Qualis

Qualis provides systems acquisition and engineering, test and evaluation, program management, cybersecurity, and logistics services primarily for the Air Force, Army, Navy, Space Force, Missile Defense Agency, and Space Development Agency. Its teams operate across the full acquisition lifecycle for ACAT I–III programs and Joint Urgent Operational Needs. Contract support ranges from Red Teaming and vulnerability assessments to executive strategic advisory at program offices.

Qualis was established in 1993 by Elizabeth N. Morard, who served as CEO, and Mary A. Engel, who served as Executive Vice President. Both appear to have exited day-to-day management based on their 'former' titling on the firm’s website. The site does not name a current CEO or CIO; the listed contact is Roger Rhodes, in a general inquiries role.

Qualis is categorized in some datasets as private equity, but its actual operations place it squarely as a government technical-services contractor, not a deployment vehicle for financial capital. There is no public evidence of an investment fund, AUM, or limited-partner structure. The firm sells engineering and advisory hours to defense and civil-space agencies, earning revenue through contract performance rather than carried interest or management fees.

Qualis is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, and lists a significant presence in Florida, Colorado, Utah, Alaska, New Mexico, and Ohio — as well as deployed personnel in 16 states overall. Historically, the firm also operated forward-deployed teams in Afghanistan and Iraq in support of DOD programs.

NASA is one of Qualis’s named government customers. The firm earned a NASA Level 1 Safety Award on the MTAE contract by maintaining over 500,000 work hours without a lost-time injury and scoring above 90% on cumulative safety evaluations. Qualis supports human-spaceflight and civil-space-systems programs, with work that includes acquisition support and mission-critical safety integration.