Amphionic LLC

Amphionic LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Dexter, Michigan, develops advanced materials, radiation detection and imaging systems, and particle sensors for federal research and defense agencies as a pure-play prime contractor. The vendor operates exclusively in prime roles — 100% of recent awards are direct federal contracts and grants with zero subcontract exposure — competing under total small business set-asides across SBIR and STTR programs and direct agency solicitations. Amphionic specializes in nanostructured composites for gamma-ray shielding, semiconductor and aramid nanofiber particle detectors, lightweight power cables from metallic nanoparticles, and low-energy nuclear reaction research, positioning itself as a materials science and sensor innovator for space, defense, and advanced research applications.

Customer concentration is moderate but mission-focused. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NASA Shared Services Center account for 91% of awards by count, with DARPA anchoring the dollar value at $2.7 million across four awards and NASA placing fourteen awards worth $1.7 million combined. The Department of the Army Research Development and Engineering Command, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and the Department of Energy round out active customers. DARPA and Army contracts dominate the potential-value ranking, reflecting higher individual deal sizes ($1.8 million DARPA contract for lightweight gamma-ray shielding, $1.47 million DARPA Phase II SBIR for particle detection, $1.5 million Army contract) while NASA's volume derives from smaller Phase I and Phase II SBIR awards ($150,000 to $750,000 range). Representative work includes a $1.8 million DARPA firm fixed-price contract (awarded March 2024, completion March 2027) for nanostructured composite gamma-ray shielding, a $1.47 million DARPA Phase II SBIR definitive contract (awarded October 2022, completion May 2026) for advanced detection systems, a $749,807 NASA Phase II SBIR award (July 2021 through July 2024) for radiation-resistant particle sensors, and a $482,121 DARPA Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative contract (awarded April 2026, completion April 2028) for commercialization of DARPA-derived solutions. A cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency covers nanostructured palladium-aramid nanofiber composites for controlled low-energy nuclear reaction research.

Activity has plateaued significantly. The vendor averaged 3–4 awards per year from 2022–2023, then dropped to one award annually in 2024–2025 before the recent DARPA award in April 2026. Total awards number 23 across 7 distinct agencies, with $6.2 million in combined potential value and $5.7 million obligated (91% of ceiling). Two awards complete within the next twenty-four months, carrying $2.3 million in combined potential value and representing near-term recompete exposure. Amphionic's NAICS footprint centers on basic research and applied R&D in physical, engineering, and life sciences (11 awards) and nanotechnology research (4 awards), with PSC work split across general science and technology R&D, space research, and national defense R&D experimental development. The vendor operates as a small-business contractor with no parent vehicles, IDIQs, or standing BPA relationships in the source data — each award is individually competed or sole-sourced under agency-specific SBIR/STTR mechanisms or limited competition calls.