ManTech

What ManTech does

ManTech International Corporation is a U.S. federal government technology contractor founded around 1968 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. Following its 2022 take-private transaction by The Carlyle Group, the company operates with approximately 5,001–10,000 employees and serves the U.S. Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, federal civilian agencies (DOJ, FBI, NASA, NOAA, DHS, SEC), and a secondary set of Fortune 500 commercial clients. Its offering is organized around four enterprise capabilities — Cyberspace Superiority, Data and AI, Digital, and Intelligent Engineering — delivered through a mix of prime contracts, task orders, BPAs, and IDIQs with single-customer, multi-year contract structures.

ManTech's core technology stack spans full-spectrum cyberspace operations, data and AI (including machine learning, generative AI, and agentic AI), digital transformation (hybrid multi-cloud mission IT, DevSecOps, software factory operations), and intelligent engineering (digital engineering environments, space services, C5ISR). Proprietary platforms include LaunchRAMP™ for structured cloud migration, the Secure Tactical Edge Platform (STEP) for disconnected/intermittent/limited-bandwidth environments, Sentris for classified-environment data tagging, Mission Economics™ for cloud FinOps, and an open-source Digital Engineering Environment (DEE) Reference Architecture. The company operationalizes hyperscaler AI stacks — Google Cloud Vertex AI and Gemini at CMMC Level 2, AWS GovCloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure — and acquired Elder Research in December 2025 to deepen its Data and AI Practice.

ManTech monetizes almost exclusively through negotiated multi-year professional-services and managed-services contracts with U.S. federal buyers, supplemented by AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community listings and partner co-sell motions with Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat, ServiceNow, and Lockheed Martin. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contract vehicles such as the 7-year $875M IC cyber contract, 10-year $500M DOJ BPA, and 8-year FBI BPA ceiling are representative. Headcount and capability expansion have been driven by a sustained M&A cadence — Gryphon Technologies ($350M, December 2021), TMAC (January 2022), Definitive Logic (September 2023), and Elder Research (December 2025) — alongside organic build-out of the Data and AI, FinOps, and Indo-Pacific practices.

Name

ManTech

Legal name

ManTech International Corporation

Website

https://mantech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

ManTech is a U.S. federal government technology contractor delivering cyber, data and AI, digital transformation, and intelligent engineering services to the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and federal civilian agencies through prime contracts, task orders, BPAs, and IDIQs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Government IT and Defense Technology Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Collaboration & Productivity Platforms (M365/Google Workspace, Email, Chat/Meetings) (BPAEAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Access, Virtual Workspaces & Digital HQ (BPAMAMAL), IT Service Management (ITSM) Platforms (HDAEALAA)

Keywords

• Government IT services
• Federal cybersecurity
• Defense technology solutions
• Mission-critical IT
• Intelligence community support

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Professional Services Contracts: MANTECH's primary revenue stream consists of multi-year prime contracts and task orders with U.S. defense, intelligence, federal civilian, and homeland security agencies. Recent examples include an $875M multi-year IC cyber contract, $1.4B DoD ICON cybersecurity task order, $910M U.S. SOUTHCOM contract, $715M Marine Corps Warfighting Lab contract, $622M Army TITUS task order, $500M DOJ BPA, $349.4M Navy unmanned maritime IDIQ, $269M Marine Corps Information Warfare contract, $200M NOAA cyber contract, $166M Defense Health Agency contract, $110M Air Force contract, $63M Naval Surface Warfare contract, and an $8B FBI BPA.
2. Managed Services and Mission IT Operations: Recurring managed services for mission-critical IT infrastructure across federal agencies including IT Engineering Operations Support (servers, networks, Active Directory/Exchange, SharePoint, databases), DevSecOps platforms, and software factory operations as demonstrated in NASA WESTPrime and DHS engagements.
3. AWS Marketplace for IC Services: MANTECH has listed its cloud engineering, data, and AI services in the AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community, providing DevSecOps platforms and mission-ready AI services on AWS GovCloud and air-gapped environments for government clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ManTech is a U.S. federal government technology contractor that delivers mission-focused professional services and managed IT solutions across four enterprise capabilities: Cyberspace Superiority, Data and AI, Digital (digital transformation), and Intelligent Engineering. It provides advanced cyber operations, AI/ML and generative AI integration, hybrid multi-cloud mission IT, DevSecOps, software factory operations, FinOps cloud cost optimization, C5ISR, space services, and digital engineering to U.S. defense, intelligence, homeland security, and federal civilian agencies, leveraging proprietary platforms such as LaunchRAMP™, STEP, Sentris, and Mission Economics™.

Product overview

ManTech is a leading government contractor delivering a portfolio of mission-focused technology solutions and services organized around four enterprise capabilities: Cyberspace Superiority, Data and AI, Digital (Digital Transformation), and Intelligent Engineering. Rather than a single unified product, ManTech's offering is a platform-plus-modules architecture spanning professional services, proprietary platforms (LaunchRAMP™ cloud migration methodology, Secure Tactical Edge Platform (STEP), Sentris for classified data tagging/classification, Mission Economics™ FinOps discipline), an open-source Digital Engineering Environment (DEE) Reference Architecture, and the Innovation and Capabilities Organization (ICO) which develops game-changing technology products. Specific capabilities within Cyberspace Superiority include the Advanced Cyber Training Program (ACTP) and Insider Threat; within Intelligent Engineering are Space Services; and the December 10, 2025 acquisition of Elder Research strengthens the Data and AI Practice with data science and AI solutions. Mission Operations integrates C5ISR, supply chain & logistics, mission planning & execution, and high-end engineering. The combined portfolio is sold to Defense & Space, Intelligence & Homeland Security, and Commercial (Fortune 500) clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LaunchRAMP: MANTECH's proprietary structured cloud migration methodology (also referenced as LaunchRAMP™ Enterprise Cloud Broker Solution) used to securely move data and applications from on-premises to cloud systems for federal customers.
• Secure Tactical Edge Platform (STEP)
• Sentris

Products and services

• Cyberspace Superiority Full-spectrum cyber mission capability that researches, develops, and delivers innovative cyber solutions enabling clients to Deny, Defend, and Dominate in support of Cyberspace Superiority; for U.S. defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.
• Data and AI Services Data and AI practice empowering government clients to integrate AI for efficient mission success, including AI Turbocharger methodology, predictive analytics, agentic AI, generative AI, and Elder Research-derived data science capabilities.
• Digital Transformation Services Hybrid, multi-cloud mission-centric IT solutions including software development, application modernization, cloud migration, software factory operations, and DevSecOps for federal agencies.
• Intelligent Engineering Services Engineering capability delivering mission capability at speed of relevance, including Space Services (human spaceflight support for NASA) and digital engineering via the DEE Reference Architecture.
• LaunchRAMP™ Proprietary structured cloud migration methodology that securely moves data and applications from on-premises to cloud (Azure/AWS); sold as part of ManTech's cloud and digital transformation portfolio to federal customers.
• Secure Tactical Edge Platform (STEP) Proprietary platform providing scalable cloud compute and storage for applications, tools, and technologies that require bandwidth in disconnected, intermittent, and limited bandwidth (DIL) environments at the tactical edge; extends Azure capabilities to warfighting missions.
• Sentris Proprietary platform providing data tagging and classification in highly classified environments to extend security and functionality, including threat mitigation within ManTech zero-trust network platforms.
• Mission Economics™ ManTech's FinOps-aligned cloud financial management discipline for public sector customers, optimizing cloud spend through forecasting, benchmarking, and Cloud Unit Economics.
• Digital Engineering Environment (DEE) Reference Architecture Open-source reference architecture for digital engineering transformation that ManTech released to accelerate digital transformation across defense and government programs; sold/adopted as a reference framework within digital engineering engagements.
• Elder Research Data Science and AI Solutions Data science and AI solutions acquired through Elder Research on December 10, 2025, with 30 years of applied experience serving Fortune 500 and federal clients including defense, homeland security, and critical infrastructure customers such as the SEC.

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability6 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and major.

• Lockheed MartinflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2025Lockheed Martin and MANTECH announced a strategic teaming agreement on August 14, 2025 to develop AI-driven sustainment solutions for the U.S. combat aircraft fleet, covering real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and logistics optimization to improve aircraft operational readiness.
• Marque VenturesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 June 2024MANTECH partnered with Marque Ventures on June 24, 2024 to drive innovative national security solutions for government clients through emerging technology investments.
• Georgia Institute of Technology's ATDC (Advanced Technology Development Center)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 September 2023MANTECH partnered with the Georgia Institute of Technology's ATDC to drive innovative cybersecurity and emerging technologies for government clients. Announced September 28, 2023.
• Google CloudflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMANTECH is a Google Cloud Premier Partner. The strategic partnership delivers advanced cloud and hyperscale analytics services to the U.S. federal government. MANTECH has operationalized Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform and Gemini models within a Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) environment at CMMC Level 2.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationMANTECH holds an Advanced AWS Partner Network (APN) partnership, has built NASA Image and Video Library and migrated NASA.gov to AWS via LaunchRAMP, and has listed its cloud engineering, data, and AI services in the AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community on AWS GovCloud and air-gapped environments.
• MicrosoftflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough its Microsoft partnership, MANTECH provides best-in-class capabilities for deploying Microsoft business solutions and migrating complex enterprise applications to Microsoft Azure cloud. MANTECH developed LaunchRAMP™ proprietary cloud migration methodology and Secure Tactical Edge Platform (STEP) for Azure.
• OracleflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMANTECH and Oracle announced a strategic partnership in August 2025 to deliver cost-efficient AI-powered cloud solutions for government missions. They offer Oracle Cloud Infrastructure solutions to defense and intelligence agencies with embedded AI, leveraging 1,000+ public sector organizations and 100% of federal cabinet agencies that use Oracle technology.
• Red HatflagshipTechnology or IntegrationMANTECH is a Premier Partner in hosting, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps solutions with Red Hat. MANTECH has over a decade of experience using Red Hat products (RHEL, OpenShift, JBoss), provides STIG/RMF support, develops on secure universal base images (UBI), and uses Ansible for DevSecOps automation.
• ServiceNowflagshipTechnology or IntegrationMANTECH is a Premier Partner in Sales, Services, Service Provider, and Public Sector Programs, plus a NextGen Authorized Trainer for ServiceNow. MANTECH implements Service Portals, Discovery, and CMDB solutions for federal civilian, DoD and intelligence sector customers.
• HarnessmajorTechnology or IntegrationMANTECH bridges the gap between legacy environments and Harness's 'AI for Everything After Code' vision, delivering seamless, secure automation at enterprise scale. MANTECH led CloudBees Jenkins to Harness migration for USCIS, consolidating 20,000 pipelines into 50+ golden templates, and did the same for CBP.
• OpenAI, Coursera, AI21 Labs (SCSP AI+ Expo)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMANTECH participated as a partner alongside OpenAI, Coursera, and AI21 Labs in the SCSP (Special Competitive Studies Project) AI+ Expo, positioning the company in the national AI competitive landscape.
• FinOps FoundationmajorOthersMANTECH joined the FinOps Foundation as a premier member with a seat on the FinOps Governing Board, providing a public sector voice for creating cloud value. MANTECH also earned the FinOps Service Provider Certification in October 2024.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Largest pure-play U.S. federal IT and cyber consulting firm, sharing ManTech's defense, intelligence, and federal civilian client base with deep overlap in cyber, AI/analytics, and digital transformation. Both compete directly on large IDIQs and on classified cyber work for the IC, and Carlyle has held an investment in Booz Allen as well — making it ManTech's most structurally similar peer.
• Leidos: Major federal services prime serving DoD, intelligence, civil, and health agencies with overlapping cyber, AI, digital modernization, and intelligent engineering capabilities. Leidos competes head-to-head with ManTech on large DoD task orders, IC cyber awards, and federal civilian modernization programs.
• SAIC: Federal IT and engineering services firm with comparable capabilities across cloud, cyber, AI, and digital engineering for defense, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. SAIC's portfolio and contract structure closely mirror ManTech's, making it a direct head-to-head competitor on most large federal recompetes.
• CACI International: Federal services and intelligence-focused prime with strong overlap in signals intelligence, cyber, electronic warfare, and mission IT for the IC and DoD. CACI competes directly with ManTech on classified IC cyber contracts and intelligence community programs.
• Peraton: Federal services prime (formed via Veritas Capital acquisitions of Perspecta, Harris Corp's IT services, and others) with deep intelligence community, homeland security, and DoD mission work. Peraton competes with ManTech on full-spectrum cyber, intelligence analysis, and classified cloud/AI programs.

Broad incumbents

• General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT): Federal IT services arm of General Dynamics with broad capabilities across defense, intel, and federal civilian — competing on many of the same multi-billion-dollar programs as ManTech but with the backing of a much larger defense prime parent.
• Battelle Memorial Institute: Large nonprofit R&D and federal services organization with significant national security, cyber, and intelligence community work. While not a pure-play federal services firm, Battelle competes with ManTech on select DoD, intel, and homeland security science-and-engineering programs.

Emerging players

• ICF International: Mid-sized federal services firm with growing digital modernization, cyber, and analytics practices serving federal civilian and DoD customers. ICF overlaps with ManTech on cloud, AI, and digital transformation work but at a smaller scale.
• Palantir Technologies: Commercial data analytics and AI platform company with deep federal government penetration (DoD, IC, civilian) via its Gotham and Foundry platforms. Palantir is increasingly competing with ManTech on DoD AI/analytics programs as the IC and services accelerate AI operationalization.

Regional players

• Maxar Technologies: Space and intelligence-focused firm providing satellite imagery, geospatial analytics, and space domain awareness to U.S. and allied government customers. Maxar overlaps with ManTech's Space Services and GEOINT-related intelligence community work, particularly for NGA and NRO.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles30 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A16 records

Investments

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