Aurora Scientific Inc.
Aurora, ON Part of Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC
- UEI
- EADNCTNREH43
- CAGE
- 3AU04
- Primary NAICS
- 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC · Lafayette, IN
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Parent
Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC · Lafayette, IN
MVBQJL4JQ6G1
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 25 Industry St #1, Aurora, ON L4G 1X6, Canada
- Website
- aurorascientific.com
- Founded
- 1982
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Tools & Services
- SIC code
- 38 Instruments & Related Products
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 | $34,594 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $99,943 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $34,599 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Aurora Scientific Inc., a Canadian for-profit manufacturer of specialized muscle physiology research equipment, sells diagnostic and testing instruments to federal research agencies as a prime contractor through individual purchase orders, with no subcontracting footprint. The vendor is a subsidiary of Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC, headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana; Aurora Scientific operates from Aurora, Ontario, Canada and competes exclusively full-and-open across all 56 recent federal awards, with no set-aside designations.
Aurora's capability portfolio centers on muscle fiber testing systems, force data acquisition platforms, and integrated muscle stimulation equipment for in vivo and ex vivo research. Representative awards include a $44,549 purchase order from the Food and Drug Administration in September 2024 for a mouse muscle physiology system supporting gene therapy research, a $42,000 sole-source purchase order from the VA Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 in September 2022 for an Aurora Dynamic Muscle Data System providing proprietary real-time muscle measurement capability, and a $34,599 purchase order from VA Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 in September 2026 for a 1300B in vivo and ex vivo system with laptop. The FDA and VA awards highlight Aurora's recurring role in muscular disease research and clinical investigations into veteran muscle health.
Customer concentration spans biomedical research agencies across the federal government. The top five customer offices account for 43% of awards by count, led by the Department of the Army Medical Command (8 awards, $115 thousand combined potential value), VA Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (5 awards, $137 thousand), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (5 awards, $144 thousand). The top-value ranking diverges notably — the Department of the Army Test and Evaluation Command accounts for only 2 awards but anchors $602 thousand in combined potential value, suggesting larger-dollar equipment procurements there. Aurora has served 28 distinct federal agencies across the awards portfolio, with clinical research programs at the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Army accounting for the plurality of purchase orders.
All 56 recent awards are cataloged under laboratory equipment and supplies (34 awards) and medical and surgical instruments (16 awards) PSC codes, with underlying NAICS concentrated in analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (17 awards) and instruments for measuring and controlling industrial process variables (14 awards). Activity is intermittent — one to four awards per year over the past five years — with only one award (combined potential value $35 thousand) reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The vendor's parent, Lafayette Instrument Company, holds federal prime awardee status but does not appear in Aurora's recent federal footprint, suggesting the two entities operate as separate business lines rather than co-bid vehicles.
Quick answers
Is Aurora Scientific Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Aurora Scientific Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through March 23, 2027.
How much has Aurora Scientific Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $134,536 to Aurora Scientific Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Aurora Scientific Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Aurora Scientific Inc.'s parent company, Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC, ranked #22 in PSC 6635, #32 in PSC H363 and #50 in PSC H299 in FY2025.
What is Aurora Scientific Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Aurora Scientific Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is In-vivo and EX-vivo system and laptop (36C25226P0567), from Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (VHA), on September 18, 2026.
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