Big Fin LLC
Cary, NC Doing business as Big Fin Scientific
- UEI
- C5UNGAHBSA25
- CAGE
- 6YRQ7
- 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
- 101 Barriedale Cir, Cary, NC 27519, USA
- Website
- bigfinscientific.com
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- 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 | $106,565 |
| FY2025 | $14,096 |
| FY2024 | $54,457 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | $82,565 | |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | $24,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | NA25NMFX472C0012 | $97,843 |
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About the company
Big Fin LLC, doing business as Big Fin Scientific, manufactures and sells electronic fish measuring boards and related fisheries data-collection hardware to federal agencies as a prime contractor, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designation. The company is a self-certified small disadvantaged business and Subchapter S corporation based in Cary, North Carolina, with a focused capability portfolio in electronic measuring equipment and fisheries management decision-support software grounded in NAICS 334515 (Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing).
Big Fin's customer footprint is highly concentrated and narrow. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration accounts for 16 of 22 prime awards (100% coverage across both award-count and potential-value rankings) and $477 thousand in combined potential value — approximately 82% of the company's total federal revenue stream. The U.S. Geological Survey contributes five awards and $81 thousand, while the Agricultural Research Service and Fish and Wildlife Service account for one award each. NOAA's purchases center on Big Fin's proprietary DS5 electronic fish measuring boards; the company holds sole-source market position on this hardware line, delivering specialized Bluetooth-enabled boards with waterproof design and integration to NOAA's Fisheries Environment for Electronic Data (FEED) system and USGS's equivalent data platforms. Representative prime awards include a $82,665 NOAA purchase order for 22 DS5 boards (September 2026, placed in Cary, North Carolina), a $37,765 NOAA sole-source order for fish measuring boards and accessories (August 2024), and a $16,692 USGS purchase order for six boards to support Great Lakes Science Center operations in Ann Arbor, Michigan (April 2024). In software and decision-support work, Big Fin acted as a sub-recipient on a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant with the Department of the Interior, developing data-collection software capacity for recreational catch and effort tracking in the Gulf of Mexico.
Activity has been modest and episodic — one to three awards annually over the past five years, with combined federal potential value of $584 thousand and obligated dollars exceeding that figure at $682 thousand. One award carrying $83 thousand in potential value completes within the next twenty-four months and faces recompete risk. The company maintains no parent contract vehicles (GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs) and operates as a direct vendor to agencies through spot-purchase orders, positioning it as a niche supplier rather than a recurring task-order engine.
Quick answers
Is Big Fin LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Big Fin LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through February 10, 2027.
How much has Big Fin LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $14,096 to Big Fin LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $175,119 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Big Fin LLC's most recent federal award?
Big Fin LLC's most recent federal contract award is Purchase of 22 (twenty-two) big FIN scientific DS5 electronic measuring boards (1305M326P0256), from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on September 4, 2026.
On GovTribe
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- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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