Industries / OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING · NAICS 333314
$587 million in optical instrument and lens manufacturing comes off the board in the next 180 days.
16 optical instrument and lens manufacturing contracts reach the end of their period of performance before April 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 Closing | 2026-11-17 | $625K | LIGHTFORCE USA, INCORPORATED | U.S. Special Operations Command | H9240326FE027 |
42 Closing | 2026-11-17 | $294K | L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Defense Logistics Agency | SPE4A723F9033 |
49 Near | 2026-11-24 | $967K | NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC | National Institutes of Health | 75N98026F00253 |
55 Near | 2026-11-30 | $11.5M | L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Department of the Army | W911QY24F0065 |
57 Near | 2026-12-02 | $749K | NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC | National Institutes of Health | 75N98026F00237 |
62 Near | 2026-12-07 | $416K | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | National Institutes of Health | 75N98026F00286 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $62.6M | RAYTHEON COMPANY | Department of the Navy | N0038321F0ZM0 |
86 Near | 2026-12-31 | $11.9M | TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC. | Department of the Army | W91CRB22C5012 |
112 Near | 2027-01-26 | $3.5M | RAYTHEON CANADA LIMITED | Department of the Army | W15QKN25F0314 |
115 Near | 2027-01-29 | $1.5M | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | National Institutes of Health | 75N98026F00255 |
117 Near | 2027-01-31 | $372.6M | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 80GSFC19C0021 |
117 Near | 2027-01-31 | $63.8M | DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC | Department of the Army | W91CRB25FA250 |
145 Out | 2027-02-28 | $52.4M | L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Defense Contract Management Agency | N0002421C5322 |
151 Out | 2027-03-06 | $317K | SEILER INSTRUMENT AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED | Department of the Army | W912CH24F0334 |
169 Out | 2027-03-24 | $3.1M | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | Department of the Navy | M6785426F1025 |
176 Out | 2027-03-31 | $759K | FEI COMPANY | National Institutes of Health | 75N94022P00241 |
Is any of this winnable
Reserved for small business
0%
0 of 16 contracts · $0K of $586.9M
Held by the top three
85%
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.
- 1L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$372.6M
- 2DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC$63.8M
- 3RAYTHEON COMPANY$62.6M
- 4L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$52.4M
- 5TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.$11.9M
- 6L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$11.8M
- 7RAYTHEON CANADA LIMITED$3.5M
- 8NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$3.1M
- 9LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.$1.9M
- 10NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC$1.7M
Top buying agencies
Who is paying for this work — where the recompete solicitation will come from.
- 1National Aeronautics and Space Administration$372.6M
- 2Department of Defense$210.0M
- 3Department of Health and Human Services$4.4M
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12mo → 9mo out
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9mo → 6mo out
Sources sought
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3mo → 1mo out
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