Conoptics Inc.
Conoptics, Inc.
- UEI
- ZVQHLMJGN5V3
- CAGE
- 8Z528
- SAM.gov registration
- Expired
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Website
- conoptics.com
- Founded
- 1981
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Industrial Conglomerates
- Industrials & Manufacturing
- SIC code
- 39 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninds: | Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations | $19,618 | |
| OU03-25-new-062 | National Institute of Standards and Technology | $66,290 | |
| 24-016000 knutson lab requires pulse picker electro optic crystal in order to select laser pulses and allow US to look… | National Heart Lung and Blood Institute | $14,448 | |
| Free space, high-frequency EOM | ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground | $33,926 | |
| Electro-optic pulse picker system | Air Force Research Laboratory | $41,770 |
About Conoptics Inc.
Conoptics Inc. manufactures and sells electro-optic components, modulators, beam deflectors, and pulse picker systems to federal research agencies as a prime contractor, operating entirely on purchase orders and firm fixed-price contracts with no set-asides. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and small business joint venture based in Danbury, Connecticut, competing on the open market without SBA certifications or set-aside designations.
Conoptics' federal customer base spans sixteen agencies across the NIH, DoD research laboratories, and civilian research institutions. The top five customers by award count account for 48% of recent awards: the National Institute of Standards and Technology (5 awards, $117 thousand combined potential value), the National Institute on Drug Abuse within NIH (5 awards, $98 thousand), the Army Research Development and Engineering Command (3 awards, $64 thousand), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2 awards, $54 thousand), and the Air Force Academy (3 awards, $49 thousand). The dollar and volume rankings track closely, indicating balanced order size across the customer set. Conoptics holds no seats on GWACs, IDIQs, or agency-wide BPAs; all work flows through individual purchase orders issued directly by customer agencies.
Recent representative work includes a $66 thousand EOM system delivery to NIST in September 2025, a $41 thousand electro-optic pulse picker system to Air Force Research Laboratory Rome in August 2023, a $34 thousand free-space high-frequency EOM to Army Research Laboratory in August 2024, and a $19 thousand purchase order from NINDS in July 2026 for electro-optic drivers and modulators. The company's product portfolio centers on optical instruments and electro-optic assemblies (22 of 42 awards under NAICS 334413, Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing) alongside laboratory instruments for spectroscopy and materials research applications.
Activity has remained sparse and intermittent across the observation window — single awards in 2021, 2023, 2025, and 2026, with a cluster of two awards in 2024. The combined potential value across all 42 awards totals $679 thousand, with $735 thousand obligated (108% of potential value), indicating that invoiced amounts have slightly exceeded contract ceilings. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure. Conoptics operates exclusively as a prime contractor; the source carries no subcontract awards. The vendor's federal footprint is characterized by small-dollar research and development purchase orders to NIH institutes, DoD laboratories, and NIST, with no parent contract vehicles, no teaming relationships on record, and no set-aside posture — positioning the company as a niche supplier of specialized optical equipment to federal research customers rather than a broad federal contractor.
Quick answers
What is Conoptics Inc.'s UEI?
Conoptics Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is ZVQHLMJGN5V3.
What is Conoptics Inc.'s CAGE code?
Conoptics Inc.'s CAGE code is 8Z528.
What is Conoptics Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
Conoptics Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing).
Is Conoptics Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Conoptics Inc.'s SAM.gov registration expired on August 18, 2026.
What is Conoptics Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Conoptics Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Ninds: (75N98026P00953), from Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations, on July 9, 2026.
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