What ISPA Technology does

ISPA Technology, LLC is a privately held small business defense contractor founded in 2003 and headquartered in Lithia, Florida, with operational offices in Panama City Beach (Florida), Chantilly (Virginia), and San Diego (California). The firm provides software development, systems and network engineering, cybersecurity, ISR systems and analysis support, and RDT&E services to the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, with a particularly deep footprint across Naval program offices including SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (now NIWC Pacific), Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC). ISPA operates as both a prime contractor and a subcontractor, supporting C4ISR and command-and-control capabilities, mine-warfare software (NSAM), mobile security architecture for tactical SIPRNet, and modeling, simulation, engineering, analysis, and tactics work for expeditionary, surface, and undersea warfare programs.

The company's technical base centers on Agile software development backed by certified Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters, with capabilities spanning legacy system maintenance, Service Oriented Architecture, mobile/web/SharePoint development, RMF/ATO cybersecurity compliance via eMASS, and advanced data visualization. Personnel are drawn from elite U.S. military units and top technical universities, and the firm holds ISO 9001:2015 (quality), ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (information security), and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 (service management) certifications, along with a DCAA-approved accounting system. ISPA is the managing agent of CSS Werx, LLC, an Other Transaction Agreement consortium that was selected in July 2019 as one of five multi-party teams for an NSWC PCD OTA with a six-year, approximately $100 million ceiling, providing ISPA with a privileged contracting channel for prototype work.

ISPA generates revenue predominantly through cost-reimbursable and firm-fixed-price government contracts accessed via multiple vehicles including GSA Schedule 70, GSA Professional Services Schedule, SeaPort-NXG, the UMSS IDIQ at NIWC Pacific (with disclosed potential contract value of approximately $249.7 million), and OTAs via CSS Werx. Named recent awards include a $40 million SPAWAR IDIQ (2013), a $19.4 million NSAM prime contract at NSWC PCD (2019), a $16.4 million MSEAT Full and Open contract under SeaPort Next-Gen (2020), and a $9.4 million prototype OTA (2021), pointing to a steady cadence of recompetes and new wins across 2019–2021. The company pursues enterprise field sales through direct procurement engagement rather than commercial channels and was recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private U.S. companies for five consecutive years through 2018. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the firm is founder/management-owned without outside private equity or venture investment.

Name

ISPA Technology

Legal name

ISPA Technology, LLC

Website

https://ispatechnology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ISPA Technology is a privately held small business defense contractor founded in 2003, providing software development, systems engineering, cybersecurity, ISR support, and RDT&E services to U.S. DoD, Navy warfare centers, and the Intelligence Community under contract vehicles including GSA, SeaPort-NXG, and the CSS Werx OTA consortium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Panama City Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: ISPA Technology generates revenue primarily through competitive government contracts with the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Revenue comes from prime and subcontractor positions on IDIQ contracts, full-and-open contracts, and Other Transaction Agreements. The company operates across multiple contract vehicles including GSA Schedule 70, GSA Professional Services Schedule, SeaPort-NXG, SeaPort-E, and UMSS.
2. IDIQ Contract Revenue: Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that provide ceiling-based revenue potential with task-order execution. Major contracts include $249.7M potential value UMSS contract at NIWC PAC, $40M IDIQ at SPAWAR, $19.4M NSAM contract at NSWC PCD, $16.4M MSEAT contract, and $9.4M prototype OTA project.
3. Prototype OTA Projects: Other Transaction Agreement prototyping projects for expeditionary warfare, including tactical datacenter architecture development for Expeditionary Command and Control capabilities. CSS Werx consortium provides access to these innovative contracting vehicles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ISPA Technology is a defense and space contractor that provides system engineering, integration, software development, cybersecurity, ISR systems analysis, and RDT&E support services to U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. The company delivers custom technical solutions primarily under government contract vehicles such as IDIQ, OTAs, and GSA schedules, operating from offices in Florida, Virginia, and California.

Product overview

ISPA Technology is a defense contractor offering a portfolio of integrated professional services rather than a single software product. The core offerings include Software Development (employing Agile/Scrum methodologies), Systems & Network Engineering, Cybersecurity (with RMF compliance support), ISR Systems and Analysis Support (covering GEOINT, SIGINT, FMV), RDT&E Support, and Custom Solutions. These services are provided as a unified capability set to DoD and Intelligence Community customers, with the company acting as both prime and subcontractor on defense programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Software Development
• Systems & Network Engineering
• Cybersecurity

Quantifiable outcome

• Named to Inc. 5000 list for 5 consecutive years, ranked 1949 in 2018 (up from 2141 in 2017)

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc.minorOthers · 1 January 2021Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. is an independent and accredited certification body that issued ISPA's ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 certifications following successful audit processes in September 2021.
• University of South FloridaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017ISPA Technology maintains an internship program partnership with the University of South Florida to develop the next generation of the American workforce. The primary goal is developing engineering students in computer languages and providing real-world experience with strong mentor-mentee direction. Interns work on direct tasks and gain experience in programming languages, soft skills, communication, teamwork, and emotional intelligence.
• CSS Werx, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPA Technology is the managing partner and managing agent of CSS Werx, LLC. CSS Werx was developed to provide DoD with a fully customized contractual oversight and quality control representative for innovative technology development. CSS Werx was selected as one of five multiple party teams (MPTs) for NSWC PCD's Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with a $100 million ceiling over six years. CSS Werx and ISPA were selected as prime contractor on a $9.4 million prototype project for tactical datacenter architecture.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Parsons Corporation: Federal solutions provider with active Navy, Marine Corps, and IC programs in C2, ISR, and cyber — competing in similar mission areas to ISPA, particularly for joint and expeditionary warfare programs.
• Peraton: Federal IT and mission solutions provider (formed from Harris Corp. government IT services) with strong Navy and IC presence in ISR, cyber, and systems engineering — closely comparable to ISPA's customer base and capabilities.
• Leidos: Major defense and intelligence IT services provider with deep Navy programs (including NIWC work), offering systems engineering, ISR, and cybersecurity services that overlap heavily with ISPA's offerings.
• SAIC: Tier-1 federal IT services prime providing systems engineering, cybersecurity, and software development to Navy and IC customers — directly comparable to ISPA across most of its portfolio, including NIWC and SPAWAR work.
• CACI International: Federal IT and engineering services firm serving Navy, IC, and DoD customers across C4ISR, cybersecurity, and software — a direct competing prime in many of the same procurement vehicles ISPA holds.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large federal IT and consulting services firm with substantial DoD/IC work across cybersecurity, ISR, systems engineering, and software development — overlapping directly with ISPA's core service portfolio but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Applied Research Associates (ARA): Employee-owned defense research and engineering firm with Navy and DoD work in RDT&E, modeling and simulation, and systems engineering — closely comparable to ISPA's MSEAT, NSAM, and RDT&E offerings.
• ManTech International: Federal IT services firm focused on DoD/IC customers with comparable capabilities in systems engineering, cybersecurity, ISR analysis, and software development — historically a similar-sized small business before scaling up.
• COLSA Corporation: Mid-sized defense IT contractor providing systems engineering, software development, and ISR/cyber support to DoD customers — comparable in scale and capability mix to ISPA's Navy-focused portfolio.
• NCI Information Systems: Mid-tier DoD/IC IT services company providing systems engineering, software development, and cyber solutions to similar customers (Army, Air Force, IC) — a closely comparable scale and capability profile to ISPA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ISPATechnology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ispa-technology

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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