Eoptic, Inc.

Eoptic, Inc., a woman-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer based in Rochester, New York, develops advanced optical and night-vision imaging systems for defense applications, operating as a prime contractor (89% of recent awards) on Department of Defense research and development programs under total small business set-asides. The company competes exclusively under small-business set-aside vehicles, with all eight prime awards designated for total small business competition.

Eoptic's customer base concentrates entirely within the Department of Defense enterprise. The Air Force Research Laboratory represents 56% of award volume and 51% of combined potential value across five awards, while the Department of the Army accounts for 22% of awards and 25% of potential value, and the Missile Defense Agency anchors the remainder. All four customer agencies are within DoD or its subordinate commands, with no civilian-agency exposure in the award record.

Eoptic's capability portfolio centers on sensor development and imaging system engineering for military targeting and detection applications. Recent representative work includes a $1.8 million firm fixed-price definitive contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (August 2025) for the Versatile Imaging System for Target Detection and Assessment (VISTA) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems program, a $1.99 million Army definitive contract (August 2025, Phase II SBIR) for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Visual Ordnance Identification Database (EODVOID), and a $1.99 million Missile Defense Agency definitive contract (September 2025) for Applied UV/IR for Rapid-Moving Objective Recognition (AUROR). The company also carries active development work on the Night Observation Device Wide-Angle Tactical Colored Heads-Up-Display (NOD-WATCH) and the Fast Optically Verified Event Array (FOVEA), both awarded by AFRL under SBIR Phase II actions. Recent awards span firm fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee structures, with ultimate completion dates ranging through February 2027.

Activity has accelerated sharply — one award in 2022, two in 2024, five in 2025 — though the award cadence flattened in 2026 with a single purchase order completed in June. Five awards (combined potential value $8.3 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure across AFRL, Army, and MDA programs. The vendor holds one seat on the Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract. Eoptic subcontracts to Leidos on a February 2022 energetics research and development sub-award in support of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; this represents the sole sub-award in the recent record and indicates Eoptic operates predominantly as a prime rather than as a sub tier.