Surface Optics Corporation
San Diego, CA Doing business as Surface Optics Corp
- UEI
- KAMKQMGKZZR6
- CAGE
- 1V827
- Primary NAICS
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
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- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing Primary
- 325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
- 332812 Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
- 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
- 333310 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- 334419 Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 11555 Rancho Bernardo Rd, San Diego, CA 92127, USA
- Website
- surfaceoptics.com
- Founded
- 1978
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Industrial Conglomerates
- Industrials & Manufacturing
- SIC code
- 39 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase i sbir - high-dynamic-range polarimetric near infrared bidirectional reflectance distribution function system… | Shared Services Center | $224,998 | |
| Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. | Missile Defense Agency | $500 | |
| Purchase of a SOC100 hemispherical IR reflectometer. | AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB | $362,757 | |
| Maintenance plan for the SOC-100 hemispherical directional reflectometer, lab instrument, at u.s. Army combat… | ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground | $40,000 | |
| SOC-100 annual support plan | Office of Naval Research | $20,000 |
About Surface Optics Corporation
Surface Optics Corporation, a San Diego-based for-profit manufacturer of specialized optical instrumentation and measurement systems, operates as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards) competing predominantly in full-and-open federal procurements with no characteristic set-aside posture, though it holds recent Small Business Innovation Research Phase I and Phase II awards and a 2025 seat on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award IDIQ.
Surface Optics manufactures directional hemispherical reflectometers, emissometers, hyperspectral imaging systems, and infrared measurement devices for defense research and development agencies. Recent representative work includes a $1.3 million Naval Air Warfare Center SBIR Phase II contract for optical research and development (ultimate completion August 2026); a $239.9 million Naval Sea Systems Command SBIR Phase I award for Space-Based Infrared System research (June 2025–June 2026); a $362,757 Air Education and Training Command purchase order for an SOC100 Hemispherical IR Reflectometer (September 2025–September 2027); a $413,400 Army purchase order for four directional hemispherical reflectometers (May 2025–May 2026); a $239,758 Office of Naval Research STTR Phase I contract for optical technology development (July 2024–July 2025); and a $1.1 million Naval Air Warfare Center SBIR Phase II contract for research and development (March 2022–May 2025). The company also holds an initial $500 delivery order under the SHIELD IDIQ (Missile Defense Agency, December 2025–December 2035), a $151 billion multiple-award vehicle.
Customer concentration is heavily tilted toward defense research and engineering commands. The Naval Air Warfare Center dominates by potential value (21 awards, $37 million), followed by the Army's Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (31 awards, $12.2 million) and the Army's Contracting Command Picatinny Arsenal (5 awards, $7.6 million). These three entities account for 81% of combined potential value across 57 awards. The Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory (21 awards, $6 million) and the Office of Naval Research (18 awards, $2.6 million) round out the top five. Across 49 distinct customer agencies, the top customers by award count coverage reach only 46%, indicating a broad federal research base but heavy concentration in Navy and Army development commands.
Surface Optics places task orders under at least five named parent IDIQs, with the largest concentration on Indefinite Delivery Contract N6893611D0004 (6 task orders, $14.2 million combined potential value). Awards cluster in optical instrument manufacturing (NAICS 334413, 34 awards) and research and development in physical and engineering sciences (NAICS 541711, 47 awards), with PSC concentration in electrical and electronic measurement instrumentation (27 awards) and optical instruments and test equipment (17 awards).
Activity has accelerated from four awards annually in 2021–2023 to seven in 2024 and twelve in 2025, reflecting growing footprint across defense research agencies. Only two awards face completion within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $1.7 million), indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. Surface Optics subcontracts sparingly (2% of recent awards); named primes include Kratos Secure RE (testing and HDR measurement work), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (next-generation overhead persistent infrared), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (DARPA hemispherical reflectometer support), and the University of Dayton (composites research support). The vendor has held federal SAM.gov registration since October 2001, with a long history of optical equipment delivery to AFRL, Naval Air Warfare Center, and NASA.
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What is Surface Optics Corporation's UEI?
Surface Optics Corporation's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is KAMKQMGKZZR6.
What is Surface Optics Corporation's CAGE code?
Surface Optics Corporation's CAGE code is 1V827.
What is Surface Optics Corporation's primary NAICS code?
Surface Optics Corporation's primary NAICS code is 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing).
Where is Surface Optics Corporation located?
Surface Optics Corporation's physical address in SAM.gov is 11555 Rancho Bernardo Rd, San Diego, CA 92127, USA.
Is Surface Optics Corporation registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Surface Optics Corporation's SAM.gov registration is active through June 16, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Surface Optics Corporation hold?
Surface Optics Corporation holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: SHIELD.
What is Surface Optics Corporation's most recent federal award?
Surface Optics Corporation's most recent federal contract award is Phase i sbir - high-dynamic-range polarimetric near infrared bidirectional reflectance distribution function system… (80NSSC26C0343), from Shared Services Center, on September 30, 2026.
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