EMW

What EMW does

EMW, Inc. is a privately held, small-business systems integration firm founded in 1995, headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (Herndon/Fairfax, Virginia), with a European remote office in Mechelen, Belgium. The company delivers lifecycle systems integration across four core service phases—Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Engineering and Installation (E&I), Operations and Maintenance (O&M), and Force Protection—applied to five specialized practice areas: Health Information Technology, Cyber Security and Information Assurance, Perimeter Security, and Telecommunications Infrastructure. Collectively, these address the C4ISR and IT needs of defense, NATO, and federal civilian clients, with notable first-to-deploy achievements cited in DISA and coalition collaboration work.

EMW operates exclusively as a government prime contractor, accessing buyers through a portfolio of high-barrier IDIQ and BOA vehicles including SeaPort-NxG, ITES-3S, GSA OASIS+, NATO-BOA, and the NATO Communications and Information Agency AAS+ framework (~$500M, 5-year ceiling awarded October 2023). Its customer base spans U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, DoD, NATO, DISA, DHA, GSA, U.S. Secret Service, and NCUA. The company holds DCAA compliance, NATO Premier Security Provider designation, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000-1:2011, ISO 27001:2013, ITIL v4 staff certifications, and EU-U.S. Privacy Shield compliance. Personnel are described as cleared and drawn from large-scale integrators including Northrop Grumman, Lucent, Sprint, AT&T, and Bell Labs.

Commercially, EMW generates revenue through task orders awarded under its government contract vehicles, with pricing determined per task rather than via published rate cards. The company has no disclosed outside funding, no identified parent company, and no M&A history; it remains an independently operated private entity. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and its sales motion is enterprise field sales targeting DoD, NATO, and federal civilian agencies through direct business development and capture efforts, supplemented by a corporate website and Facebook presence for brand communications.

Name

EMW

Legal name

EMW, Inc.

Website

https://emw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EMW is a privately held small-business systems integrator providing lifecycle C4ISR, cyber security, health IT, and telecommunications services to U.S. DoD, NATO, and federal civilian agencies via prime contract vehicles including SeaPort-NxG, ITES-3S, GSA OASIS+, and NCI Agency AAS+.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Systems Integration Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Naval C4ISR, Communications & Electronic Warfare (IMABAKAE)

Keywords

• Systems integration services
• Defense IT services
• Cyber security services
• Telecommunications infrastructure
• Health IT services

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Prime Contracts: EMW operates as a prime contractor on multiple IDIQ contract vehicles for U.S. DoD, federal civilian agencies, and NATO. Revenue is generated through task orders under these contracts for systems engineering, installation, operations, maintenance, and force protection services.
2. NATO NCI Agency AAS+ Contract: 5-year, approximately $500 million multiple award IDIQ contract for Advisory and Assistance Services+ (AAS+) framework contract from NATO Communications and Information Agency, providing services throughout various NCI Agency directorates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

EMW provides lifecycle Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Engineering and Installation (E&I), Operations and Maintenance (O&M), and Force Protection services across five practice areas: Health Information Technology, Cyber Security and Information Assurance, Perimeter Security, and Telecommunications Infrastructure. The portfolio addresses C4ISR and IT requirements for U.S. DoD, NATO, and federal civilian clients, with capabilities spanning health IT operations management, risk-based cyber threat mitigation, IAVA-compliant information assurance, full-spectrum sensor/access-control integration, and strategic-alliance-based telephony and collaboration deployments.

Product overview

EMW is a systems integration company offering an integrated portfolio of technical services organized around four core lifecycle phases: Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Engineering and Installation (E&I), Operations and Maintenance (O&M), and Force Protection. These services are delivered across five specialized practice areas—Health Information Technology (HIT), Cyber Security and Information Assurance, Perimeter Security, and Telecommunications Infrastructure—that collectively address the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and IT needs of defense, NATO, and civilian government clients. The company also holds notable 'first to deploy' achievements including a converged multi-service enterprise for 40,000 ports and click-to-meet collaboration software for coalition forces. EMW operates as a single unified service portfolio rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Lifecycle systems engineering and technical assistance services supporting definition of requirements, project implementation oversight, and ongoing review of operations across broad technical domains for defense, NATO, and federal civilian clients.
• Engineering and Installation (E&I) Engineering design and installation services for communications and information systems, including the first deployment of a converged multi-service enterprise for 40,000 ports of data, voice over ATM, and video for DISA in Eastern Europe.
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Ongoing operations and maintenance services ensuring continuous delivery of measurable results and support for surge requirements worldwide for government and NATO clients.
• Force Protection Technologies Full-spectrum sensor integration and deployment including video, infrared, and acoustic sensors, access control systems, and countermeasure systems for defense and security applications.
• Health Information Technology (HIT) Award-winning health IT operations management, help desk support, and medical systems integration services for healthcare and defense organizations such as the Defense Health Agency.
• Cyber Security and Information Assurance Comprehensive and risk-based approach to cyber threats through holistic understanding of customer information assets, potential vulnerabilities, and threat vectors, including vulnerability scanning, incident response, and intrusion reporting under an IAVA-compliant Information Assurance program.
• Perimeter Security Design, integration, deployment, and management of perimeter security solutions including video, infrared, and acoustic sensors, access control systems, and countermeasure systems.
• Telecommunications Infrastructure Strategic-alliance-based solutions for telephony and collaborating services, delivered through procurement vehicles to private and public sector organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• First to deploy converged multi service enterprise for 40,000 ports of data, voice over ATM, and video for DISA in Eastern Europe
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Strategic Partners (unspecified)coreOthersEMW maintains strong logistical and business relationships with strategic partners in all parts of the world. These relationships ensure delivery of measurable results and facilitate rapid and reliable response to any surge in customer requirements worldwide. Specific partner names are not publicly disclosed.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ManTech International: ManTech provides C4ISR, IT, and systems engineering services to DoD and intelligence agencies. Closest comparable in mission, customer set, and expeditionary C4ISR focus, though materially larger than EMW.
• Vectrus: Vectrus delivers IT and C4ISR support services to DoD and allied governments worldwide. Similar mid-size defense IT integrator profile with comparable DoD/coalition customer base.
• CACI International: CACI provides C4ISR, cyber, and systems integration services to DoD and federal agencies. Overlapping C4ISR and electronic warfare portfolio serving the same customer set as EMW.
• CALIBRE Systems: CALIBRE Systems provides management consulting and IT services to DoD and federal agencies. Similar small-to-mid size defense IT firm with comparable federal contracting profile.
• INDUS Technology: INDUS Technology provides systems engineering, C4ISR, and IT services to DoD, including Navy and DISA customers. Highly comparable small business defense integrator serving overlapping mission sets.
• Global Industries (GCI): GCI provides C5ISR systems integration and IT services to DoD and federal agencies. Comparable mid-size C4ISR systems integrator with similar federal customer concentration.

Broad incumbents

• Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC): SAIC is a large federal IT and C4ISR integrator serving DoD, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. Larger scale incumbent in the same markets as EMW.
• Leidos: Leidos is a top-tier defense IT and C4ISR systems integrator. Comparable technology domains (C4ISR, cyber, defense IT) though at materially larger scale across DoD and intelligence customers.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen provides C4ISR, cyber, and IT consulting to DoD and federal civilian agencies. Operates broadly in the same C4ISR/cyber defense services space as EMW but at much greater scale.
• Peraton: Peraton delivers C4ISR, IT, and cyber services to DoD, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Comparable C4ISR and defense systems integration focus serving overlapping customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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