Planewave Instruments Inc.
Adrian, MI Part of Astronomy Data Processing Corporation
- UEI
- DMJESMZHC6T4
- CAGE
- 6B5T4
- Primary NAICS
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
Los Angeles, CA
K9YKMM5FY4F2
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Parent
Los Angeles, CA
K9YKMM5FY4F2
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1375 N Main St, Adrian, MI 49221, USA
- Website
- planewave.com
- Founded
- 2006
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Health Care Equipment & Services
- Health Care Equipment & Supplies
- Eyewear
- SIC code
- 38 Instruments & Related Products
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 | $0 |
| FY2026 | $22,242,860 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $133,651 |
| FY2023 | $244,524 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office of the Secretary of Defense | $22,150,000 | |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $92,860 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| HX5 LLC | 0001 | $1,642,303 | |
| KBR Wyle Services, LLC | FA945124CX039 | $46,325 | |
| KBR Wyle Services, LLC | FA945124CX039 | $125,387 | |
| Assurance Technology Corp | N0017321C6004 | $317,341 | |
| KBR Wyle Services, LLC | FA945124CX039 | $72,342 |
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About the company
Planewave Instruments Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Adrian, Michigan, designs and manufactures observatory-class telescopes, robotic optical systems, and related electro-optic equipment for federal defense, space, and research missions as a prime contractor (21% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor (79%) on defense and NASA research programs. The company is a for-profit manufacturer of goods and optical instruments held as a subsidiary of Astronomy Data Processing Corporation.
The company's federal footprint is heavily weighted toward subcontract work under defense primes, particularly Assurance Technology Corp, which accounts for the majority of Planewave's sub awards since 2022. The source documents multiple incremental fundings to Assurance Technology for 1-meter aperture telescopes and related R&D labor under the JASPER research and development effort, with cumulative funding totaling over $55 million across dozens of modifications between October 2022 and October 2023. Planewave also subcontracts to KBR Wyle Services on the Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research (DETER) program for PUEO telescopes and mounts, and to HX5 LLC on optical equipment and Lincoln Laboratory research and development efforts. On the prime side, Planewave holds a $94.16 million single-award indefinite-delivery contract with the Space and Missile Systems Center (awarded May 19, 2026) for deployable attritable optical systems—transportable, off-grid robotic observatories constructed entirely from commercial off-the-shelf components and operated by government software. A $22.15 million delivery order under that IDIQ issued May 19, 2026, from the Office of the Secretary of Defense targets May 31, 2028, completion.
Customer concentration is extreme and split by award count versus potential value. By count, the Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research dominates with 52 awards ($236 thousand combined potential value), followed by the Naval Observatory (5 awards, $792 thousand), and NASA's Shared Services Center (4 awards, $570 thousand). By potential value, the concentration reverses: the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center anchors the portfolio with a single $94.2 million award, the Office of the Secretary of Defense with a single $22.2 million award, and Navy and NASA rounding out with smaller dollar magnitudes. The top five customer agencies account for 100% of combined potential value across nine distinct customer agencies served. Planewave's most recent award—a $92,860 purchase order from NASA's Shared Services Center on September 13, 2026, for PlaneWave IRDK17 infrared-optimized optical tubes and accessories for Glenn Research Center—issued under FAR 12.102(a) sole-source authority, with 30-day delivery required.
Award activity has declined significantly. The vendor received 27 awards in 2022, 19 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 3 in 2026 through September. A single large recompete exposure exists in the next twenty-four months: the $22.15 million Office of the Secretary of Defense delivery order targeting completion May 31, 2028. The bulk of the vendor's $118 million combined potential value sits in that single large prime and the underlying IDIQ with Space and Missile Systems Center; obligated dollars across all awards total $51.8 million (44% of potential value). Primary NAICS concentration is in research and development in physical and engineering sciences (54 awards) and optical instrument and lens manufacturing (9 awards); PSC work is predominantly optical instruments, test equipment, and laboratory supplies.
Quick answers
Is Planewave Instruments Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Planewave Instruments Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through March 10, 2027.
How much has Planewave Instruments Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $22,621,035 to Planewave Instruments Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Planewave Instruments Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Planewave Instruments Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Planewave instruments IRDK17 and accessories (80NSSC26P1302), from Shared Services Center, on September 13, 2026.
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