What Bastion Technologies does

Bastion Technologies, Inc. is a private, Hispanic-owned engineering and technical services firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, with an additional regional office in Pasadena, California supporting NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Founded in 1996, the company provides systems engineering, reliability engineering, safety and mission assurance, structural and mechanical design and analysis, information technology, and technical management support to aerospace and defense customers, with NASA as the dominant anchor client across six centers (MSFC, JPL, GRC, JSC, Stennis, and Ames). It operates as a prime contractor on multiple multi-year contracts including the MSFC SMAS, JPL MASS, GRC ESHMA, JSC JETS II, and Stennis RS-25 engine test support vehicles, holding ISO 9001:2015, CMMI Level 3, and TBPE certifications.

The company derives revenue primarily through professional services contracts negotiated under government contract terms (labor categories and scope-based pricing), complemented by one-time software licensing of proprietary products (EPICS contract management software built on .NET/SQL Server, and SODA spacecraft operational design software) and hardware sales of patented subsea products including the SureShear power system, offshore-rated shipping containers, and Bastion AirDam. Bastion holds five granted or pending patents covering subsea wellbore control technologies (High Energy Tubular Shear, Slip Device, Pyrotechnic Pressure Accumulator, Subsea Well Safing System, Ram Device). Recent commercial expansion includes the July 2026 installation of DEEP, a subsea human habitat built with Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The company is a sub-tier partner on Collins Aerospace's xEVAS team supporting NASA's spacesuit program through 2034.

Bastion's go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales into NASA contracting offices, supplemented by participation in NASA industry days and Marshall Small Business Alliance conferences. Customer concentration is high, with NASA as the overwhelming buyer; secondary segments include oil and gas (upstream, downstream, subsea) and commercial aerospace/defense. Ownership is concentrated under founder/CEO Jorge Hernandez with COO Jayant Ramakrishnan in the executive team, and no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investor ownership. The firm employs 501-1,000 people and has accumulated consecutive Small Business Prime Contractor Excellence Awards at MSFC and the FY2023 NASA ARC Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year award.

Name

Bastion Technologies

Legal name

Bastion Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://bastiontechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bastion Technologies is a private, Hispanic-owned engineering services firm providing systems engineering, safety and mission assurance, and reliability engineering primarily as a prime contractor to six NASA centers, with complementary commercial subsea products and patented offshore equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Engineering Contracts: Bastion generates revenue through direct contracts with NASA and other government agencies providing engineering, safety, reliability, and mission assurance services. Services include systems engineering, structural analysis, IT support, and technical management for aerospace and defense programs.
2. Software Products (EPICS, SODA): Sale and licensing of proprietary software products including EPICS contract management software and SODA spacecraft design software to government and commercial customers.
3. Products (SureShear, Shipping Containers): Sale of specialized subsea products including SureShear advanced subsea solutions and offshore-rated shipping and storage containers to oil and gas industry customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bastion Technologies provides multi-disciplined engineering and technical services — including systems engineering, reliability engineering, safety and mission assurance, structural and mechanical design and analysis, IT support, and technical management — primarily to NASA centers and aerospace/defense programs. In parallel, the company sells proprietary software products (EPICS contract management, SODA spacecraft operational design) and patented subsea hardware (PowerSure/SureShear, offshore shipping containers, Bastion AirDam, DEEP subsea habitat) to commercial customers in the oil and gas and energy sectors.

Product overview

Bastion Technologies offers a portfolio of products and software applications alongside its engineering and technical services. The product suite includes EPICS (Enterprise Platform for Integrated Contracting Systems) as the primary software product for financial and contract management, SODA (Spacecraft Operational Design & Analysis) for aerospace engineering applications, PowerSure/SureShear for advanced subsea power solutions, and offshore-rated shipping and storage containers. These products complement the company's engineering services in systems engineering, reliability engineering, safety and mission assurance, and structural/mechanical design and analysis, primarily serving aerospace, defense, and oil & gas industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EPICS (Enterprise Platform for Integrated Contracting Systems) Web-based enterprise software platform that manages financial and contract management information for government and business organizations. Built on Microsoft .NET (C#, ASP.NET) with Microsoft SQL Server and ODBC support for Oracle and MySQL; integrates with Deltek Costpoint, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Maximo, and SharePoint.
• SODA (Spacecraft Operational Design & Analysis) Software Application Software application for spacecraft operational design and analysis, supporting engineering teams in the aerospace industry with mission design and analysis workflows.
• PowerSure/SureShear Advanced Subsea Solutions Self-contained, on-demand subsea power source and advanced subsea solutions designed for offshore oil and gas operations, providing reliable power delivery in subsea environments.
• Offshore-Rated Shipping and Storage Containers Offshore-rated shipping and storage containers designed to meet API RP2A, Shell OPS0055 Standard, and AISC offshore specifications. Offered in multiple sizes including Large, Large Extra Wide, Small, Extra Small, and Mini.
• Bastion AirDam Subsea product offering under the Commercial & Energy division, providing specialized solutions for offshore energy applications.
• DEEP Subsea Human Habitat Subsea human habitat fabricated using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) technology, installed at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, representing a breakthrough in additive-manufactured subsea structures.
• Engineering and Technical Services (Aerospace, Defense, and Commercial & Energy) Multi-disciplined engineering and technical services encompassing systems engineering, systems/circuits reliability engineering, safety and mission assurance, structural and mechanical design and analysis, information technology, technical and management support, and training and development. Delivered as a prime contractor to NASA centers (MSFC, JPL, GRC, JSC, ARC, Stennis) and as a Commercial & Energy service line (PowerSure, DEEP, Bastion AirDam, Upstream/Downstream, Multi-Physics Simulation, FMECA, training program construction, shipping/storage containers, technical publications and patents) for oil & gas operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• SMAS contract received perfect 100% performance rating from NASA Performance Evaluation Board for Period 7
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Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NASA Marshall Space Flight CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrime contractor for Safety and Mission Assurance Services (SMAS) contract providing systems engineering, reliability engineering, safety engineering, and mission assurance for SLS, Artemis, and other MSFC programs. Contract has received perfect performance ratings.
• NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider of Mission Assurance Support Services (MASS) for JPL missions including CADRE, ASTHROS, SPHEREx, Ingenuity Helicopter, and Europa Clipper. Engineering support in reliability, environments, EMC, probabilistic risk assessment, QA, and electronic parts engineering.
• NASA Glenn Research CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwarded NASA GRC Environmental, Safety, Health, and Mission Assurance (ESHMA) contract supporting Glenn Research Center and Neil Armstrong Test Facility. Covers environmental, institutional operational safety, occupational health, and mission assurance.
• NASA Johnson Space CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider of JETS II contract support including Cold Stowage Team management for ISS, Commercial Resupply missions, and first Private Astronaut Mission (AX-1).
• Collins AerospaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBastion is a member of Collins Aerospace team for NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Activity (xEVAS) program with potential value of $3.5 billion through 2034, providing spacesuit engineering support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Leidos: Major federal science and engineering services contractor with significant NASA IT, engineering, and mission-assurance work; competes with Bastion on prime contracts and shares NASA mission-support DNA.
• SAIC: Large government services integrator with a substantial NASA portfolio spanning engineering, IT, and mission support — a broader incumbent competing for similar SMAS-class work.
• Parsons Corporation: Diversified federal engineering and defense services firm with NASA and aerospace mission-support exposure that overlaps with Bastion's reliability, safety, and mission-assurance offerings.
• Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT) / KBR NASA Services: Originally a direct peer to Bastion as a NASA engineering services prime (now part of KBR), serving as the historical template for NASA-focused mission-support contractors and illustrating the strategic exit/roll-up path available to firms at Bastion's stage.
• Jacobs Solutions: Large-scale aerospace, defense, and civil engineering services incumbent that competes with Bastion on NASA mission-support and aerospace engineering contracts, with substantially broader portfolio and scale.

Emerging players

• Oceaneering International: Subsea engineering and intervention specialist with overlapping product/capability relevance to Bastion's SureShear and subsea well-control portfolio, offering a scale benchmark for commercializing Bastion's patented subsea IP.

Direct peers

• Metis Technology Solutions: Albuquerque-based small business providing aerospace engineering, safety and mission assurance, and software services to NASA centers, closely mirroring Bastion's NASA-focused prime contractor profile.
• ERC Inc. Huntsville-headquartered engineering and scientific services company with deep NASA/MSFC and DoD mission-assurance and systems engineering contracts — a near-direct analog in size, customer base, and capability mix to Bastion.
• COLSA Corporation: Huntsville, AL-based aerospace engineering and IT services firm that, like Bastion, is a long-standing prime contractor to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center supporting safety, mission assurance, and systems engineering — a closely comparable scale and customer footprint.
• Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA): Hampton, VA-based engineering services firm supporting NASA Langley and other centers with aerospace systems engineering and mission assurance services — a comparable niche player in the same federal aerospace engineering services category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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