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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$13.70M
Contract actions58
Awards / PIIDs22
Federal customers5
Contracting offices11
Average action$236.2K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $13.70M in net contract obligations to FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC across 58 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC contract spending by year

Annual net obligations show whether recorded federal business expanded or contracted, while actions and customer counts show the breadth of that activity.

Total obligations$1.10M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$5.93M163
FY 2020$3.69M144−37.7%
FY 2021$719.7K83−80.5%
FY 2022$677.7K72−5.8%
FY 2023$250.0K53−63.1%
FY 2024$1.33M53+433.3%
FY 2025$1.10M31−17.5%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
1700$9.94M2972.5%
2100$2.61M1719.0%
97ZS$1.01M47.4%
5700$150.0K31.1%
9763$050.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

OfficeCodeAgencyObligationsActionsVendor share
Navsea HqOffice
N00024DEPT OF THE NAVY$4.19M630.6%
W9113MDEPT OF THE ARMY$2.61M1719.0%
N00178DEPT OF THE NAVY$2.05M215.0%
N68335DEPT OF THE NAVY$1.88M1213.7%
N00014DEPT OF THE NAVY$1.42M510.4%
H92405U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM)$1.01M47.4%
N68936DEPT OF THE NAVY$350.0K32.6%
FA9451DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE$150.0K31.1%
N00173DEPT OF THE NAVY$40.0K10.3%
S5102ADEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA)$010.0%

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$10.02M45573.1%
335999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$2.05M2115.0%
541713RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY$1.19M218.7%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$400.0K822.9%
334413SEMICONDUCTOR AND RELATED DEVICE MANUFACTURING$40.0K110.3%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH$4.34M12331.7%
AC23R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: MISSILE/SPACE SYSTEMS (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$2.61M17119.0%
5860STIMULATED COHERENT RADIATION DEVICES, COMPONENTS, AND ACCESSORIES$2.05M1115.0%
AD92R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$1.42M7210.4%
AZ13R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$1.01M417.4%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$1,000.0K117.3%
AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH$480.0K413.5%
AC52R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: WEAPONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$250.0K321.8%
AD91R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$250.0K311.8%
AC62R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$150.0K311.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC’s federal work competed?

Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not competed under SAP$6.94M42
Competed$4.67M13
Competed under SAP$2.05M1
Not available for competition$01
Other / unknown$40.0K1

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC?

The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
N6833525C0536Aug 28, 2025$1,000.0KDEPT OF THE NAVY NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV541715AC12

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC as a federal contractor?

Read obligations, customers, markets, competition, and individual awards together. A large historical total indicates federal scale, but it does not by itself describe current backlog, commercial revenue, profitability, or future opportunity.

01

Separate obligations from revenue

FPDS obligations are government accounting actions and may include later deobligations.

02

Follow customer concentration

Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.

03

Test market overlap

NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.

04

Inspect the awards

Open the PIIDs to verify dates, offices, classifications, and transaction history.