Materials Design, Inc.
San Diego, CA Doing business as Materials Design Inc.
- UEI
- PFRFYQF92EE7
- CAGE
- 63XM3
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 12121 Scripps Summit Dr #160, San Diego, CA 92131, USA
- Website
- materialsdesign.com
- Founded
- 1998
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Information Technology
- Software & Services
- Internet Software & Services
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasp 6 source code | Shared Services Center | $20,000 | |
| Additional licenses for vasp density-functional theory electronic structure software | Office of Naval Research | $20,000 | |
| Vasp 6.6.x software renewal | Office of Naval Research | $38,000 | |
| Medea annual maintenance renewal | Shared Services Center | $28,000 | |
| Perpetual non-profit license for medea software, medea mlpg/MLP, medea thermal conductivity modules | Office of Naval Research | $42,750 |
About Materials Design, Inc.
Materials Design, Inc., based in San Diego, California, sells perpetual software licenses and annual maintenance renewals for computational materials science modeling tools — primarily the Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package (VASP) and the MedeA Environment suite — to federal research agencies as a prime contractor (80% of recent awards), competing exclusively in full-and-open, non-set-aside procurements. The vendor holds the exclusive U.S. distribution rights for VASP Software GMBH's VASP license and operates as a for-profit corporate entity with no SBA designations.
Materials Design serves a diversified but research-focused federal customer base across twelve agencies. The top five customers by award count account for 71% of recent awards: NASA's Shared Services Center (6 awards, $119 thousand combined potential value), the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (6 awards), the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Center (6 awards, $346 thousand), NASA Glenn Research Center (4 awards, $82 thousand), and the Office of Naval Research (3 awards, $124 thousand). The potential-value rankings shift toward the Army RDEC and Navy customers — the Army RDEC carries the highest combined value at $346 thousand, followed by Naval Sea Systems Command at $134 thousand — reflecting larger or multi-user license procurements. Recent prime awards include a $42.75 million perpetual non-profit license for the MedeA software suite with the Office of Naval Research (March 2025), a $68.2 thousand license and maintenance renewal with Naval Sea Systems Command (March 2025), a $32 thousand VASP license renewal with NIST (September 2024), and a $38 thousand VASP 6.6.X software renewal with the Office of Naval Research (April 2026).
Award activity has grown modestly — one award in 2020 to seven in 2024, with four awards placed so far in 2026 — though the combined potential value across all thirty-five awards stands at $934 thousand, while combined dollars obligated total $2.6 million, indicating that the vendor's actual invoiced revenue substantially exceeds contract ceilings. Only two awards reach completion inside the next twenty-four months, minimizing near-term recompete exposure at $44 thousand combined potential value.
In its subcontractor role, Materials Design supplies VASP and MedeA licenses to defense nuclear and national security management-and-operations primes: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (National Security Campus management and operation), Fluor Marine Propulsion (Naval Nuclear Laboratory operation and naval nuclear propulsion program support), and Consolidated Nuclear Security (Y-12 National Security Complex management and operation). The subcontract footprint grew substantially in 2024 and early 2026, with five sub-awards since December 2024, signaling increased penetration of the nuclear security complex procurement stream through prime relationships rather than direct federal sales.
Quick answers
What is Materials Design, Inc.'s UEI?
Materials Design, Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is PFRFYQF92EE7.
What is Materials Design, Inc.'s CAGE code?
Materials Design, Inc.'s CAGE code is 63XM3.
What is Materials Design, Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
Materials Design, Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services).
Where is Materials Design, Inc. located?
Materials Design, Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 12121 Scripps Summit Dr #160, San Diego, CA 92131, USA.
Is Materials Design, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Materials Design, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 10, 2027.
What is Materials Design, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Materials Design, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Vasp 6 source code (80NSSC26P1484), from Shared Services Center, on September 30, 2026.
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