Picknik Inc.
Boulder, CO Doing business as Picknik Robotics
- UEI
- UEBSS7VA4BK1
- CAGE
- 8FLL8
- Primary NAICS
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- SAM.gov registration
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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
- 4730 Walnut St Suite 106, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
- Website
- picknik.ai
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Tools & Services
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- 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 | $1,262,589 |
| FY2026 | $548,675 |
| FY2025 | $1,578,537 |
| FY2024 | $2,999,852 |
| FY2023 | $3,412,950 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1,811,264 |
Contract awards
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About the company
Picknik Inc., operating as Picknik Robotics, is an SBA HUBZone-certified small business headquartered in Boulder, Colorado that develops robotics software, autonomous systems, and motion-planning technologies for space applications, competing exclusively as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. All twenty-two recent awards carry the total small business designation, reflecting the company's consistent use of SBIR and STTR vehicles; the vendor does not appear in subcontractor roles.
Picknik's customer base concentrates heavily on federal space and defense R&D agencies. NASA's Shared Services Center leads by far, accounting for eighteen awards worth $7 million in combined potential value, followed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) with three awards worth $3.4 million and the Department of the Army with one $250 thousand award. The NASA concentration is pronounced: across the top-customer rankings, NASA dominates both volume and dollars, with AFRL's three awards representing the only material alternative customer base. Recent capability work demonstrates the vendor's positioning in autonomous space robotics. Representative NASA SBIR awards include a $224 thousand Phase I contract (September 2026) on lighting-robust visual simultaneous localization and mapping for GPS-denied lunar surface mobility, an $849 thousand Phase II contract (August 2025) for long-range navigation capabilities for autonomous mobile manipulation, and an $850 thousand Phase II contract (August 2024) for dexterous whole-body manipulation for robotic lunar operations. An $1.7 million AFRL Phase II SBIR contract (February 2024) addresses autonomous robotic-assisted capture of resident space objects; a $1.5 million AFRL STTR Phase II contract (July 2023) covers robotic arm systems for satellite servicing and decommissioning. The vendor also holds a $375 thousand NASA Phase III SBIR contract (January 2023) for advanced planning capabilities for robots in microgravity and an $849 thousand NASA Phase II contract (July 2025) on Space ROS, a modular framework for cost-effective, reusable space robotics systems.
Activity has grown modestly over the past five years—two awards in 2022, five in 2023 and 2024, and six in 2025—with five awards worth $2.3 million in combined potential value facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The vendor's primary NAICS cluster is research and development in physical, engineering, and life sciences, with supporting PSC work in general science and technology R&D and national defense R&D services. Picknik operates entirely through direct prime contracts; it maintains no visible subcontractor relationships. Service Contract Inventory data, which covers federal service contracts above the $150 thousand reporting threshold and excludes research, development, and goods work, shows minimal SCI activity—$605 thousand invoiced across 2.6 FTEs in FY2022, with zero FTE or invoiced revenue recorded in FY2023–FY2025. The SCI gap reflects Picknik's business model: the company's awards are predominantly SBIR and STTR research contracts, which fall outside SCI's scope. The company's core capabilities in motion planning, perception frameworks, autonomous manipulation, and task-and-motion planning for space environments align with NASA's and AFRL's priorities in robotic systems for lunar exploration, satellite servicing, and on-orbit operations.
Quick answers
Is Picknik Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Picknik Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through November 20, 2026.
How much has Picknik Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $1,578,537 to Picknik Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $9,802,603 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Picknik Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Picknik Inc. ranked #68 in PSC AJ14 in FY2025.
What is Picknik Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Picknik Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Sbir phase II - picknik INC (80NSSC27C0047), from Shared Services Center, on October 14, 2026.
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