Baychem, Inc.
Menlo Park, CA
- UEI
- G4MECM7PALL3
- CAGE
- 3L0V1
- Primary NAICS
- 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 531 Palmer Ln, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
- Website
- baychem.com
- Founded
- 1986
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Materials
- Chemicals
- Commodity Chemicals
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 80JSC019C0012 | $52,028 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 80JSC019C0012 | $16,000 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 80JSC019C0012 | $217,035 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 80JSC019C0012 | $432,121 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 80JSC019C0012 | $111,829 |
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About the company
Baychem, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Menlo Park, California, supplies specialty chemicals and materials to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration exclusively as a subcontractor, with no prime contract footprint. Baychem is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation designated as a woman-owned small business and small business joint venture participant. The vendor's federal work is routed entirely through subcontracts against what appears to be a single prime production and operations contract.
All thirteen awards in Baychem's recent footprint are subcontract calls under the ORION Production and Operations Contract (OPOC), issued between November 2022 and December 2024. The vendor supplies specialty materials including solid waxy anhydride, novolac epoxy, silica fiber (Refrasil), dimethyl ethoxy-nonafluorobutane, and liquid flattening concentrate. Representative sub awards include a December 2024 solid waxy anhydride supply order, an October 2024 novolac epoxy delivery order, and a May 2024 silica fiber call, each appearing as separate OPOC line items. Combined obligation across all thirteen awards totals $1.4 million. NASA Johnson Space Center is the sole customer agency and the ultimate funding source for all work.
Activity is concentrated in 2024, when nine of thirteen awards were placed, compared to three awards in 2022 and one in 2023. This trajectory suggests either accelerating demand or ramp-up of production volumes under the OPOC vehicle. Because Baychem operates exclusively as a subcontractor with no prime contract authority and no government-wide vehicles, the vendor's competitive posture is entirely dependent on the prime contractor's relationship with NASA and the OPOC contract's continuation. All work falls under NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), reflecting Baychem's role as a specialized materials supplier to aerospace and space-exploration programs. The vendor's woman-owned designation positions it for subcontracting set-aside requirements and small business subcontracting plan credit on larger primes, but does not itself generate prime procurement authority.
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Is Baychem, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Baychem, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 1, 2027.
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