Lavision, Inc.

Lavision, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of laser imaging systems and particle image velocimetry (PIV) equipment headquartered in Ypsilanti, Michigan, sells specialized scientific instrumentation to federal agencies as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards) on full-and-open purchase orders, with no predominant set-aside posture.

Lavision's federal work centers on particle image velocimetry systems, high-speed cameras, optical measurement systems, and supporting software for flow visualization and dynamics research. The vendor's portfolio spans high-speed CMOS cameras, Nd:YLF and Nd:YAG laser systems, stereoscopic PIV equipment, and DaVis software licensing and upgrades. Representative prime awards include a $506,307 Total Small Business set-aside purchase order from the U.S. Air Force Academy (November 2025) for a 3D Particle Imaging Velocimetry System for the Department of Aeronautics; a $399,932 Total Small Business set-aside delivery to the Naval Sea Systems Command (February 2024) for high-resolution, high-speed CMOS cameras; a $315,699 sole-source purchase order from NAVSEA (March 2024) for a high-speed CMOS camera system to support fluid dynamics research at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center; a $213,763 purchase order from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (July 2023) for a high-speed camera with DaVis 11 software; and a $165,019 Total Small Business set-aside award from the U.S. Geological Survey (February 2023) for PIV system components to support the Columbia Environmental Research Center. Recent activity includes a $20,295 purchase order from the Shared Services Center (June 2026) for a software upgrade and system computer at Lavision's Combustion and Dynamics Facility.

Customer concentration clusters heavily within research-oriented federal agencies. The top five customer entities account for 52% of awards by count: NASA Shared Services Center (37 awards, $2 million), NASA Langley Research Center (21 awards, $1.3 million), Naval Sea Systems Command (19 awards, $2.6 million), the Office of Naval Research (18 awards, $1.4 million), and NASA Ames Research Center (13 awards, $3 million). By potential value, NASA Ames (13 awards, $3 million), NAVSEA (19 awards, $2.6 million), and NASA Shared Services Center (37 awards, $2 million) lead the ranking, together with the Office of Naval Research ($1.4 million) and Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command ($1.3 million) — collectively representing 63% of combined potential value. The portfolio spans 28 distinct customer agencies, including NASA facilities, Navy commands, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Interior, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Lavision places task orders under a single named parent vehicle: Indefinite Delivery Contract NNA11AC95Z (NASA), with 25 task orders carrying $1.5 million in combined potential value. The vast majority of recent awards are one-off purchase orders, many designated as sole-source procurements based on equipment compatibility and proprietary system requirements. The vendor's award portfolio reflects a 206-award footprint spanning from 2000 to June 2026, with combined potential value of $16.4 million and $15.8 million obligated (96% execution rate). Activity has fluctuated year to year — seven awards in 2022, thirteen in 2023, nine in 2024, and ten in 2025 — with only one award recorded in 2026 to date. The recompete exposure is minimal: only one award ($20 thousand) faces completion within the next twenty-four months.

Lavision operates almost exclusively as a prime contractor; subcontract work is negligible (1% of awards by count). The vendor has subcontracted to Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC on Naval Nuclear Laboratory management and operations work, supplying imager cameras and DaVis 11 software upgrades in support of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (December 2024, December 2023 awards documented).

Lavision's NAICS footprint reflects its equipment and software focus: Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (57 awards), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (44 awards), Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing (20 awards), Software Publishers (12 awards), and Computer Systems Design Services (9 awards). Primary PSC categories include Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (33 awards), Information Technology Software (29 awards), Optical Instruments and Test Equipment (25 awards), and Cameras — Motion Picture (11 awards). The vendor's sole-source and small-business set-aside awards signal incumbent positioning in specialized optical measurement domains where system compatibility and switching costs create procurement bottlenecks favoring the established supplier.