Optimus Alloys LLC
Argyle, TX
- UEI
- EKJ9XYBLCES3
- CAGE
- 8V2M4
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
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- Physical address
- 4687 Johnson Ln Ste 5c, Argyle, TX 76226, USA
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University Of Kentucky Research Foundation | W911NF262A033 | $200,000 | |
| The University Of Kentucky Research Foundation | W911NF2120075 | $100,000 | |
| The University Of Kentucky Research Foundation | W911NF2120075 | $149,870 |
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About the company
Optimus Alloys LLC, a minority-owned and self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Argyle, Texas, serves as a sub-recipient on federal research grants focused on advanced materials development. The company operates exclusively as a grant sub-recipient (100% of recent awards); it holds no prime federal contracts, IDVs, or prime grant awards.
Optimus Alloys specializes in computational design and production of nanostructured aluminum alloys and high-entropy alloys (HEAs) for additive manufacturing and friction stir processing applications. The company's work centers on aluminum-nickel-cerium alloy feedstock development, laser and friction stir processing of advanced materials, and high-temperature alloy fabrication. Concrete recent work includes sub-recipient roles with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation on three successive Army-sponsored research grants: a $450 thousand combined portfolio spanning March 2024 through July 2026. In the most recent award (July 2026), Optimus Alloys undertook production of Al-3Ni-3Ce alloy feedstocks through enhanced cooling during casting, microstructural tailoring using laser and friction stir processing, and fabrication of tri-modal alloy feed rods for solid-state additive manufacturing techniques. In the two prior awards (May 2025 and March 2024), the company performed computational design of nanostructured aluminum alloys with thermodynamic analysis, feasibility demonstration of nanostructured aluminum without heat-affected zones through simulated heat treatment, and production feedstock exploration and coupon-level printing in partnership with University of Kentucky researchers working under Army Research Laboratory direction.
Customer concentration is singular: the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (via University of Kentucky as prime recipient) represents 100% of Optimus Alloys' recent award footprint. The vendor has no activity on federal IDIQs, GWACs, BPAs, or agency-wide vehicles. Award activity is steady at one per calendar year with no growth or decline signal in the three-year window. No recompete risk is apparent from the current sub-award portfolio; all three grants appear sequential rather than concurrent, with the July 2026 award as the active incumbent.
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Is Optimus Alloys LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Optimus Alloys LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through November 19, 2026.
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