IPG Photonics Corporation
Marlborough, MA
- UEI
- FPXSULJQ5M51
- CAGE
- 1KKG9
- Primary NAICS
- 333517 Machine Tool 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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- 311423 Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
- 322130 Paperboard Mills
- 332811 Metal Heat Treating
- 333242 Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing
- 333414 Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing
- 333515 Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
- 333994 Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing
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- 334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- 334419 Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 377 Simarano Dr, Marlborough, MA 01752, USA
- Website
- ipgphotonics.com
- Founded
- 1990
- Employees
- 5K-10K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Information Technology
- Technology Hardware & Equipment
- Communications Equipment
- Communications
- SIC code
- 36 Electronic & Other Electric Equipment
- 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 | $872,135 |
| FY2025 | $210,220 |
| FY2024 | $755,030 |
| FY2023 | $970,659 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | $872,135 |
Contract awards
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Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | H9225425FE038 | $307,100 | |
| Mantech Mgs, Inc. | 0001 | $42,000 | |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | FA881925FB014 | $85,000 | |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | HQ085420F0056 | $545,111 | |
| Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC | DENA0002839 | $66,713 |
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About the company
IPG Photonics Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers, amplifiers, and advanced photonics systems headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, operates as a prime contractor across federal agencies without SBA set-aside designations, competing full-and-open. The company supplies specialized laser systems, optical frequency combs, scanning and imaging components, and related equipment to defense, civilian research, and space agencies, with 89% of recent awards as prime contracts and 11% as subcontract performance.
IPG Photonics' customer concentration skews toward defense and research missions. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 51% of recent awards: the National Institute of Standards and Technology leads by volume (43 awards, $3.5 million combined potential value), followed by the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (34 awards, $12.2 million), the Navy's Office of Naval Research (24 awards, $3.8 million), the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command (24 awards, $2.1 million), and the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command (14 awards, $2.2 million). By dollar potential, however, the rankings diverge sharply: NASA's Ames Research Center anchors the top position with four awards valued at $13.4 million combined, reflecting high-value developmental contracts; NAVSEA remains second with $12.2 million across 34 awards. This signals a customer base split between high-volume transactional purchases (NIST, RDECOM) and lower-volume but higher-value platform and system integration work (NASA, ONR, NAVSEA).
IPG Photonics operates predominantly through purchase orders on various NASA and Navy IDIQs. Named parent vehicles include the Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration contract (13 task orders), NASA Indefinite Delivery Contract NNA14AA64B (3 task orders, $6.7 million combined potential value), and several Air Force and Navy RDTE vehicles with one or two task orders each. The company does not sit on civilian GWACs or GSA Schedules reflected in the award history.
Recent prime work exemplifies the capability portfolio: a $2.245 million firm fixed-price delivery to Naval Sea Systems Command (May 2022) for one 100 kilowatt ytterbium fiber laser with feed fiber, collimators, and chillers for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division; a $417.9 million sole-source award from NIST (May 2023) for a far-infrared dual frequency comb laser system operating from 5 to 20 micrometers with over 100 milliwatts output power; an $818.735 million procurement from NIST (August 2026) for an optical frequency comb system supporting the CHIPS Metrology Program for semiconductor, space, and defense applications; and a $53.4 thousand order from NIST (August 2026) for two 1071 nm ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers for a trapped-ion atomic clock. Across the portfolio, NIST awards center on measurement science and precision quantum research; Navy awards support directed energy, underwater acoustic transduction, and laser-matter interaction research; Army awards fund additive manufacturing metrology and materials research; and NASA awards fund space flight center operations and advanced exploratory lab testbeds.
Activity has declined year over year — from 12 awards in 2022 to 22 in 2023, 20 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 2 in 2026 — suggesting either seasonality or tighter federal photonics spending in the current period. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, with combined potential value of $872 thousand, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The vendor holds a SAM registration dating to 2001 and reports combined dollars obligated of $58.1 million against $46.9 million combined potential value across all awards (124% obligated), reflecting completion and final invoice activity beyond current award ceilings.
IPG Photonics subcontracts to primes including Lockheed Martin (FY25 UFRS LaserCube vision package delivery), Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (National Security Campus management and retrofit work), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (advanced exploratory lab testbed equipment and engineering support), Radiance Technologies (directed energy systems integration lab work providing 1550 nm target illumination lasers for the HOVERR project, captured across nine modifications in March 2023), Parsons Government Services (RADBO products), Leidos (system integration and field testing), Peraton (NSROC IV suborbital payload fabrication and flight qualification with handheld laser welder and cleaning system), and The Aerospace Corporation (high-powered laser systems and accessories for engineering services). Subcontract work spans directed energy research, platform integration, advanced testbed development, and specialized photonics component supply.
The corporate structure includes five named subsidiaries: Optigrate Corp (specializing in photonic crystal and advanced optical components), IPG Defense Corporation (defense-focused subsidiary), Genesis Systems Group LLC (likely systems integration capability), Photonics Innovations Inc., and Sercel, JP Associates Inc. These subsidiaries expand the parent company's capability reach into optical component manufacturing, systems integration, and defense-specific application engineering, though the source does not detail subsidiary-specific award activity or strategy.
Quick answers
Is IPG Photonics Corporation registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. IPG Photonics Corporation's SAM.gov registration is active through May 13, 2027.
How much has IPG Photonics Corporation received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $210,220 to IPG Photonics Corporation in fiscal year 2025 and $2,808,043 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does IPG Photonics Corporation rank among federal contractors?
IPG Photonics Corporation ranked #17 in PSC 5860 in FY2025.
What is IPG Photonics Corporation's most recent federal award?
IPG Photonics Corporation's most recent federal contract award is OU68-FY26-516-new (1333ND26PNB680359), from National Institute of Standards and Technology, on August 25, 2026.
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