the life of the contract," and Honeywell "even let Radiance began performing some Looking Glass work, with preliminary funding, while subcontract negotiations were ongoing."
- Paragraph 42: "shortly after Baker left Radiance, Honeywell sent Radiance a stop work order on the work they were already performing for the Looking Glass effort and the subcontract negotiations ended," and on January 10, 2024 Berry "attended a meeting with the government customer and Honeywell representatives, on behalf of PeopleTec, for the Looking Glass work."
- Paragraphs 46 and 47: Radiance "is working to build a registered facility in Louisiana to produce secure microelectronic CHIPS packages"; "only (approximately) 5-10 of Radiance's 1,050 employees had access to those files" and "some of the work can only be performed in classified areas."[^60]
- Paragraphs 46 and 47: Radiance "is working to build a registered facility in Louisiana to produce secure microelectronic CHIPS packages"; "only (approximately) 5-10 of Radiance's 1,050 employees had access to those files" and "some of the work can only be performed in classified areas."[^68]
The complaint names the files Baker is alleged to have copied between November 1 and November 29, 2023. They include "Experimental_Slice_Interfacing_Released.pdf" from a folder path ending "from_APL" (paragraph 21, described as proprietary information "pertaining to the Looking Glass work"); 61 screenshots of "Radiance's CHIP technology" from a folder named "Parts_Initial_Inspection" (paragraph 22); "LOOKING_GLASS_AO4B_Technical-Volume.docx," described as "the technical solution and pricing documents for Radiance's effort to get work on the Looking Glass contract with Honeywell," followed by 19 files of the "Looking Glass" proposal technical volume, basis-of-estimate files ("LOOKING_GLASS_AO4B_BOE_Methodology-no-template.docx," "LOOKING_GLASS_A04B_BOE_Methodology.docx," "phase1b_boe.xlsx," "LG-AO4B_tool_lead_times.xlsx") and vendor quotations whose file names include "delidding-apparatus-estimate.pdf," "Nordson_Bondtest_4000PLUS.pdf," "hast_options.xlsx," "steam-ager_options.xlsx" and two Hentec test-system quotations (paragraphs 28, 29 and 40).[^60] On November 28 Baker allegedly saved "Quad Secure Microelectronic Interposer Technology FY24.pptx" after "FY23 Congressional Add Quad_Full Spectrum Protective Technologies for Cyber Mission Assurance_SED Submission_6February2023.pptx," which the complaint says "contain proprietary information about Radiance's process for obtaining and executing funding for contracts" (paragraph 38).[^60]
The complaint names the files Baker is alleged to have copied between November 1 and November 29, 2023. They include "Experimental_Slice_Interfacing_Released.pdf" from a folder path ending "from_APL" (paragraph 21, described as proprietary information "pertaining to the Looking Glass work"); 61 screenshots of "Radiance's CHIP technology" from a folder named "Parts_Initial_Inspection" (paragraph 22); "LOOKING_GLASS_AO4B_Technical-Volume.docx," described as "the technical solution and pricing documents for Radiance's effort to get work on the Looking Glass contract with Honeywell," followed by 19 files of the "Looking Glass" proposal technical volume, basis-of-estimate files ("LOOKING_GLASS_AO4B_BOE_Methodology-no-template.docx," "LOOKING_GLASS_A04B_BOE_Methodology.docx," "phase1b_boe.xlsx," "LG-AO4B_tool_lead_times.xlsx") and vendor quotations whose file names include "delidding-apparatus-estimate.pdf," "Nordson_Bondtest_4000PLUS.pdf," "hast_options.xlsx," "steam-ager_options.xlsx" and two Hentec test-system quotations (paragraphs 28, 29 and 40).[^68] On November 28 Baker allegedly saved "Quad Secure Microelectronic Interposer Technology FY24.pptx" after "FY23 Congressional Add Quad_Full Spectrum Protective Technologies for Cyber Mission Assurance_SED Submission_6February2023.pptx," which the complaint says "contain proprietary information about Radiance's process for obtaining and executing funding for contracts" (paragraph 38).[^68]
The complaint also describes a second contract vehicle in connection with PeopleTec. A message of November 7, 2023 from Baker to Berry is quoted as asking "what contract vehicle the COINS subs are currently using, what the PoP is, and the anticipated burn out," and paragraph 27 states that "Cyber Operation INSCOM Network Strategies, otherwise known as 'COINS,' is work on a task order under the ACT3 contract," on which "PeopleTec is a subcontractor to Radiance."[^60] Paragraph 13 of the complaint states that Tim Tinsley was Radiance's president "until Radiance fired him in September of 2023," and paragraph 24 alleges that [[Cahaba Federal Solutions]], which the complaint says Tinsley owns, "is currently doing work previously performed by Radiance as a subcontractor to Kratos" and "employs Mr. Wright and other former Radiance employees." Paragraph 14 names [[Chris Wright]] as "the senior vice president of Radiance's Emerging and Disruptive Technologies group" and quotes a document he is alleged to have written, titled "Fiduciary": "[s]enior leaders will be first order effect," "[n]ext level staff will get nervous and many will leave," "[c]ustomers will lose confidence" and "[s]hip will sink," followed by the sentence "Their plan was not limited to Radiance's directed energies group." Paragraph 32 identifies [[Karl Walli]] as executive vice president of Radiance's national security sector.[^60]
The complaint also describes a second contract vehicle in connection with PeopleTec. A message of November 7, 2023 from Baker to Berry is quoted as asking "what contract vehicle the COINS subs are currently using, what the PoP is, and the anticipated burn out," and paragraph 27 states that "Cyber Operation INSCOM Network Strategies, otherwise known as 'COINS,' is work on a task order under the ACT3 contract," on which "PeopleTec is a subcontractor to Radiance."[^68] Paragraph 13 of the complaint states that Tim Tinsley was Radiance's president "until Radiance fired him in September of 2023," and paragraph 24 alleges that [[Cahaba Federal Solutions]], which the complaint says Tinsley owns, "is currently doing work previously performed by Radiance as a subcontractor to Kratos" and "employs Mr. Wright and other former Radiance employees." Paragraph 14 names [[Chris Wright]] as "the senior vice president of Radiance's Emerging and Disruptive Technologies group" and quotes a document he is alleged to have written, titled "Fiduciary": "[s]enior leaders will be first order effect," "[n]ext level staff will get nervous and many will leave," "[c]ustomers will lose confidence" and "[s]hip will sink," followed by the sentence "Their plan was not limited to Radiance's directed energies group." Paragraph 32 identifies [[Karl Walli]] as executive vice president of Radiance's national security sector.[^68]
Baker's answer (Doc. 42-1, Exhibit 11, filed July 11, 2024) responds to paragraph 11 with the following: "Baker admits that he was involved in a Radiance project with Honeywell International. Baker admits that he was a part of the government funded research and planning team, Looking Glass 1A, to develop the technical approach for Looking Glass 1B. Baker admits that he was listed as key personnel for Looking Glass 1B." The answer states that Baker was without knowledge of the remaining allegations of that paragraph.[^61]
Baker's answer (Doc. 42-1, Exhibit 11, filed July 11, 2024) responds to paragraph 11 with the following: "Baker admits that he was involved in a Radiance project with Honeywell International. Baker admits that he was a part of the government funded research and planning team, Looking Glass 1A, to develop the technical approach for Looking Glass 1B. Baker admits that he was listed as key personnel for Looking Glass 1B." The answer states that Baker was without knowledge of the remaining allegations of that paragraph.[^69]
Radiance Technologies Inc v. Wright, No. 5:24-cv-00290 (N.D. Ala.), was opened in the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] on March 7, 2024. The docket caption gives the defendant's surname only, and CourtListener lists a last filing date of March 5, 2025.[^62] PeopleTec, Inc. v. Radiance Technologies, Inc., No. 5:26-cv-00497 (N.D. Ala.), was filed on March 25, 2026 and assigned to Judge [[Harold Mooty III]].[^62]
Radiance Technologies Inc v. Wright, No. 5:24-cv-00290 (N.D. Ala.), was opened in the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] on March 7, 2024. The docket caption gives the defendant's surname only, and CourtListener lists a last filing date of March 5, 2025.[^70] PeopleTec, Inc. v. Radiance Technologies, Inc., No. 5:26-cv-00497 (N.D. Ala.), was filed on March 25, 2026 and assigned to Judge [[Harold Mooty III]].[^70]
Berry v. Bailey (No. 5:24-cv-00522, N.D. Ala.), classified on the CourtListener docket as a Labor: E.R.I.S.A. matter (cause 29:1132), is a suit by five former Radiance employees, individually and derivatively on behalf of Radiance, against Bill Bailey, the Radiance directors and the trustee of the employee stock ownership plan, Argent Trust Company; its docket is outlined on the page for Bailey. The plaintiffs' allegations are theirs alone, and the court dismissed all claims without prejudice. In that case the Radiance defendants' motion to dismiss attached the Berry and Baker pleadings as Exhibits 1, 2 and 11; the plaintiffs moved on October 7, 2024 to strike them, and the court's opinion of September 18, 2025 denied that motion in part and as moot in part "because the court did not consider the challenged materials, other than the ESOP Plan Summary, to reach its decision."[^59]
Berry v. Bailey (No. 5:24-cv-00522, N.D. Ala.), classified on the CourtListener docket as a Labor: E.R.I.S.A. matter (cause 29:1132), is a suit by five former Radiance employees, individually and derivatively on behalf of Radiance, against Bill Bailey, the Radiance directors and the trustee of the employee stock ownership plan, Argent Trust Company; its docket is outlined on the page for Bailey. The plaintiffs' allegations are theirs alone, and the court dismissed all claims without prejudice. In that case the Radiance defendants' motion to dismiss attached the Berry and Baker pleadings as Exhibits 1, 2 and 11; the plaintiffs moved on October 7, 2024 to strike them, and the court's opinion of September 18, 2025 denied that motion in part and as moot in part "because the court did not consider the challenged materials, other than the ESOP Plan Summary, to reach its decision."[^67]
### Sole-source award under the ESOP pilot program
Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Huntsville awarded SPRRA226C0009 to Radiance on April 10, 2026 for range improvement and modernization at the [[Reagan Test Site]] (Kwajalein Atoll) for the Army Space and Missile Defense Command: $30,159,000 obligated against a ceiling of $149,683,593 through April 10, 2031, coded "NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITION." The redacted justification and approval states the authority as "DFARS 206.302-5(b), Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) pilot program, NDAA Provision 874, and amended NDAA Provision 872," approved by an Office of the Under Secretary of War memorandum signed by Col. Steven R. Green Jr. on December 23, 2025. It states that Radiance has invested in "laboratory and integration spaces that meet ICD 705 requirements for classified facilities," that a sources-sought notice of January 20, 2026 drew no responses, and that two small businesses, McDonald Technical Solutions and Polaris Sensor Technologies, answered the synopsis, "Neither of these vendors are ESOP companies." The same document calls Radiance "an employee-owned small business" and states "Radiance, a small business, is the only known source with the current capability to successfully complete the range modernization."[^63]
Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Huntsville awarded SPRRA226C0009 to Radiance on April 10, 2026 for range improvement and modernization at the [[Reagan Test Site]] (Kwajalein Atoll) for the Army Space and Missile Defense Command: $30,159,000 obligated against a ceiling of $149,683,593 through April 10, 2031, coded "NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITION." The redacted justification and approval states the authority as "DFARS 206.302-5(b), Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) pilot program, NDAA Provision 874, and amended NDAA Provision 872," approved by an Office of the Under Secretary of War memorandum signed by Col. Steven R. Green Jr. on December 23, 2025. It states that Radiance has invested in "laboratory and integration spaces that meet ICD 705 requirements for classified facilities," that a sources-sought notice of January 20, 2026 drew no responses, and that two small businesses, McDonald Technical Solutions and Polaris Sensor Technologies, answered the synopsis, "Neither of these vendors are ESOP companies." The same document calls Radiance "an employee-owned small business" and states "Radiance, a small business, is the only known source with the current capability to successfully complete the range modernization."[^71]
The Defense Logistics Agency award notice for SPRRA226C0009 (SAM.gov notice posted April 14, 2026) reads "AWARD NOTICE OF CONTRACT SPRRA226C0009 TO RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, IAW 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1)FAR 6.302-5 AUTHORIZED OR REQUIRED BY STATUE," "SINGLE PURCHASE, COST PLUS FIXED FEE (CPFF) EFFORT" and "TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTRACT: $149,683,593.02." Its justification states that the contract is a "sole source follow-on for the current SPRRA224C0020 contract with Radiance," which "was awarded as a bridge from a prior effort"; that Radiance developed its range-operations capability "much at their own expense, over a 6-year period"; and that funding is fiscal year 2025 and 2026 research, development, test and evaluation money of the USASMDC Program Office (United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command). It lists planned projects including replacement of the ALTAIR tracking radar ultra high frequency transmitter high voltage power supply and development of "a multi-band multi-static radar system," names the programs that plan missions at the Reagan Test Site (Air Force Minuteman III and LGM-35 Sentinel, Army Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, Navy Conventional Prompt Strike, Space Force "classified Space systems testing," and "Golden Dome"), and states that the program "was approved by the Secretary of War to have a DX priority rating." It lists the existing work as "upgrades to current sensor subsystems that will restore the systems to Full Mission Capability for critical major defense acquisition programs including the Air Force LGM-35A, Army Dark Eagle, Navy Conventional Prompt Strike."[^43] The predecessor SPRRA224C0020 was announced by an award notice of July 15, 2024 reading "UNUSUAL AND COMPELLING ONE TIME BUY" with a "CEILING ON CONTRACT: $15M"; a redacted justification for unusual and compelling urgency (solicitation SPRRA2-24-R-0063) was posted August 13, 2024.[^43]
The Defense Logistics Agency award notice for SPRRA226C0009 (SAM.gov notice posted April 14, 2026) reads "AWARD NOTICE OF CONTRACT SPRRA226C0009 TO RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, IAW 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1)FAR 6.302-5 AUTHORIZED OR REQUIRED BY STATUE," "SINGLE PURCHASE, COST PLUS FIXED FEE (CPFF) EFFORT" and "TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTRACT: $149,683,593.02." Its justification states that the contract is a "sole source follow-on for the current SPRRA224C0020 contract with Radiance," which "was awarded as a bridge from a prior effort"; that Radiance developed its range-operations capability "much at their own expense, over a 6-year period"; and that funding is fiscal year 2025 and 2026 research, development, test and evaluation money of the USASMDC Program Office (United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command). It lists planned projects including replacement of the ALTAIR tracking radar ultra high frequency transmitter high voltage power supply and development of "a multi-band multi-static radar system," names the programs that plan missions at the Reagan Test Site (Air Force Minuteman III and LGM-35 Sentinel, Army Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, Navy Conventional Prompt Strike, Space Force "classified Space systems testing," and "Golden Dome"), and states that the program "was approved by the Secretary of War to have a DX priority rating." It lists the existing work as "upgrades to current sensor subsystems that will restore the systems to Full Mission Capability for critical major defense acquisition programs including the Air Force LGM-35A, Army Dark Eagle, Navy Conventional Prompt Strike."[^51] The predecessor SPRRA224C0020 was announced by an award notice of July 15, 2024 reading "UNUSUAL AND COMPELLING ONE TIME BUY" with a "CEILING ON CONTRACT: $15M"; a redacted justification for unusual and compelling urgency (solicitation SPRRA2-24-R-0063) was posted August 13, 2024.[^51]
Section 874 of the [[National Defense Authorization Act]] for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 3204 note), as amended by section 872 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Pub. L. 118-31), authorizes the Department of Defense to award certain follow-on contracts noncompetitively to employee-owned businesses. The [[Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement]] implementation, published in the [[Federal Register]] on October 10, 2024 (Docket DARS-2024-0017, RIN 0750-AM01, effective November 25, 2024), defines a qualified business at 270.101 as "an S corporation as defined in 26 U.S.C. 1361(a)(1) for which 100 percent of the outstanding stock is held through an employee stock ownership plan as defined in 26 U.S.C. 4975(e)(7)." It limits awards to "[o]ne sole-source, follow-on contract per predecessor contract" unless waived, to qualified businesses with at least a satisfactory rating for the predecessor contract in the [[Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System]], and to businesses that certify they will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the government to subcontractors; the authority "expires on December 27, 2029." DFARS 206.302-5(b) lists the pilot among the statutory exceptions to full and open competition. In the rule's response to public comment, the Department stated that neither section waived the requirement for a justification and approval and that the [[Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment]] "implemented section 874 via a contract policy memorandum dated November 8, 2022, and limited participation in the pilot program to nine contractors."[^64]
Section 874 of the [[National Defense Authorization Act]] for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 3204 note), as amended by section 872 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Pub. L. 118-31), authorizes the Department of Defense to award certain follow-on contracts noncompetitively to employee-owned businesses. The [[Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement]] implementation, published in the [[Federal Register]] on October 10, 2024 (Docket DARS-2024-0017, RIN 0750-AM01, effective November 25, 2024), defines a qualified business at 270.101 as "an S corporation as defined in 26 U.S.C. 1361(a)(1) for which 100 percent of the outstanding stock is held through an employee stock ownership plan as defined in 26 U.S.C. 4975(e)(7)." It limits awards to "[o]ne sole-source, follow-on contract per predecessor contract" unless waived, to qualified businesses with at least a satisfactory rating for the predecessor contract in the [[Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System]], and to businesses that certify they will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the government to subcontractors; the authority "expires on December 27, 2029." DFARS 206.302-5(b) lists the pilot among the statutory exceptions to full and open competition. In the rule's response to public comment, the Department stated that neither section waived the requirement for a justification and approval and that the [[Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment]] "implemented section 874 via a contract policy memorandum dated November 8, 2022, and limited participation in the pilot program to nine contractors."[^72]
The justification for SPRRA226C0009 (solicitation SPRRA226R0040) states that a synopsis ran on the Governmentwide Point of Entry from January 27, 2026 through February 10, 2026, and lists among Radiance's capabilities "investment in tools and fixtures that enable highly skilled technical personnel to design, develop and test candidate technologies for range improvements," "business processes that enable identification of vendors of unique, niche technologies required to execute RTR I&M projects" and "acquisition of companies to provide comprehensive radar technical expertise for hardware and software prototyping." It states that a new vendor would need "18 months to 2 years" to replace the capability. The federal procurement record for the award, signed April 10, 2026, lists one offer received, solicitation procedure "SSS" ("ONLY ONE SOURCE"), the Defense Logistics Agency as awarding agency, extent competed code "B" ("NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITION"), a performance period of April 10, 2026 to April 10, 2031, and the description "material, other direct costs (ODC), total direct labor, and travel to meet the needs of the customer, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command's (SMDC) Reagan Test Site (RTS)."[^65]
The justification for SPRRA226C0009 (solicitation SPRRA226R0040) states that a synopsis ran on the Governmentwide Point of Entry from January 27, 2026 through February 10, 2026, and lists among Radiance's capabilities "investment in tools and fixtures that enable highly skilled technical personnel to design, develop and test candidate technologies for range improvements," "business processes that enable identification of vendors of unique, niche technologies required to execute RTR I&M projects" and "acquisition of companies to provide comprehensive radar technical expertise for hardware and software prototyping." It states that a new vendor would need "18 months to 2 years" to replace the capability. The federal procurement record for the award, signed April 10, 2026, lists one offer received, solicitation procedure "SSS" ("ONLY ONE SOURCE"), the Defense Logistics Agency as awarding agency, extent competed code "B" ("NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITION"), a performance period of April 10, 2026 to April 10, 2031, and the description "material, other direct costs (ODC), total direct labor, and travel to meet the needs of the customer, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command's (SMDC) Reagan Test Site (RTS)."[^73]
### Size status and the Army RCCTO protest
Radiance protested a small-business recertification requirement in Army task order request for proposals 24-005 (systems engineering and technical assistance for the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office) before the Government Accountability Office (B-422615.1, denied August 30, 2024) and then in the [[United States Court of Federal Claims]] (No. 24-1375C). The court's opinion of December 5, 2024 states that Radiance, the incumbent, "was a small business when it was awarded its OASIS IDIQ contract but admits that it no longer meets that qualification," and dismissed the protest under the task-order bar.[^66] The joint venture Radiance Ignite Technologies was formed on July 10, 2024, between the May 2024 protest and the December 2024 opinion.
Radiance protested a small-business recertification requirement in Army task order request for proposals 24-005 (systems engineering and technical assistance for the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office) before the Government Accountability Office (B-422615.1, denied August 30, 2024) and then in the [[United States Court of Federal Claims]] (No. 24-1375C). The court's opinion of December 5, 2024 states that Radiance, the incumbent, "was a small business when it was awarded its OASIS IDIQ contract but admits that it no longer meets that qualification," and dismissed the protest under the task-order bar.[^74] The joint venture Radiance Ignite Technologies was formed on July 10, 2024, between the May 2024 protest and the December 2024 opinion.
### Political action committee, all recipients
The Federal Election Commission lists 367 Schedule B disbursements by Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee (C00372979). By recipient committee the largest totals are [[Robert Aderholt]] for Congress $65,300 (22 records, April 5, 2002 to October 27, 2023), the National Republican Senatorial Committee $55,000 (5), Citizens for Turner $51,250 (20), Terri Sewell for Congress $40,600 (13, to March 31, 2026), Mike Rogers for Congress $37,100 (15), Defend America PAC $33,850 (7), Scalise for Congress $27,700 (3), Turner Victory Fund $25,000 (5), Jo Bonner for Congress $25,000 (14) and Friends of Bud Cramer $25,000 (7, August 14, 2003 to April 9, 2007).[^67] A $10,000 disbursement on January 17, 2005 went to a "Reception Custodial Account (c/o Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc.)."[^67]
The Federal Election Commission lists 367 Schedule B disbursements by Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee (C00372979). By recipient committee the largest totals are [[Robert Aderholt]] for Congress $65,300 (22 records, April 5, 2002 to October 27, 2023), the National Republican Senatorial Committee $55,000 (5), Citizens for Turner $51,250 (20), Terri Sewell for Congress $40,600 (13, to March 31, 2026), Mike Rogers for Congress $37,100 (15), Defend America PAC $33,850 (7), Scalise for Congress $27,700 (3), Turner Victory Fund $25,000 (5), Jo Bonner for Congress $25,000 (14) and Friends of Bud Cramer $25,000 (7, August 14, 2003 to April 9, 2007).[^75] A $10,000 disbursement on January 17, 2005 went to a "Reception Custodial Account (c/o Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc.)."[^75]
Individual contributions listing Radiance as employer total $2,766,062 over 9,176 records, including $675,991 to the company PAC; William C. Bailey Jr. (name variants of "Bailey, William" with occupation listed as CEO; 230 records from April 25, 2019 to June 30, 2026; sum of itemized receipts as returned, net of 19 negative correction rows: $1,116,488; the FEC does not unify donors, a different William Bailey appears under other occupations, and earlier rows are not counted) gave the largest amounts to the National Republican Congressional Committee ($331,200), Grow the Majority ($270,000) and the Scalise Leadership Fund ($115,000).[^68]
Individual contributions listing Radiance as employer total $2,766,062 over 9,176 records, including $675,991 to the company PAC; William C. Bailey Jr. (name variants of "Bailey, William" with occupation listed as CEO; 230 records from April 25, 2019 to June 30, 2026; sum of itemized receipts as returned, net of 19 negative correction rows: $1,116,488; the FEC does not unify donors, a different William Bailey appears under other occupations, and earlier rows are not counted) gave the largest amounts to the National Republican Congressional Committee ($331,200), Grow the Majority ($270,000) and the Scalise Leadership Fund ($115,000).[^76]
House earmark declarations name Radiance as the requesting entity for $2,400,000 (Representative Jo Bonner, Navy anti-submarine camera system, September 24, 2008), $800,000 and $9 million (Army "Gunfire Detection System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles," Representative Terry Everett, 2008) and $2,000,000 (Representative Jack Kingston, Army, July 2009).[^28]
House earmark declarations name Radiance as the requesting entity for $2,400,000 (Representative Jo Bonner, Navy anti-submarine camera system, September 24, 2008), $800,000 and $9 million (Army "Gunfire Detection System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles," Representative Terry Everett, 2008) and $2,000,000 (Representative Jack Kingston, Army, July 2009).[^33]
The Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee reported to the Federal Election Commission six disbursements dated between July 21, 2023 and November 21, 2023, all on its year-end 2023 report (images 202401309600664855 and 202401309600664856): [[Turner Victory Fund]] $5,000 (July 21, 2023); [[Letlow Victory Fund]] $5,000 (August 1); [[Tuberville Victory Fund]] $3,000 (October 9); Robert Aderholt for Congress $5,000 (October 27); [[LaRose for Senate]] $2,500 (November 14); and [[Wicker for Senate]] $5,000 (November 21). The Turner Victory Fund payment is on image 202401309600664856, line 23, and the recipient is a joint fundraising committee (C00611962, registered in Georgia) with no candidate identifier in the FEC record. Between 2019 and 2025 the committee's disbursements to the Turner committees are $5,000 each on October 9, 2019 (Citizens for Turner, image 201911049165324401), October 1, 2020 (Turner Victory Fund, 202101209405240320), October 24, 2022 (Turner Victory Fund, 202212079547209468), July 21, 2023, June 18, 2024 (Citizens for Turner, 202407159653323303), September 11, 2024 (Turner Victory Fund, 202410149684954155) and June 23, 2025 (Turner Victory Fund, 202507229764196383), totaling $35,000. Its disbursements to [[Mike Rogers for Congress]] since 2019 are $5,000 each on March 13, 2019, February 19, 2020, October 12, 2021 and February 5, 2024, totaling $20,000.[^69]
The Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee reported to the Federal Election Commission six disbursements dated between July 21, 2023 and November 21, 2023, all on its year-end 2023 report (images 202401309600664855 and 202401309600664856): [[Turner Victory Fund]] $5,000 (July 21, 2023); [[Letlow Victory Fund]] $5,000 (August 1); [[Tuberville Victory Fund]] $3,000 (October 9); Robert Aderholt for Congress $5,000 (October 27); [[LaRose for Senate]] $2,500 (November 14); and [[Wicker for Senate]] $5,000 (November 21). The Turner Victory Fund payment is on image 202401309600664856, line 23, and the recipient is a joint fundraising committee (C00611962, registered in Georgia) with no candidate identifier in the FEC record. Between 2019 and 2025 the committee's disbursements to the Turner committees are $5,000 each on October 9, 2019 (Citizens for Turner, image 201911049165324401), October 1, 2020 (Turner Victory Fund, 202101209405240320), October 24, 2022 (Turner Victory Fund, 202212079547209468), July 21, 2023, June 18, 2024 (Citizens for Turner, 202407159653323303), September 11, 2024 (Turner Victory Fund, 202410149684954155) and June 23, 2025 (Turner Victory Fund, 202507229764196383), totaling $35,000. Its disbursements to [[Mike Rogers for Congress]] since 2019 are $5,000 each on March 13, 2019, February 19, 2020, October 12, 2021 and February 5, 2024, totaling $20,000.[^77]
### Lobbying disclosure filings
Records filed under the [[Lobbying Disclosure Act]] list Radiance Technologies as a client of the following registrants, with the quarterly reports of each year summed (income reported by the registrants): $300,000 in 2019, $320,000 in 2020, $320,000 in 2021, $406,000 in 2022, $464,000 in 2023, $560,000 in 2024, $670,000 in 2025 and $250,000 in the reports for the first two quarters of 2026.[^70] In 2023 the registrants were [[Maynor & Stiers]] ($80,000 per quarter; lobbyists [[Linda Maynor]] and [[William Stiers]]), [[Adams and Reese]] ($20,000 per quarter; [[Bradley Byrne]], [[Charles Bonner]] and [[Paula Zorensky]]) and the [[Skipper Group]] ($15,000 to $19,000 per quarter; [[Tripp Skipper]]). The Maynor & Stiers reports give the issue as "Research and development in directed energy technologies, protective electronics, AI/ML, modeling and simulation tools - FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (HR 2670; S2226) and FY24 Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4365; S 2587)" (second through fourth quarters, with the Senate appropriations bill unnumbered in the second), with a "Port Resiliency and Security" item on the homeland security appropriations bill in the first quarter; Adams and Reese report "Acquisition regulations, National Defense Authorization Act"; the Skipper Group reports "Facilitated congressional meetings."[^70]
Records filed under the [[Lobbying Disclosure Act]] list Radiance Technologies as a client of the following registrants, with the quarterly reports of each year summed (income reported by the registrants): $300,000 in 2019, $320,000 in 2020, $320,000 in 2021, $406,000 in 2022, $464,000 in 2023, $560,000 in 2024, $670,000 in 2025 and $250,000 in the reports for the first two quarters of 2026.[^78] In 2023 the registrants were [[Maynor & Stiers]] ($80,000 per quarter; lobbyists [[Linda Maynor]] and [[William Stiers]]), [[Adams and Reese]] ($20,000 per quarter; [[Bradley Byrne]], [[Charles Bonner]] and [[Paula Zorensky]]) and the [[Skipper Group]] ($15,000 to $19,000 per quarter; [[Tripp Skipper]]). The Maynor & Stiers reports give the issue as "Research and development in directed energy technologies, protective electronics, AI/ML, modeling and simulation tools - FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (HR 2670; S2226) and FY24 Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4365; S 2587)" (second through fourth quarters, with the Senate appropriations bill unnumbered in the second), with a "Port Resiliency and Security" item on the homeland security appropriations bill in the first quarter; Adams and Reese report "Acquisition regulations, National Defense Authorization Act"; the Skipper Group reports "Facilitated congressional meetings."[^78]
[[Venn Strategies]] registered for Radiance on a filing posted June 6, 2024 (issues "Computer Industry" and "Defense": "Technology, CHIPS Act"), described its work in the first-quarter 2025 report as "Educate stakeholders on technology, semiconductor solutions, and capabilities," and reported $100,000 for the third quarter of 2024 and $60,000 in each quarter from the fourth quarter of 2024 through the first quarter of 2026. Its lobbyists with prior government positions as printed on the filings are [[Andrew Sigmon]] ("Legislative Director, Congressman Mike Turner (R Oh)" on the first filing, "Legislative Director Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH)" on later ones), [[Erik Olson]] ("Chief of Staff, Rep. [[Ron Kind]] (D-WI)") and [[Garrett Lukken]] ("Legislative Assistant - Rep. [[Ed Perlmutter]] (CO-07)"). [[Williams and Jensen]] registered on February 3, 2025 (issue text "Federal government and congressional engagement to grow business development") and lists [[Christopher Brinson]] ("Deputy Chief LD, COS/General Counsel, Rep. Mike Rogers") and [[Jordan Mills]] ("Regional Director, Senator [[Tommy Tuberville]]"); [[McKinnon Group]] registered on April 3, 2025 (issue text "Defense"; $30,000 per quarter from the second quarter of 2025 through the first quarter of 2026 and $60,000 for the second quarter of 2026) and lists [[Mark McKinnon]] ("National Security Advisor, Sen [[Katie Britt]]; National Security Advisor, Sen [[Richard Shelby]]; Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security").[^70][^71]
[[Venn Strategies]] registered for Radiance on a filing posted June 6, 2024 (issues "Computer Industry" and "Defense": "Technology, CHIPS Act"), described its work in the first-quarter 2025 report as "Educate stakeholders on technology, semiconductor solutions, and capabilities," and reported $100,000 for the third quarter of 2024 and $60,000 in each quarter from the fourth quarter of 2024 through the first quarter of 2026. Its lobbyists with prior government positions as printed on the filings are [[Andrew Sigmon]] ("Legislative Director, Congressman Mike Turner (R Oh)" on the first filing, "Legislative Director Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH)" on later ones), [[Erik Olson]] ("Chief of Staff, Rep. [[Ron Kind]] (D-WI)") and [[Garrett Lukken]] ("Legislative Assistant - Rep. [[Ed Perlmutter]] (CO-07)"). [[Williams and Jensen]] registered on February 3, 2025 (issue text "Federal government and congressional engagement to grow business development") and lists [[Christopher Brinson]] ("Deputy Chief LD, COS/General Counsel, Rep. Mike Rogers") and [[Jordan Mills]] ("Regional Director, Senator [[Tommy Tuberville]]"); [[McKinnon Group]] registered on April 3, 2025 (issue text "Defense"; $30,000 per quarter from the second quarter of 2025 through the first quarter of 2026 and $60,000 for the second quarter of 2026) and lists [[Mark McKinnon]] ("National Security Advisor, Sen [[Katie Britt]]; National Security Advisor, Sen [[Richard Shelby]]; Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security").[^78][^79]
Radiance's earlier registrant, [[Maynard Nexsen]], registered on a filing posted July 9, 2014 (issue "FY15 Defense Appropriations (Aviation engineering and technology development for transition of advanced technologies to rotary wing aircraft)"; lobbyist Linda Maynor) and reported for Radiance each quarter through the second quarter of 2022 ($50,000 per quarter in 2017; $50,000 in the first quarter of 2018 and $60,000 in each later quarter of 2018; $60,000 in the first quarter of 2019; $80,000 per quarter from the second quarter of 2019 through the second quarter of 2022). The lobbyists on its 2019 reports are Maynor and William Stiers ("Legislative Director - Reps. William Dickinson and Terry Everett"). Its reports for the second quarter of 2019 through the fourth quarter of 2019 list two issues: "H.R.2022 - ESOP Business Act of 2019" under the small business issue code, and under defense "FY20 Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2968, S. 2474)- advanced protection technology, air and missile defense technologies; FY20 Defense Authorization (H.R. 2500, S. 1790)- provisions impacting employee owned companies, Army Futures Command" (the second-quarter report gives the appropriations bills as "H.R. 2968, unnumbered Senate"). The first-quarter 2019 report lists only "FY2020 Defense Appropriations (to be introduced) for advanced protection technology, air and missile defense technologies." The 2020 reports list "Directed energy systems, air and missile defense technologies, position navigation and timing resiliency" and "Port resiliency and security"; those for the third and fourth quarters of 2021 list "Air and Missile Defense Integration, directed energy development, position navigation timing laboratory - FY22 National Defense Authorizations (HR 4350, S.2792)." Its report for the second quarter of 2022 (posted July 8, 2022, $80,000) lists "Research and development in directed energy technologies, protective electronics, AI/ML, modeling and simulation tools - FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (HR 7900, Senate unnumbered)"; Maynor & Stiers registered on June 14, 2022 and reported $30,000 for the same quarter.[^72]
Radiance's earlier registrant, [[Maynard Nexsen]], registered on a filing posted July 9, 2014 (issue "FY15 Defense Appropriations (Aviation engineering and technology development for transition of advanced technologies to rotary wing aircraft)"; lobbyist Linda Maynor) and reported for Radiance each quarter through the second quarter of 2022 ($50,000 per quarter in 2017; $50,000 in the first quarter of 2018 and $60,000 in each later quarter of 2018; $60,000 in the first quarter of 2019; $80,000 per quarter from the second quarter of 2019 through the second quarter of 2022). The lobbyists on its 2019 reports are Maynor and William Stiers ("Legislative Director - Reps. William Dickinson and Terry Everett"). Its reports for the second quarter of 2019 through the fourth quarter of 2019 list two issues: "H.R.2022 - ESOP Business Act of 2019" under the small business issue code, and under defense "FY20 Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2968, S. 2474)- advanced protection technology, air and missile defense technologies; FY20 Defense Authorization (H.R. 2500, S. 1790)- provisions impacting employee owned companies, Army Futures Command" (the second-quarter report gives the appropriations bills as "H.R. 2968, unnumbered Senate"). The first-quarter 2019 report lists only "FY2020 Defense Appropriations (to be introduced) for advanced protection technology, air and missile defense technologies." The 2020 reports list "Directed energy systems, air and missile defense technologies, position navigation and timing resiliency" and "Port resiliency and security"; those for the third and fourth quarters of 2021 list "Air and Missile Defense Integration, directed energy development, position navigation timing laboratory - FY22 National Defense Authorizations (HR 4350, S.2792)." Its report for the second quarter of 2022 (posted July 8, 2022, $80,000) lists "Research and development in directed energy technologies, protective electronics, AI/ML, modeling and simulation tools - FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (HR 7900, Senate unnumbered)"; Maynor & Stiers registered on June 14, 2022 and reported $30,000 for the same quarter.[^80]
Adams and Reese's first quarterly report for Radiance (first quarter 2022, $20,000, posted April 7, 2022) gives the same issue text as its registration, "Acquisition regulations, National Defense Authorization Act," and the text is unchanged in each report from the first quarter of 2022 through 2026, at $20,000 per quarter through the fourth quarter of 2025 and $10,000 for the first quarter of 2026.[^73] The registration of [[The Halcrow Group]] for the [[Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable]] (posted March 15, 2022, with [[Stephanie Halcrow]] listed under the covered position "Professional Staff Member, House Armed Services Committee") and that firm's first report, which gives the issue "National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022, Section 874," are described on the Roundtable page and on [[DoD ESOP Pilot Program]].[^74]
Adams and Reese's first quarterly report for Radiance (first quarter 2022, $20,000, posted April 7, 2022) gives the same issue text as its registration, "Acquisition regulations, National Defense Authorization Act," and the text is unchanged in each report from the first quarter of 2022 through 2026, at $20,000 per quarter through the fourth quarter of 2025 and $10,000 for the first quarter of 2026.[^81] The registration of [[The Halcrow Group]] for the [[Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable]] (posted March 15, 2022, with [[Stephanie Halcrow]] listed under the covered position "Professional Staff Member, House Armed Services Committee") and that firm's first report, which gives the issue "National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022, Section 874," are described on the Roundtable page and on [[DoD ESOP Pilot Program]].[^82]
Radiance appears in the affiliated-organizations field of Venn Strategies' reports for the Roundtable, which also list [[Modern Technology Solutions]] and [[Torch Technologies]] among others: on the amended reports for 2019 (filed December 4, 2020) and the first three quarters of 2020 (filed December 2, 2020), on the fourth-quarter 2020 report, on each report for 2021, and on the reports for the first quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. The Roundtable's reports for 2021 give as their issue "Promoting ESOP related small business procurement policies as part of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act to provide incentives for 100% employee-owned businesses in federal contracting." The Roundtable's 2026 Membership List does not include Radiance Technologies. The Roundtable's comment on the proposed rule implementing section 874 was received July 24, 2024 (Docket DARS-2024-0017, comment DARS-2024-0017-0013) and the final rule was published on October 10, 2024. Venn Strategies' report for Radiance for the second quarter of 2024 (filing 8ffd2c47-9cc1-4808-a2bb-b73a6d788e39, posted July 22, 2024, no income figure printed) reads "Educate stakeholders on technology, semiconductor solutions, and capabilities" and was posted the same day as the Roundtable's report for that quarter, which lists Erik Olson, [[Matt Scott]] and [[Teagan Poleykett]] under the issue "Improvement and expansion of ESOP policies that were passed in Sec. 874 of FY2022 NDAA. Provision for sole source procurement for follow on contracts through Department of Defense for businesses wholly owned through an employee stock ownership plan." The Roundtable's third-quarter 2024 report (no income figure printed) was posted October 16, 2024, the day Venn Strategies posted its third-quarter 2024 Radiance report.[^75]
Radiance appears in the affiliated-organizations field of Venn Strategies' reports for the Roundtable, which also list Modern Technology Solutions and [[Torch Technologies]] among others: on the amended reports for 2019 (filed December 4, 2020) and the first three quarters of 2020 (filed December 2, 2020), on the fourth-quarter 2020 report, on each report for 2021, and on the reports for the first quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. The Roundtable's reports for 2021 give as their issue "Promoting ESOP related small business procurement policies as part of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act to provide incentives for 100% employee-owned businesses in federal contracting." The Roundtable's 2026 Membership List does not include Radiance Technologies. The Roundtable's comment on the proposed rule implementing section 874 was received July 24, 2024 (Docket DARS-2024-0017, comment DARS-2024-0017-0013) and the final rule was published on October 10, 2024. Venn Strategies' report for Radiance for the second quarter of 2024 (filing 8ffd2c47-9cc1-4808-a2bb-b73a6d788e39, posted July 22, 2024, no income figure printed) reads "Educate stakeholders on technology, semiconductor solutions, and capabilities" and was posted the same day as the Roundtable's report for that quarter, which lists Erik Olson, [[Matt Scott]] and [[Teagan Poleykett]] under the issue "Improvement and expansion of ESOP policies that were passed in Sec. 874 of FY2022 NDAA. Provision for sole source procurement for follow on contracts through Department of Defense for businesses wholly owned through an employee stock ownership plan." The Roundtable's third-quarter 2024 report (no income figure printed) was posted October 16, 2024, the day Venn Strategies posted its third-quarter 2024 Radiance report.[^83]
### Clayton Hinchman's 2018 candidacy
[[Clayton Hinchman|Robert Clayton Hinchman]], listed in his own FEC filings as chief operating officer and later chief marketing officer of Ignite Fueling Innovation, is recorded by the Federal Election Commission as a 2018-cycle House candidate (party code GOP) for Alabama's 5th Congressional District (candidate H8AL05208, statement of candidacy first filed June 20, 2017).[^76] His committee (Hinchman for Congress, C00648162) reported $253,800 in receipts for 2018, including a $100,000 candidate loan (March 30, 2018), $2,700 from Ignite Fueling Innovation Inc Federal PAC (May 18, 2017), $5,000 from the Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee (March 21, 2018), $1,500 from COLSA president Richard Amos, and contributions from Ignite's president and a human resources manager.[^77] Hinchman became president and chairman of Radiance Ignite Technologies in 2024.
[[Clayton Hinchman|Robert Clayton Hinchman]], listed in his own FEC filings as chief operating officer and later chief marketing officer of Ignite Fueling Innovation, is recorded by the Federal Election Commission as a 2018-cycle House candidate (party code GOP) for Alabama's 5th Congressional District (candidate H8AL05208, statement of candidacy first filed June 20, 2017).[^84] His committee (Hinchman for Congress, C00648162) reported $253,800 in receipts for 2018, including a $100,000 candidate loan (March 30, 2018), $2,700 from Ignite Fueling Innovation Inc Federal PAC (May 18, 2017), $5,000 from the Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee (March 21, 2018), $1,500 from COLSA president Richard Amos, and contributions from Ignite's president and a human resources manager.[^85] Hinchman became president and chairman of Radiance Ignite Technologies in 2024.
### Sheehan Twitter Space, December 2023
Daniel Sheehan described the company in a Twitter Space of early December 2023, transcribed by the writer Steve Skojec on December 7, 2023. Sheehan said Ohio's 10th District is "the chief field office for Radiance Technologies, which is a high tech aerospace industry that is working on a program called 'Prompt Global Strike,' which is the attempt to back engineer UFO technology which they have apparently secured from the ... another aerospace industry," and that Representative Mike Rogers is chair of the House Armed Services Committee with his "home district ... the 2nd district of Alabama." The Federal Election Commission lists the committee Mike Rogers for Congress (C00367862) under candidate identifier H2AL03032. Skojec wrote that he could not vouch for Sheehan.[^78]
Daniel Sheehan described the company in a Twitter Space of early December 2023, transcribed by the writer Steve Skojec on December 7, 2023. Sheehan said Ohio's 10th District is "the chief field office for Radiance Technologies, which is a high tech aerospace industry that is working on a program called 'Prompt Global Strike,' which is the attempt to back engineer UFO technology which they have apparently secured from the ... another aerospace industry," and that Representative Mike Rogers is chair of the House Armed Services Committee with his "home district ... the 2nd district of Alabama." The Federal Election Commission lists the committee Mike Rogers for Congress (C00367862) under candidate identifier H2AL03032. Skojec wrote that he could not vouch for Sheehan.[^86]
In June 2023 [[The War Zone]] reported that NASIC includes a Foreign Materiel Exploitation Squadron and quoted a Department of Defense Inspector General report on the point.[^79] That report, No. 98-005 of October 8, 1997, states that the Air Force Test and Evaluation Directorate's Foreign Materiel Office "had an ongoing initiative to involve contractors early in the exploitation process," that the initiative "pertained only to electronic warfare systems," and that the Air Force "had plans to expand the program to other systems"; it put Military Department spending on foreign materiel exploitation projects in fiscal 1996 at "about $117 million."[^80] The War Zone article names no Radiance, and cites a Pentagon statement of no evidence of "possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials."[^79]
In June 2023 [[The War Zone]] reported that NASIC includes a Foreign Materiel Exploitation Squadron and quoted a Department of Defense Inspector General report on the point.[^87] That report, No. 98-005 of October 8, 1997, states that the Air Force Test and Evaluation Directorate's Foreign Materiel Office "had an ongoing initiative to involve contractors early in the exploitation process," that the initiative "pertained only to electronic warfare systems," and that the Air Force "had plans to expand the program to other systems"; it put Military Department spending on foreign materiel exploitation projects in fiscal 1996 at "about $117 million."[^88] The War Zone article names no Radiance, and cites a Pentagon statement of no evidence of "possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials."[^87]
### Footnotes
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[^5]: Radiance Ignite Technologies, "About Us," fetched October 3, 2026. https://radianceignite.com/about/
[^6]: Same PR Newswire listing as above (titles and dates of the Phased n Research, Verus Research, Jan Davis Drive and Moraco releases); Bright Path Research announcement (February 2025), https://brightpathresearch.com/news-BPR-SPA.
[^7]: USAspending.gov API, POST /api/v2/search/spending_by_award/, recipient_search_text "Radiance Technologies," award types A to D, fetched October 3, 2026; raw rows in TEMP/RESEARCH/2026-10-03_uapmoney/data/RT1/rad_awards.json. Recipient UEI R52PJK8DM6T4 (second record YXRLX5PDCWK4). https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/
[^8]: "NASIC picks Radiance for $960 Million Advanced Technical Exploitation Program II," Radiance Technologies, October 6, 2014, Internet Archive capture of February 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201010423/https://www.radiancetech.com/nasic-picks-radiance-for-960-million-advanced-technical-exploitation-program-ii/
[^9]: "Radiance Wins Contract to Support NASIC; Ceiling of $997M," Huntsville Business Journal, September 23, 2019. https://huntsvillebusinessjournal.com/news/2019/09/23/radiance-wins-contract-to-support-nasic-ceiling-of-997m
[^10]: Sawyer Knowles, "Huntsville's Radiance Technologies secures $14 billion missile intelligence contract," 256 Today, September 14, 2026. https://256today.com/huntsvilles-radiance-technologies-secures-14-billion-missile-intelligence-contract/
[^11]: Alabama Secretary of State, entity 001-144-448, Radiance Ignite Technologies, LLC, fetched October 3, 2026; "Radiance Technologies and Ignite Announce Joint Venture," PR Newswire, October 14, 2024. https://arc-sos.state.al.us/cgi/corpdetail.mbr/detail?corp=001144448&page=name&file=&type=ALL&status=ALL&place=ALL&city= ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/radiance-technologies-and-ignite-announce-joint-venture-302275375.html
[^12]: U.S. Small Business Administration, "Active Mentor-Protege Agreements," file "Active Firm List 10-1-26 with Details including Mentors (Exportable)," effective October 1, 2026, updated October 2, 2026. https://legacy.sba.gov/document/support-active-mentor-protege-agreements ; Bright Path Research LLC, news item of February 2025. https://brightpathresearch.com/news-BPR-SPA
[^13]: "Radiance Technologies Appoints TV Personality Dr. Travis S. Taylor as a Principal Research Scientist; CEO Bill Bailey Quoted," ExecutiveGov, April 22, 2022. https://www.executivegov.com/?p=233066
[^14]: "John F. Stratton Jr. Joins Radiance Technologies as SME for Intel Strategy," Radiance Technologies, PR Newswire, May 12, 2022, read in the Internet Archive capture of the same date. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512145721/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/john-f-stratton-jr-joins-radiance-technologies-as-sme-for-intel-strategy-301546258.html
[^15]: George Knapp, "More UFO hearings? Congress might consider hearing from these 2 men," 8 News Now (KLAS), May 24, 2022. https://digital-release.8newsnow.com/?p=1136519
[^16]: George Knapp, "Is this company working with alien technology in Nevada?" KLAS 8 News Now, posted October 13, 2022 (Pacific time). https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/is-this-company-working-with-alien-technology-in-nevada/
[^17]: Christopher Sharp, "Daniel Sheehan Exposes Five Powerful Republicans Blocking UFO Disclosure Act, As The Clock Ticks Down," Liberation Times, December 3, 2023, read in the present version and in an Internet Archive capture of December 2023. Sole source for the Sheehan statements so cited. https://www.liberationtimes.com/home/daniel-sheehan-exposes-five-powerful-republicans-blocking-ufo-disclosure-act-as-the-clock-ticks-down ; https://web.archive.org/web/20231204/https://www.liberationtimes.com/home/daniel-sheehan-exposes-five-powerful-republicans-blocking-ufo-disclosure-act-as-the-clock-ticks-down
[^18]: Federal Election Commission API, committee C00372979, /schedules/schedule_b/ filtered by recipient names "ROGERS" and "TURNER," with committee records C00367862, C00373001 and C00611962 and candidate records H2AL03032 and H2OH03067, fetched October 3, 2026. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_b/?committee_id=C00372979
[^19]: Government Accountability Office, Bid Protest Docket, Radiance Technologies, Inc. (TORFP-24-005), file number B-422615.1, Internet Archive capture of February 6, 2025. https://www.gao.gov/docket/b-422615.1
[^20]: Radiance Technologies, "About Us" (George Clark, John Dennis, Scott Dublin; March 15, 1999), Wayback capture of July 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711221013/https://www.radiancetech.com/about-us/ ; "Who We Are," Wayback capture of September 23, 2020 (same three names). https://web.archive.org/web/20200923061034/https://www.radiancetech.com/who-we-are/
[^21]: Radiance Technologies, "Radiance Technologies Acquires Open Source Publishing," August 19, 2005, Wayback capture of October 24, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051024072949/http://www.radiancetech.com:80/company/press_releases.htm
[^22]: Radiance Technologies, "Intelligence Community Support" and "About Us" pages, Wayback captures of September 27, 2002 and April 8, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020927213934/http://www.radiancetech.com:80/ServicesForeignMaterialExp.html ; https://web.archive.org/web/20020408023258/http://www.radiancetech.com:80/AboutUs.htm
[^23]: Radiance Technologies, "Foreign Materiel Exploitation," Wayback capture of October 27, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20011027170543/http://radiancetech.com:80/ForeignExploit.htm
[^24]: Radiance Technologies, "Dayton Office," Wayback capture of January 3, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040103154403/http://www.radiancetech.com:80/dayton.html
[^25]: Radiance Technologies, "Programs Index," Wayback capture of December 15, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051215211203/http://www.radiancetech.com:80/programs/default.htm
[^26]: Radiance Technologies, careers posting HR328, Wayback capture of May 16, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060516112649/http://www.radiancetech.com/careers/hr328.shtm
[^27]: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, News Release No. 7-05, "Senior Leadership Positions Announced," December 7, 2005. https://irp.fas.org/news/2005/12/odni120705.html
[^28]: Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks: May 23, 2008 (E1095), September 25, 2008 (E1904, E1924), July 21, 2009 (E1857), July 29, 2009 (E2063), September 21, 2009 (E2321), earmark declarations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2009-09-21/html/CREC-2009-09-21-pt1-PgE2321-3.htm
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[^30]: "Radiance Technologies Promotes Mr. Curtis Rowland to Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer," Defense Daily, March 2, 2020. https://defensedaily.com/press-releases/radiance-technologies-promotes-mr-curtis-rowland-to-executive-vice-president-chief-strategy-officer
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[^69]: Federal Election Commission, Schedule B disbursements of committee C00372979 (Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee), report type YE, report year 2023, line 23, images https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202401309600664855 and https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202401309600664856 ; other images as listed, same URL pattern; recipient committees C00611962 (Turner Victory Fund), C00373001 (Citizens for Turner), C00367862 (Mike Rogers for Congress), C00443218 (Wicker for Senate); fetched October 4, 2026. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_b/?committee_id=C00372979
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[^72]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, Maynard Nexsen PC for the client Radiance Technologies, Inc.: registration (8f81006f-d2e4-42a1-adc7-ed3d67fdb46b, posted July 9, 2014); 2019 reports, first quarter (69ed3143-8b51-4f44-98ae-691e22c387c8), second quarter (78bebaee-b0d9-4013-b056-c44386d26cea), third quarter (da4ef508-4d8e-4d28-a208-cea37d487edc), fourth quarter (39411551-54a7-4977-bf69-dcde8ae4adc2); 2020 reports (1cbf65cd-98f9-4d2d-90c8-befed0cd7347, a4c514b1-9017-4307-9bb4-07ad6495b4ee, 6817df54-b2b8-4dcb-9638-0cb22681bea7, b1855f7e-96a3-49b0-b381-7e2eb74d534c); 2021 reports (94193298-3103-401e-8ffc-1b3d054ef704, 26c791a3-0327-454c-88a3-d3ab95a2b3a9, df992b0d-020f-4ca6-b775-8900e1800c97, 8aee4c23-4634-4775-86d5-b4bfaa9046d5); 2022 reports (07705f53-cfa7-4e97-b625-7375cec511d0, ab399138-57ed-4a1b-8803-032f80aadd1d); Maynor & Stiers, LLC registration (fadaaa46-ba71-4040-85ec-a06d3346612a) and second-quarter 2022 report (9ccb4e86-fbdb-44af-b7cb-da7b72e9a92d). https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/?client_name=Radiance
[^73]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, Adams and Reese, LLP for the client Radiance Technologies, Inc.: registration (bd17c568-b322-4225-a354-e117d34e4676, posted April 5, 2022); first-quarter 2022 report (96851431-b942-49a5-8946-87b8594fd6ee, posted April 7, 2022); 2022 second through fourth quarter reports (4574c828-d712-494c-856c-3d3fecf91fb5, 6b8c0f79-794f-4561-adfc-034c5a307672, a4ada462-15ce-44a8-873c-60e67ca76837); reports for 2023 to 2026 (1ad0ac6b-9231-4165-a101-c7011e348fd8, b878bff9-42ef-4511-b4d8-d2ee8cb809c0, 4084162d-e5f4-4acc-8626-df78fd25587d, 56202c2f-72fc-4272-b5e1-cd9b13911897; 433d56f0-1342-4f4f-8c06-855094b8552d, f11c6ea3-b44d-4d7b-ae76-8102067071f8, 736b2517-712f-466e-a97c-03daf692ae6f, b57d969c-8b8f-419c-821f-08b1d4ed5e9c; 22921f6c-d5b6-4e0f-8f0f-6a4734fce6a7, d3953889-b7a8-4faa-ba9b-abb67968a089, b8ddacc8-d363-4f84-b253-c9dfadb2164d, 643ed1f9-1695-4206-bd92-e4d33d27cf98; f1040600-9ebb-4180-8245-e9f65d7e6443, 816d1345-d747-4266-a825-85e76f8226dd). https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/?client_name=Radiance
[^74]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, The Halcrow Group LLC for the client "Venn Strategies on behalf of Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable": registration 39cdfee6-4f44-45ad-a082-349be5239b3f (posted March 15, 2022) and first-quarter 2022 report b563879c-2230-4538-9732-84678cb989e8 (posted April 14, 2022). https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/39cdfee6-4f44-45ad-a082-349be5239b3f/
[^75]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, Venn Strategies reports for the client Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable, affiliated-organization fields: 2019 amended reports (c3cc1cc3-b62d-4912-8f2a-1b9860a8f9b1, 009b449c-7468-4a0f-8c46-3fe923a39cc6, 712e0254-257f-479f-bb15-e662062e948e, 9d6729fd-6e52-4087-b25a-006844aa9593), 2020 amended reports (ec57a71a-f736-4605-95fb-9ce9451779af, c4fa4e76-8351-477d-b6af-c731d194d637, 6e730121-4948-46c2-ae6e-ed2404fa568f), fourth-quarter 2020 (b82fc02a-0133-4a1b-afb8-8b6fa34bcfb8), 2021 reports (385d74d8-5048-4ac0-b5b2-7474540b730f, 6e6ed7db-5fb1-44d4-ba93-05aaeefc5cbd, c94c47aa-b819-4f8b-9823-abc581d48539, 88eb6018-3dea-4cac-a8fc-27ce4c07b6c9), first-quarter 2022 (2c310bce-8a23-41e0-8d75-270364d7dbbc) and first-quarter 2023 (a15d3709-503a-4420-9d86-b1417e132890); Roundtable second-quarter 2024 report (03ce544f-80b8-40f1-aaa5-ab75bb216774) and third-quarter 2024 report (2733b6d1-9f17-46be-b3de-8dd14dc20471); Venn Strategies for Radiance Technologies, Inc., second-quarter 2024 report (8ffd2c47-9cc1-4808-a2bb-b73a6d788e39) and third-quarter 2024 report (af9b42a2-b245-4019-bc3d-b7b8a648afb8); Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable, "About Us," 2026 Membership List, https://ecrcoalition.com/about-us/ ; Regulations.gov, Docket DARS-2024-0017, comment DARS-2024-0017-0013, https://www.regulations.gov/comment/DARS-2024-0017-0013 ; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement final rule, 89 Fed. Reg. 82183 (October 10, 2024), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-10/html/2024-23226.htm
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[^79]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, registration filings (RR) posted January 10, 2022 (Skipper Group), April 5, 2022 (Adams and Reese), June 14, 2022 (Maynor & Stiers), June 6, 2024 (Venn Strategies), February 3, 2025 (Williams and Jensen) and April 3, 2025 (McKinnon Group); Skipper Group termination report posted April 15, 2024 (termination date March 31, 2024). https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/?client_name=Radiance
[^80]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, Maynard Nexsen PC for the client Radiance Technologies, Inc.: registration (8f81006f-d2e4-42a1-adc7-ed3d67fdb46b, posted July 9, 2014); 2019 reports, first quarter (69ed3143-8b51-4f44-98ae-691e22c387c8), second quarter (78bebaee-b0d9-4013-b056-c44386d26cea), third quarter (da4ef508-4d8e-4d28-a208-cea37d487edc), fourth quarter (39411551-54a7-4977-bf69-dcde8ae4adc2); 2020 reports (1cbf65cd-98f9-4d2d-90c8-befed0cd7347, a4c514b1-9017-4307-9bb4-07ad6495b4ee, 6817df54-b2b8-4dcb-9638-0cb22681bea7, b1855f7e-96a3-49b0-b381-7e2eb74d534c); 2021 reports (94193298-3103-401e-8ffc-1b3d054ef704, 26c791a3-0327-454c-88a3-d3ab95a2b3a9, df992b0d-020f-4ca6-b775-8900e1800c97, 8aee4c23-4634-4775-86d5-b4bfaa9046d5); 2022 reports (07705f53-cfa7-4e97-b625-7375cec511d0, ab399138-57ed-4a1b-8803-032f80aadd1d); Maynor & Stiers, LLC registration (fadaaa46-ba71-4040-85ec-a06d3346612a) and second-quarter 2022 report (9ccb4e86-fbdb-44af-b7cb-da7b72e9a92d). https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/?client_name=Radiance
[^81]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, Adams and Reese, LLP for the client Radiance Technologies, Inc.: registration (bd17c568-b322-4225-a354-e117d34e4676, posted April 5, 2022); first-quarter 2022 report (96851431-b942-49a5-8946-87b8594fd6ee, posted April 7, 2022); 2022 second through fourth quarter reports (4574c828-d712-494c-856c-3d3fecf91fb5, 6b8c0f79-794f-4561-adfc-034c5a307672, a4ada462-15ce-44a8-873c-60e67ca76837); reports for 2023 to 2026 (1ad0ac6b-9231-4165-a101-c7011e348fd8, b878bff9-42ef-4511-b4d8-d2ee8cb809c0, 4084162d-e5f4-4acc-8626-df78fd25587d, 56202c2f-72fc-4272-b5e1-cd9b13911897; 433d56f0-1342-4f4f-8c06-855094b8552d, f11c6ea3-b44d-4d7b-ae76-8102067071f8, 736b2517-712f-466e-a97c-03daf692ae6f, b57d969c-8b8f-419c-821f-08b1d4ed5e9c; 22921f6c-d5b6-4e0f-8f0f-6a4734fce6a7, d3953889-b7a8-4faa-ba9b-abb67968a089, b8ddacc8-d363-4f84-b253-c9dfadb2164d, 643ed1f9-1695-4206-bd92-e4d33d27cf98; f1040600-9ebb-4180-8245-e9f65d7e6443, 816d1345-d747-4266-a825-85e76f8226dd). https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/?client_name=Radiance
[^82]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, The Halcrow Group LLC for the client "Venn Strategies on behalf of Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable": registration 39cdfee6-4f44-45ad-a082-349be5239b3f (posted March 15, 2022) and first-quarter 2022 report b563879c-2230-4538-9732-84678cb989e8 (posted April 14, 2022). https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/39cdfee6-4f44-45ad-a082-349be5239b3f/
[^83]: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, Venn Strategies reports for the client Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable, affiliated-organization fields: 2019 amended reports (c3cc1cc3-b62d-4912-8f2a-1b9860a8f9b1, 009b449c-7468-4a0f-8c46-3fe923a39cc6, 712e0254-257f-479f-bb15-e662062e948e, 9d6729fd-6e52-4087-b25a-006844aa9593), 2020 amended reports (ec57a71a-f736-4605-95fb-9ce9451779af, c4fa4e76-8351-477d-b6af-c731d194d637, 6e730121-4948-46c2-ae6e-ed2404fa568f), fourth-quarter 2020 (b82fc02a-0133-4a1b-afb8-8b6fa34bcfb8), 2021 reports (385d74d8-5048-4ac0-b5b2-7474540b730f, 6e6ed7db-5fb1-44d4-ba93-05aaeefc5cbd, c94c47aa-b819-4f8b-9823-abc581d48539, 88eb6018-3dea-4cac-a8fc-27ce4c07b6c9), first-quarter 2022 (2c310bce-8a23-41e0-8d75-270364d7dbbc) and first-quarter 2023 (a15d3709-503a-4420-9d86-b1417e132890); Roundtable second-quarter 2024 report (03ce544f-80b8-40f1-aaa5-ab75bb216774) and third-quarter 2024 report (2733b6d1-9f17-46be-b3de-8dd14dc20471); Venn Strategies for Radiance Technologies, Inc., second-quarter 2024 report (8ffd2c47-9cc1-4808-a2bb-b73a6d788e39) and third-quarter 2024 report (af9b42a2-b245-4019-bc3d-b7b8a648afb8); Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable, "About Us," 2026 Membership List, https://ecrcoalition.com/about-us/ ; Regulations.gov, Docket DARS-2024-0017, comment DARS-2024-0017-0013, https://www.regulations.gov/comment/DARS-2024-0017-0013 ; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement final rule, 89 Fed. Reg. 82183 (October 10, 2024), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-10/html/2024-23226.htm
[^84]: Federal Election Commission, candidate record H8AL05208 (Robert Clayton Hinchman, Alabama 5th District, 2018, party GOP); WAFF, "Clayton Hinchman receives endorsements from local military, business leaders," 2018. https://www.waff.com/story/38320177/clayton-hinchman-receives-endorsements-from-local-military-business-leaders/ ; https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/H8AL05208/
[^85]: Federal Election Commission, Hinchman for Congress (C00648162), Schedule A and committee totals; Schedule B record of the Radiance PAC disbursement (image 201804239111724609). https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/?committee_id=C00648162
[^86]: Steve Skojec, "The Banality of Ontological Shock," The Skojec File, December 7, 2023 (transcription of a Twitter Space statement by Daniel Sheehan). Sole source for the passages so cited. https://skojecfile.steveskojec.com/p/the-banality-of-ontological-shock
[^87]: Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway, "Aliens Or Not, Secret Crash Retrieval Programs Are A Very Real Thing," The War Zone, June 15, 2023. https://www.twz.com/aliens-or-not-secret-crash-retrieval-programs-are-a-very-real-thing
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category: "Organizations"
tags:
- Organization
- PrivateCompany
- Texas
- SierraBlanca
- QuitmanMountains
- MileHighResources
- RadioLicence
alias:
- "Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC"
- "Walker's Flying W Ranch LLC"
- "Flying W Ranch LLC"
summary: "Sierra Blanca limited liability company registered in 2007; holder of FCC licence WRBZ759 in the Quitman Mountains and payee of a 2014 sole-source International Boundary and Water Commission award for radio tower site access."
location: "Sierra Blanca, Texas"
relations:
- type: contracted_with
with: "[[International Boundary and Water Commission]]"
start: 2014-09-10
end: 2019-08-31
role: "sole-source agreement IBM14P0145, $13,301.40, access to the Quitman Mountain site for maintenance of a radio tower and equipment for the American Dam Field Office"
fn: 4
- type: licensed_by
with: "[[Federal Communications Commission]]"
start: 2018-08-03
end: 2028-08-03
role: "Industrial/Business Pool licence WRBZ759 (base station 152.315 MHz) at a pole site in the Quitman Mountains"
fn: 2
- type: part_of
with: "[[Sierra Blanca, Texas]]"
start: 2007-09-24
role: "registered with the Texas Secretary of State with a Sierra Blanca taxpayer address"
fn: 1
created: 2026-10-04
updated: 2026-10-04
---
Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC is a Texas limited liability company with a taxpayer address in [[Sierra Blanca, Texas]] ([[Hudspeth County, Texas]]). The [[Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts]] franchise tax account status for taxpayer number 32033808372 gives its [[Texas Secretary of State]] file number as 0800874977, its effective registration date as September 24, 2007, and its right to transact business and its registration status as active. The Public Information Report for 2026 lists one manager, Dennis R. Walker, with the post office box that the Comptroller account gives as the company's mailing address.[^1]
### Radio licence in the Quitman Mountains
The [[Federal Communications Commission]] Universal Licensing System lists Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC (licensee ID L02198220) as holder of call sign WRBZ759, an Industrial/Business Pool licence under rule part 90.35(a), granted August 3, 2018 and expiring August 3, 2028. The base station operates on 152.315 MHz, with 25 mobile units on 152.315 and 157.575 MHz. The listed location is a 4.6 meter pole in Hudspeth County at 31 10 29.5 N, 105 30 2.3 W, ground elevation 1,840 feet, in the [[Quitman Mountains]]. The FCC entity record gives a Sierra Blanca post office box and a contact e-mail address on the milehighresources.com domain; the box is the one that the Texas Comptroller records give for [[Mile High Resources]] and Mile High Ordnance, LLC, and differs from the one the Comptroller gives for Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC itself (the Comptroller gives the latter's box for [[Charlie Helicopter Company]], LLC as well).[^2]
Computed from the licence coordinates and the centroid of the 838-acre parcel at 2000 Skunk Canyon (31.17794 N, 105.4835 W), the pole site lies 1.04 miles from the parcel whose address the Mile High Resources Range gives in Federal Communications Commission experimental filings. It lies about 8.5 miles from the coordinates (31 16 18 N, 105 24 46 W) that [[Raytheon]] gives for the range in its 2025 and 2026 telemetry filings.[^2][^3]
### International Boundary and Water Commission award
[[USAspending]] records award IBM14P0145 to Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC (Sierra Blanca; flagged as a women-owned small business) from the [[International Boundary and Water Commission]], United States and Mexico, a component of the [[United States Department of State]]. It was signed September 10, 2014 and ran to August 31, 2019 (last modified August 29, 2018), for $13,301.40, with the description "AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE SERVICES TO ACCESS QUITMAN MTN SITE FOR MAINTENANCE OF RADIO TOWER AND EQUIPMENT FOR AMERICAN DAM FIELD OFFICE." The competition field reads "NOT COMPETED," with solicitation procedure "only one source" and one offer received; place of performance is coded El Paso. A parallel award, IBM14P0140 ($12,900.00, signed August 30, 2014, same description and competition fields), went to two individuals of El Paso.[^4]
The [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] [[El Paso Intelligence Center]] made two payments to the same two El Paso individuals, as recorded by USAspending for access to Quitman Mountain: DJD14NEP0008 ($2,582.88, signed January 7, 2014, running to November 30, 2014, "LICENSE RENEWAL OF ACCESS TO QUITMAN MOUNTAIN") and DJD15NEP0006 ($2,582.88, signed December 3, 2014, running to November 30, 2015, "RIGHT OF WAY LICENSE TO ACCESS REMOTE COLLECTION ON QUITMAN MOUNTAIN."). Both are recorded as "NOT COMPETED UNDER SAP," with place of performance coded Fort Bliss, El Paso County.[^5]
USAspending returns no other contract, grant or payment award to Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC, and the [[System for Award Management]] public entity search returns no active registration for the company.[^4][^6]
### Footnotes
[^1]: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Franchise Tax Account Status and Public Information Report 2026, taxpayer 32033808372, https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/account-status/search/32033808372 (record as of October 4, 2026); open dataset https://data.texas.gov/resource/9cir-efmm.json (charter date September 24, 2007, SOS file 0800874977).
[^2]: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Licensing System bulk data (l_LMpriv: EN, HD, LO and FR records for WRBZ759), https://data.fcc.gov/download/pub/uls/complete/ , downloaded October 4, 2026; Texas Comptroller open dataset, https://data.texas.gov/resource/9cir-efmm.json , records for Mile High Resources, LLC, Mile High Ordnance, LLC, Walker's Flying W Ranch, LLC and Charlie Helicopter Company, LLC.
[^3]: Texas Geographic Information Office, StratMap land parcels, Hudspeth County (appraisal account 30988); Federal Communications Commission, Experimental Licensing System, files 1976-EX-ST-2025 and 0306-EX-ST-2026; distance computed from the coordinates.
[^4]: USAspending.gov, award IBM14P0145, https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_IBM14P0145_19BM_-NONE-_-NONE- ; award IBM14P0140, https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_IBM14P0140_19BM_-NONE-_-NONE- ; recipient and keyword searches, queried October 4, 2026.
[^5]: USAspending.gov, awards DJD14NEP0008 (https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_DJD14NEP0008_1524_-NONE-_-NONE-) and DJD15NEP0006 (https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_DJD15NEP0006_1524_-NONE-_-NONE-), Drug Enforcement Administration, Division-El Paso Intelligence Center.
[^6]: System for Award Management, public entity search for "walker's flying w," queried October 4, 2026.