Physics, Materials, And Applied Mathematics Research L.L.C.

Physics, Materials, And Applied Mathematics Research L.L.C., doing business as Pm&Am Research, is a Tucson, Arizona–based small business that conducts basic and applied research in aerospace, defense, and energy technologies exclusively as a prime contractor on federal R&D awards, with recent contract work concentrated in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs across the Department of Defense. The vendor competes exclusively under total small business set-asides on its definitive contracts and holds a new position on the Missile Defense Agency's Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite delivery contract.

Pm&Am Research's capability portfolio centers on advanced physics and materials research with aerospace and defense applications. Recent representative work includes a $2.41 million SBIR Phase II cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Missile Defense Agency for implementation of impulsive energy deposition technology (completion September 2027), a $2.75 million cost-plus-fixed-fee R&D contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center (completion April 2027), a $1.8 million SBIR Phase II firm-fixed-price contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for upstream energy deposition extension (completed September 2023), and a $1.16 million fixed-price level-of-effort contract from the Army Space and Missile Defense Command for SR2 Phase II work (completed March 2024). The vendor also secured a $186,499.77 definitive contract from the Missile Defense Agency for deployable aerospike technology (completion June 2026) and holds SBIR Phase I awards from the Office of Naval Research ($246,500, completed November 2023) and the Naval Strategic Systems Programs ($246,498, completed December 2024).

Customer concentration reflects a heavy defense R&D posture. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 54% of all awards, with the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory leading at 17 awards and $6.8 million combined potential value, followed by the Missile Defense Agency (6 awards, $5.7 million), the Naval Air Warfare Center (2 awards, $2.9 million), the Air Force Sustainment Center (2 awards, $2.3 million), and the Army Space and Missile Defense Command (2 awards, $2.2 million). The top five by potential value represent 67% of the combined value across all awards. The NAICS concentration runs heavily toward research and development in physical, engineering, and life sciences (46 of 65 awards), with PSC codes anchored in National Defense R&D Services for basic and experimental development work.

Activity has been sporadic — two awards in 2021, four in 2022, two in 2023, one in 2024, and three in 2025, including the recent December 2025 SHIELD award. Two awards carrying combined potential value of $5.2 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The newly awarded $151 billion SHIELD contract, while carrying a nominal initial task-order value of $500, represents structural access to multi-domain defense procurement through 2035 and expands Pm&Am Research beyond its historical SBIR/STTR footprint into full and open competition on a major acquisition vehicle.