Vector Atomic Inc.
Pleasanton, CA Part of Ionq, Inc.
- UEI
- XKE2WAAMTLQ9
- CAGE
- 81U56
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
College Park, MD
EH32NDF7YPM7
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Parent
College Park, MD
EH32NDF7YPM7
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 6870 Koll Center Pkwy, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
- Website
- vectoratomic.com
- Founded
- 2018
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Tools & Services
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $24,501,503 |
| FY2025 | $26,165,441 |
| FY2024 | $39,098,646 |
| FY2023 | $12,134,475 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office of the Secretary of Defense | $11,200,000 | |
| 2 | Department of the Navy | $5,500,000 | |
| 3 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $4,850,000 | |
| 4 | Department of the Army | $1,700,005 | |
| 5 | Department of Commerce | $1,250,998 | |
| 6 | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. | SPE8EL24F1DJB | $850,000 |
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Grant 80NSSC23K0550 | Shared Services Center | $0 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute Of Technology | HR00112020044 | $241,121 |
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About the company
Vector Atomic Inc., a small business quantum technology manufacturer based in Pleasanton, California, is a subsidiary of IonQ Inc. and operates as a prime contractor (96% of recent awards) across federal defense and civilian agencies, competing predominantly under full-and-open competition and total small business set-asides for research and development contracts and SBIR/STTR programs. The company designs, develops, and manufactures quantum-enabled timing, navigation, and sensing systems—optical atomic clocks, miniaturized inertial measurement units, gravity gradiometers, frequency combs, and photonically-integrated quantum devices—primarily for national security and defense applications.
Vector Atomic's customer base is heavily concentrated in the Department of Defense ecosystem. The top five funders by potential value account for 90% of the combined $182.5 million portfolio: the Office of the Secretary of Defense leads with 3 awards valued at $65.5 million (including two major Other Transaction Agreements for quantum sensor transition), followed by the Office of Naval Research with 6 awards at $33.1 million, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency with 9 awards at $31.9 million, the Army Research Development and Engineering Command with 5 awards at $24.4 million, and the Missile Defense Agency with 4 awards at $9.4 million. By award count, DARPA (9 awards) and Naval Air Warfare Center (6 awards) anchor the volume, while the Air Force Research Laboratory rounds out significant activity with 7 awards. The company has worked with 13 distinct federal agencies across 56 prime and sub awards since 2018, with obligated dollars at $158.8 million (87% of potential value).
Representative work includes a $31 million Other Transaction Agreement from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Transition of Quantum Sensors (August 2024), an $16 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Office of Naval Research for development and demonstration of a liter-scale optical clock under the Miniature Ultra-Stable Iodine Clock program (August 2024), an $11 million Army SBIR Phase III definitive contract for Scaling Manufacturing and Affordability of Resilient Timing Systems (September 2024), a $3.2 million DARPA Other Transaction Agreement for the GRAVMAP gravimeter program (September 2025), and an $8.4 million DARPA OTA to build two rackmount optical clocks using strontium atomic references under ROCKN (March 2025). Civilian-agency work includes NIST purchase orders for optical atomic clock systems ($999,998, September 2026) and dual-comb laser systems ($251,000, September 2026).
Vector Atomic holds three parent contract vehicles: a $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ from the Missile Defense Agency (awarded December 2025, full-and-open, 10-year term through December 2035) with an initial task order for $500, a $3.6 million DARPA Other Transaction IDV for the STARBURST program (awarded May 2025), and an $8 million DARPA Other Transaction IDV for the ROCKN program (awarded January 2023). The SHIELD vehicle represents a significant multi-domain defense platform opportunity; the ROCKN and STARBURST OT IDVs have generated multiple prototype development awards for optical clock integration and ultrastable frequency signal generation.
Activity has accelerated markedly: one award in 2022, six in 2023, twelve in 2024, ten in 2025, and three through mid-September 2026. However, 15 awards (combined potential value $97 million) carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, creating significant recompete exposure spanning DARPA R&D programs, Army and Navy SBIR/STTR phases, and Air Force Research Laboratory contracts. Awards cluster heavily in NAICS 541512 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), with secondary categorization in analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing and other specialized measurement device manufacturing.
Vector Atomic subcontracts minimally (4% of award portfolio). Recent sub-award work includes an optical spectrometer component to Atlantic Diving Supply Inc. (October 2024) and a wavelength-design sub-recipient award under a California Institute of Technology federal grant for nonlinear integrated circuits (February 2025). The company competes as prime across all major defense R&D vehicles and SBIR/STTR programs without recurring reliance on large prime partnerships, positioning it as an independent quantum technology supplier rather than a secondary capability provider.
Quick answers
Is Vector Atomic Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Vector Atomic Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through March 11, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Vector Atomic Inc. hold?
Vector Atomic Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: SHIELD.
How much has Vector Atomic Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $26,165,441 to Vector Atomic Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $101,900,066 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Vector Atomic Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Vector Atomic Inc. ranked #14 in PSC 6685, #27 in PSC AC15 and #41 at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in FY2025.
What is Vector Atomic Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Vector Atomic Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is OU68-FY26-493-new (1333ND26PNB680429), from National Institute of Standards and Technology, on September 22, 2026.
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