Coherent Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
- UEI
- CJSZL2YC2R43
- CAGE
- 1DR13
- Primary NAICS
- 334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing
- 333517 Machine Tool Manufacturing
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
- 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- 335921 Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Parent
Saxonburg, PA
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Parent
Saxonburg, PA
C11QDRWYE9B6
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 5100 Patrick Henry Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA
- Website
- coherent.com
- Founded
- 1966
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Durables & Apparel
- Household Durables
- Consumer Electronics
- SIC code
- 76 Miscellaneous Repair Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $42,522 |
| FY2025 | -$5,166 |
| FY2024 | $10,057 |
| FY2023 | $418,707 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | $23,755 | |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | $18,768 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. | SPE8EL24F13GM | $42,000 |
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About the company
Coherent Inc. is a manufacturer of precision optical and laser equipment that sells directly to federal agencies as a prime contractor on purchase orders and materials-supply awards, competing without set-asides across a diversified customer base of 96 distinct agencies. The vendor operates as a for-profit manufacturer of goods headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with a parent relationship to Coherent Corp and five subsidiaries including Dilas Diode Laser Inc., Nuvonyx Incorporated, and PRC Laser Corp (a self-certified small disadvantaged business).
Coherent's federal footprint consists almost entirely of prime purchase orders and delivery orders (1,462 of 1,463 total awards); a single sub-award appears on the record, a Coherent NA, Inc. line item supplied to Atlantic Diving Supply in April 2024. The award portfolio spans forty-eight years of federal work, with recent activity concentrated in fiscal years 2022–2026, though the annualized award count has slowed to one or two per year in 2024–2026. Over the full capture period, awards carry a combined potential value of $53 million against combined dollars obligated of $83.7 million, indicating historical full-funding and option-exercise patterns. The portfolio reveals no recompete cliff: only three awards (combined potential value $115 thousand) complete within the next twenty-four months.
Customer concentration skews heavily toward research and development agencies. The top five named customer agencies account for 34% of awards by count and 47% of combined potential value. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) leads by volume with 193 awards ($11 million combined potential value), followed by the Office of Naval Research (Department of the Navy) with 84 awards ($6.1 million), the Army Materiel Command Research, Development and Engineering Command with 57 awards ($3.9 million), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Department of Health and Human Services) with 33 awards ($1.9 million), and the Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center (Department of the Navy) with 16 awards ($1.8 million). No single vehicle dominates the parent-contract landscape; the largest named IDV carries only two task orders.
Coherent's capability portfolio centers on precision optical laser systems, components, and maintenance services, with work split across analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (326 awards), semiconductor and related device manufacturing (298 awards), and equipment repair and maintenance (198 awards). Representative recent prime awards include a $453 thousand firm-fixed purchase order from the Army Materiel Command (September 2022) for a tunable ultrafast laser system with regenerative amplifier and optical parametric amplifier for research and development; a $114 thousand order from the Army (April 2023) for Mira 900F and Verdi G5 OPS lasers supporting bio-melanin research; a $62 thousand Naval Sea Systems Command award (July 2023) for OBIS 532 nm fiber-pigtailed lasers; and a $24 thousand National Institute of Standards and Technology purchase order (August 2026) for a continuous-wave AlH+ photodissociation laser operating at 360.4 nm with on-site installation and training. Maintenance and service agreements appear regularly across NIST, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other research agencies, with representative values ranging from $14 thousand to $72 thousand per contract. The majority of Coherent's federal work is performed at its Santa Clara facility or at federal laboratory sites in Bethesda, Maryland; Indian Head, Maryland; West Point, New York; and other domestic research locations, with at least one delivery conducted in Germany.
Quick answers
Is Coherent Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Coherent Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through October 24, 2026.
How much has Coherent Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $466,121 to Coherent Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Coherent Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Coherent Inc. ranked #8 in PSC 5860, #28 in NAICS 333517 and #43 in NAICS 3335 in FY2025.
What is Coherent Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Coherent Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is OU68-FY26-268-new (1333ND26PNB680321), from National Institute of Standards and Technology, on August 28, 2026.
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- Subcontracting relationships
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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