Federal contractor · PITTSFORD, NY

TOPTICA PHOTONICS INC

TOPTICA PHOTONICS INC received $2.1M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 25 awards (−8.5% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $22.1M. Its largest customer was National Institute of Standards and Technology ($1.4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$2.1M
New awards
25
Sole-source
19%
Single offer
17%
UEI
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.1MFY2017
  2. 1.6MFY2018
  3. 2MFY2019
  4. 3.1MFY2020
  5. 2.1MFY2021
  6. 2.1MFY2022
  7. 2.7MFY2023
  8. 3.1MFY2024
  9. 2.3MFY2025
  10. 2.1MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology$1.4M68%
    16 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$528.6K25%
    5 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$122K5.8%
    2 awards
  4. Department of the Army$16.6K0.8%
    1 awards
  5. Department of the Air Force$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$2.1M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$1.3M60%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$511.1K24%
  3. Monroe County, NY$253.1K12%
  4. Cuyahoga County, OH$63.9K3.1%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition36%
    US 39% · $757.7K
  • Sole-source awards19%
    US 30% · $396.3K
  • Single-offer competitions17%
    US 8.7% · $361.5K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology$242.7K
    Department of Commerce · 4 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$153.6K
    Department of Defense · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. OU03-FY26-216-NEW OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR LASER SYSTEM$334.3K
    National Institute of Standards and Technology· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026· 1333ND26PNB030475
  2. THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION IS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF ONE (1) HIGH-POWER 657NM LASER SYSTEM AND ONE DIGITAL LASER LOCKING DEVICE ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERVATORYS CLOCK DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, PRECISE TIME DEPARTMENT.$198.3K
    Department of the Navy· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 17, 2026· N0018926PL077
  3. THE USNO IS SEEKING ONE HIGH POWER 423NM LASER SYSTEM AND ONE DIGITAL LASER LOCKING DEVICE. THE FULL LIST OF REQUIREMENTS IS LISTED IN THE NEXT SECTION. PLEASE SEE SPECIFICATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.$159.2K
    Department of the Navy· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· May 18, 2026 – May 18, 2026· N0018926PL092
  4. OU68-FY26-099-NEW LASER LINEWIDTH CHAR. SUITE$139.3K
    National Institute of Standards and Technology· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026· 1333ND26PNB680459
  5. 3X SPECTROSCOPY LASERS WITH UPGRADES.$138.1K
    Department of the Air Force· El Paso County, CO· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 18, 2025 – Nov 24, 2025· FA700025P0060
  6. OU68-FY26-344-NEW TOPTICA FREQUENCY-DOUBLED, AMPLIFIED OE4150 LASER AT 555.8 NM$128.8K
    National Institute of Standards and Technology· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· 1333ND26PNB680168
  7. OU68-FY26-506-NEW LASER WAVELENGTH METER$113.7K
    National Institute of Standards and Technology· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 25, 2026 – Aug 25, 2026· 1333ND26PNB680362
  8. OU68-FY26-496-NEW WAVELENGTH METER$110.5K
    National Institute of Standards and Technology· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026· 1333ND26PNB680469

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $129.3K (1 subaward)

1 prime

  1. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$129.3K100%
    EL SEGUNDO, CA · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $431.8K received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $415.8K received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $2.5M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $2.7M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $281.1K received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $129.3K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

14 companies · $6.5M reported

  1. THE BOEING COMPANY$3.7M
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 4 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. PERATON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC$1.1M
    CHANTILLY, VA · 5 subawards · Other telecommunications
  3. TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$361.3K
    COLUMBUS, OH · 2 subawards · Facilities support services

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Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 11 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. PHOTON SPOT INC$3.5M+101% in FY2026
    MONROVIA, CA · 45% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institute of Standards and Technology · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingAir Force · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
  2. SCIENTA OMICRON, INC.$3.4M+176% in FY2026
    DENVER, CO · 39% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingNational Institute of Standards and Technology · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturingArmy · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
  3. OXFORD INSTRUMENTS ASYLUM RESEARCH, INC.$2.7M−100% in FY2026
    GOLETA, CA · 35% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institute of Standards and Technology · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.