Other Transaction Agreement W519TC2492028
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- This is a $1,339,394.34 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) awarded by the Army Materiel Command (AMC) to Active Optical Systems, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for the development of laser weapons systems. The contract has an ultimate completion date of February 13, 2026. Active Optical Systems, LLC has a history of providing specialized optical components, wavefront sensors, and engineering services to federal agencies like the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), NASA, and the...
- This is a $2,059,618 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) award to Coherent Aerospace & Defense, Inc., a subsidiary of Coherent Corp, for the CORNERSTONE OTA: LASER WEAPONS SYSTEMS program. The award was made by the Research Development and Engineering Command, a defense agency. No set-aside was used. Coherent Aerospace & Defense is a leading provider of advanced optical solutions for defense and aerospace applications. The company specializes in producing optical assemblies, objectives,...
- This federal contract award, valued at $5,454,371.06, was made by the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) of the U.S. Department of Defense to the prime contractor, Advanced Thin Films, Inc., doing business as Precision Photonics. The contract is for the CORNERSTONE Other Transaction Agreement, which involves providing laser weapons systems, including a coating chamber and the fabrication of damage management systems (DMS) and fault sensing and management systems (FSMS). No...
- This federal contract award to Fivenine Optics Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced optical components and precision coatings, is for the purchase of optics to support laser development activities. The $14,300 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded on May 12, 2025 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, with a performance period ending on August 15, 2025. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Fivenine...
- This federal contract award is for the coating of eight silicon wafer substrates, consisting of four windows and four mirrors, for use with very high power lasers at 1070nm and low power red and green visible alignment lasers. The award was made to Fivenine Optics Inc., a small, for-profit manufacturer of advanced optical components and precision coatings based in Boulder, Colorado. The contract has a firm fixed price of $21,500.00 and was awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), a...
- This is a $999,758.54 cost plus fixed fee contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to Optowares Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of fiber optic equipment and components. The contract is for research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. Optowares Inc. is a subsidiary of Photonwares Corp, a manufacturer of optical and photonic components for various applications including communications,...
- This is a $149,911.72 firm fixed price SBIR Phase I research contract awarded to Optowares Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of fiber optic equipment and components. The contract was awarded by the Defense Microelectronics Activity on January 15, 2019, with a completion date of August 15, 2019. As a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award, this contract funds initial feasibility research and development. Optowares, a subsidiary of Photonwares Corp., has a history of supporting...
- This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to Optowares Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of fiber optic equipment and components. The $999,824.88 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for research and development of advanced photonics technologies. As a subsidiary of Photonwares Corp, Optowares Inc. has established itself as a key supplier for federal agencies, particularly in the defense and aerospace sectors,...
- American Center For Optics Manufacturing Inc. (operating as Americom) received an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) award valued at $57.2 million under the Cornerstone OTA: National Imperative Industrial Skills – Defense Precision Optics Consortium (DPOC) vehicle. The contract, awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), supports industrial skills development and precision optics manufacturing capabilities. The award date was April 27, 2021, with an...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $650,000 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contract to Optelligence LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of "TOWARDS 1000G OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER BASED ON EMERGING MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED PHOTONICS." The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, has a period of performance ending on March 25, 2024. Optelligence LLC specializes in photonic integrated circuits for machine learning...
This is a $1,806,670.07 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (DEVCOM) to Fivenine Optics Inc., a small, for-profit manufacturer of specialized optical components and coatings. The contract is for the delivery of an optical coating chamber to support the Cornerstone OTA program focused on laser weapons system development. Fivenine Optics, which has previously received awards from agencies such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Navy, will provide a range of advanced optical coatings and mirrors for this laser weapons-related research and development effort. While some of Fivenine Optics' past contracts have included small business set-asides, this particular OTA award does not have a set-aside designation, indicating the company's competitiveness in the federal optical manufacturing market. Fivenine Optics also holds a significant Blanket Purchase Agreement with NIST, further demonstrating its ability to reliably supply specialized optical components and coatings for critical government scientific programs.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/16/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $1.8m | 5/14/24 |