Industries / OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING · NAICS 333314
$3.1 billion in optical instrument and lens manufacturing comes off the board in the next 180 days.
25 optical instrument and lens manufacturing contracts reach the end of their period of performance before February 18, 2027. Every one is work the government still needs done, held by someone who has to win it again.
| Days | Expires | Value | Incumbent | Buying office | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 Closing | 2026-08-26 | $2.5B | ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | GSFC0198106DNAS526555 |
9 Closing | 2026-08-31 | $215K | 4 D TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | Department of the Air Force | FA813221P0038 |
10 Closing | 2026-09-01 | $429K | NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC | National Institutes of Health | 75N98026F00172 |
24 Closing | 2026-09-15 | $240K | NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC | National Institutes of Health | 75N94025F00082 |
25 Closing | 2026-09-16 | $1.4M | NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC | National Institutes of Health | 75N94025F00087 |
31 Closing | 2026-09-22 | $2.3M | PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. | Defense Health Agency | HT940623F0138 |
31 Closing | 2026-09-22 | $1.7M | PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. | Defense Health Agency | HT940624F0124 |
31 Closing | 2026-09-22 | $812K | AUTHENTIX, INC | Bureau of Engraving and Printing | 2031ZA21C00449 |
37 Closing | 2026-09-28 | $431K | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | National Institutes of Health | 75N95025F00078 |
39 Closing | 2026-09-30 | $15.2M | WILCOX INDUSTRIES CORP. | Department of the Army | W15QKN25F0271 |
39 Closing | 2026-09-30 | $8.2M | SEILER INSTRUMENT AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED | Department of the Army | W15QKN22C0102 |
39 Closing | 2026-09-30 | $5.5M | L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Department of the Army | W911QY23F0124 |
39 Closing | 2026-09-30 | $248K | LIGHTMACHINERY INC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 80NSSC20P2398 |
87 Near | 2026-11-17 | $625K | LIGHTFORCE USA, INCORPORATED | U.S. Special Operations Command | H9240326FE027 |
87 Near | 2026-11-17 | $294K | L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Defense Logistics Agency | SPE4A723F9033 |
94 Near | 2026-11-24 | $967K | NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC | National Institutes of Health | 75N98026F00253 |
100 Near | 2026-11-30 | $11.5M | L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Department of the Army | W911QY24F0065 |
102 Near | 2026-12-02 | $749K | NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC | National Institutes of Health | 75N98026F00237 |
107 Near | 2026-12-07 | $416K | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | National Institutes of Health | 75N98026F00286 |
131 Out | 2026-12-31 | $62.6M | RAYTHEON COMPANY | Department of the Navy | N0038321F0ZM0 |
131 Out | 2026-12-31 | $11.9M | TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC. | Department of the Army | W91CRB22C5012 |
157 Out | 2027-01-26 | $3.5M | RAYTHEON CANADA LIMITED | Department of the Army | W15QKN25F0314 |
160 Out | 2027-01-29 | $1.5M | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | National Institutes of Health | 75N98026F00255 |
162 Out | 2027-01-31 | $372.6M | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 80GSFC19C0021 |
162 Out | 2027-01-31 | $63.8M | DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC | Department of the Army | W91CRB25FA250 |
Is any of this winnable
Reserved for small business
0%
0 of 25 contracts · $0K of $3.1B
Held by the top three
96%
of expiring value, across the three largest incumbents
None of the expiring work we have indexed here is set aside. Everything on this board will be competed full and open. The top three incumbents hold most of the value, which usually means a small number of large vehicles rather than many separate opportunities.
Top incumbents
Who holds the most expiring value in this window — the competition you have to beat, not just replace.
- 1ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.$2.5B
- 2L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$372.6M
- 3DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC$63.8M
- 4RAYTHEON COMPANY$62.6M
- 5L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$17.2M
- 6WILCOX INDUSTRIES CORP.$15.2M
- 7TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.$11.9M
- 8SEILER INSTRUMENT AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED$8.2M
- 9PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC.$4.1M
- 10NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC$3.8M
Top buying agencies
Who is paying for this work — where the recompete solicitation will come from.
- 1National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.9B
- 2Department of Defense$187.3M
- 3Department of Health and Human Services$6.2M
- 4Department of the Treasury$812K
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