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title: "QUARTUS ENGINEERING INCORPORATED — Capability Statement"
uei: "L8HCCPUMW3W1"
cage: "1WK85"
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updated: "2026-11-09T17:28:18.052Z"
generator: "TeamingIndex capability twin 1.0"
legal_name: "QUARTUS ENGINEERING INCORPORATED"
dba_name: "QUARTUS ENGINEERING INC"
primary_naics: "541330"
sam_status: "active"
active_exclusion: false
claimed: false
tier: "unclaimed"
---

# QUARTUS ENGINEERING INCORPORATED

> QUARTUS ENGINEERING INCORPORATED (DBA QUARTUS ENGINEERING INC) is a SAM.gov-registered entity based in SAN DIEGO, CA 92121. UEI L8HCCPUMW3W1; CAGE 1WK85; primary NAICS 541330. Compliance posture not provided. Active SAM registration.

> **Unclaimed profile:** seeded from SAM.gov and USAspending public records. The entity has not claimed it, so capabilities and compliance posture have not been provided.

## Identifiers

- **Legal business name:** QUARTUS ENGINEERING INCORPORATED
- **DBA name:** QUARTUS ENGINEERING INC
- **UEI (SAM.gov Unique Entity ID):** L8HCCPUMW3W1
- **CAGE code:** 1WK85
- **Entity structure:** Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- **State of incorporation:** CA
- **Website:** <http://www.quartus.com/>
- **TeamingIndex profile:** <https://teamingindex.com/contractor/L8HCCPUMW3W1>
- **Profile status:** Unclaimed · seeded from SAM.gov and USAspending public records

## Location

- **Physical address (city, state, ZIP):** SAN DIEGO, CA 92121
- **Country:** United States
- **Congressional district:** CA-50

## NAICS & PSC

| NAICS | Title | Primary | Small under SBA size standard (SAM.gov) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 541330 | Engineering Services | Yes | No |
| 541490 | Other Specialized Design Services | No | No |
| 541715 | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | No | No |

- **PSC codes:** None on file

Size status is NAICS-specific and reflects the entity’s SAM.gov representations; check it against the size standard of the solicitation’s NAICS code.

## Socio-economic status

No socio-economic designations reported in SAM.gov.

Source: SAM.gov entity registration, synced 2026-11-09. Confirm current SBA certification (8(a), HUBZone, WOSB/EDWOSB, VetCert SDVOSB/VOSB) before relying on a status for a set-aside.

## SAM registration & exclusion screening

- **Registration:** Active SAM registration
- **Registration expires:** 2027-02-02
- **Registration activated:** 2026-02-04
- **Exclusion screening (FAR subpart 9.4):** No active exclusion recorded in SAM.gov
- **Teaming eligibility:** Eligible to be proposed as a team member (active registration, no exclusion)
- **Source:** SAM.gov Entity Management, synced 2026-11-09

## Compliance posture

Compliance posture not provided by the contractor.

- Facility clearance: visible to paid members
  - Clearance levels are shown only to paying members; TeamingIndex does not advertise clearances (NISPOM 32 CFR 117.9).

## Contract vehicles

No contract vehicle holdings on file.

## Past performance

- **Total obligated, trailing 36 months (USAspending.gov):** $11,525,115
- **Award history:** 9 awards on record
- **Top funding agencies:** National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Department of the Air Force; Department of the Navy

Showing all 9 awards.

| Award PIID | Agency | NAICS / PSC | Obligated | Base + all options | Period of performance | Set-aside | Place of performance | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HQ085926FF576 (order under HQ085926DF430) | Department of Defense / Missile Defense Agency | 541715 / AC13 | $500 | — | 2026-01-21 → 2035-12-28 | — | AL | SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER. |
| 80NSSC27C0033 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 541715 / AJ11 | $1,273,575 | — | 2026-10-28 → 2028-10-27 | — | CA | SBIR PHASE II |
| N6833524C0040 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541715 / AC12 | $1,990,059 | — | 2024-04-03 → 2028-04-30 | — | CA | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| 80NSSC26C0405 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 541715 / AJ11 | $767,052 | — | 2026-09-25 → 2027-09-24 | — | CA | FY26 SBIR PHASE III - SAGE IV IR TELESCOPE SBIR PHASE 3 |
| 80NSSC24CA207 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 541715 / AJ14 | $147,600 | — | 2024-09-30 → 2027-06-30 | — | CA | SBIR PHASE III - DEFORMABLE MEMBRANE TELESCOPE OPTICAL DESIGN, WAVEFRONT CORRECTION, AND ANALYSIS |
| 80NSSC23CA054 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 541715 / AJ14 | $99,460 | — | 2023-05-16 → 2027-06-30 | — | CA | PHASE III - DEFORMABLE MEMBRANE TELESCOPE OPTICAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS |
| 80NSSC23CA218 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 541715 / AJ14 | $3,884,081 | — | 2023-09-21 → 2027-04-02 | — | CA | DEMETER SBIR PHASE III 2 PR'S 4200844437 + 4200848578 |
| FA930026C6002 | Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force | 541715 / AC21 | $3,213,300 | — | 2026-03-09 → 2026-09-09 | — | CA | SPECTRAL SIGNATURE OF OBJECTS IN A SPACE-LIKE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT |
| 80NSSC25C0317 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 541715 / AJ14 | $149,488 | — | 2025-09-29 → 2026-03-27 | — | CA | SBIR I ROBUST LIDAR-STEREO FUSION FOR LUNAR AUTONOMY |

## Proven teaming graph

- As a subcontractor: 2 prime contractors, 2 reported sub-awards, $2.4M total
- Subcontractor to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (UEI Q11ZHUFBW741): 1 reported sub-award; $1,346,872 total; latest Apr 1, 2026; agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Subcontractor to PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. (UEI NMBCAG1JBKL7): 1 reported sub-award; $1,008,382 total; latest Sep 23, 2025; agencies: Department of the Air Force
- Source: USAspending.gov sub-award reports (FSRS), as of Nov 15, 2026. Prime contractors report first-tier subcontracts of $30,000 or more. Amounts are reported sub-award values.

## SBIR/STTR portfolio

- SBIR/STTR awardee — Phase III-eligible for work derived from its SBIR/STTR projects
- 9 SBIR/STTR awards totaling $2.7M: SBIR Phase I 7, SBIR Phase II 2
- By agency: Department of Defense 6, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3
- SBIR Phase I, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2025, Sep 12, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026: Robust LiDAR-Stereo Fusion for Lunar Autonomy ($149,488)
- SBIR Phase II, Department of Defense (Navy), 2024, Apr 3, 2024 to Apr 30, 2026: Multisensor Insitu Data with Machine Learning Phase II ($995,486)
- SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Navy), 2023, Nov 7, 2022 to Mar 18, 2024: Multisensor Insitu Data with Machine Learning ($239,716)
- SBIR Phase II, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2020, Jul 22, 2020 to Jul 21, 2022: SBIR NASA CubeSat: Custom Optical Science Telescope Payloads-as-a-Service (COSTPaaS) Development ($749,344)
- SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Defense Logistics Agency), 2020, Apr 13, 2020 to Oct 12, 2020: Algorithmic Solutions for Third Party Low-Cost Sensing of LPBF ($99,919)
- SBIR Phase I, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2019, Aug 19, 2019 to Feb 18, 2020: SBIR NASA CUBESAT Phase 1 Technical Proposal ($124,491)
- SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2010, Jan 5, 2010 to Jan 5, 2011: Rapid, Accurate, Satellite Structural Dynamic Modeling Methods for Responsive Space Needs ($99,950)
- SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2008, Jan 11, 2008 to Nov 29, 2008: Structurally Optimized All Composite Deep Wing Concept for Large Transport Aircraft ($99,950)
- SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Missile Defense Agency), 2007, Feb 28, 2007 to Aug 28, 2007: Symbiotic Multi-mode Structural Health Monitoring utilizing Physics Informed Neural Networks ($99,300)
- Phase III: Agencies may award follow-on Phase III work without a new competition when it builds on this company’s earlier SBIR/STTR projects. Other work is competed as usual.
- Source: SBIR.gov award data file, as of Nov 15, 2026 (file published Nov 1, 2026)

## FedRAMP offerings

- No FedRAMP Marketplace listing is linked to this company
- Source: FedRAMP Marketplace, sync date not recorded

## Exclusions & screening

- No active SAM.gov exclusion on record (checked Nov 14, 2026)
- Source: SAM.gov Exclusions, as of Nov 14, 2026
- No confirmed match on the Consolidated Screening List (screened Nov 15, 2026)

## Contract vehicles on federal record

- MDA SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) contract HQ085926DF430 (source: USAspending.gov IDV contract record, seen Nov 15, 2026); last date to order on record Dec 28, 2035; orders under this contract started in the last 36 months: 1, $500 obligated, started Jan 21, 2026 (source: USAspending.gov prime award records, this company’s newest award record saved Nov 14, 2026)
- Dates are as reported on USAspending.gov, which can lag option exercises by a few weeks

## GSA CALC+ rates

- No GSA CALC+ awarded ceiling rates on record for this company
- Source: GSA CALC+ awarded ceiling rates, sync date not recorded. Ceiling rates are the most an agency can be charged, not prices paid

## Capabilities & differentiators

No capability narrative published.

## Technical tags

No technical tags published.

## Teaming preferences

- Teaming preferences not published
- **Teaming requests and NDAs:** request an introduction on the TeamingIndex profile (sign-in required): <https://teamingindex.com/contractor/L8HCCPUMW3W1>

## Business development contact

No business-development contact published.

## Corporate hierarchy

- No parent entity reported in SAM.gov
- Affiliation with a parent or sister concerns can affect small-business size status (13 CFR 121.103).

## Provenance & disclaimer

- **SAM.gov entity registration** (identifiers, NAICS/PSC, size and socio-economic status, hierarchy, registration and exclusion status): synced 2026-11-09
- **USAspending.gov** (prime award history and trailing 36-month obligations): nightly sync
- **Contractor-provided profile** (capabilities, teaming preferences, self-attested compliance): not provided
- **TeamingIndex verification** (credentials marked “Verified by TeamingIndex”): no verified credentials on record; methodology: <https://teamingindex.com/verification>
- **Blind SPRS:** exact NIST SP 800-171 SPRS scores are published only when the contractor opts in; brackets are cumulative thresholds (SPRS ≥ 0, SPRS ≥ 50, SPRS ≥ 70, SPRS ≥ 85, SPRS ≥ 95, SPRS ≥ 105, SPRS = 110 (perfect)).
- **Before award:** self-attested facts have not been independently verified. Confirm registration and exclusions in SAM.gov, CMMC status and SPRS assessment currency with the contractor (DFARS 252.204-7019, -7020 and -7021), facility clearances through DCSA’s NISS, AS9100-series certificates in the IAQG OASIS database, and FedRAMP authorizations on the FedRAMP Marketplace.
- **Zero CUI:** this document contains no Controlled Unclassified Information. TeamingIndex stores verification metadata only, never SSPs, POA&Ms or DD Form 254s.
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