Trandes

What Trandes does

Trandes Corporation is a privately held engineering services company founded in 1972, headquartered in Glen Arm, Maryland, with branch offices in San Diego, California and Hampton, Virginia. The firm specializes in professional design engineering, computer automation tools, and the sustainment of legacy communication-electronic systems, with deep expertise in Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN), Precision Approach Radar (PAR), and shelterized C41SR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) systems for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

The company's core product lines consist of three integrated offerings. First, Life-Cycle/ISEA Support provides In-Service Engineering Agent functions for legacy ATC and C41SR systems, including overhaul, repair, refurbishment, and engineering services originally transitioned from NISE-West Mare Island to NIWC Pacific under BRAC. Second, Electronic Assembly Production at the ISO 9001:2008 certified Hampton, VA facility delivers high-quality fabrication, assembly, test, and repair of electronics, with particular focus on interface devices between Naval aircraft and automated test systems. Third, SeaPort-NxG Contract Services are delivered under NAVSEA contract No. N00178-19-D-8732, providing professional and technical engineering services across Navy mission areas.

Trandes generates revenue exclusively through U.S. government contracting, operating as a prime contractor on the NAVSEA SeaPort-NxG IDIQ vehicle and as a sub-contractor on SAIC-led teams supporting NSWC Crane, NSWC Carderock, NSWC Dahlgren, SPAWAR, OPNAV N81, and PMA-209. Revenue mechanics are professional services (labor-hour and task-order based) supplemented by hardware sales from the Hampton manufacturing facility. The company's primary customer segment is the U.S. Department of Defense, with a secondary exposure to commercial electronics assembly customers. There is no disclosed pricing model, no public revenue figure, no parent company, and no private equity or venture capital backing evident in the source material.

Name

Trandes

Legal name

Trandes Corporation

Website

https://trandes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Trandes Corporation is a privately held engineering services company founded in 1972 that provides In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) sustainment, electronic assembly production, and SeaPort-NxG contract services to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Linthicum Heights

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Engineering Services: Professional and technical services specializing in management support services, operation and maintenance of customer facilities, equipment and systems; logistics and life-cycle support; overhaul and repair depot operations; engineering, logistics and personnel support; test and training range support and integrated training programs. Revenue is generated through government contract vehicles such as SeaPort-NxG.
2. Electronic Assembly and Manufacturing: Fabrication, assembly, test and repair of electronics for government and commercial customers including prototyping and production of interface devices for Naval aircraft automated test systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Trandes is a defense engineering services company providing professional and technical services to the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and other defense agencies. Its core offerings include management support services, operation and maintenance of facilities and systems, logistics and life-cycle support, depot overhaul and repair, electronic assembly production (ISO 9001:2008 certified), and In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) support for legacy Air Traffic Control and shelterized C41SR systems. Services are delivered primarily through the NAVSEA SeaPort-NxG contract vehicle from facilities in Glen Arm, MD; San Diego, CA; and Hampton, VA.

Product overview

TRANDES is an engineering services company offering a portfolio of specialized products and services primarily serving U.S. Navy and Marine Corps clients. The core offerings consist of: (1) Electronic Assembly Production at the Hampton, VA facility providing fabrication, assembly, test and repair of electronics including printed circuit board assemblies, wire harnesses, and electromechanical assemblies; (2) Life-Cycle/ISEA Support providing In-Service Engineering Agent functions for legacy communication-electronic systems including Air Traffic Control, TACAN, Precision Approach Radar, and C41SR shelterized systems; and (3) SeaPort-NxG Contract Services under NAVSEA contract for professional technical services. These services are delivered through the company's headquarters in Glen Arm, MD and branch offices in San Diego, CA and Hampton, VA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electronic Assembly Production High-quality fabrication, assembly, test and repair of electronics for government and commercial customers at the Hampton, VA facility under an ISO 9001:2008 certified quality system. Particular expertise in prototyping and production of interface devices between Naval aircraft and automated test systems supporting avionics and weapons systems. Manufacturing capabilities include printed circuit board assemblies, wire harnesses, electromechanical and mechanical assemblies.
• Life-Cycle/ISEA Support In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) support providing full-spectrum shelterized C41SR services from basic research and prototype development through systems engineering and integration to life-cycle support of fielded systems. Covers Navy Air Traffic Control Systems (ATC), Marine ATC and Landing Systems (MATCALS), Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN), Precision Approach Radar (PAR), Instrument Landing System (ILS), Digital Wideband Transmission Systems (DWTS), Expeditionary Radios, and C41SR systems. Provided for NIWC Pacific, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy.
• SeaPort-NxG Contract Services Professional and technical services delivered to the U.S. Navy under NAVSEA SeaPort-NxG contract (No. N00178-19-D-8732), supporting task orders for engineering services across SeaPort-NxG mission areas including management support, operation and maintenance, logistics and life-cycle support, overhaul and repair depot operations, engineering and personnel support, test and training range support, and integrated training programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Contract vehicles with repeated option exercises, ceiling increases, and follow-on contract awards demonstrating sustained client confidence

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAIC is a large business and leading technology integrator providing full life-cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC provides systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex government projects. On the Trandes SeaPort-NxG team, SAIC provides engineering and technical support for Sensor Integration and Sustainment (NSWC Crane), Engineering Program Management (NSWC Carderock), Analytical Services (NSWC Dahlgren), International Systems Hardware/Engineering/Logistics Support (NSWC Crane), Tactical Command and Control Data Link Engineering Support (SPAWAR), OPNAV N81 support, and PMA-209 support.
• UnisysminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnisys is a large business that designs, builds and manages mission-critical environments for businesses and governments. Unisys provides deep understanding of high-volume, transaction-intensive, and secure computing. On the Trandes SeaPort-NxG team, Unisys provided Supply Chain Security Architecture support services to SPAWARSYSCEN San Diego.
• TWD & Associates, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTWD is a small business with core competencies in Unified Communications, Enterprise Information Technology, IT Infrastructure Services, IT Security Solutions and Collaboration Technologies. TWD provided voice switching systems management, maintenance and operations support for NAVSEA HQ complex at Washington Navy Yard, supporting approximately 4,500 Cisco VoIP seats and 1,736 Avaya voice seats, as well as Program Management and HQ Operations Support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TWD & Associates: TWD is a small-business SeaPort-NxG teammate that provides IT infrastructure and unified communications support to NAVSEA and Navy clients — a closely matched smaller defense engineering services peer.
• SAIC: SAIC is Trandes' Core-tier teammate on SeaPort-NxG and provides systems engineering, integration, sensor sustainment, and Navy life-cycle support — directly overlapping Trandes' engineering services and ISEA scope.
• CACI International: CACI provides engineering, logistics, and C4ISR support to Navy and Marine Corps programs — the same sustainment, electronic systems integration and life-cycle support mission space Trandes serves.
• ManTech International: ManTech delivers defense engineering, systems integration and intelligence services to Navy and DoD agencies, directly comparable to Trandes' SeaPort-NxG professional engineering services offering.
• Parsons Corporation: Parsons delivers defense engineering, electronic systems sustainment and mission solutions to DoD, with significant Navy and Marine Corps exposure — closely comparable to Trandes' portfolio.
• VSE Corporation: VSE provides aviation distribution, sustainment, MRO and engineering services to DoD and commercial customers — a comparable mid-cap defense services firm with similar sustainment and logistics scope.
• Serco Inc. Serco delivers engineering, logistics and C5ISR support services to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, frequently as a teammate on IDIQ vehicles — a direct comparable in scale and mission.

Broad incumbents

• Leidos: Leidos is a large defense engineering prime with deep Navy/Marine Corps and C4ISR work, including sustainment of legacy and modern systems — a broader-scale incumbent in Trandes' mission space.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen provides engineering, analytics and systems integration services to Navy, Marine Corps and DoD clients — a broad incumbent competing for the same SeaPort-NxG and engineering support task orders.
• Leonardo DRS: Leonardo DRS manufactures and sustains advanced electronic systems for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, including naval aviation and C4ISR — a broader incumbent operating in Trandes' core ATC and C41SR niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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