TII

What TII does

Technology International Incorporated of Virginia (TII) is a women-employee-owned small technology business incorporated in 1977 in Virginia and registered in Louisiana, Iowa, Illinois, and Washington. The company performs innovative research and development leading to technology transfer from theoretical and experimental work to commercial and government applications. Its core technical portfolio spans point-of-use drinking water filters (Envirofilter, manufactured from agricultural by-product activated carbons), mobile ad hoc wireless networking for military users (MAWNET), software protection tools (SoftDASh), portable naval water production (NAVLITTOWS), locomotive alertness monitoring (DigiAlerter), voice-interactive assistive learning (VILAH), superconductive magnetic energy storage (SMES), explosives and mine detection (MINDECX), and fault-tolerant nuclear plant controllers (REFFTAC, WONITOR). The company holds at least eight U.S. patents and is supported by 200+ technical publications.

TII's revenue model is overwhelmingly professional services through competitive U.S. federal procurement, primarily Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II contracts with the Department of Defense (Air Force, Army, Navy, DARPA, SOCOM), Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, and Department of Commerce. Secondary revenue streams include state government contracts (Louisiana, Iowa), international government and institutional consulting (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France), and limited commercial utility engagements (LILCO, Entergy). The company employs 1-10 core staff plus 20+ part-time workers and project-based hires, and is developing several products for future commercial market introduction. Leadership comprises CEO/Chairman Dr. Abdo Husseiny, Executive Board Member Hazem Abolrous, CFO/Auditor Christy Erb, International Project Manager Lindsay Millet, and Board Member Pille Mandla.

Name

TII

Legal name

Technology International Incorporated of Virginia

Website

https://www.tii-va.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TII is a technology firm specializing in providing innovative research data to state governments and industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Research and Development Contracting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Service Inspection (ISI) & NDE (ASME Code, Ultrasonics, Eddy Current) (EUAKABAF), Digital Engineering & Project Delivery Tools (BIM/Digital Twin, Scheduling, Document Control) (EUAKAAAO)

Keywords

• Government research contracting
• Defense technology development
• SBIR contract services
• Water treatment systems
• Wireless networking solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

La Place

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Federal Government R&D Contracts: TII derives the majority of its revenue from competitive SBIR and non-SBIR research and development contracts with U.S. federal agencies including DoD (Air Force, Army, Navy, DARPA, SOCOM), Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, and other agencies. Contracts range from Phase I feasibility studies (~$50K-$130K) to Phase II full development efforts (hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars).
2. State Government Contracts: Projects with state government entities including Louisiana, Iowa, and other states for technical consulting and engineering services.
3. International Government and Institutional Projects: Technical consulting and development projects for international government clients, institutions, and private sector companies in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, and other countries.
4. Commercial Product Revenue: TII is developing several products including Envirofilter water treatment systems and SMES energy storage units for eventual commercial introduction. Revenue from product commercialization is anticipated as products move toward market.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

TII is a women-employee-owned small technology business that conducts innovative research and development under SBIR and non-SBIR contracts with U.S. federal and state agencies, international governments, and select enterprises. It develops, prototypes, and commercializes technologies across water treatment, mobile ad hoc wireless networking, explosives detection, software protection, superconductive magnetic energy storage, fault-tolerant control, nuclear plant monitoring, and assistive learning.

Product overview

TII is a women-employee-owned small technology business and R&D contractor that develops innovative technologies primarily for U.S. federal government agencies and commercial clients. Rather than operating as a unified commercial product platform, TII develops individual products and technologies across diverse domains including water treatment, wireless networking, software security, defense systems, accessibility, and industrial monitoring. Its portfolio includes Envirofilter (an agricultural by-product-based drinking water filter), MAWNET (mobile ad hoc wireless networking for military applications), SoftDASh (differential analysis software protection), NAVLITTOWS (littoral water desalination for naval use), DigiAlerter (locomotive cab alertness monitoring), and VILAH (voice-interactive learning aid for individuals with disabilities). These products have been developed under SBIR contracts with agencies including DARPA, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, SOCOM, Department of Education, and Department of Energy. The company also maintains a pipeline of products being introduced or planned for future market introduction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MAWNET Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Networking
• Envirofilter Drinking Water Filter Point-of-use drinking water filter manufactured from granular activated carbons produced from agricultural by-products (pecan, almond, and English walnut nutshells); designed to remove trace metals and chlorination by-products at low cost. Intended for homes in rural communities, with additional applications in wastewater treatment, environmental remediation, and food purification.

Quantifiable outcome

• Envirofilter demonstrated effectiveness comparable to leading commercial home water treatment filters for removal of copper, lead, zinc, and chlorination by-products at low cost from agricultural waste materials
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USDA-ARS/SRRC (Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center), New Orleans, LouisianacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2001Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA No. 58-3K95-2-908) between TII and USDA/ARS/SRRC for the production of activated carbons from agricultural by-products (nutshells) used in the Envirofilter drinking water treatment system. The ARS laboratory produced GACs through special arrangement, and TII developed the filter technology around these materials.
• Electricité de France (EDF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative program with EDF's training branch and human factors division for adaptation of nuclear power plant operator training programs to the American market. TII-VA represented EDF in marketing nuclear power plant safety systems in the USA, particularly the SPDS. EDF and TII-VA exhibited products together at the 1984 Annual American Nuclear Society Meeting in New Orleans.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation): Large diversified government technical services and IT integrator serving DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies with engineering R&D, systems integration, and digital solutions. TII's founder Dr. Husseiny was formerly a Division Manager at SAIC, and the firms compete in adjacent federal R&D markets.
• Leidos: Major federal science, engineering, and IT services prime contractor with extensive DoD, DOE, DOT, and civilian agency portfolios. Leidos competes with TII for larger engineering services and R&D task orders and represents the scale-up path TII could not internally achieve.
• Battelle Memorial Institute: Large nonprofit applied science R&D organization managing national laboratories and executing defense, energy, nuclear, and environmental programs. Battelle is highly comparable in the nuclear plant monitoring (WONITOR), energy storage (SMES), and water treatment (Envirofilter) domains where TII operates.
• Applied Research Associates (ARA): Mid-size employee-owned scientific and engineering research firm with deep defense, homeland security, energy, and infrastructure portfolios. ARA represents a scaled-up version of TII's multidisciplinary R&D-plus-products model and competes for many of the same federal clients.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major federal management and technology consulting firm with deep DoD, civilian agency, and intelligence community practices. Represents a much larger incumbent competitor for engineering and R&D advisory contracts that TII can only address in small-business set-aside tranches.

Direct peers

• Creare LLC: Small-business R&D engineering firm headquartered in Hanover, NH that derives the majority of its revenue from SBIR/STTR contracts across DoD, DOE, NASA, HHS, and DHS. Closest structural analog to TII: similar size, multidisciplinary engineering teams, Ph.D. staff, and government R&D business model.
• Physical Sciences Inc. Small R&D-intensive contractor in Andover, MA that develops sensors, photonics, propulsion, and materials technologies primarily through DoD/DOE SBIR awards. PSI is highly comparable to TII in its technology breadth, SBIR-driven growth, and defense/energy dual-focus portfolio.
• Intelligent Automation Inc. (IAI): Small woman-owned R&D firm focused on AI, cybersecurity, networking, and defense systems for DoD, DHS, and intelligence agencies. Highly comparable to TII as a small set-aside-eligible SBIR-driven engineering services contractor with similar woman-owned designation.
• Barrios Technology: Small woman-owned aerospace engineering services firm providing mission support, training, and R&D services primarily to NASA Johnson Space Center and DoD. Directly comparable to TII in size, woman-owned set-aside status, and government engineering services focus.
• Assurance Technology Corporation (ASsciT): Small employee-owned engineering services firm specializing in RF/microwave systems, software, and test/evaluation for DoD and commercial customers. Comparable to TII as a small-business federal engineering R&D contractor with multidisciplinary capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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