Overview
- Legal name
- RICHARDS, AUSTIN AMES
- Also known as
- OCULUS PHOTONICS
- Registered location
- SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA
- Website
- Company website ↗
- Primary NAICS
- 334310 — Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
- Latest award activity
- May 27, 2026
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RICHARDS, AUSTIN AMES is associated with UEI MA6XJ4LGNFR6 and CAGE 4HM08 in public federal records. AcornBids currently links 3 prime awards totaling $83.2K in obligations to this entity. Its largest recorded federal customer by obligations is Department of Defense. Its recorded federal awards include work classified as Engineering Services. These categories describe the loaded award records, not a complete list of company capabilities. Its primary SAM.gov NAICS is 334310 (Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing). Its public SAM.gov registration lists SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA.
At a glance
Prime contract obligations across loaded award records. Obligations are not revenue or contract ceilings. Summary updated Oct 6, 2026. Refresh pending; these totals may be out of date.
Business information
Public SAM.gov registration details.
- Legal name
- RICHARDS, AUSTIN AMES
- Doing business as
- OCULUS PHOTONICS
- UEI
- MA6XJ4LGNFR6
- CAGE
- 4HM08
- Registered address
- 2542 MESA SCHOOL LANE, SANTA BARBARA, CA, 93109, USA
- Registration status
- Active
- Primary NAICS
- 334310 — Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
- SAM activation
- Sep 23, 2025
- Initial registration
- Mar 19, 2015
- Entity start
- Jan 2, 2006
- SAM updated
- Sep 23, 2025
- Registration expires
- Sep 19, 2026
- Fiscal year end
- Dec 31
- Place of incorporation
- CA, USA
Research brief
Source facts
- Loaded prime-award records link 3 awards and $83,250 in reported obligations to this legal entity. Source
- Recorded awards include Engineering Services (NAICS 541330); this classification is not proof of every company capability. Source
- An example award describes: OPTICAMS PIRA TARGET ARRAY DEMONSTRATION SUPPORT 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. Coverage: 3 of 3 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 | $-6.8K |
| Prior period | Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025 |
| Prior obligations | $81.0K |
| Change | $-87.8K |
| Growth | -108.3% |
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 | $83.2K | 3 |
Offices
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| FA9302 AFTC PZZ | $83.2K | 3 |
Naics
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 541330 — Engineering Services | $83.2K | 3 |
Psc
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| R425 — Engineering and Technical Services | $83.2K | 3 |
Vehicles
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | $83.2K | 3 |
States
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| CA | $83.2K | 3 |
Set Asides
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| NO SET ASIDE USED. | $83.2K | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA930224P0050OPTICAMS PIRA TARGET ARRAY DEMONSTRATION SUPPORT | Department of Defense | $2.2K | Jun 17, 2024 | Jun 16, 2025 |
| FA930225P0016OPTICAMS ANALYSIS AND CONSULTATION SERVICES | Department of Defense | $81.0K | Jan 8, 2025 | Jan 8, 2026 |
| FA930225P0015ANALYSIS AND CONSULTATION SERVICES FOR OPTICAMS SUB PROJECT SUPPORT CONSULTATION WORK DETAILED IN ATTACHED SOW. | Department of Defense | $0 | Jan 8, 2025 | Jan 8, 2026 |
Registration, certifications & contacts
| Registration evidence | Date |
|---|---|
| SAM updated | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Source loaded | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Initial registration | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Entity start | Jan 2, 2006 |
Registration classifications: Small Business. These are separate from the reported certificates above.
| Industry | Reported size status |
|---|---|
| 334310 — Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing | Not reported |
| Contact | Role | Published contact methods | Evidence | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN A RICHARDS | Government business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| AUSTIN A RICHARDS | Electronic business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
Registered industries
- 334310 — Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
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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