01 / Vendor Profile
THORLABS, INC Federal Contracts and Awards
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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 $7.26M in net contract obligations to THORLABS, INC across 164 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.
03 / Spending Trend
THORLABS, INC 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 | $406.2K | 21 | 8 | — |
| FY 2020 | $1.28M | 23 | 8 | +215.1% |
| FY 2021 | $1.33M | 21 | 6 | +4.0% |
| FY 2022 | $1.02M | 33 | 9 | −23.6% |
| FY 2023 | $848.2K | 25 | 6 | −16.6% |
| FY 2024 | $899.4K | 15 | 5 | +6.0% |
| FY 2025 | $1.47M | 26 | 6 | +64.0% |
04 / Federal Customers
Which federal agencies buy from THORLABS, INC?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.
| Agency | Code | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7529 | $2.41M | 44 | 33.3% | |
| 1700 | $1.47M | 49 | 20.2% | |
| 3600 | $1.13M | 6 | 15.6% | |
| 1341 | $846.6K | 19 | 11.7% | |
| 2100 | $635.4K | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 8000 | $239.7K | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 5700 | $221.1K | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 1330 | $104.0K | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 97AS | $97.2K | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 6800 | $60.8K | 1 | 0.8% |
05 / Contracting Offices
Which contracting offices buy from THORLABS, INC?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.
| Office | Code | Agency | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75N950 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | $1.32M | 11 | 18.2% | |
| 36C241 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | $1.13M | 6 | 15.6% | |
| N00173 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $930.5K | 26 | 12.8% | |
| 1333ND | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | $846.6K | 19 | 11.7% | |
| 75N940 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | $713.5K | 10 | 9.8% | |
| W911QX | DEPT OF THE ARMY | $510.9K | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 80NSSC | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $239.7K | 15 | 3.3% | |
| FA8751 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | $221.1K | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 75N95A | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | $196.0K | 11 | 2.7% | |
| W911SD | DEPT OF THE ARMY | $124.5K | 3 | 1.7% |
06 / Top NAICS Industries
Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?
| NAICS | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334516 | ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | $3.67M | 77 | 10 | 50.5% |
| 333314 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING | $2.78M | 55 | 9 | 38.3% |
| 333310 | COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING | $220.0K | 8 | 2 | 3.0% |
| 334513 | INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING, DISPLAYING, AND CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL PROCESS VARIABLES | $208.9K | 2 | 2 | 2.9% |
| 334413 | SEMICONDUCTOR AND RELATED DEVICE MANUFACTURING | $188.4K | 8 | 3 | 2.6% |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | $66.8K | 2 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 334515 | INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING AND TESTING ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS | $45.6K | 3 | 2 | 0.6% |
| 811210 | ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE | $37.5K | 2 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 334419 | OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING | $34.8K | 1 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 334519 | OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING | $16.9K | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
07 / Top Product and Service Codes
What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?
| PSC | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6640 | LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | $5.03M | 91 | 11 | 69.3% |
| 6650 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES | $1.32M | 29 | 7 | 18.2% |
| 5961 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE | $150.1K | 4 | 2 | 2.1% |
| 6630 | CHEMICAL ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS | $105.7K | 3 | 2 | 1.5% |
| 6695 | COMBINATION AND MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTS | $104.9K | 5 | 3 | 1.4% |
| 6515 | MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES | $66.0K | 3 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 3590 | MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE AND TRADE EQUIPMENT | $62.7K | 3 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 6635 | PHYSICAL PROPERTIES TESTING AND INSPECTION | $61.5K | 2 | 2 | 0.8% |
| 5340 | HARDWARE, COMMERCIAL | $44.1K | 1 | 1 | 0.6% |
| J066 | MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT | $43.7K | 3 | 2 | 0.6% |
08 / Competition Pattern
How was THORLABS, INC’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 THORLABS, INC?
The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.
| Award / PIID | Signed | Obligation | Agency / office | NAICS | PSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0017325P0074 | Sep 24, 2025 | $33.4K | DEPT OF THE NAVY NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY | 334516 | 7B22 |
10 / Interpreting the Profile
How should you evaluate THORLABS, INC as a federal contractor?
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