Optical Coating Laboratory, LLC

Optical Coating Laboratory, LLC (OCLI), a division of Viavi Solutions Inc., is a Santa Rosa, California-based manufacturer of specialized optical components, coatings, and optical systems. The company has maintained federal vendor registration since April 2002 and operates as a for-profit corporate entity, currently holding a Unique Entity Identifier of G56HZYLHMXY6. As a key supplier of advanced optical technologies to the federal government, OCLI specializes in custom optical coatings, precision optical components, handheld spectrophotometers, optical filters, lenses, mirrors, and related optical instruments designed for applications in research, defense, and analytical measurement.

OCLI has demonstrated extensive federal contracting experience through a substantial portfolio of prime contract awards totaling approximately $3.6 million across multiple federal agencies. The company has supplied handheld near-infrared (NIR) and microNIR spectrometers to the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service across multiple regional areas, including the Southeast Area, Plains Area, and Pacific West Area, with contract values ranging from $16,000 to $32,000 for instruments including the Viavi MicroNIR OnSite-W spectrometer. OCLI has provided specialized optical coating and mirror refurbishment services to NASA's Johnson Space Center, including the stripping of protected silver coatings and recoating of a 1.3-meter Zerodur mirror with protected aluminum coatings valued at $382,356. The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded OCLI multiple contracts for the delivery of optical lenses, filters, and optical instruments, including a $1.662 million definitive contract for optical lenses with a performance period extending into 2026, as well as a $352,098 purchase order for optical lenses and instruments. Additional prime contracts include a $24,500 purchase order from the Drug Enforcement Administration for evaluation of portable devices for rapid field detection of controlled substances, and a $35,083 purchase order from the Office of Naval Research for custom pigment. All prime contract awards carried no small business set-aside designations and employed firm fixed-price contract types. OCLI has also functioned as a subcontractor on federal awards, supplying optical filters, cold filters, windows, beamsplitters, and custom optical coatings to prime contractors including DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC, Raytheon Company, L3Harris Technologies Inc., The Aerospace Corporation, L3 Technologies Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and the California Institute of Technology on projects spanning from 2021 through September 2025.

OCLI holds two Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreements awarded by the Defense Department. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded OCLI an OT IDIQ agreement on September 15, 2022, with a ceiling value of $984,708.70 to support exploratory research in optical sensing, imaging, and measurement technologies aligned with DARPA's advanced technology development mission. Additionally, the Research Development and Engineering Command, a Defense Department agency, awarded OCLI a $6,000 Other Transaction IDV on April 10, 2024, for the procurement of laser filter units and related optical technologies for research and development initiatives. These IDV arrangements enable efficient procurement of specialized optical equipment and services while leveraging OCLI's proven track record in supporting cutting-edge defense and scientific optical applications, with the DARPA IDV representing the company's primary vehicle for indefinite delivery contracting at the federal level.