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Black River Systems Company, INC.

Federal contracting record: $336M obligated across 117 awards from 3 agencies, FY 2016–2026.

$336M
Total Obligated
117
Award Records
3
Agencies Served
9
NAICS Codes
OverviewContractsAgenciesNAICS

Company Profile

UEI (Unique Entity Identifier)

DL9DNJ5MGXM4

CAGE Code

1E8L6

Parent Organization

Black River Systems Company, INC.

Address

162 GENESEE ST, UTICA, NY, 135024324

First Federal Award

Oct 21, 2015

Most Recent Award

Apr 6, 2026

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Top Federal Agencies

  • Department of Defense

    114 awards · 99.8% of total

    $336M

  • Department of Homeland Security

    2 awards · 0.2% of total

    $661K

  • General Services Administration

    1 awards · 0.0% of total

    $0

Top NAICS Activity

  • 541715

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

    45 awards

    $262M

  • 541712

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)

    25 awards

    $45M

  • 334220

    RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING

    36 awards

    $22M

  • 541713

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY

    2 awards

    $3.4M

  • 541511

    CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES

    5 awards

    $3.2M

  • 541720

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

    1 awards

    $691K

  • 541330

    ENGINEERING SERVICES

    1 awards

    $13K

  • 334118

    COMPUTER TERMINAL AND OTHER COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING

    1 awards

    $13K

  • 541990

    ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

    1 awards

    $11K

Recent Federal Awards

DateAgencyNAICSDescriptionAmount
Jan 22, 2026Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715COGNITIVE ALGORITHMS FOR SIGINT CONTESTED AND DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS (CASCADE)$205K
Jan 20, 2026Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715NEXT GENERATION COMMAND AND CONTROL (NGC2) WILL ADVANCE (DAF) CAPABILITIES IN COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2) BY LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TECHNOLOGIES AND EMBRACING A DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONAL MODEL.$519K
Jan 13, 2026Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715DEVELOP REAL-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING SOLUTIONS FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL AND SIZE WEIGHT AND POWER CONSTRAINED PLATFORMS TO EXPLOIT 5G COMMUNICATIONS WAVEFORMS AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES.$48K
Jan 8, 2026Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715FUTURE ARCHITECTURE FOR NATIONAL AND TACTICAL OPERATIONS AND MISSIONS$421K
Jan 7, 2026Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715COGNITIVE ALGORITHMS FOR SIGINT CONTESTED AND DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS (CASCADE)$600K
Dec 17, 2025Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715COGNITIVE ALGORITHMS FOR SIGINT CONTESTED AND DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS (CASCADE)$90K
Dec 8, 2025Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715NEXT GENERATION COMMAND AND CONTROL (NGC2) WILL ADVANCE (DAF) CAPABILITIES IN COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2) BY LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TECHNOLOGIES AND EMBRACING A DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONAL MODEL.$60K
Dec 3, 2025Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715COGNITIVE ALGORITHMS FOR SIGINT CONTESTED AND DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS (CASCADE)$950K
Sep 30, 2025Department of DefenseW7MT USPFO ACTIVITY ALANG 117334220THE 117TH SFS SUBMITTED A PURCHASE REQUEST FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE WARRANT FOR THE C-SUAS NINJA SYSTEM$86K
Sep 30, 2025Department of DefenseW7NX USPFO ACTIVITY PAANG 193334220ANNUAL NINJA SYSTEM UPDATES$86K
Sep 30, 2025Department of DefenseW7N0 USPFO ACTIVITY SDANG 114334220NINJA SOFTWARE, SUSTAINMENT AND RFFE UPGRADE$187K
Sep 29, 2025Department of DefenseW7M9 USPFO ACTIVITY KSANG 190334220NINJA SYSTEM RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END RETROFIT AND 1 YEAR SUSTAINMENT WARRANTIES FOR SOFTWARE, GEN2, AND TRX SYSTEMS.$174K
Sep 27, 2025Department of DefenseW7NF USPFO ACTIVITY MIANG 127334220NINJA RFFE MODULE$88K
Sep 27, 2025Department of DefenseNAVSUP FLC SIGONELLA NAPLES OFFICE541511THIS REQUIREMENT PROVIDES THE NINJA SYSTEMS REPAIR SERVICES, AND THE MOST UPDATED SOFTWARE AND LIBRARY DATA WITHIN THE COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE (CJTF) HORN OF AFRICA (HOA) (CJTF-HOA) AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR).$229K
Sep 26, 2025Department of DefenseW7M3 USPFO ACTIVITY GAANG 165334220C-SUAS NINJA$86K
Sep 26, 2025Department of DefenseW7MT USPFO ACTIVITY ALANG 187334220THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACQUISITION IS TO PROCURE 1 YEAR OF EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT/UPDATES FOR THE INSTALLED NINJA C-SUAS SYSTEMS AT DANNELLY FIELD. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED QUOTE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.$86K
Sep 26, 2025Department of DefenseW7NU USPFO ACTIVITY OHANG 180334220337BA7__PE 0604940D8Z CTEIP - FY 2025 DIRECT CITE FUNDS TO FUND THE NINJA C-SUAS (COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS) FOR PROTECTION OF THE AIRSTRIP.$86K
Sep 26, 2025Department of DefenseW7NC USPFO ACTIVITY MEANG 101334220NINJA ANNUAL SOFTWARE SUPPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH QUOTE NJA-25-0390 ON 9/26/2025$86K
Sep 25, 2025Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715FUTURE ARCHITECTURE FOR NATIONAL AND TACTICAL OPERATIONS AND MISSIONS$634K
Sep 25, 2025Department of DefenseFA2860 316 CONS PK334220THERE NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST FOUR TRX NODES PER SITE CONNECTED TO THE NINJA GEN2 CUAS SYSTEM FOR TDOA-BASED GEOLOCATION. THESE TRX NODES EXTEND RANGE, OVERCOME LINE-OF-SIGHT ISSUES, AND ENABLE SIMULTANEOUS ENGAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE DRONE TARGETS.$504K
Sep 24, 2025Department of DefenseFA2521 45 CONS PK334220NINJA SYSTEM SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY$192K
Sep 22, 2025Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO EXPAND U.S. GOV SPONSORED TEST FACILITIES & CAPABILITIES INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO PERFORM INTENSIVE TEST AND EVALUATION TO TARGET AND EXPLOIT NEXT-GENERATION COMMUNICATIONS$938
Sep 19, 2025Department of DefenseFA8750 AFRL RIK541715NEXT GENERATION COMMAND AND CONTROL (NGC2) WILL ADVANCE (DAF) CAPABILITIES IN COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2) BY LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TECHNOLOGIES AND EMBRACING A DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONAL MODEL.$31K
Sep 19, 2025Department of DefenseNAVSUP FLC SIGONELLA NAPLES OFFICE541990NEGATION OF IMPROVISED NON-STATE JOINT AERIAL (NINJA) SYSTEMS A DIAGNOSTICS SERVICES AND REPAIR COST ESTIMATE$3K
Sep 18, 2025Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ541713SBIR PHASE II N231-035$1.4M

Top Compensated Officers

From FFATA executive compensation disclosures. Reported when federal contract activity exceeds the statutory threshold.

  • EUGENE ZADRA

    Rank 1 · Reported Jan 26, 2023

    $253K

  • JEFF BRANDSTADT

    Rank 1 · Reported Apr 6, 2026

    $482K

  • JOHN FREEMAN

    Rank 2 · Reported Apr 6, 2026

    $367K

  • JEFFREY BRANDSTADT

    Rank 3 · Reported Jan 26, 2023

    $245K

  • PETER SHEA

    Rank 3 · Reported Apr 6, 2026

    $335K

  • MICHAEL KRUMME

    Rank 4 · Reported Jan 26, 2023

    $245K

  • JASON TESTA

    Rank 4 · Reported Dec 13, 2023

    $247K

  • MILISSA BENINCASA

    Rank 4 · Reported May 2, 2025

    $320K

  • PAUL RIVKIN

    Rank 4 · Reported Apr 6, 2026

    $307K

  • TIM ZADRA

    Rank 5 · Reported Sep 30, 2021

    $242K

  • MICHAEL BLOUNT

    Rank 5 · Reported Apr 6, 2026

    $298K

Subawards Paid Out

Black River Systems Company, INC. acts as a prime contractor and pays subcontractors on federal awards. Aggregated from USAspending sub-award reporting (FY2016-FY2026).

$41M
Total Paid to Subs
129
Sub Awards
42
Distinct Subawardees

Top 15 Subawardees

Subawards Received

Black River Systems Company, INC. also receives subaward dollars from other prime contractors. Aggregated from USAspending sub-award reporting (FY2016-FY2026).

$32M
Total Received
70
Sub Awards
13
Distinct Primes

Top 13 Primes Paying Black River Systems Company, INC.

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