Biolog, Inc.

Biolog, Inc., a Hayward, California-based manufacturer of microbiological testing instruments and growth media, serves the federal government as a prime contractor in full-and-open procurements with no characteristic set-aside posture. The company operates as a for-profit corporate entity competing on the merits of its proprietary OmniLog and MicroStation systems for microbial identification and phenotypic analysis, along with specialized growth media such as Rainbow Agar O157 used in pathogen screening and food safety operations.

Biolog's federal footprint centers on two capability streams: instrument sales and extended warranty and preventative maintenance services on installed equipment. Recent representative prime awards include a $154.6 thousand purchase order from the Office of Naval Research in February 2024 for an ODIN instrument; a $117.8 thousand sole-source purchase order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in September 2022 for a Generation III OmniLog system with training and software; a $107.4 thousand purchase order from the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in April 2024 for a Phenotypic Microarray system with Odin installation; a $141.6 thousand purchase order from USDA's Agricultural Research Service in September 2021 for a Generation III OmniLog Combo Plus system; and an $86.3 thousand total small business set-aside purchase order from USDA's Agricultural Research Service in September 2025 for an Odin VIII system. Maintenance and warranty work includes $51.9 thousand from the Army Corps of Engineers in September 2024 for extended warranty and preventative maintenance on an OmniLog system running through September 2028, $37.2 thousand from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in January 2026 for preventative maintenance on an AS-500 system through December 2030, and recurring delivery orders for Rainbow Agar from USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service typically valued at $6,000 to $21,000 per order.

Customer concentration favors civilian life-sciences and food-safety agencies. The top five funding entities account for 46 percent of combined potential value, anchored by the Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration with 37 awards and $1.5 million combined potential value, followed by USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service's Office of Administrative Services Procurement Management Branch with 17 awards and $578 thousand, USDA Agricultural Research Service with field regions accounting for 21 to 26 awards spanning $344 thousand to $524 thousand, and the Department of the Army Medical Command with 6 awards and $346 thousand. The FDA dominates both volume and dollars across the award portfolio. Biolog places work under two named parent vehicles: an Indefinite Delivery Contract 123A9420D0004 with USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service generating 16 task orders for Rainbow Agar media totaling $178 thousand, and a Blanket Purchase Agreement 220030055 with one task order.

Activity has declined sharply in recent years. Awards per year dropped from 16 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, recovered to 8 in 2024 and 2025, and 2 in 2026 year-to-date. Three awards with combined potential value of $140 thousand face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting moderate recompete exposure. Across its entire 276-award portfolio dating to 1994, Biolog reports combined potential value of $7.5 million against combined dollars obligated of $10.1 million, indicating invoiced performance exceeding reported ceilings. The company operates almost entirely as a prime contractor (100 percent of awards) with minimal subcontract engagement; one sub-award surfaces in April 2025 under an Astrion Group, LLC prime for Laboratory Support Services and Operations II (LASSO) II. Biolog's primary NAICS footprint spans Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (93 awards) and In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing (92 awards), with secondary PSC work in Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (125 awards) and maintenance and repair services (57 awards).