DetectaChem

Its MobileDetect smartphone app for automated drug and explosives detection and reporting was first released in January 2018 and extended to explosives in August 2021. In June 2018 it received a 10 million dollar sole-source indefinite-delivery contract from the US Navy for its SEEKERe explosive detection kit.

Federal award records show smaller recent purchases: a 17,000 dollar Transportation Security Administration contract on 29 September 2025, a 24,900 dollar Immigration and Customs Enforcement order on 26 January 2026 for a portable chemical detection device, and a 25,000 dollar award on 16 June 2026 for an Apex Raman spectrometer. Notices also show the TSA planning sole-source awards for colorimetric test kits in July and August 2026, and the Air Force planning a sole-source purchase of three SEEKER Pro detectors in August 2026.

Headquarters city was not confirmed in the sources read.

Privately held Texas company; owners not disclosed in sources read

Parent: none identified

• https://www.computerworld.com/article/1586445/windows-handheld-device-helps-fight-wars-on-terror-drugs.html
• https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/detectachem-awarded-navy-next-gen-handheld-explosive-detector-contract-300673433.html
• https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/detectachem-adds-smartphone-explosive-detection-to-mobiledetect-app-301357498.html
• https://besagov.com/contracts/70T05025P5903N009
• https://www.federalcompass.com/fed-contract-award/70CMSD26P00000010
• https://besagov.com/contracts/70CMSD26P00000048
• https://www.govintel.ai/companies/tx/detectachem-inc-2097237

• Headquarters city: not confirmed (sheet has none).
• Ownership and investors: not found.
• The Air Force and TSA sole-source items were notices of intent, not confirmed awards.
• Recent contract values come from federal award aggregator pages, not the agency systems.