Lavision, Inc.

Lavision, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of laser imaging systems, particle image velocimetry (PIV) equipment, and flow-visualization instrumentation based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, operates as a prime contractor supplying specialized scientific equipment and software to federal research and defense agencies on a full-and-open competitive basis, with occasional Total Small Business set-aside designations. The company does not hold parent GWAC or IDIQ vehicles; instead, it wins individual purchase orders and task orders against NASA and Department of the Navy procurements, with a recent uptick in sole-source awards justified by compatibility with existing Lavision equipment already deployed at customer facilities.

Lavision's capability portfolio centers on particle image velocimetry systems, high-speed and high-resolution CMOS cameras, laser systems (Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF), advanced imaging software (DaVis 10/11, Digital Volume Correlation), and associated optical components and accessories. Representative work includes a $506,307 Total Small Business purchase order from the Air Force Academy (November 2025) for a 3D Particle Imaging Velocimetry system supporting the Department of Aeronautics; a $399,932 Total Small Business award from Naval Sea Systems Command (February 2024) for high-resolution, high-speed CMOS cameras; a $213,764 purchase order from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (July 2023) for a high-speed camera with DaVis 11 software; and a $315,699 sole-source contract from Naval Sea Systems Command (March 2024) for a Photron high-speed camera system supporting underwater warfare research at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.

Customer concentration is diffused across 28 distinct federal agencies, with the top five accounting for 52 percent of award count and 63 percent of combined potential value. NASA dominates by volume and dollars—NASA Shared Services Center (37 awards, $2 million), NASA Langley Research Center (21 awards, $1.3 million), and NASA Ames Research Center (13 awards, $3 million)—followed by the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (19 awards, $2.6 million) and the Office of Naval Research (18 awards, $1.4 million). The Food and Drug Administration, Department of Commerce's NIST, U.S. Geological Survey, and Army Materiel Command round out the regular customer base. Most awards are small purchase orders under $400,000, with dollar values concentrated in single-digit and low-double-digit millions per fiscal year.

Lavision's primary parent vehicle is an Indefinite Delivery Contract (NNA11AC95Z) managed by NASA, carrying 25 task orders worth $1.5 million in combined potential value. The majority of work—approximately 96 percent of combined potential value—flows as individual purchase orders through NASA Shared Services Center and Navy procurement offices rather than through standing IDIQs or GWACs. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal: only one award reaching ultimate completion in that window carries $116,000 in potential value.

Lavision operates almost exclusively as a prime contractor (99 percent of awards); subcontract work is rare. Three sub-awards to Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC, spanning December 2023 to May 2025, supplied imager cameras and DaVis 11 software upgrades supporting the Naval Nuclear Laboratory and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.

Activity has remained flat to modest over the past five years—seven awards in 2022, thirteen in 2023, nine in 2024, ten in 2025, and two year-to-date in 2026—with combined potential value across all 207 awards (dating to 2000) at $16.5 million. Award categories skew heavily toward analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (58 awards), measuring and controlling device manufacturing (44), and optical instrument manufacturing (20), with secondary exposure in software publishing (12) and computer systems design (9). Performance is concentrated at Lavision's Ypsilanti facility and at customer sites including NASA Langley, NASA Ames, and Naval facilities; sole-source justifications increasingly cite technical lock-in from existing Lavision infrastructure and the high switching costs of replacing compatible systems.