Nanosonic Inc.

Nanosonic Inc., a woman-owned small business manufacturer headquartered in Pembroke, Virginia, develops advanced materials, sensor systems, and innovative devices for the federal government as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards), competing predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides across SBIR, STTR, and definitive contract vehicles. The company specializes in nanomaterials, polymers, high-temperature sensors, radiation shielding, pressure transducers, and composite materials for defense, space, and energy applications.

Nanosonic's customer base is highly concentrated in research and development agencies. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 44% of recent awards, led by NASA's Shared Services Center (64 awards, $18.3 million combined potential value), the Air Force Research Laboratory (54 awards, $16.2 million), the Office of Naval Research (31 awards, $15.2 million), the Naval Air Warfare Center (29 awards, $12.3 million), and the Army Research Development and Engineering Command (19 awards, $11.2 million). These same five agencies dominate the potential-value ranking as well, accounting for 54% of combined potential value. The Department of Energy's Office of Science also appears as a significant customer, funding federal grant work alongside contract awards. Nanosonic has worked across 55 distinct federal agencies in total, reflecting broad market penetration in defense and civilian research and development.

Award activity shows decline year over year — 25 awards in 2022 declining to 12 in both 2024 and 2025 — with eleven awards (combined potential value $9 million) reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and facing recompete risk. The company's portfolio is dominated by SBIR and STTR awards: 159 of 464 total awards fall under NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences except Biotechnology), and 69 awards carry Space R&D Services PSC codes. Recent representative work includes a $2 million Other Transaction Agreement from the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense to develop prototype tactile adaptive gloves detecting CBRN threats (awarded December 18, 2025); a $1.25 million SBIR Phase II with the Air Force Research Laboratory for Space Force technology (awarded July 15, 2025); a $1.14 million definitive contract with Ogden Air Logistics Complex for spare filters for the Minuteman III weapon system (awarded June 18, 2025); a $899,999 SBIR Phase III with the Shared Services Center for radiation shielding solutions for space electronics (awarded August 8, 2025); and multiple SBIR Phase I awards from Naval Sea Systems Command for Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS High) research at $240,000 each (awarded June 12 and May 15, 2025).

Nanosonic holds a single identified parent vehicle — an indefinite delivery contract (W911W614D0005) with one task order valued at $412 thousand. The company does not appear on government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) or civilian-agency blanket purchase agreements. Beyond contract work, Nanosonic receives direct federal grant funding from the Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) for advanced materials research in areas including hydrogen storage, water electrolyzers, geothermal multiphase flow sensors, fuel cell membranes, and MAX-phase synthesis (awards of $200,000 each in July 2024); the Department of Agriculture for 3D-printed geopolymer concrete for disaster-resilient housing (awarded July 1, 2023); and NASA for passive RFID sensors and semiconductor nanomembrane sensor technology. The company maintains one identified subcontract as a sub-recipient on Fluor Marine Propulsion's Naval Nuclear Laboratory management contract (February 7, 2024).

Nanosonic's combined obligated dollars ($165.9 million) exceed combined potential value ($136.8 million), indicating draw-down of contract ceilings and active invoicing across the portfolio. The vendor competes exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides and has not pursued full-and-open federal prime contracting, positioning itself as a specialist in small-business research funding vehicles where woman-owned status and small-business size criteria drive competitive advantage.