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Small Business
Overview
- Legal name
- DECIBEL RESEARCH, INC.
- Registered location
- HUNTSVILLE, AL, USA
- Website
- Company website ↗
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Latest award activity
- Jul 17, 2026
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DECIBEL RESEARCH, INC. is associated with UEI QCHJL3BGYD45 and CAGE 3B2J2 in public federal records. AcornBids currently links 23 prime awards totaling $158.8M in obligations to this entity. Its largest recorded federal customer by obligations is Department of Defense. Its recorded federal awards include work classified as Custom Computer Programming Services; Engineering Services; Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). These categories describe the loaded award records, not a complete list of company capabilities. Its primary SAM.gov NAICS is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). Its public SAM.gov registration lists HUNTSVILLE, AL, USA.
At a glance
Lifetime prime obligations$158.8M
Prime awards23
Awards with future end dates5
Top-agency concentration100.0%
Prime contract obligations across loaded award records. Obligations are not revenue or contract ceilings. Summary updated Sep 28, 2026. Refresh pending; these totals may be out of date.
Business information
Public SAM.gov registration details.
- Legal name
- DECIBEL RESEARCH, INC.
- UEI
- QCHJL3BGYD45
- CAGE
- 3B2J2
- Registered address
- 325 BOB HEATH DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35806, USA
- Registration status
- Active
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM activation
- Jul 7, 2026
- Initial registration
- Oct 10, 2002
- Entity start
- Sep 4, 2002
- SAM updated
- Jul 7, 2026
- Registration expires
- Jul 6, 2027
- Fiscal year end
- Dec 31
- Place of incorporation
- AL, USA
Federal award analysis
Net transaction obligations by federal fiscal period.
Transaction history is not available in the loaded data. Annual funding is not estimated from current award totals.
Recent federal awards
Prime contract awards. Select an award to review its history and source evidence.
| Award / description | Awarding agency | Obligations | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS10F0029YFEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT. | General Services Administration | $47.5M | Oct 31, 2011 | Not available |
| 47QRCA25DS690ONE ACQUISITION SOLUTION FOR INTEGRATED SERVICES PLUS (OASIS+) SMALL BUSINESS MULTIPLE AGENCY CONTRACT (MAC) | General Services Administration | $2.5K | Dec 19, 2024 | Not available |
| 47QRCA25DU613ONE ACQUISITION SOLUTION FOR INTEGRATED SERVICES PLUS (OASIS+) UNRESTRICTED MULTIPLE AGENCY CONTRACT (MAC) | General Services Administration | $2.5K | Dec 17, 2024 | Not available |
| HQ085426FE032DEVELOP/SUSTAIN SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENT | Department of Defense | $12.7M | Apr 1, 2026 | Jun 13, 2027 |
| HQ085926FF366SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER. | Department of Defense | $500 | Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 28, 2035 |
| FA248723DA007TEST AND EVALUATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR RANGES, ARMAMENTS AND SPECTRUM (TETRAS) II. | Department of Defense | $1000.0M | Jun 30, 2023 | Not available |
| HQ085424F0013DEVELOP/SUSTAIN - SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENT | Department of Defense | $2.7M | Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| HQ014719D0003TASK ORDERS IN SUPPORT OF THE MDA M&S ENTERPRISE TO MODIFY, ENHANCE, SUSTAIN, OPERATE, AND TEST M&S TRUTH REPRESENTATIONS AND TO MODIFY, ENHANCE, OPERATE, AND TEST M&S ELEMENT… | Department of Defense | $213.2M | Jun 14, 2019 | Not available |
| HQ085425F0002DEVELOP/SUSTAIN - SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENT | Department of Defense | $21.9M | Nov 1, 2024 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| FA868423DB046AFLCMC/XA MULTIPLE AWARD IDIQ TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR MULTI-DOMAIN SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES, CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH STUDIES, RECURRENT… | Department of Defense | $900.0M | Dec 9, 2022 | Not available |
Upcoming positioning windows
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Registration, certifications & contacts
| Registration evidence | Date |
|---|---|
| SAM updated | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Source loaded | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Initial registration | Oct 10, 2002 |
| Entity start | Sep 4, 2002 |
Registration classifications: Small Business. These are separate from the reported certificates above.
| Industry | Reported size status |
|---|---|
| 332993 — Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing | Not reported |
| 333922 — Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing | Not reported |
| 334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing | Not reported |
| 334519 — Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | Not reported |
| 336419 — Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing | Not reported |
| 541330 — Engineering Services | Not reported |
| 541380 — Testing Laboratories and Services | Not reported |
| 541420 — Industrial Design Services | Not reported |
| 541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services | Not reported |
| 541512 — Computer Systems Design Services | Not reported |
| 541513 — Computer Facilities Management Services | Not reported |
| 541690 — Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | Not reported |
| 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | Not reported |
| 541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Not reported |
| Contact | Role | Published contact methods | Evidence | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBORAH S AGARWAL | Government business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| JEFF GRONBERG | Alternate government business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| DEBORAH S AGARWAL | Electronic business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| ERIC COCHRAN | Alternate electronic business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| Deborah S Agarwal | Contractor contract manager | dagarwal@dbresearch.net | Source | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Donna Whetstone | Contractor program manager | dwhetstone@dbresearch.net | Source | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Deborah S Agarwal | Contractor contract manager | dagarwal@dbresearch.net | Source | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Donna Whetstone | Contractor program manager | dwhetstone@dbresearch.net | Source | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Published business contact | Published business phone | 256-603-3207 | Source | Sep 9, 2026 |
Registered industries
- 332993 — Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- 333922 — Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing
- 334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- 334519 — Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- 336419 — Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- 541330 — Engineering Services
- 541380 — Testing Laboratories and Services
- 541420 — Industrial Design Services
- 541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services
- 541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
- 541513 — Computer Facilities Management Services
- 541690 — Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- 541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Registered products and services
- AC11 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH
- AC12 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH
- AC13 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
- AC14 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
- AC22 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH
- AC31 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH
- AC32 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH
- AC33 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
- AC34 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
- AJ11 — GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH
- AJ12 — GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH
- AJ13 — GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
- AJ14 — GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
- AR12 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH
- AR13 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
- AR14 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
- B541 — Defense Studies
- DA01 — Support services for activities involved with application development and support to include analysis, design, development, coding, testing, and release packaging, as well as support of off-the-shelf Business Applications.
- DB01 — Support services for specialized High Performance Computing (HPC) systems used in solving complex computational problems through massive concurrent use of computing resources and parallel processing techniques.
- DB02 — Computing support services for physical and virtual servers operating stand-alone, virtually, or in public/private cloud environments. Includes support services for traditional mainframe computers and operations running legacy operating systems.
- DD01 — Support services for delivery processes including IT Service Management (ITSM), Project Program and Portfolio (PPM), and Operations Centers (NOC, GOC). ITSM processes include incident, problem and change management services as part of the ITSM program. IT Project Management includes support for agile and continuous improvement/development (CI/CD).
- DE01 — Support services for end user client computing including Tier 1 and 2 help/service desk, deskside support, adds/moves/changes, workspace, collaboration, and productivity software technical support, audio/video (A/V, VTC) conferencing, and printer support. A/V and VTC includes support services typically used in conference rooms and dedicated telepresence rooms to enable workforce communications. Printer support includes Managed Print Services (MPS) for multifunction printers (print, scan, fax, copy), and other central printing or output support services.
- DE10 — End user client computing delivered as a service. Includes software and support tools delivered as a service contract and used for End User support such as Tier 1 and 2 help/service desk, deskside support, adds/moves/changes, workspace technical support, audio/video (A/V, VTC) conferencing, and print services. A/V and VTC include services typically used in conference rooms and dedicated telepresence rooms to enable workforce communications. Print services include Managed Print Services (MPS) for multifunction printers (print, scan, fax, copy), and other central printing or output support services. Workspace includes Desktop as a Service (DaaS) and Workspace as a Service (WaaS) delivered via public cloud or 3rd party providers. Client compute equipment provisioned by service contract. Also includes client related productivity software accessed as a service (SaaS), used to author, create, collaborate and share documents and other content.
- DJ10 — Security and Compliance support delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Includes support of security policies/controls, processes, measuring compliance of relevant legal/compliance requirements, to include Section 508, and responding to security breaches. Also provides support for IT Security systems providing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) for real-time Cyber Security and protection such as vulnerability scanning, managing firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM). Includes Disaster Recovery (DR) services to support DR policy, process and means, dedicated failover facilities and perform DR testing.
- H110 — Quality Control Services: Weapons
- H114 — Quality Control Services: Guided Missiles
- H210 — Equipment and Materials Testing: Weapons
- H214 — Equipment and Materials Testing: Guided Missiles
- H910 — Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services: Weapons
- H914 — Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services: Guided Missiles
- R408 — Program Management/Support Services
- R412 — Simulation
- R425 — Engineering and Technical Services
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