Third Floor Materials, Inc.
Durham, NC Doing business as 3FM
- UEI
- NLKJUYJBPB65
- CAGE
- 7M3B1
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2 Davis Dr #512, Durham, NC 27703, USA
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Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $0 |
| FY2025 | $179,839 |
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About the company
Third Floor Materials, Inc., doing business as 3FM, is a Durham, North Carolina–based small business that develops optical sensing and imaging technologies for federal research and defense applications, operating exclusively as a prime recipient on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards and federal grants with no subcontractor footprint across nine prime awards totaling $1.7 million in combined potential value.
3FM specializes in plasmonic filter arrays, hyperspectral imaging systems, and compressive sensing technologies for defense, biomedical, and space research. Representative work includes a $179,838 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded June 2, 2025, completion February 10, 2026) to conduct a six-month feasibility study on compressive hyperspectral sensing using plasmonic free-form filter arrays in partnership with North Carolina State University; a $249,776 Army STTR Phase I award under Broad Agency Announcement Army STTR 21.C (awarded June 15, 2022, completed June 14, 2023) for research and development; and a $298,111 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859, awarded September 2, 2026, completion targeted August 31, 2027) to develop a high-throughput snapshot hyperspectral imager for multiplexed fluorescence microscopy that combines proprietary plasmonic filter arrays with backside-illuminated CMOS sensors for spatial omics and precision medicine applications.
Customer concentration is split across defense and civilian research agencies. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command anchors the portfolio with four awards and $1.2 million in combined potential value, followed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, United States Special Operations Command, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. All prime awards carry total small business set-aside designations. Activity is sparse and episodic — one award in each of 2021, 2022, 2025, and 2026 — with only one award (the NIGMS grant) reaching completion within the next twenty-four months. Work is performed in Research Triangle Park and Durham, North Carolina.
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Is Third Floor Materials, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Third Floor Materials, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 16, 2027.
How much has Third Floor Materials, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $179,839 to Third Floor Materials, Inc. in fiscal year 2025.
What is Third Floor Materials, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Third Floor Materials, Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is High-throughput snapshot hyperspectral imager for multiplexed fluorescence microscopy - high-multiplex tissue imaging… (R43GM165166), from National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH), on September 2, 2026.
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