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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$3.37M
Contract actions27
Awards / PIIDs19
Federal customers6
Contracting offices10
Average action$124.7K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $3.37M in net contract obligations to PHOTONWARES CORP across 27 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

PHOTONWARES CORP 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$140.0K
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$844.7K73
FY 2020$157.6K55−81.3%
FY 2021$1.30M62+726.2%
FY 2022$517.9K22−60.2%
FY 2023$199.1K32−61.6%
FY 2024$203.9K22+2.4%
FY 2025$140.0K22−31.4%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from PHOTONWARES CORP?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
1700$2.58M1276.7%
5700$329.8K29.8%
8000$316.0K69.4%
2100$134.7K54.0%
1341$4.5K10.1%
9763$010.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from PHOTONWARES CORP?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

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)$3.23M19596.0%
335921FIBER OPTIC CABLE MANUFACTURING$48.2K311.4%
334419OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$39.5K221.2%
334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$27.6K220.8%
333314OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING$17.9K110.5%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AD92R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$2.02M8360.0%
AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH$419.9K3112.5%
AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH$329.8K219.8%
AR11R&D- SPACE: AERONAUTICS/SPACE TECHNOLOGY (BASIC RESEARCH)$249.9K217.4%
AD91R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$100.0K113.0%
AC23R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: MISSILE/SPACE SYSTEMS (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$99.9K213.0%
5980OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE$35.0K111.0%
6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES$30.5K220.9%
6695COMBINATION AND MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTS$24.2K110.7%
5995CABLE, CORD, AND WIRE ASSEMBLIES: COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT$24.1K210.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was PHOTONWARES CORP’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not competed under SAP$3.12M16
Not available for competition$80.5K4
Competed under SAP$41.9K3
Competed$99.9K2
Other / unknown$24.1K2

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for PHOTONWARES CORP?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC24PC094Dec 31, 2024$0NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER3359215995

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate PHOTONWARES CORP 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.