Bristol Instruments Inc.
Victor, NY
- UEI
- TQ8ZMCJHN7G9
- CAGE
- 48JY3
- Primary NAICS
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
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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
- 770 Canning Pkwy, Victor, NY 14564, USA
- Website
- bristol-inst.com
- Founded
- 2005
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Tools & Services
- SIC code
- 38 Instruments & Related Products
- Profiles
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 | $137,798 |
| FY2025 | $358,754 |
| FY2024 | $194,962 |
| FY2023 | $162,637 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | $137,798 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkyrie Enterprises, LLC | 0001 | $56,600 | |
| HX5 LLC | 0001 | $61,750 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Research Institute | 80NSSC19K0806 | $32,250 |
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About the company
Bristol Instruments Inc., a small business manufacturer headquartered in Victor, New York, supplies high-precision optical and laser measurement instruments to federal agencies as a prime contractor on 114 purchase orders (97% of awards) and as a subcontractor on three contract and grant sub-awards. The company operates as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and competes predominantly under total small business set-asides; 59% of prime awards carry small business designations, with the remainder on full-and-open or sole-source procurements.
Bristol Instruments' core capability is the design and delivery of wavelength meters, spectrum analyzers, and optical measurement systems across visible, near-infrared, and mid-infrared wavelength ranges, sold directly to federal research laboratories and engineering facilities. Representative work includes a $86,212.50 delivery of two wavelength meters to NIST's Gaithersburg facility for the Standard Photonic Thermometer project under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), awarded August 21, 2026; a $94,100 two-unit optical wavemeter system delivered to the Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland under NAICS 334516, awarded September 18, 2024; and a $71,297 sole-source wavelength meter and spectrum analyzer procurement from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, awarded January 14, 2025. The company also supplied a mid-infrared spectrum analyzer valued at $42,750 to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in August 2025 and a $33,250 mid-infrared optical spectrum analyzer to NIST's Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division in September 2025.
Customer concentration is extreme. NIST accounts for 48 awards worth $1.4 million combined potential value (66% of all awards and 39% of the combined potential value across the customer base). The Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command and NASA's Shared Services Center, with nine and ten awards respectively, rank second and third by volume but account for only $331 thousand and $291 thousand in combined potential value. The top five customers by count cover 66% of all awards; by dollar value, the top five cover 70% of the combined potential value. This concentration reflects Bristol Instruments' established position as NIST's primary supplier of optical measurement equipment for physics, materials science, and metrology research.
Activity has grown modestly but unevenly over the past five years. Awards totaled three in 2022, five in 2023, five in 2024, and eleven in 2025, with two awards to date in 2026. The combined obligated dollars across all awards ($3.7 million) slightly exceed the combined potential value ($3.6 million), indicating that invoiced revenue has met or slightly exceeded contract ceilings. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $138 thousand, so recompete exposure is minimal near term.
Bristol Instruments subcontracts to Valkyrie Enterprises LLC on Department of Defense optical equipment procurement (awarded April 17, 2025) and to HX5 LLC on MIT Lincoln Laboratory research and development center test equipment (awarded February 26, 2025). The company also served as a sub-recipient on a Southwest Research Institute grant sub-award for a spectrum analyzer (awarded January 26, 2024). These engagements remain marginal relative to Bristol Instruments' prime footprint. The company's awards span 25 federal agencies, but NIST, Army, Navy, Air Force, and NASA account for approximately 93% of recent activity by award count.
Quick answers
Is Bristol Instruments Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Bristol Instruments Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 19, 2027.
How much has Bristol Instruments Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $358,754 to Bristol Instruments Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $854,151 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Bristol Instruments Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Bristol Instruments Inc. ranked #16 in PSC 5860 and #56 in PSC 5961 in FY2025.
What is Bristol Instruments Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Bristol Instruments Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is OU68-FY26-348-new fast wavemeter (1333ND26PNB680383), from National Institute of Standards and Technology, on September 4, 2026.
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