Activation Laboratories LTD
Hamilton, ON Doing business as Actlabs
- UEI
- KH1LN73GEKM1
- CAGE
- L1555
- Primary NAICS
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 41 Bittern St, Ancaster, ON L9G 4V5, Canada
- Website
- actlabs.com
- Founded
- 1987
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | -$29,661 |
| FY2025 | $75,161 |
| FY2024 | $53,383 |
| FY2023 | $140,845 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Activation Laboratories LTD, doing business as Actlabs, a woman-owned Canadian analytical laboratory headquartered in Ancaster, Ontario, operates as a prime contractor providing geochemical and geological laboratory testing services to the federal government on a full-and-open basis with no set-aside participation. The company holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the U.S. Geological Survey valued at $400,000 through August 2030 and competes exclusively under that vehicle and related blanket purchase agreements; all 117 recent prime awards span a five-year window with zero subcontract work.
Customer concentration at Actlabs is extreme. The Department of the Interior's USGS Office of Acquisitions and Grants accounts for 89 of 117 awards (76% of the portfolio by count) and $2 million of $2.3 million in combined potential value (87% by dollars). Two additional USGS awards worth $10 thousand, two CDC Pittsburgh awards worth $4 thousand, and one EPA award worth $468 complete the customer set; USGS dominates both award count and dollar rankings identically. Recent task orders under the primary IDC exemplify the scope: a $12.88 thousand delivery order in March 2026 for sample analysis in support of USGS research, a $64.825 thousand purchase order in September 2025 for geochemical sample analysis at the 2323 Riverside Drive facility in Ottawa, Ontario, and a $30 thousand BPA call in March 2024 for advanced analytical testing including x-ray diffraction and mass spectrometry.
Actlabs' service footprint centers on specialized geochemical and mineralogical analysis. The company conducts x-ray diffraction analysis, high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HR-ICP-MS), mass spectrometry assays, radiochemical analysis, and lead isotope ratio measurements on geological and soil samples in support of USGS programs spanning energy resources, water resources, geological mapping, and earth materials studies. Work is performed at the contractor's Ottawa facility and at USGS science centers in Denver and elsewhere, with 90 of 117 awards categorized under NAICS 541712 (Testing Laboratories and Services) and the remainder under mining-support and R&D services classifications.
Vehicle activity is structured around three blanket purchase agreements predating the primary IDC. BPA ING15PA00005 carries 35 task orders valued at $283 thousand; BPA 140G0120A0002 carries 17 task orders worth $136 thousand; and BPA ING11PA00026 carries 12 task orders worth $243 thousand. The newly awarded IDC (August 2025) consolidates future ordering under a single $400 thousand vehicle running through August 2030. Activity has remained flat at four to six awards per year over the past five years. Four awards with completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $96 thousand, exposing modest recompete risk in the near term.
Quick answers
Is Activation Laboratories LTD registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Activation Laboratories LTD's SAM.gov registration is active through February 5, 2027.
How much has Activation Laboratories LTD received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $75,161 to Activation Laboratories LTD in fiscal year 2025 and $239,728 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Activation Laboratories LTD rank among federal contractors?
Activation Laboratories LTD ranked #36 in PSC B504 in FY2025.
What is Activation Laboratories LTD's most recent federal award?
Activation Laboratories LTD's most recent federal contract award is Task order against U.S. Geological survey IDIQ 140G0125D0009 for sample analysis (140G0126F0202), from Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS), on June 24, 2026.
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