Federal contractor · NORTH CHARLESTON, SC

LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING INC

LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING INC received $16M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 50 awards (−72% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $535.9M. Its largest customer was Department of the Navy ($16.2M).

Obligations · FY2026
$16M
New awards
50
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
57%
UEI
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Other than small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 45.5MFY2017
  2. 54.2MFY2018
  3. 76.5MFY2019
  4. 76.2MFY2020
  5. 49.3MFY2021
  6. 50.2MFY2022
  7. 38.7MFY2023
  8. 73MFY2024
  9. 56.3MFY2025
  10. 16MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Navy$16.2M100%
    36 awards
  2. Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%
    1 awards
  3. Defense Contract Management Agency-$158.9K0.0%
    13 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$15.7M93%
  2. Research & development$1.2M7.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Philadelphia County, PA$13.7M86%
  2. St. Mary's County, MD$1.2M7.5%
  3. Norfolk city, VA$867.6K5.4%
  4. Charleston County, SC$758.1K4.7%
  5. Duval County, FL$300K1.9%
  6. Fairfax County, VA$70K0.4%
  7. Madison County, AL$5000.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition57%
    US 39% · $9.1M
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions57%
    US 8.8% · $9.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. LOGISTICS, OBSOLESCENCE, ENGINEERING, AND LOGISTICS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR CODE 31 PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND INITIATIVES.$53.6M
    Defense Contract Management Agency· Charleston County, SC· Professional services· Jan 19, 2017 – Apr 1, 2026· N6449817F3001
  2. ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES$22.2M
    Department of the Navy· Honolulu County, HI· Professional services· Sep 28, 2022 – Mar 26, 2026· N3225322F3000
  3. C460C PLANNED MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES FOR MULTIPLE LCS SHIPS$18.4M
    Department of the Navy· San Diego County, CA· Equipment maintenance· Sep 18, 2024 – Mar 16, 2026· N5523624F8469
  4. ENGINEERING SERVICES TO SUPPLEMENT PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD&IMF WORKLOAD.$17.2M
    Department of the Navy· Honolulu County, HI· Equipment maintenance· Sep 27, 2017 – Apr 9, 2026· N3225317F3000
  5. TECHNICAL, ENGINEERING, MANAGEMENT, PROGRAMMATIC, LOGISTICS, AND EDUCATION (TEMPLE) SERVICES$17.1M
    Department of the Navy· Honolulu County, HI· Professional services· Sep 28, 2019 – Mar 26, 2026· N3225319F3000
  6. PHNSY & IMF SEEKS A CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TO HELP SUPPORT THE TECHNICAL, ENGINEERING, MANAGEMENT, PROGRAMMATIC, LOGISTICS, AND EDUCATION (TEMPLE) REQUIREMENTS, DISCIPLINES, AND ASPECTS AT PHNSY & IMF.$17M
    Department of the Navy· Honolulu County, HI· Professional services· Sep 30, 2021 – Dec 23, 2025· N3225321F3000
  7. ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENT, PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING LOGISTIC PRODUCTS TO PROVIDE SUPPLY SUPPORT FOR LIFE CYCLE AND NEW ACQUISITION PROGRAMS FOR HULL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL (HM&E) SYSTEMS.$15.5M
    Department of the Navy· Charleston County, SC· Professional services· Jul 19, 2021 – Apr 28, 2026· N6449821F3054
  8. R&D EFFORT$7.5M
    Defense Contract Management Agency· Charleston County, SC· Research & development· Jul 26, 2018 – Jan 16, 2026· N6833518C0529

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING INC received $0 in federal assistance in FY2026, on 0 actions (0 new awards).

Assistance · FY2026
$0
New awards
0
Actions
0
Since FY2021
$320K

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 240KFY2021
  2. 0FY2022
  3. 80KFY2023
  4. 0FY2025

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2025.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $894.4K (10 subawards)

10 sub-recipients

  1. BOGUE SYSTEMS INC$299.9K34%
    PATERSON, NJ · 1 subaward
  2. OIL TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES INC$120.3K13%
    PAULSBORO, NJ · 1 subaward
  3. F & H CONSULTANTS, PC$89.8K10%
    COCKEYSVILLE, MD · 1 subaward
  4. DELTA GEAR, LLC.$80.5K9.0%
    LIVONIA, MI · 1 subaward
  5. ADAMS ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING GROUP, LLC$76.9K8.6%
    GLEN BURNIE, MD · 1 subaward
  6. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$69.7K7.8%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 1 subaward
  7. SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$49.6K5.5%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 1 subaward
  8. GASTOPS INC$45.8K5.1%
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 1 subaward
  9. COLE INSTRUMENT CORP.$31.9K3.6%
    SANTA ANA, CA · 1 subaward
  10. LYME COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.$30.1K3.4%
    LEBANON, NH · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $3.2M (11 subawards)

4 primes

  1. HII FLEET SUPPORT GROUP LLC$1.6M48%
    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · 3 subawards
  2. DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$1.1M35%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 1 subaward
  3. SAALEX CORP$459.5K14%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 5 subawards
  4. CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.$83.5K2.6%
    JACKSONVILLE, FL · 2 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 5.6% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $74.6M paid out · $11.6M received
  • FY2022: $42.1M paid out · $6.2M received
  • FY2023: $29.8M paid out · $12.4M received
  • FY2024: $35.5M paid out · $49M received
  • FY2025: $11.5M paid out · $8.9M received
  • FY2026: $894.4K paid out · $3.2M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

88 companies · $194.4M reported

  1. NOBLIS, INC.$48.8M
    RESTON, VA · 90 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. DEFENSE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SERVICE$24.8M
    CLEVELAND, OH · 28 subawards · Ship and boat building
  3. AMEE BAY, LLC$17.9M
    ANCHORAGE, AK · 31 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services

Primes that pay it

19 companies · $91.3M reported

  1. QED SYSTEMS, INC.$45.5M
    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · 43 subawards · Ship and boat building
  2. NOBLIS, INC.$13.7M
    RESTON, VA · 70 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. CACI, INC. - FEDERAL$9.6M
    CHANTILLY, VA · 1 subaward · Architectural, engineering, and related services

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 7 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.$83M−48% in FY2026
    LARGO, MD · 57% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Ship and boat buildingNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC$248.9M−64% in FY2026
    CHESAPEAKE, VA · 6 entities · 94% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related servicesNavy · Ship and boat buildingNavy · Scientific research and development services
  3. ORBIS SIBRO INC$124.6M−33% in FY2026
    CHARLESTON, SC · 63% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related servicesNavy · Ship and boat building

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.