Advanced Glass Industries, Inc.

Advanced Glass Industries, Inc., doing business as Evolvoptic, is a precision optical glass manufacturer based in Rochester, New York that competes as a prime contractor on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II contracts and as a subcontractor on defense optical component work, operating under total small business set-asides on its R&D awards. The company has maintained federal contractor registration since 2002 and specializes in high-precision glass fabrication, optical component production, and thermal-management glass solutions for civilian agencies and major defense contractors.

Evolvoptic's recent federal work centers on SBIR mirror development. The company holds a $1.27 million Phase II SBIR definitive contract awarded by the Shared Services Center on September 7, 2026 for Advanced Ultra-Stable Affordable Mirrors (AUSAM) development, running through September 15, 2028 under firm fixed-price terms — a continuation of a $149,672 Phase I SBIR award from the Shared Services Center in September 2025 focused on Ultra-Stable Affordable Mirrors (USAM) technology. A smaller $19,365 purchase order from the Shared Services Center in April 2025 covered fabrication and tooling of an 80mm black glass mandrel, completed under full-and-open (non-set-aside) terms. On the subcontract side, Evolvoptic supplies ophthalmic-quality glass lens substrates and dielectric-coated polycarbonate optics to Bluehalo LLC under the FLASH and Laser Airborne Protection System (FLAPS) task order for defense applications.

Customer concentration is narrow. The Shared Services Center (NASA and other civilian agencies routing SBIR funding through the SSC vehicle) accounts for three awards and $1.4 million of the combined potential value, with secondary work from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory. Activity is episodic — one award in 2010, one in 2012, then dormancy until 2024, followed by two awards in 2025 and one in 2026 — reflecting the opportunistic nature of SBIR participation. One award (the Phase II AUSAM contract) faces recompete in the next twenty-four months with $1.3 million in potential value at stake. Evolvoptic operates predominantly as a prime (83% of awards) with limited sub engagement; its subcontract footprint includes work with Bluehalo and prior references to L3Harris Technologies in thermal-management glass solutions.