Overview
- Legal name
- EXPLORATION LABORATORIES LLC
- Registered location
- LONG BEACH, CA, USA
- Website
- Company website ↗
- Primary NAICS
- 336414 — Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Latest award activity
- May 6, 2026
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EXPLORATION LABORATORIES LLC is associated with UEI J9S9WV2SAFG6 and CAGE 94SM8 in public federal records. AcornBids currently links 2 prime awards totaling $3.8M in obligations to this entity. Its largest recorded federal customer by obligations is Department of Defense. Its recorded federal awards include work classified as Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). These categories describe the loaded award records, not a complete list of company capabilities. Its primary SAM.gov NAICS is 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing). Its public SAM.gov registration lists LONG BEACH, CA, USA.
At a glance
Prime contract obligations across loaded award records. Obligations are not revenue or contract ceilings. Summary updated Oct 19, 2026. Refresh pending; these totals may be out of date.
Business information
Public SAM.gov registration details.
- Legal name
- EXPLORATION LABORATORIES LLC
- UEI
- J9S9WV2SAFG6
- CAGE
- 94SM8
- Registered address
- 3803 CARFAX AVE, LONG BEACH, CA, 90808, USA
- Registration status
- Active
- Primary NAICS
- 336414 — Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- SAM activation
- Dec 9, 2025
- Initial registration
- Aug 24, 2021
- Entity start
- Aug 9, 2021
- SAM updated
- Dec 9, 2025
- Registration expires
- Dec 5, 2026
- Fiscal year end
- Dec 31
- Place of incorporation
- CA, USA
Research brief
Source facts
- Loaded prime-award records link 2 awards and $3,788,426 in reported obligations to this legal entity. Source
- Recorded awards include Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715); this classification is not proof of every company capability. Source
- An example award describes: THIS SBIR/TACFI EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON SCALABLE 1 METER AND 2.5 METERS AUTONOMOUS CAPTURE AND ACQUISITION ROBOTIC-ARM (ACQR) SYSTEMS. THE ACQR WILL BE SCALABLE AND RECONFIGURABLE TO MEET MISSION NEEDS. Source
Federal award analysis
Net transaction obligations by federal fiscal period.
Reported transaction obligations by federal fiscal period; includes deobligations. Missing transactions are not estimated. Histories follow awards currently assigned to this recipient and may include transactions under an earlier recipient. Coverage: 2 of 2 selected awards. Select a period to explore its awards.
Funding change
Dated, valued transaction obligations in equal-length adjacent periods; missing records are unknown. Default: last completed federal fiscal year. Percentage is unavailable when the prior period has no positive reported obligations.
| Measure | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Current period | Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Current obligations | $0 |
| Prior period | Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025 |
| Prior obligations | $1.9M |
| Change | $-1.9M |
| Growth | -100.0% |
Where the work is performed
State tile map; darker tiles have larger absolute net obligations. Outlined tiles indicate net deobligations. Unshaded tiles have no reported transactions in this selection. Other locations appear in the table.
Agencies
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $3.8M | 2 |
Offices
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| FA2521 45 CONS PK | $1.9M | 1 |
| FA2541 SSC COMRCL SVS OFC SSC CMK | $1.9M | 1 |
Naics
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $3.8M | 2 |
Psc
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| AC32 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | $3.8M | 2 |
Vehicles
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | $3.8M | 2 |
Set Asides
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL | $3.8M | 2 |
Recent federal awards
Prime contract awards. Select an award to review its history and source evidence.
| Award / description | Awarding agency | Obligations | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA252124P0027THIS SBIR/TACFI EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON SCALABLE 1 METER AND 2.5 METERS AUTONOMOUS CAPTURE AND ACQUISITION ROBOTIC-ARM (ACQR) SYSTEMS. THE ACQR WILL BE SCALABLE AND RECONFIGURABLE… | Department of Defense | $1.9M | May 7, 2024 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| FA254125CB050THE US SPACE FORCE (USSF) LOOKS TO ACCELERATE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND MATURE CONCEPTS OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) AS IT PERTAINS TO IN-SPACE SERVICING, ASSEMBLY, AND MANUFACTURING… | Department of Defense | $1.9M | Jun 20, 2025 | Sep 19, 2026 |
Registration, certifications & contacts
| Registration evidence | Date |
|---|---|
| SAM updated | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Source loaded | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Initial registration | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Entity start | Aug 9, 2021 |
Registration classifications: Small Business. These are separate from the reported certificates above.
| Industry | Reported size status |
|---|---|
| 336414 — Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing | Not reported |
| 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | Not reported |
| Contact | Role | Published contact methods | Evidence | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW SCHMIDGALL | Government business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| FREYR THOR | Alternate government business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| MATTHEW SCHMIDGALL | Electronic business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| MIGUEL PASCUAL | Alternate electronic business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
Registered industries
- 336414 — Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Registration classifications and published certificates do not by themselves establish eligibility for a particular solicitation. View SAM source
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Data coverage and methodology
Sources: SAM.gov registration, USAspending awards and transactions, and linked supporting records. Prime contract obligations, IDV ceilings and assistance amounts are kept separate. Missing records are not zero activity. Company claims are labeled separately. Recompete signals are rule-based scores out of 100. Positioning windows are AcornBids estimates.
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