Bad Elf LLC
West Hartford, CT
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 7 S Main St #201, West Hartford, CT 06107, USA
- Website
- bad-elf.com
- Founded
- 2010
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Aerospace & Defense
- 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 | $126,066 |
| FY2025 | $28,065 |
| FY2024 | $21,660 |
| FY2023 | $275,611 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $126,066 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Bad Elf LLC, a West Hartford, Connecticut–based manufacturer of high-precision GNSS and GPS receivers, sells positioning and navigation equipment directly to federal agencies as a prime contractor under full-and-open and small-business set-aside procurements. The company is a small business limited liability company with no venture capital or private-equity backing indicated in the source, competing across full-and-open and total small business set-aside categories with no dominant set-aside posture — roughly 56% of recent awards carry total small business set-asides, the remainder full-and-open.
Bad Elf's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated on the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which accounts for 61% of awards by count and 88% of combined potential value. NRCS field operations across five regional offices and headquarters represent the vendor's primary customer across the source data window. Recent representative awards include a $126,066 firm fixed-price definitive contract from USDA Farm Production and Conservation (awarded September 2026, completion September 2027) for Bad Elf Flex Mini Standard GNSS receivers meeting 10-foot GPS accuracy policy requirements for field planning and certification; a $75,684 total small business set-aside purchase order from NRCS Headquarters (September 2023) for Bad Elf Flex Mini Standard receivers with mounts; and an $81,672 total small business set-aside from NRCS Northeast Region (September 2023) for Bad Elf Flex Extreme GNSS/GPS surveyors. A $28,065 purchase order from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for Bad Elf Flex Extreme equipment and accessories represents the vendor's only customer outside USDA and USDA sub-agencies in the source data.
Award frequency peaked in 2023 with six awards, then flattened to one award per year in 2024, 2025, and 2026 — a material slowdown from the 2023 baseline. Over the eighteen awards in the source window, combined potential value totals $539 thousand, with 100% of that amount already obligated. One award ($126 thousand) carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. Bad Elf operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of awards) with no subcontract footprint in the source data, positioning the company as a direct equipment vendor rather than a systems integrator or service provider. The vendor's product line maps to NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) across 13 awards, with secondary manufacturing categories in radio-communications equipment and measuring devices.
SBA capabilities narrative
Bad Elf designs and manufactures high performance GPS receivers for use with common mobile platforms (iOS, Android, Windows) for GIS field data collection, aviation, marine, and land navigation.
Quick answers
Is Bad Elf LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Bad Elf LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through June 2, 2027.
What is Bad Elf LLC's CAGE code?
Bad Elf LLC's CAGE code is 70ZG9, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is EMNZH8N9B6B4.
How much has Bad Elf LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $28,065 to Bad Elf LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $451,402 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Bad Elf LLC's most recent federal award?
Bad Elf LLC's most recent federal contract award is This action is a ratification of an unauthorized commitment (12FPC326P0078), from Farm Production and Conservation, on September 28, 2026.
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