Resonon, Inc.

Resonon, Inc., a small-business manufacturer of hyperspectral imaging systems and cameras based in Bozeman, Montana, operates as a prime contractor (93% of recent awards) selling specialized optical instruments to federal research and civilian agencies. The company competes predominantly under small-business set-asides — total small business designations appear across roughly 40% of its recent prime contract awards, with the remainder split between competitive full-and-open and sole-source procurements where Resonon's position as the sole manufacturer of specific instruments justifies the award.

Resonon's product portfolio centers on laboratory and airborne hyperspectral imaging cameras and systems across ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and shortwave infrared spectral ranges. Representative work includes a $750 thousand SBIR Phase II contract from NASA for research and development of an airborne high-dynamic-range anamorphic hyperspectral imager (completion May 2025), a $1.16 million NASA SBIR Phase III contract for the ARCSTONE In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (INVEST) project focused on space-based Earth observation technology maturation (completion January 2026), and a $154,853 purchase order from USDA Agricultural Research Service in May 2026 for a shortwave infrared hyperspectral imaging system supporting high-throughput barley malt screening. Additional representative capability includes a $81,082 total small-business purchase order from Army Research Laboratory for two hyperspectral imaging cameras (one VNIR, one SWIR) with supporting equipment, and multiple NIST purchases of PIKA XC2 cameras and related systems.

Customer concentration sits with research and civilian agencies rather than defense. The top five funding agencies account for 49% of recent award count, led by NASA's Shared Services Center and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), each with 10 awards. By dollar value, NASA and NIST dominate at roughly 86% of combined potential value ($4 million and $2.7 million respectively), followed distantly by USDA Agricultural Research Service, USGS, and NOAA. Notably, the award-count and dollar-value rankings align — both measure the same two customers as far ahead of the rest. Resonon has worked with 27 distinct customer agencies across the source data, but concentration remains high in research missions. Recent SBIR and SBIR Phase III work with NASA reflects Resonon's deep positioning in technology development for space and Earth science applications.

The company sits on two parent vehicles: One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (1 task order) and Special Operations Equipment — Tailored Logistics Support (1 task order). Most work flows through direct purchase orders rather than standing vehicle positions. Activity has remained modest and flat — three to five awards per year over the past five years — with one award completing in the next twenty-four months. Resonon manufactures products under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), with top classification also including optical instrument manufacturing and R&D services codes. Primary PSC coding centers on laboratory equipment and supplies and optical instruments.

In its subcontractor role, Resonon supplied hyperspectral imaging equipment training and quality-assurance support to Fluor Marine Propulsion on Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program work (March 2026), provided synchronized imaging systems to Atlantic Diving Supply for marine and special operations applications (February 2024), and delivered hyperspectral imaging equipment under Booz Allen Hamilton's Rapid Equipping Force mission solutions contract (January 2024). The company operates without disclosed parent companies, subsidiaries, or material supply-chain dependencies in the source data.

Manufacturing hyperspectral cameras

Government contracting

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