Rothe Enterprises

What Rothe Enterprises does

Rothe Enterprises (legal name Rothe Development Inc.) is a privately held, Women-Owned Small Business founded in 1967 and headquartered in Webster, Texas. The firm provides a diversified portfolio of professional services to federal aerospace and defense customers, with NASA as its anchor client since 1978 across roles as both prime contractor and subcontractor. Service lines include cybersecurity (delivered through the ROAR Joint Venture with ARES Corporation for the Missile Defense Agency), mission-enabling spaceflight information technology and computer engineering, human spaceflight calibration, mission training device fabrication and operations, multimedia and communication services for NASA centers, and government commercialization. Its calibration laboratories, operational in Texas for over 50 years, hold dual ANAB accreditations (ANSI/NCSL Z540.3 and ISO/IEC 17025) plus ISO 9001:2015, and serve both NASA and commercial customers in Texas, Louisiana, and the Eastern Shore.

Rothe generates revenue primarily through federal contract vehicles — professional services billings under NASA task orders and the MDA TEAMS-Next CCRM contract — with a smaller commercial calibration book in Texas and Louisiana. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm is WOSB-certified under the SBA since 1997, and is an active participant in the SBA All Small Mentor/Protégé Program, which structures its ROAR Joint Venture. Headcount sits in the 51–100 range; revenue is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise/government field sales with no third-party channels, and brand presence is reinforced through NASA OSBP Top 20 Small Business recognition (2026) and community engagement such as annual blood drives.

Name

Rothe Enterprises

Legal name

Rothe Development Inc.

Website

https://rothe-enterprises.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rothe Enterprises is a Women-Owned Small Business founded in 1967 that delivers cybersecurity, IT, calibration, multimedia, and engineering services primarily to NASA and the Department of Defense as a prime and subcontractor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace and Defense Government Contractor Services

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Avionics Test, Simulation & Calibration Equipment (IMABAFAN)

Keywords

• Government engineering services
• Calibration and metrology
• Cybersecurity compliance
• NASA spaceflight support
• Missile defense services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts - NASA: Prime and subcontractor relationships with NASA providing mission-enabling services including information technology, computer engineering, software development, mission operations support, and human spaceflight calibration.
2. Government Contracts - DoD/MDA: Cybersecurity engineering and assessment services provided to the Missile Defense Agency through the ROAR Joint Venture.
3. Commercial Calibration Services: Commercial calibration and metrology services offered to customers in Texas and Louisiana, providing revenue from non-government sources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rothe Enterprises is a Women-Owned Small Business providing professional engineering, technical, and calibration services primarily to NASA and the Department of Defense. Its core offerings include mission-enabling spaceflight IT services, computer engineering and specialized software development, human spaceflight calibration, mission training device fabrication and operations, multimedia and communication services, and cybersecurity compliance and risk management delivered through the ROAR Joint Venture. The company also operates ANSI/NCSL Z540.3 and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited commercial calibration laboratories serving Texas and Louisiana.

Product overview

Rothe Enterprises is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) providing a diversified portfolio of professional services primarily serving NASA and the Department of Defense. The company operates as a platform of integrated service lines including Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Calibration & Metrology Lab, Multimedia, Engineering & Technical Services, and Government Commercialization. Services include specialized software development, mission operation training, human spaceflight calibration, and computer engineering—collectively supporting NASA's Johnson Space Center missions, Missile Defense Agency operations, and commercial calibration customers in Texas and Louisiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ROAR Joint Venture: Joint venture between Rothe Development Inc. and ARES Corporation providing cybersecurity services to Missile Defense Agency under the SBA All Small Mentor/Protégé Program

Products and services

• Cybersecurity Services (ROAR CCRM) Cybersecurity engineering and assessment services — including vulnerability assessments, software assurance, risk assessments, posture baseline assessments, and operational support — delivered to the Missile Defense Agency through the ROAR Joint Venture (Rothe Development and ARES Corporation) under the SBA All Small Mentor/Protégé Program.
• Information Technology Services Mission-enabling spaceflight IT services supporting NASA's information technology systems, legacy components, and advanced research and development in information technology across Johnson Space Center, other NASA centers, government organizations, international partners, and affiliate commercial enterprise partners.
• Calibration & Metrology Lab Services Commercial calibration and metrology laboratory services from the Houston Calibration & Metrology Lab and Eastern Shore Calibration Lab, accredited to ANSI/NCSL Z540.3 and ISO/IEC 17025, serving commercial customers in Texas and Louisiana.
• Multimedia Services Graphics, video, and multimedia communication services supporting NASA centers, with a core group of experts and an extended partner network of graphics and video professionals.
• Engineering & Technical Services Engineering and technical services supporting NASA and Department of Defense operations.
• Government Commercialization Services that bridge technology transfer between government and commercial sectors.
• Cybersecurity Training & Awareness Cybersecurity training and awareness services supporting government and defense customers.
• Human Spaceflight Calibration Specialized calibration services specifically supporting NASA human spaceflight operations at Johnson Space Center.
• Mission Operation Training Mission training device fabrication and operations support for NASA Johnson Space Center human spaceflight programs.
• Computer Engineering & Specialized Software Development Computer engineering and specialized software development services supporting NASA Johnson Space Center operations.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ARES CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRothe Development and ARES Corporation formed the ROAR Joint Venture to provide cybersecurity services to the Missile Defense Agency. Under the SBA All Small Mentor/Protégé Program, ROAR comprises Rothe Development, Inc. and ARES Corporation. The joint venture was awarded the MDA TEAMS-Next Cybersecurity Compliance and Risk Management (CCRM) contract providing vulnerability assessments, software assurance, risk assessments, posture baseline assessments, and operational support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Amentum: Government services company providing engineering, IT, and mission support to NASA (including JSC) and DoD. A large prime against which Rothe competes or partners on spaceflight and aerospace services work.
• Leidos: Federal IT, engineering, and cybersecurity services prime with significant NASA, DoD, and intelligence community presence. Competes for the same mission-enabling services contracts and frequently teams with small businesses like Rothe.
• SAIC: Large federal IT and engineering services contractor with deep NASA and DoD presence, including cybersecurity, mission IT, and engineering services. Competes for the same NASA/DoD task orders and represents the typical incumbent against which Rothe positions as a small business set-aside.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Federal IT and cybersecurity consulting firm with extensive DoD and NASA work, particularly in cyber risk management. Comparable to Rothe/ROAR's MDA CCRM cybersecurity services but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• KBR: Large NASA prime contractor supporting human spaceflight, science missions, and mission operations at multiple NASA centers. Rothe competes with or subcontracts to KBR on NASA JSC contracts, sharing the same customer base but at much larger scale across a broader service portfolio.
• Jacobs Solutions: Major government services and engineering firm providing IT, cyber, and mission support to NASA, DoD, and intelligence agencies. A large prime that competes with or manages Rothe as a subcontractor on federal contracts serving the same agencies.

Direct peers

• Trescal: Global calibration services provider with ISO/IEC 17025 accredited labs across multiple geographies. Directly comparable to Rothe's commercial and aerospace calibration offering, with similar accreditation-driven go-to-market, though at much larger scale.
• Transcat: Public US-based calibration and measurement services company operating accredited labs and providing test, measurement, and calibration services to aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. Direct competitor in commercial calibration with similar accreditation profile.

Others

• Fluke Calibration: Manufacturer of calibration equipment and standards (not a direct services competitor), but adjacent to Rothe's calibration lab operations. Comparable as a calibration industry player providing accredited measurement capabilities, though operating as an OEM rather than a service provider.
• ARES Corporation: Engineering and technical services firm that is Rothe's partner in the ROAR Joint Venture for MDA cybersecurity work. ARES provides larger-scale engineering, cyber, and mission support and is the JV mentor that enables Rothe to access DoD contracts above its small-business size standard.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RotheEnterprises
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rothe-enterprises-inc

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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