Digital Optics Technologies Inc.

Rolling Meadows, IL Main

UEI
LBJAKW4NY6A5
CAGE
1KZB8
Primary NAICS
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Company facts

FY2025 rankings
Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
  • Subchapter S Corporation
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
1645 Hicks Rd STE R, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008, USA
Employees
1-10
Estimated annual revenue
$0-$1M
Industry
  1. Information Technology
  2. Software & Services
  3. Internet Software & Services
SIC code
36 Electronic & Other Electric Equipment
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Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $0
FY2026 $139,993
FY2025 $1,796,478
FY2024 $772,866
FY2023 $449,979

Top agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of the Navy $139,993

Contract awards

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About the company

Digital Optics Technologies Inc., Main Division, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, develops advanced optical, photonic, and inertial navigation sensor technologies for defense and aerospace research agencies as a small-business prime contractor under 100% total small business set-aside designations. The company operates exclusively as a prime, with zero subcontract work in the visible award footprint.

Digital Optics Technologies specializes in quantum-based and precision measurement sensor systems grounded in ring laser gyroscope, optically levitated sensor, and atomic ring laser gyroscope research. Representative recent work includes a $1.65 million Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded June 25, 2025, for development of On-Demand Optically Levitated Sensors (O-DOLS) with completion scheduled for September 20, 2027; a $749 thousand SBIR Phase II award from NASA's Shared Services Center in May 2022 for theoretical and experimental investigation of quantum noise-induced sensitivity limits in fast light ring laser gyroscopes, running through February 28, 2027; and a $246 thousand SBIR Phase I contract from Naval Strategic Systems Programs awarded November 14, 2024, for the 873AUTHORITY program with performance through November 14, 2025. Work is performed at the contractor's Rolling Meadows facility and, in at least one instance, at an Evanston, Illinois location.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward defense and aerospace research. The Air Force Research Laboratory accounts for 15 awards and $7.6 million in combined potential value (46% of the portfolio by dollars); NASA's Shared Services Center holds 12 awards worth $2.9 million (18% of dollars); and the Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency, Naval Air Systems Command, and Office of Naval Research round out the top five customers. These five organizations cover 76% of awards and 91% of combined potential value. The award base skews toward basic and applied research designations — NAICS categories are dominated by physical, engineering, and life sciences R&D (35 of 51 awards), and PSC codes emphasize defense R&D and space R&D services across basic and applied research tiers.

Activity averaged roughly three awards per year over the past five years (2021–2025), with a recent uptick to five awards in 2021 declining to two awards in 2025 at the time of source capture. Four awards (combined potential value $4.1 million) complete inside the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. Combined potential value across all 51 awards stands at $16.4 million against $19 million obligated, indicating that obligated spending has exceeded contracted ceilings — a signal that the vendor has performed above priced baselines or the portfolio contains performance-based modifications.

Quick answers

Is Digital Optics Technologies Inc. registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Digital Optics Technologies Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 5, 2027.

How much has Digital Optics Technologies Inc. received in federal contracts?

Federal contracts obligated $1,796,478 to Digital Optics Technologies Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $3,159,316 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

How does Digital Optics Technologies Inc. rank among federal contractors?

Digital Optics Technologies Inc. ranked #72 in PSC AC11 in FY2025.

What is Digital Optics Technologies Inc.'s most recent federal award?

Digital Optics Technologies Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Research and development (N6833526C0119), from Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR), on November 3, 2025.

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