Sonoma Scientific Inc.

Sonoma Scientific Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of specialized radio frequency components based in Minden, Nevada, supplies assets to federal agencies as a prime contractor on small purchase orders and as a subcontractor on defense programs, competing under full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations across its footprint.

Sonoma Scientific manufactures radio frequency isolators and circulators in the 4–18 GHz range, with federal work grounded in two distinct capability streams: direct FAA procurement for National Airspace System modernization and subcontract delivery of RF components to major defense primes. Prime work consists of three FAA purchase orders totaling roughly $107 thousand in combined potential value — a $29,525 firm fixed price order in April 2026 for NAS assets, a $24,950 order in May 2026 for similar assets, and a $52,700 December 2023 order, all performed in Minden, Nevada and carrying NextGen program alignment. The three prime awards account for 43% of recent activity; subcontract work comprises 57% and represents the higher-impact revenue stream. Sonoma Scientific subcontracts to L3 Technologies on manned-unmanned teaming and production contracts for Qatar, Morocco, UAE, and Royal Netherlands Air Force supply (April 2025 and November 2024 sub awards for RF coaxial circulators) and to Raytheon on a Silent Knight radar systems IDIQ modification (April 2024, circulators and isolators). The source identifies Lockheed Martin as an additional prime relationship, though no specific sub award is detailed in the recent record.

Customer concentration is diffuse across small-volume military and civilian agencies. The top three funding sources by count are FAA Headquarters (2 awards, $54 thousand), Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Aviation (2 awards), Air Force Air Mobility Command (1 award), and Special Operations Command (1 award), accounting for 100% of recent awards. FAA carries the highest potential-value share at $107 thousand across two direct procurements, but actual obligated dollars across all awards reach $356 thousand, reflecting prior-year FAA and defense sub orders carrying higher real spend than current-year purchase order ceilings. Activity is sparse and episodic: one award in 2021, one in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026. Two awards (combined potential value $54 thousand) face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months. Sonoma Scientific does not sit on named IDIQs, GWACs, or agency-wide vehicles; the source references a single Army indefinite delivery contract (W58RGZ24D0065) carrying two task orders. NAICS concentration splits between Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3 awards) and Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (2 awards), reflecting dual positioning in commodity RF supply and mission-critical avionics components.