Resonon, Inc.

Resonon, Inc., a small business manufacturer of hyperspectral imaging systems and cameras headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, operates as a prime contractor (94% of recent awards) delivering specialized optical instruments to civilian federal research agencies, with over 60 prime contract awards and 4 subcontract awards across 27 customer agencies since 2004. The company competes predominantly on full-and-open procurements and Total Small Business set-asides, not restricted 8(a) or other minority-focused vehicles, though the company qualifies as a small business under NAICS 334515 (Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing) and related R&D categories.

Resonon's capability portfolio centers on the design and manufacturing of hyperspectral imaging cameras and benchtop systems across visible and infrared spectral ranges. Representative products include PIKA L visible-near-infrared cameras (400–1000 nm spectral range), short-wave infrared systems (1000–2500 nm), UV-visible laboratory instruments, and airborne hyperspectral imagers with airborne system integration, GPS/IMU dual-antenna capability, and radiometric calibration. Recent named prime awards include a $749,976 NASA SBIR Phase II definitive contract (awarded May 2022, completing May 2025) for research and development of an airborne high-dynamic range anamorphic hyperspectral imager; a $1,161,701 NASA SBIR Phase III ARCSTONE INVEST definitive contract (awarded February 2022, completing January 2026) for in-space validation of hyperspectral imaging technology for Earth observation; and a $81,082 Total Small Business purchase order from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (awarded August 2024) for two hyperspectral imaging cameras covering 400–1000 nm and 900–1700 nm wavelength ranges with camera stand, light source, and software-enabled laptop. Current and recent small-ticket instrument sales include $172,470 for a short-wave infrared imaging camera with objective lens to the USDA Pacific West Area (awarded September 2026), $154,853 for a SWIR hyperspectral system to USDA Agricultural Research Service (awarded May 2026), and $43,300 for a PIKA L visible-near-infrared imaging system to USDA Southeast Area (awarded October 2026).

Customer concentration sits with NASA and NIST, which together account for 20 of 63 total awards (about 32% of award count) and $6.7 million of the $8.1 million combined potential value (83% of dollars). NASA Shared Services Center leads by potential value with 10 awards worth $4 million combined; NIST follows with 10 awards worth $2.7 million. USDA's Agricultural Research Service and related field offices place smaller, high-frequency orders (6 recent awards across multiple regional offices worth roughly $260 thousand combined), alongside episodic awards from NOAA, USGS, and the Army Research Laboratory. This divergence between award count and dollar concentration reflects Resonon's dual footprint: high-dollar SBIR development contracts anchored at NASA, and recurring small-ticket instrument purchases from USDA research centers.

Resonon sits on two parent vehicles: One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services and Special Operations Equipment–Tailored Logistics Support, with one task order each. The company's footprint is dominated by simplified-acquisition purchase orders and definitive SBIR contracts rather than IDIQs or GWACs, which accounts for the low vehicle saturation. Activity has remained flat to declining over the past five years (2022: 5 awards, 2023: 3, 2024: 5, 2025: 3, 2026: 5), with only 2 awards (combined potential value $216 thousand) reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. In its subcontractor role, Resonon supplies hyperspectral imaging equipment and training to Fluor Marine Propulsion on Naval Nuclear Laboratory management and operation support (sub award March 2026), provides synchronized camera systems to Atlantic Diving Supply (sub award February 2024), and delivers hyperspectral imaging equipment to Booz Allen Hamilton under Rapid Equipping Force mission solutions (sub award January 2024). The company also received a federal research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science in July 2023 for high-resolution PEM quality control (completion September 2024).

Manufacturing hyperspectral cameras

Government contracting

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