--- title: "HIGHER GROUND LLC — Capability Statement" uei: "SM9CLMVCL3M7" cage: "7JG35" canonical: "https://teamingindex.com/contractor/SM9CLMVCL3M7/capability.md" html_url: "https://teamingindex.com/contractor/SM9CLMVCL3M7" updated: "2026-11-09T17:28:18.052Z" generator: "TeamingIndex capability twin 1.0" legal_name: "HIGHER GROUND LLC" primary_naics: "517410" sam_status: "active" active_exclusion: false claimed: false tier: "unclaimed" --- # HIGHER GROUND LLC > HIGHER GROUND LLC is a SAM.gov-registered entity based in PALO ALTO, CA 94303-3240. UEI SM9CLMVCL3M7; CAGE 7JG35; primary NAICS 517410. 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:** HIGHER GROUND LLC - **UEI (SAM.gov Unique Entity ID):** SM9CLMVCL3M7 - **CAGE code:** 7JG35 - **Entity structure:** Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership - **State of incorporation:** CA - **Website:** - **TeamingIndex profile:** - **Profile status:** Unclaimed · seeded from SAM.gov and USAspending public records ## Location - **Physical address (city, state, ZIP):** PALO ALTO, CA 94303-3240 - **Country:** United States - **Congressional district:** CA-16 ## NAICS & PSC | NAICS | Title | Primary | Small under SBA size standard (SAM.gov) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 517410 | Satellite Telecommunications | Yes | Yes | | 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 - Small Business (SB) 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:** 2027-06-05 - **Registration activated:** 2026-06-08 - **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):** $0 - **Award history:** 0 awards on record No federal prime awards on record (USAspending.gov). ## Proven teaming graph - As a subcontractor: 1 prime contractor, 1 reported sub-award, $315K total - Subcontractor to BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC (UEI JCBMLGPE6Z71): 1 reported sub-award; $315,000 total; latest Dec 4, 2025; agencies: Federal Acquisition Service - Source: USAspending.gov sub-award reports (FSRS), as of Nov 9, 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 $4M: SBIR Phase I 5, SBIR Phase II 4 - By agency: Department of Defense 7, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2 - SBIR Phase II, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2021, Aug 19, 2021 to Nov 21, 2022: GeoFix â a Jam-hard solution to A-PNT ($749,710) - SBIR Phase II, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2021, Aug 5, 2021 to Nov 5, 2022: XPI/XPD Situational Awareness ($749,932) - SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Special Operations Command), 2021, Jul 16, 2021 to Jan 20, 2022: Man Portable Starlink System ($149,891) - SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2021, Feb 8, 2021 to May 3, 2021: XPI/XPD ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàthe NexGen Advance in Situational Awareness ($49,883) - SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2021, Feb 5, 2021 to May 3, 2021: GEOFix âÃÂàNon-jammable Solution to Responsive, Resilient SatNav ($49,883) - SBIR Phase II, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2020, Nov 6, 2019 to Nov 6, 2020: Situational Awareness Anywhere ($749,987) - SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2019, Mar 6, 2019 to Jun 4, 2019: ATAK Anywhere ($157,744) - SBIR Phase II, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2017, Apr 21, 2017 to Mar 1, 2020: Innovation in the Sky ($1,249,018) - SBIR Phase I, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2016, Jun 10, 2016 to Dec 9, 2016: Innovation in the Sky ($123,013) - 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 12, 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 - Not yet checked against SAM.gov exclusions (search exclusions on SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/search/?index=ex) - Source: SAM.gov Exclusions, sync date not recorded - No confirmed match on the Consolidated Screening List (screened Nov 13, 2026) ## Contract vehicles on federal record - No contract-vehicle seats on federal record are linked to this company ## 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): ## 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: - **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. - **Machine-readable:** schema.org JSON-LD is embedded in ; this twin: ; site index: © 2026 HILARTECH, LLC. All rights reserved. TeamingIndex.com is an independent defense industrial base intelligence platform owned and operated by HILARTECH, LLC and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), or SAM.gov.