Opportunities

Sub-Contract Opportunities

In our research and training lab facility and in collaboration with research centers across the country, the AmeriCOM research team focuses on several high impact areas within the defense optics supply chain:

    • Optical fabrication automation through machine learning will improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce cost and lead times for high volume optics.
    • Advancing production of novel and recyclable multi-spectral infrared materials enables advanced sensor systems for the next generation warfighter while reducing reliance on foreign materials.
    • Developing advanced coating and metrology techniques extends the life and performance of challenging defense optics applications including high energy lasers and hypersonic platforms.

    In line with the mission to bolster the defense optics manufacturing industrial base, AmeriCOM focuses its primary research activities towards Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 4 – 7.

    If you have any questions, contact Justin Sigley, Chief Scientist.

    Request for Proposals

    All currently open solicitations are listed below. To download, select the title of the project and submit your contact information. Contact Justin Sigley, Chief Scientist, with questions.


    Laboratory-Scale Germanium Recovery using Hydrometallurgical Processing, RFP #ACOM-25-01
    Due Date: October 31, 2025
    Duration: Up to 2 years
    Award: Up to $800,000


    Optical Detection and Discrimination: Proof of Concept, RFP #ACOM-25-02
    Due Date: October 31, 2025
    Duration: Up to 1 year
    Award: Up to $500,000


    Low-Cost Fast-Steering Mirror Design, RFP #ACOM-25-02
    Due Date: October 31, 2025
    Duration: Up to 6 months
    Award: Up to $100,000

    To join DPOC

    Submit an Application Form and a member of the AmeriCOM DPOC team will contact you about next steps.

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