Who We Are
New Light Technologies, Inc. (NLT) is a Washington, DC-based technology and spatial-intelligence company. Founded in 2001, NLT builds AI-powered geospatial platforms, data products, and integrated consulting services — serving public-sector, international-development, and commercial clients across five continents.
NLT is the partner of choice for clients who need integrated capability — not handoffs.
Customer Base
Trusted Across Federal, State & Local, International, Commercial & Academic Programs
NLT delivers for agencies, governments, institutions, and companies across every sector we serve.
See reference customers →Anchored by long-standing engagements across public-sector, international, and commercial programs
See reference customers →What Sets NLT Apart
Not just the work — how the work gets done
Interdisciplinary by Design
Engineers, data scientists, GIS architects, economists, Earth scientists, software developers, and cybersecurity analysts — collaborating across our integrated service lines and a growing suite of proprietary SaaS products.
Clients Inside the Team
We bring clients into the team early and keep them there — from requirements through operations, with no throw-it-over-the-wall handoffs.
Invested in the People
We invest in the people who do the work, and we partner with primes and technology firms we trust with our reputation.
Contributing Back
We contribute to the communities of practice — OGC, HIFLD, NAPSG, USGIF — that strengthen the broader geospatial, emergency management, and federal IT ecosystem.
Our Mission
NLT makes the world safer, healthier, more prosperous, and efficient through science and technology.
Our Vision
To lead in developing, integrating, and applying information science and technology innovation to solve our customers' most demanding challenges — while empowering our team and contributing to the communities we serve.
Corporate Citizenship
The people and environment around the firm are as important as the clients we serve. NLT supports STEM education in underserved communities, veteran hiring, and environmental sustainability — and contributes to OGC, HIFLD, NAPSG, and USGIF communities of practice.
How We Work
The Four Relationship Pillars
Not capabilities language. The actual principles that govern how NLT operates and why clients stay.
Customer Relations — Built to Last
NLT does not bid-and-disappear. The firm cultivates multi-decade client relationships. Supporting FEMA since 2006. More than two decades with DC Government. Eight years running the DC Health Benefit Exchange engagement (2016–2024). Multi-year with the World Bank, Louisiana Department of Health, U.S. Census Bureau, USDA, and USACE. The pattern is consistent: clients return because NLT shows up, listens, and adapts as missions evolve.
Partner Relations — Trust That Compounds
NLT's track record was built alongside prime contractors and technology firms who trust the firm with their reputations. Repeat-engagement primes include SAIC, Dewberry, Deloitte, PS2G, 3Gimbals, Ventera, GMS/Covenant Park, AMT Engineering, JMT, Computer Aid, and IEM. Technology partners — Esri, AWS, Microsoft, Nearmap, ICEYE, CanopyWeather, Mapbox, Cyclomedia, ImageCat — integrate with NLT's platforms because the integration is operationally proven inside production federal programs.
Employee Relations — A Team That Stays
NLT is an interdisciplinary firm by design. The team includes engineers, data scientists, GIS architects, economists, Earth scientists, software developers, cybersecurity analysts, and program managers — collaborating on the same teams from requirements through operations. No silos. No throw-it-over-the-wall handoffs. The firm invests in modern tools, agile delivery practices, and a culture of creativity that puts the people who do the work at the center.
Community Relations — Stronger Together
NLT believes the people and environment around the firm are as important as the clients it serves. The company supports STEM education programs in underserved communities, veteran hiring, environmental sustainability, and a core group of charities aligned with employee, customer, and community values. NLT actively participates in OGC, HIFLD, NAPSG Foundation, and USGIF — community-of-practice work that strengthens the broader geospatial, emergency management, and federal IT ecosystem.
A Quarter-Century of Milestones
Our History
From a small DC consultancy to a nationally recognized technology and platform company.
Founded in Washington, DC as an 8(a) small disadvantaged business serving DC Government. Early engagements with MPD, WMATA, DDOT, and OCTO. Award-winning DC Guide portal.
Federal market expansion. The FEMA and U.S. Census Bureau relationships begin — Census initially as a subcontractor to Abt Associates, then as prime — followed by the Federal Communications Commission in 2007.
DC DOT street right-of-way vectorization — early ArcGIS-based ROW capability development.
Multi-year DC OCTO Vector Property Map federal reservations project begins (through 2012). Round-the-clock 2009 Presidential Inauguration support for DC FEMS and MPD mobile data computing.
FEMA partnership formalizes — FEMA-GIS contract HSFEHQ-10-D-1381. DC Office of Zoning digital zoning map — first in the nation.
DC Health Benefit Exchange (DCHBX) staffing engagement begins — a major health IT program spanning a wide variety of projects, running through 2024.
FEMA Response Geospatial Office Disasters GeoPlatform work begins — the unified computing environment supporting Civil Air Patrol imagery, Crowdsourced Damage Assessment, and the Forecasted Flood Depth Grid Model. NLT went on to hold the RGO prime from 2020 to 2022 and has continued in a subcontract role since.
Earthquake Exposure and Damage Assessment Model deployed at FEMA. Incident Journals nominated for Best Data Analytics GCN DigIT Awards.
Tornado Damage Assessment Model (TDAM) deployed. World Bank international development practice expands — Big Data Nighttime Lights Observatory, Transportation Corridor analyses across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal.
GSA Multiple Award Schedule 47QRAA20D001E awarded — SINs 54151S, 541370GEO, 541611, OLM. Expanded to FEMA National Integration Center and Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Two of the largest single awards in firm history captured from the U.S. Census Bureau — the CES Collaboration Project and the CED Disclosure Avoidance project.
DC CBE recertification — LBE, SBE, DZE — valid through 05/08/2027 (CBE LSZ77845052027). GSA MAS refreshed PoP through 11/12/2029. HQ relocates to 200 Massachusetts Ave NW. The DCHBX engagement concludes after eight years.
Active pursuits across FEMA EDAMI, MAC-GIS Technical Support, DC HSEMA Incident Management, RFK PMO Energy Master Plan, TSA GTSS 3.0, and Louisiana DOH nltIMPACT Phase 3. Hundreds of customers served across federal, state/local, international, and commercial missions to date.
NLT celebrates a quarter-century of mission delivery.
Why NLT
Six Reasons Clients Choose NLT
SaaS + Services in One Team
Proprietary products deployed and operated by the same engineers who built them. No vendor handoffs.
Customer Relationships That Last Decades
Supporting FEMA since 2006. More than two decades with DC Government. The DC Health Benefit Exchange from 2016 to 2024. Multi-year with World Bank, Louisiana DOH, Census Bureau, USDA, USACE.
Set-Aside Eligible — Real Procurement Value
SBA 8(a) graduate. DC CBE with LBE/SBE/DZE — an evaluated bid preference on DC government procurements, plus a place on the DC Supply Schedule.
Proven Track Record
Extensive federal prime and subcontract past performance (per FPDS records) and hundreds of customers served — spanning FEMA, the U.S. Census Bureau, USACE, and USDA.
Partner Network That Primes Trust
Repeat-engagement teaming with SAIC, CAI, Deloitte, Dewberry, PS2G, 3Gimbals, Ventera, GMS, AMT, JMT, IEM.
A Team That Stays
Interdisciplinary firm — engineers, data scientists, GIS architects, economists, Earth scientists. Active in OGC, HIFLD, NAPSG, USGIF.
Credentials
Bona Fides & Contract Vehicles
The certifications, schedules, and proven past performance behind the work.
Small Business Pedigree
Founded in 2001 and a graduate of the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program. DC-certified CBE — Local (LBE), Small (SBE), and Disadvantaged (DZE) — valid through 05/08/2027.
GSA Multiple Award Schedule
Contract 47QRAA20D001E — SINs 54151S, 541370GEO, 541611, and OLM. Period of performance refreshed through 11/12/2029.
Proven Past Performance
Extensive federal prime and subcontract past performance, with multi-decade delivery across FEMA, the U.S. Census Bureau, USDA, and USACE — documented in FPDS.
Public-Sector & DC Pedigree
Multi-decade engagements — supporting FEMA since 2006 across prime and subcontract roles, more than two decades with DC Government, and the DC Health Benefit Exchange (2016–2024) — plus the U.S. Census Bureau, USACE, USDA, and the World Bank.
Headquarters & Team
Headquartered in Washington, DC at 200 Massachusetts Ave NW, with an interdisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and analysts serving clients on five continents.
Partnerships & Standards
Esri, AWS, and Microsoft technology partner; active in OGC, HIFLD, the NAPSG Foundation, and USGIF communities of practice.
Registered & Current
Federal Registrations & Contract Identifiers
The identifiers, set-aside status, and active vehicles a contracting officer needs to put NLT on contract.
Entity Identifiers
UEI & CAGE — provided in our capabilities statement.
Business Status
- Small Business
- SBA 8(a) Graduate
Active Vehicles
- GSA MAS
- 47QRAA20D001E
- Maryland CATS+
- 060B2490023
- DC CBE
- LSZ77845052027
- DC Supply Schedule
- Active
- Carahsoft Partner
- Government Reseller
Testimonials from Customers, Partners, and Current and Past Team Members
“NLT'ers are smart, caring, collegial, and passionate about the customers they support. I've worked at places large and small — NLT's culture is the pinnacle of my experience.”
— Cloud architect · former NLT engineer
More Than Two Decades In. Just Getting Started.
Whether you're a public agency, a prime contractor looking for a teammate, an international institution, or an organization looking to outsource your IT and GIS capability, NLT is ready to be the kind of partner that lasts.