--- title: MetroStar Named 2026 NVC Contractor of the Year for Second Consecutive Year description: MetroStar, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, repeats at the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards® as Steampunk joins the team to scale AI for federal missions. image: https://blog.metrostar.com/hubfs/Contractor-of-the-year-award-2026-4.jpg --- [![MetroStar Systems Logo](https://blog.metrostar.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MetroStar_Jan2021/images/Logo-2021.png?width=413&name=Logo-2021.png "MetroStar Systems Logo")](https://www.metrostar.com/) - Who We Are - [Meet MetroStar](https://metrostar.com/who-we-are/) - [Leadership](https://metrostar.com/leaders/) - [Partnerships](https://www.metrostar.com/partnerships/) - [Innovation Lab](https://www.metrostar.com/innovation-lab/) - [Contract Vehicles](https://www.metrostar.com/contract-vehicles/) - What We Do - [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.metrostar.com/ai-and-government/) - [Digital Experience](https://www.metrostar.com/digital-experience/) - [Application Modernization](https://www.metrostar.com/application-modernization/) - [Enterprise IT](https://www.metrostar.com/enterprise-it-services/) - [Products + Solutions](https://www.metrostar.com/federal-government-products-solutions/) - Who We Serve - [National Security](https://www.metrostar.com/national-security/) - [Defense](https://www.metrostar.com/defense-customers/) - Insights - [Blog](https://blog.metrostar.com/) - [Case Studies](https://www.metrostar.com/case-studies/) - [News + Events](https://metrostar.com/news-events/) - Join Us - [Careers](https://www.metrostar.com/join-us/) - [Open Roles](https://www.metrostar.com/jobs/) - [Cleared Jobs](https://www.metrostar.com/cleared-jobs/) - [Veterans](https://www.metrostar.com/veterans/) - [Internships](https://www.metrostar.com/internships/) - [Contact Us](https://metrostar.com/contact-us/) - Who We Are - [Meet MetroStar](https://metrostar.com/who-we-are/) - [Leadership](https://metrostar.com/leaders/) - [Culture](https://metrostar.com/culture/) - [Partnerships](https://www.metrostar.com/partnerships/) - [Innovation Lab](https://www.metrostar.com/innovation-lab/) - [Contract Vehicles](https://www.metrostar.com/contract-vehicles/) - What We Do - [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.metrostar.com/ai-and-government/) - [Digital Experience](https://www.metrostar.com/digital-experience/) - [Application Modernization](https://www.metrostar.com/application-modernization/) - [Enterprise IT](https://www.metrostar.com/enterprise-it-services/) - [Products + Solutions](https://www.metrostar.com/federal-government-products-solutions/) - Who We Serve - [National Security](https://www.metrostar.com/national-security/) - [Defense](https://www.metrostar.com/defense-customers/) - Insights - [Blog](https://blog.metrostar.com/) - [Case Studies](https://www.metrostar.com/case-studies/) - [News + Events](https://metrostar.com/news-events/) - Join Us - [Careers](https://www.metrostar.com/join-us/) - [Open Roles](https://www.metrostar.com/jobs/) - [Cleared Jobs](https://www.metrostar.com/cleared-jobs/) - [Veterans](https://www.metrostar.com/veterans/) - [Internships](https://www.metrostar.com/internships/) - [**Contact Us**](https://metrostar.com/contact-us/) [news](https://blog.metrostar.com/news) \> [Management](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/tag/management) # MetroStar Named 2026 NVC Contractor of the Year for Second Consecutive Year 2 MIN READ 11/10/2026 | [Management](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/tag/management) | [Awards](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/tag/awards) | [Feature](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/tag/feature) | [MetroStar Culture](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/tag/metrostar-culture) ![MetroStar Named 2026 NVC Contractor of the Year for Second Consecutive Year](https://blog.metrostar.com/hubfs/Contractor-of-the-year-award-2026-4.jpg) Written By: [MetroStar](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/author/metrostar) ***RESTON, VA., Tues., Nov. 10, 2026 —*** MetroStar, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, has been named Contractor of the Year ($75–$300 Million category) at the [2026 Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards®](https://washingtonexec.com/news/2026-govcon-awards-winners-announced), held Nov. 5 at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. The award recognizes MetroStar’s accomplishments in 2025 and marks its second consecutive win. [Steampunk](https://steampunk.com/), which merged with MetroStar in 2026, was also a finalist in the same category, giving the combined company two of the five finalist spots. Presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University’s Costello College of Business, the Contractor of the Year award recognizes outstanding financial and operational accomplishments and contributions to employees, the government contracting industry, and the U.S. government. The recognition follows a period of growth for MetroStar, which joined[Veritas Capital’s Vantage Fund platform](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/veritas-capital-to-acquire-metrostar) in late 2025 and announced its merger with Steampunk in August 2026. For MetroStar and Steampunk, the evening was a shared celebration of what each company has built and the opportunity to accomplish more as one team. Both earned their finalist recognition through their work for federal customers before coming together in 2026. “Having MetroStar and Steampunk recognized as finalists made this win especially meaningful as we build our future together,” said Ali Reza Manouchehri, Co-founder and CEO of MetroStar and CEO of the combined company. “This recognition belongs to the more than 1,400 people across our organizations, the engineers, artists, developers, explorers, and yes, punks, who challenge the status quo and turn unconventional thinking into solutions our customers count on. Our people give us the ingenuity, technical depth, and scale to take on bigger challenges and deliver lasting progress for the agencies we support and the federal workforce behind them.” Backed by Veritas Capital, the combined company brings together expertise in AI, digital transformation, application modernization, and enterprise IT to help federal agencies solve complex challenges and improve the technology people depend on. The combined company plans to announce its new name at a later date. Read how [MetroStar and Steampunk](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/veritas-capital-unites-steampunk-and-metrostar) are combining to take on bigger federal AI missions. ## **About MetroStar** MetroStar, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, is delivering next-generation products and solutions to U.S. government agencies. Focused on mission acceleration and cutting-edge technology, MetroStar equips agencies with the tools and strategies needed to navigate the future of national security, including AI, digital transformation, application modernization, and enterprise IT. ## **About Steampunk** Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through Design Intelligence®, our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. ### you might like these too ### [MetroStar Introduces Sightline, the Blue-Collar AI Platform for Frontline Operations](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/metrostar-introduces-sightline-the-blue-collar-ai-platform-for-frontline-operations) ##### Feature | Innovation Lab ### [MetroStar's Kyle Andrews Named Top GovCon CFO of the Year](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/metrostars-kyle-andrews-named-top-govcon-cfo-of-the-year) ##### Awards | Feature ### [Veritas Capital Unites Steampunk and MetroStar, Accelerating Mission Impact](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/veritas-capital-unites-steampunk-and-metrostar) ##### Feature | Making an Impact [view more](https://blog.metrostar.com/news/tag/management) ### want to stay in the loop? 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