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Daylight Defense, LLC

Federal contracting record: $142M obligated across 17 awards from 1 agencies, FY 2016–2026.

$142M
Total Obligated
17
Award Records
1
Agencies Served
8
NAICS Codes
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Company Profile

UEI (Unique Entity Identifier)

L45RZBK33E19

CAGE Code

5DCV5

Parent Organization

Daylight Defense, LLC

Address

15378 AVE OF SCIENCE STE 200, SAN DIEGO, CA, 921283407

First Federal Award

Nov 16, 2015

Most Recent Award

Jan 21, 2026

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Top Federal Agencies

  • Department of Defense

    100.0% of total obligations

    $142M

Top NAICS Activity

  • 333314

    OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING

    1 awards

    $121M

  • 541715

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

    2 awards

    $17M

  • 335921

    FIBER OPTIC CABLE MANUFACTURING

    2 awards

    $2.1M

  • 541712

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)

    2 awards

    $979K

  • 334516

    ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING

    2 awards

    $659K

  • 336413

    OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING

    4 awards

    $440K

  • 334511

    SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING

    2 awards

    $0

  • 541330

    ENGINEERING SERVICES

    2 awards

    -$3K

Recent Federal Awards

DateAgencyNAICSDescriptionAmount
Jul 8, 2025Department of DefenseNAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT336413LASER$274K
Feb 24, 2025Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG541715THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO AWARD A CONTRACT UNDER BAA W56KGU-23-R-RTID, TOPIC FBA-01 TO DAYLIGHT DEFENSE, LLC.$2.4M
Aug 29, 2024Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG541715THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO AWARD A CONTRACT UNDER BAA W56KGU-23-R-RTID, TOPIC FBA-01 TO DAYLIGHT DEFENSE, LLC.$3.9M
Oct 5, 2022Department of DefenseNAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT336413LASER$71K
Sep 22, 2021Department of DefenseNAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT336413SOCKET HEAD SCREW$29K
Sep 22, 2021Department of DefenseNAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT336413SOCKET HEAD SCREW$25K
Sep 15, 2021Department of DefenseNAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT336413SWITCHER PLATE CAP$42K
Sep 22, 2020Department of DefenseNAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT334511LASER$72K
May 27, 2020Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG CONT CT WASH OFC541715THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, BUILD, INTEGRATE, AND CONDUCT TESTING AND EVALUATION OF UP TO TWELVE (12) OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER DEMONSTRATION SYSTEMS (OTDS) CAPABLE OF RAPIDLY DETECTING IMMEDIATE THREATS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE HIGH BRIGHTNESS QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS (HBQCLS).$4.3M
Mar 31, 2020Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV335921FOCA FAS KITS WITH EMI GREENLEE$1.9M
Nov 19, 2019Department of DefenseNAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT334511LASER$70K
Oct 29, 2019Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV335921FOCA FAS KIT (W/O GREENLEE) H-1$113K
Sep 11, 2019Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV335921FOCA FAS KIT (W/O GREENLEE) H-1$113K
Mar 29, 2019Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$2.5M
Dec 21, 2018Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$16M
Nov 27, 2018Department of DefenseNAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY334516LAB SUPPLIES PR# 69-4216-19$25K
Sep 28, 2018Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG CONT CT WASH OFC541715THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, BUILD, INTEGRATE, AND CONDUCT TESTING AND EVALUATION OF UP TO TWELVE (12) OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER DEMONSTRATION SYSTEMS (OTDS) CAPABLE OF RAPIDLY DETECTING IMMEDIATE THREATS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE HIGH BRIGHTNESS QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS (HBQCLS).$6.6M
Jul 11, 2018Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$16M
Mar 29, 2018Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$5.7M
Mar 29, 2018Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$81K
Sep 28, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$946K
Sep 7, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$8.6M
Jun 15, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$870K
Jun 15, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$228K
Jun 15, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND333314TRAVEL IGF::OT::IGF$32M

Top Compensated Officers

From FFATA executive compensation disclosures. Reported when federal contract activity exceeds the statutory threshold.

  • TIMOTHY DAY

    Rank 1 · Reported Oct 5, 2022

    $352K

  • PAUL LARSON

    Rank 2 · Reported Oct 29, 2019

    $323K

  • DAVE SNODGRASS

    Rank 2 · Reported Oct 5, 2022

    $256K

  • BRYAN TAYLOR

    Rank 3 · Reported Oct 5, 2022

    $216K

  • BILL CHAPMAN

    Rank 4 · Reported Mar 29, 2019

    $24M

  • GREGG BLANKENSHIP

    Rank 4 · Reported Oct 5, 2022

    $2.2M

  • GREG BLANKENSHIP

    Rank 5 · Reported Oct 29, 2019

    $218K

  • ERIC TAKEUCHI

    Rank 5 · Reported Oct 5, 2022

    $256K

Subawards Received

Daylight Defense, LLC also receives subaward dollars from other prime contractors. Aggregated from USAspending sub-award reporting (FY2016-FY2026).

$117M
Total Received
26
Sub Awards
2
Distinct Primes

Top 2 Primes Paying Daylight Defense, LLC

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