ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTRUMENT CO.

Lafayette, CO · Aerospace · Private

Optical-grade silicon carbide (SiC) mirror substrates for IR telescopes using novel sintering ceramic technology

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · rmico.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Lafayette, CO
Total capital: $3.7M

Federal grants: $149K; 1 award · 2021; Rank in peer group#5 of 21
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $3.5M; 111 awards · NASA, Defense, Smithsonian Instit; Rank in Aerospace#401 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2025Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of MD2-LIDAR Elliptical Flat Mirror For Csl$7K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · 129286$19K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · Coating Service$8K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · 12962$10K
Jan 2024Federal contractDefense · Custom Optical Glass Window$14K
Jun 2022Federal contractNASA · Hi Resolution Coronal Imager Flare Substrates$33K
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ceramic Silicon Carbide Optical Material Development for Interceptor Telescope$149K

Show 101 earlier federal awards

May 2021Federal contractNASA · Rmi Proposal For 2021 Topic S2.03: Near-infrared LIDAR Spherical Beam Expander Telescope$119K
Feb 2021Federal contractNASA · Aerosol Wind Profiler Beam Expander Edu & Production Units$123K
Jul 2020Federal contractNASA · Alwp Dawn 20X Beam Expanders.$87K
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · Reflector Pr# 67-0320-19$16K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · Fiber Coupled Polarizing Assembly Pr# 56-9703-19$39K
Apr 2019Federal contractCommerce · Silicon Wedge$5K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Refubish Nike Laser Chamber Pr# 67-0342-18$22K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · High Reflector Parts Pr# 67-0334-18$19K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Mirrors Qty 11 Ea$16K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Mirror, Quantity (1)$14K
Apr 2017Federal contractDefense · Total Interface Reflective Prisms$11K
Oct 2016Federal contractDefense · Sapphire Viewport Per Drawing SK744-6122$10K
Oct 2016Federal contractDefense · Round Mirror$16K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Laser Chamber$22K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · LENS$5K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Plano-convex Silicon Lens; Lens Kit$31K
Apr 2015Federal contractDefense · Collimating Lens As$9K
Dec 2014Federal contractDefense · Guided Missile Components$18K
Sep 2014Federal contractNASA · Optical Windows$8K
Aug 2014Federal contractDefense · LWP1025K1604$4K
Sep 2013Federal contractHealth and Human S · Laboratory Equipment And Supplies$37K
Aug 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Yag Laser Non-polarizing Beam Splitter$6K
Jan 2013Federal contractNASA · Triplet Prism Assembly Wedge Beamsplitter Shipping$14K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Corning Windows$7K
Aug 2012Federal contractDefense · Laser Mirrors$8K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · CAF2 Substrates$5K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Gsa Contract# GS-25F-0052S, U-15 Ultrafa$40K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$42K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Water Cooled Post Mount$9K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System.$42K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Service, Nonpersonal: Purchase Laser Marking System$138K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$42K
Jul 2010Federal contractNASA · Fused Silica Alignment Cubes$7K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Ultrafast Laser Marking System Marking$42K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · 15-U Rmi Laser Marking System$42K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · U-20 Laser Marking System$83K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · U-15 Laser Marking System$42K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · F22 Laser Tool Marking System.$79K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Convex Lens & Concave Lens$5K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Silica Mirror$7K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Complete Rmi U-15 Laser Marking System$42K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · Lens, Znse, Plano/convex, Spherical, 1.5" Diameter, .16 Et, 15" Focal Length, Ar/ar @ 10.6UM Lens, Znse, Plano/convex, Cylindrical, 1.5" Diameter, .16 Et, 11" Focal Length, Ar/ar @ 10.6UM$4K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$42K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$79K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$41K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$42K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Aser Marking System$42K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System Rmi Laser U15$39K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Marker Equipment$40K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Etcher, Rmi Model U-15$40K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$39K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System Bre$36K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Marking System$42K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System; Mar$42K
Aug 2009Federal contractNASA · Optical Windows$43K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$42K
Jul 2009Federal contractNASA · Coated Lens$9K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · U015 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$39K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System Mark$39K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Marker$42K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System Mark$39K
May 2009Federal contractNASA · Wedge Window, Wedge Mirror, And Reflecting Mirrors$6K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · Purchase Of U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$38K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · 4510141046!LENS Doublet Eyepie$8K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · 4510043333!LENS, Optical Instr$16K
Feb 2009Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Fused Silica Plano/concave Windows$5K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Lenses$3K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · 4508810560!LENS Doublet Eyepie$4K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Marker$42K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · DESCRIPTION:U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking$44K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Marking System$46K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$42K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Ft Xp Laser Etcher (basic Configuration)$42K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$46K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$38K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$38K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Nd YV04 Crystal$42K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafeast Laser Marking System$39K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Etching System$43K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System$42K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System Mark$37K
Jul 2008Federal contractNASA · Laser Mirrors$4K
May 2008Federal contractNASA · Beamsplitter$12K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · 4507674843!LENS Doub$16K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$54K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · Laser Marking System, U Series$38K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$42K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · Archer-s Watt Laser Marking System$36K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · Mirror$3K
Oct 2007Federal contractDefense · Industrial Marking Machine$83K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · U-15 Ultrafast Laser Marking System$42K
May 2007Federal contractNASA · Sap Purchase Requisition: 4200201161 Silicon Window Reference Quotation 07-0493 Revb$9K

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Federal grants#5 · top 24%

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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