First RF Corporation
First RF Corporation is a small business in Boulder, CO registered on SAM.gov to bid on federal contracts. It has won about $19.1 million in federal prime contracts since fiscal year 2024, according to USAspending.gov's award records for its UEI.
- UEI
- LMF7NPZN43Z6
- CAGE code
- 3C245
- SAM.gov registration
- Active
SBIR and STTR awards
First RF Corporation has won 60 small business R&D awards worth $42.6 million through the SBIR and STTR programs since 2016, 29 of them Phase II and 7 STTR. Funded by Navy, Air Force, Army and DARPA.
| Awarded | Agency | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2025 | Navy | SBIR Phase I N251-001 Directional High Front to Back Ratio Low Frequency Antenna | $139,993 |
| May 8, 2025 | Navy | SBIR Phase II P24-012 Deployable Antennas for Hypersonics | $899,676 |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Army | SBIR Phase II P24-029 Software Defined RadioHead | $2 million |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Navy | SBIR Phase II P24-036 Broadband Antenna Solution for Vehicle-Mounted EW Systems | $999,746 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Navy | SBIR Phase II P22-084 Scalable Directional Antenna Phase II Expansion | $1.5 million |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Army | STTR Phase II P22-083 A21C-T002 Phase II STTR (Smith) | $1.1 million |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Navy | SBIR Phase I P23-014 Broadband Antenna Solution for Vehicle-Mounted Electronic Warfare Systems | $239,544 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | DARPA | SBIR Phase II DARPA Navy AEA Adoption N171-017 (P22-076) | $1.8 million |
Showing the newest 8. Award data from SBIR.gov. SBIR and STTR awards are grants or contracts for R&D, so some don't appear in its federal contract history.
Federal contract history
| Fiscal year | Obligated, prime contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $8.7 million |
| FY2025 | $8.2 million |
| FY2026 (incomplete) | $2.1 million |
FY2026 is still incomplete and will rise until about early January 2027 as Defense data arrives: USAspending.gov publishes Defense contracts 90 days after they're signed.
These are every prime contract USAspending.gov records under UEI LMF7NPZN43Z6, from its award search. For a company that is part of a parent company, USAspending's recipient page can show a different figure for a year, because it counts the company's own record and its parent's record separately.
Its biggest federal customers since fiscal year 2024: Department of the Navy ($12.7 million), Department of the Army ($2.6 million), Departmental Offices ($1.6 million), Department of the Air Force ($1.1 million) and Defense Logistics Agency ($1 million).
Recent contract awards
New contracts, by the date each was first signed. Orders and changes to older contracts count in the yearly totals above but aren't listed here, and Defense awards appear 90 days after signing.
| Awarded | Agency | What it's for | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | Department of the Air Force | Robust conformal radio frequency sensors phase two | $1.2 million |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Department of the Navy | Elsa test support | $43,674 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Defense Logistics Agency | Antenna | $640,500 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Department of the Navy | Multichannel digital receiver exciter (MCDREX) plus firmware and software upgrade | $910,000 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Department of the Navy | This is an award of a base contract under the small business innovation research… | $139,993 |
| May 21, 2025 | Department of the Navy | Antenna | $290,400 |
Figures are prime contract obligations reported to USAspending.gov. Subcontract work is listed separately below.
Subcontract work reported by primes
Prime contractors reported 64 subcontracts to it worth about $102.8 million in the last five years, according to USAspending.gov. Below are the 10 of its 13 primes that reported the most (60 of the 64 subcontracts). Primes only have to report subcontracts of $40,000 or more (since October 1, 2025; $30,000 before that), so smaller jobs are missing. Amounts are net of any cuts primes reported. None of this is in the prime contract figures.
| Prime contractor | For | Subcontracts | Amount | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raytheon Company | Department of the Air Force, Department of the Navy | 16 | $62.7 million | Jun 26, 2025 |
| L3 Technologies, Inc. | Department of the Navy | 4 | $16.4 million | Dec 17, 2025 |
| BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. | Department of the Army | 16 | $9.3 million | May 1, 2025 |
| Lockheed Martin Sippican Inc | Department of the Army | 3 | $3.6 million | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Textron Systems Corporation | Defense Contract Management Agency, Department of the Army | 4 | $3.3 million | Oct 9, 2023 |
| The Boeing Company | Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force | 7 | $2.4 million | Jun 19, 2025 |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | Department of the Navy, Washington Headquarters Services | 5 | $1.9 million | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army | 2 | $1.4 million | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Department of the Army | 1 | $650,000 | Sep 28, 2023 |
| Interstate Electronics Corporation | Department of the Navy | 2 | $352,110 | Jul 24, 2024 |
Registration details
Show registration details
From SAM.gov's monthly public file dated Nov 1, 2026. If the business has updated its registration since, SAM.gov shows the newer details.
| Legal business name | First RF Corporation |
|---|---|
| Unique Entity ID (UEI) | LMF7NPZN43Z6 |
| CAGE code | 3C245 |
| Location | Boulder, CO |
| SAM.gov registration | Active through Oct 22, 2027 |
| Business started | 2003 |
| Primary NAICS code | 334220: Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
| Website | www.firstrf.com |
| How to contact | Through its website above. No phone or email in SAM.gov's public file. Search UEI LMF7NPZN43Z6 in SBA's Small Business Search for a contact the business added. |
Certifications and business types
No SBA certification (8(a), HUBZone or WOSB) in SAM.gov's public file (Nov 1, 2026).
SBA certifications let a business compete for set-aside contracts (set-asides explained). Check the current record on its SAM.gov entry.
How to check or correct this record
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NAICS codes First RF Corporation is small under
On its SAM.gov registration, First RF Corporation meets the SBA size standard for these industries, so it can bid on small business set-asides that use them.
Open contracts in First RF Corporation's NAICS codes
258 open federal opportunities on SAM.gov use one of First RF Corporation's NAICS codes and may be open to it: no set-aside, or, in the codes it is registered small under, a small business set-aside. Here are a few, those in its primary code first, then those in Colorado, then the soonest due.
- MPU5 Radios
Due in 4 daysNov 10, 2026, 9:00 AM MST
- RFQ - AFRL/RFY Video Surveillance System
Due in 6 daysNov 12, 2026, 12:00 PM EST
- Antenna, in Repair/Modification of
✦ NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (Navy) wants one antenna repaired and returned ready for use (NSN 5985 015855465, part number 562R163H01, QTY 1, unit not stated).
Due in 10 daysNov 16, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4
- Antenna, in Repair/Modification of
✦ NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (Mechanicsburg) wants a vendor to repair an aircraft antenna (CAGE 03956, ref. 1978835) under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities.
Due in 12 daysNov 18, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4
- UPDATED ALS SHB pulsed RF HPA
✦ This is an updated request for proposal from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (run by the University of California for the Department of Energy) for two custom 25 kilowatt…
Due in 12 daysNov 18, 2026, 3:00 PM PSTThe AI summary flags this date. Check SAM.gov.
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Frequently asked questions
What is First RF Corporation's CAGE code?
First RF Corporation's CAGE code is 3C245. The Defense Logistics Agency assigns CAGE codes when a business registers on SAM.gov.
What is First RF Corporation's UEI?
First RF Corporation's Unique Entity ID (UEI) is LMF7NPZN43Z6. SAM.gov assigns the UEI, and it identifies the business across the federal government.
Is First RF Corporation's SAM.gov registration active?
Yes, as of SAM.gov's public data from Nov 1, 2026, First RF Corporation's registration is active through Oct 22, 2027. Registrations are renewed every year.
Is First RF Corporation a small business?
First RF Corporation is registered on SAM.gov as small under 2 NAICS codes, including its primary code, 334220. Size is set per NAICS code, so a business can be small for some contracts and not others.
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