Opterus Research And Development, Inc.
Loveland, CO
- UEI
- ZJCXCAVCQMR3
- CAGE
- 80ZR8
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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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
- 5645 Kitty Hawk Dr, Loveland, CO 80538, USA
- Website
- opterusrd.com
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Aerospace & Defense
- SIC code
- 37 Transportation Equipment
- 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 | $1,048,917 |
| FY2025 | $11,957,534 |
| FY2024 | $1,246,271 |
| FY2023 | $3,442,845 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $599,515 | |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $449,402 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp | H9240121C0005 | $115,004 |
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About the company
Opterus Research And Development, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced aerospace technologies based in Loveland, Colorado, delivers deployable spacecraft structures, solar sail systems, composite boom technology, and antenna systems to federal research and defense agencies exclusively as a prime contractor under SBIR and STTR programs. The company operates under total small business set-asides across its federal footprint and holds an Other Transaction (OT) IDIQ with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for tension precision structures development.
Opterus's customer base concentrates heavily on space and defense research agencies. NASA's Shared Services Center leads by award count with 30 awards and $19.3 million in combined potential value, while the Air Force Research Laboratory edges NASA on dollar magnitude with 9 awards and $21.1 million combined potential value. The two rankings reflect Opterus's dual focus: high-volume Phase I SBIR feasibility studies with NASA and higher-value Phase II and Phase III development contracts with AFRL. The Office of Naval Research, DARPA, and Naval Air Warfare Center complete the five-customer portfolio, accounting for the remaining roughly $4.1 million in combined potential value. This concentration — top two customers representing $40.4 million of the $44.5 million total — underscores Opterus's specialization in space technology development rather than diversification across civilian agencies.
Representative prime work includes an $11.16 million NASA Phase III SBIR contract (June 2025) for Gen1 solar sail development system with completion by June 2030, a $1.998 million Office of Naval Research Phase II SBIR award (August 2023) for low-cost deployable structures for sonobuoy arrays, a $1.25 million Air Force Research Laboratory Phase II SBIR contract (August 2023) for large aperture boom structure proto-qualification hardware, and a $849.9 thousand NASA Phase II SBIR award (July 2025) for a conductive solid surface deployable antenna for space-based remote sensing. The majority of NASA awards cluster in the $150–$225 thousand range as Phase I feasibility studies, whereas AFRL work trends toward higher-value Phase II development contracts in the $750 thousand to $1.25 million range. Opterus also holds the $1.72 million DARPA OT IDIQ (November 2021) for manufacturing, materials, and mass-efficient design (NOM4D) tension precision structures, which serves as a vehicle for prototype development and commercialization work.
Recent activity shows declining velocity across the five-year period: eight awards in 2022, five in 2023, three in 2024, six in 2025, and two through September 2026. Four awards carrying $3.3 million in combined potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, exposing Opterus to near-term recompete risk on those efforts. The company subcontracts minimally — the source names only one sub-award, a 2022 effort under Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation for agile apertures work — consistent with Opterus's posture as a small-business prime focused on in-house manufacturing and engineering rather than tier-one prime integration.
Opterus's technology portfolio aligns tightly with NASA and Air Force strategic objectives in solar sail propulsion, deployable antenna systems, high-strain composite booms, space robotics, and adaptive aircraft structures. The company's SBIR and STTR concentration reflects its maturity stage: established past Phase I research with multiple Phase II and Phase III awards in flight, indicating transition from feasibility toward prototype development and potential commercialization. Set-aside posture is uniformly total small business across all recent awards, with no full-and-open competition in the source data.
Quick answers
Is Opterus Research And Development, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Opterus Research And Development, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 8, 2027.
How much has Opterus Research And Development, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $11,957,534 to Opterus Research And Development, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $17,695,567 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Opterus Research And Development, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Opterus Research And Development, Inc. ranked #9 in PSC AJ14, #72 in NAICS 541713 and #98 in PSC AJ in FY2025.
What is Opterus Research And Development, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Opterus Research And Development, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Sbir phase i boom-actuated morphing sail system (80NSSC26C0292), from Shared Services Center, on September 30, 2026.
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