Physna Inc.

Physna Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based for-profit technology company, operates as a prime contractor delivering geometric deep learning and artificial intelligence solutions for defense supply chain management and digital material analysis, competing under full-and-open federal procurement with no set-aside designations and holding a small-business status across its recent award portfolio (100% prime contracts, zero subcontracting).

Physna's capability footprint centers on advanced geometric deep learning, multimodal image search, and AI-driven supply chain optimization. Recent representative work includes a $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II+ Tactical Funding Increase purchase order from the Air Force Sustainment Center (awarded June 2024) for multimodal image search capabilities supporting USAF Digital Material Management; a $1.04 million SBIR Phase II purchase order from the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded February 2023) for geometric deep learning technology for supply chain management; and a $1.5 million SBIR Phase III Definitive Contract from the District Washington (awarded March 2025) for advanced geometric deep learning and AI solutions. Physna also holds a General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule contract on the Multiple Award Schedule, effective through June 2029 with a $475 thousand ceiling, covering cloud computing and cloud-related IT professional services under Special Item Number 518210C.

Customer concentration clusters heavily around the Department of the Air Force. The Air Force accounts for approximately 63% of recent awards ($3.9 million of $5.7 million combined potential value) split across three subordinate commands—the District Washington (two awards, $2 million), the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory (one award, $1 million), and the Air Force Sustainment Center (one award, $1.9 million). The Missile Defense Agency and the General Services Administration round out the active customer set. Six distinct federal agencies have awarded Physna work in the recent period.

Physna recently entered a significant vehicle position: on December 29, 2025, the Missile Defense Agency awarded Physna a Multiple Award IDIQ contract under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, running through December 28, 2035, with a multi-billion-dollar ceiling and a concurrent initial delivery order ceiling of $500. SHIELD is a full-and-open, multi-award vehicle designed to support multi-domain defense requirements across research, development, prototyping, systems engineering, and production phases, with work performed in Huntsville, Alabama. This vehicle represents Physna's first access to a defense enterprise IDIQ and signals positioning for larger task orders across Department of Defense entities.

Physna's recent activity shows intermittent award timing—one award in 2019, one in 2023, then acceleration to three awards each in 2024 and 2025. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $5.3 million (92% of combined potential value), reflecting strong funding execution. The vendor's award portfolio concentrates on SBIR Phase II and Phase III research and development contracts (six of eight awards carry SBIR or SBIR-adjacent research designations) with primary NAICS classification in research and development in physical, engineering, and life sciences. Physna operates with no prior subcontractor relationships in the federal record and competes entirely as a prime, with no active sub-award footprint.

Physna automates quality control through 3D model comparison and analysis. Features include part search, 3D model comparison, inspection and standard compliance. We dream of a future where people have the tools they need to design and analyze the parts and products that shape our world to create and drive innovation in product design, 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality, gaming, healthcare, and beyond.