Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc.
Boulder, CO Doing business as Kmlabs
- UEI
- TJNCNAL37AA5
- CAGE
- 3BXA8
- Primary NAICS
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument 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
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 4775 Walnut St #102, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
- Website
- kmlabs.com
- Founded
- 1994
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Health Care Equipment & Services
- Health Care Equipment & Supplies
- Eyewear
- SIC code
- 38 Instruments & Related Products
- 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 | $426,900 |
| FY2025 | $642,888 |
| FY2024 | $286,920 |
| FY2023 | $1,177,925 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office of the Secretary of Defense | $250,000 | |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | $176,900 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents Of The University Of Colorado | HR00112520033 | $1,228,437 | |
| The Regents Of The University Of Colorado | HR00112520033 | $818,041 | |
| The Regents Of The University Of Colorado | HR00112520033 | $350,000 |
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About the company
Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc. (doing business as Kmlabs), a woman-owned small business headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, manufactures high-performance ultrafast lasers, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) systems, and precision photonics components for federal research and defense agencies, operating as a prime contractor on 96% of its federal awards. Kmlabs competes predominantly full-and-open rather than under set-asides; its recent awards carry no set-aside designations except for one Small Business Innovation Research Total Small Business award from the Department of Defense in 2026.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology dominates Kmlabs' customer base, accounting for 22 awards (77% coverage of awards by count) and $5.2 million in combined potential value. The company's core capability centers on designing, manufacturing, and delivering custom laser systems and optical components for metrology, spectroscopy, and advanced scientific research. Representative NIST work includes a $1.2 million firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded in July 2023 for design and manufacture of a table-top vacuum and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) source operating between 10-150 nanometer wavelengths, delivered and installed at NIST Boulder within twelve months with one-year warranty and staff training; a $665,200 purchase order in August 2025 under the CHIPS R&D program for a 10 VUV light source (ultimate completion November 2028); and a $90,900 purchase order in May 2026 (sole source under FAR Part 12.102(a)) for an infrared rejector mirror pair with ion plasma cleaner and filter wheel configured for high-vacuum beamline operations. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency accounts for five awards and $3 million in potential value. The Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory holds nine awards and $2.8 million. The Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded a $286,920 ultrafast pump-probe laser system contract in December 2023. In April 2026, the Office of the Secretary of Defense issued a $250,000 Small Business Innovation Research purchase order on tunable vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) laser source development.
Kmlabs also operates as a sub-recipient on three federal grants under The Regents of the University of Colorado as prime grantee, performing laser development and VUV upconversion work on Department of Energy Office of Science and DARPA-funded research into 229Th nuclear spectroscopy and frequency comb generation (July and August 2025 awards; ultimate completion dates extend into 2026). As a prime grant recipient, the company has received three project grants from the Department of Energy Office of Science between June 2022 and February 2025 focused on ultrafast mid-infrared and 2-millimeter wavelength laser technologies. Combined dollars obligated across all awards ($32.8 million) exceed combined potential value ($13.9 million), indicating that obligated amounts on completed or ongoing work exceed stated ceiling values. Activity has accelerated in recent years — one award in 2022, three in 2023, and five in 2025 — though only $336 thousand in potential value faces recompete within the next twenty-four months. The vendor's award portfolio concentrates in analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (16 awards) and research and development in physical and engineering sciences (nine awards), with secondary presence in optical instrument manufacturing and semiconductor device component procurement.
SBA capabilities narrative
Manufacturer of ultrafast lasers and systems
Quick answers
Is Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 13, 2027.
How much has Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $642,888 to Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $2,534,633 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc. ranked #11 in PSC 5961 in FY2025.
What is Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is OU03-FY26-170-new (1333ND26PNB030653), from National Institute of Standards and Technology, on September 23, 2026.
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