Bren Instruments, Inc.
College Grove, TN
- UEI
- J753GNVDLFU4
- CAGE
- 04TZ7
- Primary NAICS
- 339950 Sign Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 8256 Horton Hwy, College Grove, TN 37046, USA
- Website
- breninc.com
- Founded
- 1972
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Commercial Services & Supplies
- Commercial Printing
- SIC code
- 39 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
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 | $29,332 |
| FY2025 | $148,156 |
| FY2024 | $72,968 |
| FY2023 | $59,207 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Services Administration | $29,332 |
Contract vehicles
Expired vehicles (1)
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Bren Instruments, Inc. (doing business as Bren Instruments Inc.), a woman-owned small business based in College Grove, Tennessee, manufactures and supplies industrial stenciling, signage, and graphics equipment to federal agencies as a prime contractor exclusively — competing in the open market without set-aside designations across a broad customer base spanning 63 agencies.
Bren Instruments' core capability is manufacturing electric stencil cutting machines, vinyl cutters (with cutting widths from 39.5 to 60 inches), premium vinyl sheets in multiple colors, transfer tapes, masking films, and synthetic stencil board for applications including aircraft masking, construction signage, and military operational marking. Representative recent work includes a $61,780 delivery order in September 2025 for BREN 752 stencil machines under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, a $32,511.74 order in April 2025 to replace stencil cutters across Wisconsin National Guard shops, and a $29,178.35 order in August 2026 for stenciling and signage equipment via GSA FAS. Individual task orders typically range from under $200 to $14,439.60, with most orders fixed-price with economic price adjustment terms.
Customer concentration centers heavily on GSA Federal Acquisition Service, which accounts for 78 awards (53% of the award count documented) carrying $17.4 million in combined potential value. The Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command, United States Marine Corps, and Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command together represent an additional 115 awards with substantially lower dollar magnitudes per order. The portfolio skews toward GSA by dollar value — 97% of the combined potential value documented flows through just five customer agencies, with GSA representing roughly 93% of that total.
Bren Instruments' primary federal vehicle is the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, which serves 80 task orders valued at $394 thousand (combined potential value), anchored by a $7.7 million IDIQ contract with GSA Federal Acquisition Service expiring March 30, 2030. The vendor also participates in a 232-task-order vehicle designated Sports, Promotional, Outdoor, Recreation Trophies and Signs, generating $804 thousand in combined potential value across military and civilian customers.
Activity has grown substantially — from four awards in 2022 to thirty in 2024 — though 2025 and 2026 show a decline to ten and two awards respectively in the source window. The combined potential value across all 362 documented awards is $18.8 million; only $2.1 million (11%) has been obligated to date, suggesting a large inventory of unfilled delivery orders. NAICS concentration is acute: 318 of 362 awards (88%) fall under Sign Manufacturing (NAICS 541850), with Marking Device Manufacturing and Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers accounting for most of the remainder.
As a woman-owned manufacturer competing full-and-open, Bren Instruments has no subcontractors and operates from a single facility in College Grove, performing all work in-house. The vendor does not hold parent IDIQs, does not subcontract to primes, and does not participate in set-aside vehicles, positioning it as a specialized commercial supplier leveraging GSA's pre-competed schedule infrastructure for high-velocity, low-dollar-magnitude orders across a fragmented federal customer base.
SBA capabilities narrative
Manufacturer of Stencil Machines, Sign Machines, Decal Machines, Materials and Supplies
Quick answers
Is Bren Instruments, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Bren Instruments, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through February 9, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Bren Instruments, Inc. hold?
Bren Instruments, Inc. holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including MAS.
How much has Bren Instruments, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $148,156 to Bren Instruments, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $309,663 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Bren Instruments, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Bren Instruments, Inc. ranked #27 in PSC 3611, #36 in NAICS 33995 and #45 in PSC 9905 in FY2025.
What is Bren Instruments, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Bren Instruments, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Blades - 45 replacement blade (47QSSC26FE2GE), from Federal Acquisition Service, on September 22, 2026.
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