01 / Vendor Profile
FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC Federal Contracts and Awards
UEI MDA4L3AJHNJ7 · CAGE 7RP67
Federal contract activity attributed to this vendor identity across FY 2019–FY 2025. Obligations are FPDS accounting transactions, not company revenue.
02 / Federal Business Size
Federal contract market at a glance
Measured consistently across FY 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.
| Fiscal year | Obligations | Actions | Federal customers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $5.93M | 16 | 3 | — |
| FY 2020 | $3.69M | 14 | 4 | −37.7% |
| FY 2021 | $719.7K | 8 | 3 | −80.5% |
| FY 2022 | $677.7K | 7 | 2 | −5.8% |
| FY 2023 | $250.0K | 5 | 3 | −63.1% |
| FY 2024 | $1.33M | 5 | 3 | +433.3% |
| FY 2025 | $1.10M | 3 | 1 | −17.5% |
04 / Federal Customers
Which federal agencies buy from FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.
| Agency | Code | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | $9.94M | 29 | 72.5% | |
| 2100 | $2.61M | 17 | 19.0% | |
| 97ZS | $1.01M | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5700 | $150.0K | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 9763 | $0 | 5 | 0.0% |
05 / Contracting Offices
Which contracting offices buy from FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.
| Office | Code | Agency | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N00024 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $4.19M | 6 | 30.6% | |
| W9113M | DEPT OF THE ARMY | $2.61M | 17 | 19.0% | |
| N00178 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $2.05M | 2 | 15.0% | |
| N68335 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $1.88M | 12 | 13.7% | |
| N00014 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $1.42M | 5 | 10.4% | |
| H92405 | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | $1.01M | 4 | 7.4% | |
| N68936 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $350.0K | 3 | 2.6% | |
| FA9451 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | $150.0K | 3 | 1.1% | |
| N00173 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $40.0K | 1 | 0.3% | |
| S5102A | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | $0 | 1 | 0.0% |
06 / Top NAICS Industries
Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?
| NAICS | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | $10.02M | 45 | 5 | 73.1% |
| 335999 | ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING | $2.05M | 2 | 1 | 15.0% |
| 541713 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY | $1.19M | 2 | 1 | 8.7% |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | $400.0K | 8 | 2 | 2.9% |
| 334413 | SEMICONDUCTOR AND RELATED DEVICE MANUFACTURING | $40.0K | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
07 / Top Product and Service Codes
What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?
| PSC | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC32 | NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | $4.34M | 12 | 3 | 31.7% |
| AC23 | R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: MISSILE/SPACE SYSTEMS (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) | $2.61M | 17 | 1 | 19.0% |
| 5860 | STIMULATED COHERENT RADIATION DEVICES, COMPONENTS, AND ACCESSORIES | $2.05M | 1 | 1 | 15.0% |
| AD92 | R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $1.42M | 7 | 2 | 10.4% |
| AZ13 | R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) | $1.01M | 4 | 1 | 7.4% |
| AC12 | NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | $1,000.0K | 1 | 1 | 7.3% |
| AC11 | NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | $480.0K | 4 | 1 | 3.5% |
| AC52 | R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: WEAPONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $250.0K | 3 | 2 | 1.8% |
| AD91 | R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH) | $250.0K | 3 | 1 | 1.8% |
| AC62 | R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $150.0K | 3 | 1 | 1.1% |
08 / Competition Pattern
How was FORWARD PHOTONICS LLC’s federal work competed?
Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.
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 / PIID | Signed | Obligation | Agency / office | NAICS | PSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6833525C0536 | Aug 28, 2025 | $1,000.0K | DEPT OF THE NAVY NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | 541715 | AC12 |
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.
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Test market overlap
NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.
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