What MELE Associates does

MELE Associates, Inc. is a Rockville, Maryland-based veteran-owned (VOSB) and minority-owned government contractor founded in 1993 that provides technical, engineering, and programmatic support services to U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies and to international organizations. Its principal customers include the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and international bodies such as INTERPOL and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), with additional work across DOE national laboratories and nuclear security sites.

The company delivers an integrated portfolio of six professional service lines: National Security & Intelligence; Cybersecurity & IT; CBRNE Defense & Security; Facility Management & Engineering; Technical, Analytical & Program Management Support; and Law Enforcement & Emergency Management Training. MELE is not a product or technology company — its technology footprint is not publicly disclosed and it provides subject matter expertise, training, and programmatic support rather than software products. It monetizes through federal contract vehicles including recompetes, GSA OASIS+ Total Small Business IDIQ task orders, TEPS III BPA call orders, and subcontractor relationships with primes such as Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) and Battelle/PNNL.

MELE maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification and deploys a workforce of 300+ employees across 41 U.S. states and 100+ countries spanning 149 project locations, with more than 32% of staff holding advanced degrees. It is best known for leading the MELEMAX Contractor Teaming Arrangement, which has served NNSA for nearly 20 years, and for winning the DNS/NA-70 recompete contract for four consecutive periods. Leadership includes President Al Chiogioji, COO Greg Hansen, CLO Kimi Murakami, CFO Janice G., and multiple VPs overseeing national security, contracts, and operations.

Name

MELE Associates

Legal name

MELE Associates, Inc.

Website

https://meleassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MELE Associates is a veteran-owned government contractor founded in 1993 that provides technical, engineering, and programmatic support services to U.S. federal agencies (DOE, NNSA, DOD, DHS, DOJ, FBI) and international organizations, with deep specialization in nuclear security and CBRNE defense.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Government Contract Services: MELE generates revenue through federal, state, and local government contracts providing technical, engineering, and programmatic support services. Revenue comes from recompete contracts, new contract awards, BPA call orders, and IDIQ contract task orders. Services span national security, intelligence, IT/cybersecurity, facility management, CBRNE defense, emergency response training, and mission support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MELE Associates provides technical, engineering, and programmatic support services to U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies as well as international organizations. Its six core service areas include National Security & Intelligence, Cybersecurity & IT, CBRNE Defense & Security, Facility Management & Engineering, Technical/Analytical/Program Management Support, and Law Enforcement & Emergency Management Training. The company delivers subject matter expertise and mission support primarily to DOE, NNSA, DOD, DHS, and allied agencies.

Product overview

MELE Associates is a veteran and minority-owned government contractor offering professional services rather than software products. The company provides an integrated portfolio of six core service areas: National Security & Intelligence, Cybersecurity & IT, CBRNE Defense & Security, Facility Management & Engineering, Technical/Analytical/Program Management Support, and Law Enforcement/Emergency Management Training. These services are delivered to U.S. federal, state, and local agencies and international organizations, with a focus on the Department of Energy, NNSA, and Department of Defense. MELE operates primarily as a professional services firm providing subject matter expertise and programmatic support rather than standalone software products.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Security & Intelligence Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered services to NNSA for nearly 20 consecutive years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 5 June 2025MELE was awarded the ORETTC Technical Support contract as a contractor to CNS, which manages the Y-12 National Security Complex. MELE provides radiological security training, physical protection, response training, strategic planning, and tactical approaches for Y-12 and ORETTC in support of the Global Security Strategic Partnership organization.
• General Services Administration (GSA) OASIS+coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 21 January 2025MELE is an awardee under the OASIS+ Total Small Business Set-Aside IDIQ program managed by GSA's Federal Acquisition Service. MELE is prime contractor for Technical and Engineering Support Domain, enabling competition for task orders from any federal agency requiring complex professional services.
• MELEMAX Contractor Teaming ArrangementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MELE leads the MELEMAX Contractor Teaming Arrangement, which has delivered exceptional service and support to the National Nuclear Security Administration for nearly 20 years. This is MELE's flagship partnership structure for DOE/NNSA work.
• Department of Defense SkillBridge ProgramsecondaryGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025MELE has been an industry partner within DoD's SkillBridge program since 2023, helping veterans transition to private sector careers through apprenticeships during their last 180 days of military service. First intern class began in 2023.
• Battelle Memorial Institute - Pacific Northwest DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2024MELE provides law enforcement subject matter expertise to DOE/NNSA Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Office of Radiological Security as a subcontractor to Battelle/PNNL. MELE's experts provide outreach services to local police agencies and hospitals covering training initiatives including RSAR, Sentry-SECURE, RadSecure 100, and Radiant Response.
• Allegheny Science & Technology Corporation (AST)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 August 2024MELE joined the AST team as part of a Blanket Purchase Agreement call order to support DOE's Grid Deployment Office. Falls under TEPS III BPA. MELE lends operational and technical expertise to GDO's mission of grid modernization and clean energy goals.
• BTP Services, LLC (Boston Government Services/Trinity Engineering Associates joint venture)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 20 February 2020MELE is a team member supporting DOE Office of Environmental Management's mission. BTP Services won $49.5M IDIQ contract to provide project management and technical support to DOE EMCBC Niskayuna Field Office for Knolls and Kesselring Atomic Power Laboratories.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Federal IT and engineering services prime focused on defense, intelligence and civilian agency missions; directly comparable business model to MELE in delivering cleared technical and program-management support, but with a much larger portfolio and presence across the same DOE/NNSA and DOD customer base.
• Leidos: Major federal services and IT prime with national-security, intelligence, DOD and DOE programs; comparable in providing cleared subject-matter and program-management support to the same federal customers as MELE, including nuclear security and CBRNE-adjacent work, at materially larger scale.
• Parsons Corporation: Federal solutions provider with defense, intelligence and critical-infrastructure programs, including CBRNE and nuclear-security-adjacent work; closely comparable in delivering cleared technical and engineering services to DOE/NNSA and DOD customers, with a broader portfolio spanning infrastructure and commercial work.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Top-tier federal consulting and engineering services firm with extensive DOD, DOE and intelligence community footprint; comparable in the cleared-consulting and mission-support services MELE sells, but with a much broader commercial- and federal-customer mix and consulting-led delivery model.
• Battelle Memorial Institute: Nonprofit applied-science operator that manages multiple DOE national laboratories (including PNNL) and serves as a prime on DOE/NNSA programs; comparable to MELE as a DOE/NNSA mission-support partner — actually a current MELE prime/partnership counterparty through the PNNL subcontract.
• CACI International: Large federal professional-services prime with deep intelligence community and DOD exposure, providing systems integration, mission support and specialized subject-matter expertise; comparable to MELE in serving DOD, DOE and intelligence customers, but at vastly larger scale across many more contract vehicles.

Direct peers

• Amentum: Federal services and technical solutions provider spun from Jacobs, focused on DOE national laboratory, DOD and intelligence customers with cleared program-management and engineering support; directly comparable to MELE in DOE/NNSA mission support and CBRNE-adjacent services, at a meaningfully larger scale.
• ManTech International (a ManTech company): Federal professional services and IT firm (now operating as a ManTech business) focused on intelligence, defense and federal civilian missions with cleared technical and mission-support services; one of the closest comparables to MELE in size and customer mix before its larger-scale acquisitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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