--- title: "NEXUS PHOTONICS, INC. — Capability Statement" uei: "GWGLE6NTKKX8" cage: "81FG1" canonical: "https://teamingindex.com/contractor/GWGLE6NTKKX8/capability.md" html_url: "https://teamingindex.com/contractor/GWGLE6NTKKX8" updated: "2026-11-09T17:28:18.052Z" generator: "TeamingIndex capability twin 1.0" legal_name: "NEXUS PHOTONICS, INC." primary_naics: "541715" sam_status: "active" active_exclusion: false claimed: false tier: "unclaimed" --- # NEXUS PHOTONICS, INC. > NEXUS PHOTONICS, INC. is a SAM.gov-registered entity based in GOLETA, CA 93117-5541. UEI GWGLE6NTKKX8; CAGE 81FG1; primary NAICS 541715. Compliance posture not provided. Active SAM registration. > **Unclaimed profile:** seeded from SAM.gov and USAspending public records. The entity has not claimed it, so capabilities and compliance posture have not been provided. ## Identifiers - **Legal business name:** NEXUS PHOTONICS, INC. - **UEI (SAM.gov Unique Entity ID):** GWGLE6NTKKX8 - **CAGE code:** 81FG1 - **Entity structure:** Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt) - **State of incorporation:** DE - **Website:** - **TeamingIndex profile:** - **Profile status:** Unclaimed · seeded from SAM.gov and USAspending public records ## Location - **Physical address (city, state, ZIP):** GOLETA, CA 93117-5541 - **Country:** United States - **Congressional district:** CA-24 ## NAICS & PSC | NAICS | Title | Primary | Small under SBA size standard (SAM.gov) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 541715 | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | Yes | No | | 334413 | Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing | No | No | | 541713 | Research and Development in Nanotechnology | No | No | - **PSC codes:** None on file Size status is NAICS-specific and reflects the entity’s SAM.gov representations; check it against the size standard of the solicitation’s NAICS code. ## Socio-economic status No socio-economic designations reported in SAM.gov. Source: SAM.gov entity registration, synced 2026-11-09. Confirm current SBA certification (8(a), HUBZone, WOSB/EDWOSB, VetCert SDVOSB/VOSB) before relying on a status for a set-aside. ## SAM registration & exclusion screening - **Registration:** Active SAM registration - **Registration expires:** 2027-08-05 - **Registration activated:** 2026-08-19 - **Exclusion screening (FAR subpart 9.4):** No active exclusion recorded in SAM.gov - **Teaming eligibility:** Eligible to be proposed as a team member (active registration, no exclusion) - **Source:** SAM.gov Entity Management, synced 2026-11-09 ## Compliance posture Compliance posture not provided by the contractor. - Facility clearance: visible to paid members - Clearance levels are shown only to paying members; TeamingIndex does not advertise clearances (NISPOM 32 CFR 117.9). ## Contract vehicles No contract vehicle holdings on file. ## Past performance - **Total obligated, trailing 36 months (USAspending.gov):** $25,102,062 - **Award history:** 11 awards on record - **Top funding agencies:** Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Department of the Air Force; Department of the Navy Showing the 10 most recent of 11 awards. | Award PIID | Agency | NAICS / PSC | Obligated | Base + all options | Period of performance | Set-aside | Place of performance | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | W5170126CA112 | Department of Defense / Department of the Army | 541715 / AC12 | $1,648,914 | — | 2026-04-06 → 2029-04-06 | — | CA | DEVELOP AN APPLICATION-SPECIFIC PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TO SERVE A SPECIFIC QUANTUM SYSTEM (E.G. RYDBERG SENSOR, CLOCK TRANSITION). | | FA875026CB039 | Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force | 541715 / AC11 | $2,094,987 | — | 2026-04-02 → 2028-07-02 | — | CA | SELF-INJECTION LOCKED 1762 NM LASER WITH ON-CHIP AMPLIFIER. EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP THE MOST IMPORTANT LASER FOR BARIUM ION TRAPS, THE CLOCK LASER AT 1762 NM. | | 140D0426C0032 | Department of the Interior / Departmental Offices | 541715 / AJ12 | $1,799,798 | — | 2026-01-16 → 2027-07-25 | — | CA | LUMOS: SPECTROSCOPY GRADE LASERS AROUND 780 NM | | HR001120C0135 | Department of Defense / Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | 541715 / AD92 | $9,482,157 | — | 2020-09-02 → 2027-05-16 | — | CA | LASERS FOR UNIVERSAL MICROSCALE OPTICAL SYSTEMS (LUMOS) WILL BRING EFFICIENT ON-CHIP OPTICAL GAIN TO HIGHLY-CAPABLE INTEGRATED PHOTONICS PLATFORMS AND ENABLE COMPLETE PHOTONICS… | | N0002424CT011 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541713 / AC32 | $1,697,049 | — | 2024-03-11 → 2027-03-11 | — | CA | BASE PERIOD STTR PHASE II R&D | | 80NSSC25CA029 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 541715 / AJ14 | $849,445 | — | 2025-02-20 → 2027-02-19 | — | CA | PHASE II STTR APPLICATION SPECIFIC PICS OPERATING AROUND 780 NM TOWARDS MPWS | | 80NSSC24CA127 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 541715 / AJ14 | $849,274 | — | 2024-07-10 → 2026-07-09 | — | CA | SBIR PHASE II - "SPECTROSCOPY-GRADE LASERS AND PICS OPERATING AROUND 674 NM" | | 80NSSC24PB498 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 541715 / AJ14 | $149,985 | — | 2024-08-07 → 2025-09-08 | — | CA | FY24 SBIR PHASE I- III/V NONLINEAR SOURCES FOR ENTANGLEMENT AND SQUEEZING | | HR001122C0017 | Department of Defense / Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | 541715 / AC12 | $5,902,481 | — | 2021-12-15 → 2025-05-05 | — | CA | THE GOAL OF THE GENERATING RF WITH PHOTONIC OSCILLATORS FOR LOW NOISE (GRYPHON) PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP COMPACT, LOW NOISE MICROWAVE FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS TO ENABLE ADVANCED… | | N6893624C0007 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541715 / AC11 | $294,359 | — | 2024-02-06 → 2025-02-21 | — | CA | SBIR PHASE 1 CONTRACT AWARD | ## Proven teaming graph - No first-tier sub-award reports name this company yet - Source: USAspending.gov sub-award reports (FSRS), sync date not recorded. Prime contractors report first-tier subcontracts of $30,000 or more. Amounts are reported sub-award values. ## SBIR/STTR portfolio - SBIR/STTR awardee — Phase III-eligible for work derived from its SBIR/STTR projects - 14 SBIR/STTR awards totaling $6.5M: STTR Phase I 7, STTR Phase II 4, SBIR Phase I 2, SBIR Phase II 1 - By agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 8, Department of Defense 6 - Active projects (contract end date ahead): 1 - Phase II awards ending within 12 months: 1 - STTR Phase II, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2025, Feb 20, 2025 to Feb 19, 2027: Application specific PICs operating around 780 nm towards MPWs ($849,455) - STTR Phase I, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2024, Aug 2, 2024 to Sep 8, 2025: III/V Nonlinear Sources for Entanglement and Squeezing ($149,985) - SBIR Phase II, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2024, Jul 10, 2024 to Jul 9, 2026: Spectroscopy-grade lasers and PICs operating around 674 nm ($849,274) - STTR Phase II, Department of Defense (Navy), 2024, Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025: High Power VNIR Laser Array in SiN ($1,198,284) - SBIR Phase I, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2023, Jul 27, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024: Spectroscopy-grade lasers and PICs operating around 689 nm ($149,449) - STTR Phase I, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2023, Jul 25, 2023 to Sep 2, 2024: Heterogeneously integrated visible photonic integrated circuit platform with high responsivity photodetectors ($149,952) - STTR Phase I, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2023, May 2, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024: Heterogeneously integrated chip-scale biphoton sources with high heralding efficiency ($149,692) - STTR Phase I, Department of Defense (Navy), 2022, Jul 6, 2022 to Nov 6, 2023: High Power VNIR Laser array in SiN ($239,618) - STTR Phase I, Department of Defense (Navy), 2021, Sep 13, 2021 to Mar 21, 2022: Tunable interferometer in SiN ($139,517) - STTR Phase II, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2021, Mar 12, 2021 to Sep 12, 2022: SiN-based heterogeneous PIC platform around 670 nm ($1,491,801) - Phase III: Agencies may award follow-on Phase III work without a new competition when it builds on this company’s earlier SBIR/STTR projects. Other work is competed as usual. - Source: SBIR.gov award data file, as of Nov 12, 2026 (file published Nov 1, 2026) ## FedRAMP offerings - No FedRAMP Marketplace listing is linked to this company - Source: FedRAMP Marketplace, sync date not recorded ## Exclusions & screening - Not yet checked against SAM.gov exclusions (search exclusions on SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/search/?index=ex) - Source: SAM.gov Exclusions, sync date not recorded - No confirmed match on the Consolidated Screening List (screened Nov 13, 2026) ## Contract vehicles on federal record - No contract-vehicle seats on federal record are linked to this company ## GSA CALC+ rates - No GSA CALC+ awarded ceiling rates on record for this company - Source: GSA CALC+ awarded ceiling rates, sync date not recorded. Ceiling rates are the most an agency can be charged, not prices paid ## Capabilities & differentiators No capability narrative published. ## Technical tags No technical tags published. ## Teaming preferences - Teaming preferences not published - **Teaming requests and NDAs:** request an introduction on the TeamingIndex profile (sign-in required): ## Business development contact No business-development contact published. ## Corporate hierarchy - No parent entity reported in SAM.gov - Affiliation with a parent or sister concerns can affect small-business size status (13 CFR 121.103). ## Provenance & disclaimer - **SAM.gov entity registration** (identifiers, NAICS/PSC, size and socio-economic status, hierarchy, registration and exclusion status): synced 2026-11-09 - **USAspending.gov** (prime award history and trailing 36-month obligations): nightly sync - **Contractor-provided profile** (capabilities, teaming preferences, self-attested compliance): not provided - **TeamingIndex verification** (credentials marked “Verified by TeamingIndex”): no verified credentials on record; methodology: - **Blind SPRS:** exact NIST SP 800-171 SPRS scores are published only when the contractor opts in; brackets are cumulative thresholds (SPRS ≥ 0, SPRS ≥ 50, SPRS ≥ 70, SPRS ≥ 85, SPRS ≥ 95, SPRS ≥ 105, SPRS = 110 (perfect)). - **Before award:** self-attested facts have not been independently verified. Confirm registration and exclusions in SAM.gov, CMMC status and SPRS assessment currency with the contractor (DFARS 252.204-7019, -7020 and -7021), facility clearances through DCSA’s NISS, AS9100-series certificates in the IAQG OASIS database, and FedRAMP authorizations on the FedRAMP Marketplace. - **Zero CUI:** this document contains no Controlled Unclassified Information. TeamingIndex stores verification metadata only, never SSPs, POA&Ms or DD Form 254s. - **Machine-readable:** schema.org JSON-LD is embedded in ; this twin: ; site index: © 2026 HILARTECH, LLC. All rights reserved. TeamingIndex.com is an independent defense industrial base intelligence platform owned and operated by HILARTECH, LLC and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), or SAM.gov.