Dynasil Corporation Of America

Dynasil Corporation of America, registered as a corporate entity and doing business as Dynasil Fused Silica, is a for-profit manufacturer headquartered in West Berlin, New Jersey that has been registered in the federal contracting system since March 2004. The company operates as a parent entity with subsidiary operations, most notably through its small business subsidiary Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (RMD), which is based in East Watertown, Massachusetts. Dynasil specializes in advanced radiation detection and imaging technologies, optical coating solutions, materials science innovations, and specialized scientific instrumentation designed to support national security, defense, and civilian government applications across multiple federal agencies.

Through its subsidiary RMD, Dynasil has secured an extensive portfolio of federal prime contracts valued in the tens of millions of dollars, demonstrating sustained engagement with the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, and other civilian federal agencies. The company has been particularly successful in competing for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program contracts, securing Phase I, Phase II, Phase II.5, and Phase III awards across multiple research and development initiatives. Contract awards have focused on developing advanced radiation detection systems including neutron detectors, semiconductor-based spectroscopic personal radiation detectors, solid-state photomultipliers, and imaging technologies utilizing dynamic X-ray systems and atomic layer deposition techniques. Specific contract work has included research into chalcogenide-based mid-infrared diffraction gratings, tunable metasurfaces with phase change materials, ferroelectric III-nitride epitaxy for device heterostructures, multi-layer optical coatings on curved lenses, scintillation materials for radiation detection, and fast neutron radiography detectors. Major funding agencies have included the Office of Naval Research, Naval Strategic Systems Programs, Air Force Research Laboratory, Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Missile Defense Agency, the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and the Department of Transportation. RMD has also executed delivery orders under an SBIR Phase III Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with the Naval Air Warfare Center and maintains a Basic Ordering Agreement with Naval Air Systems Command, enabling flexible task order issuance for specialized radiation detection systems and components. All major contracts have been designated as total small business set-asides with firm fixed-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee structures, with contract ceiling values ranging from approximately $125,000 for Phase I efforts to over $2.9 million for Phase II and III development work.

While the provided federal award history focuses exclusively on contract awards with no documented federal grant awards appearing in the submission materials, Dynasil's broader federal engagement as described in contract award summaries indicates the company has participated in grant programs through partnerships with federal agencies. The award summaries reference RMD's "established track record of successfully executing SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer contracts across multiple federal agencies, including the Department of Energy, Air Force Research Laboratory, and Department of Homeland Security," suggesting grant participation through these same agencies' research and development initiatives. The company's technical expertise in radiation detection instrumentation, materials science solutions, and advanced optical coatings has positioned it as a research partner on federally-funded initiatives supporting national security objectives, though specific grant award details, funding amounts, and program structures are not detailed in the current contract-focused documentation. The company's sustained engagement in multi-phase SBIR and STTR programs, which often serve as pathways to transition research into commercialization and deployment, indicates active participation in federal research funding mechanisms designed to support small business innovation across defense and civilian agency missions.