Cryo Associates Inc.

Cryo Associates Inc. operates as a small disadvantaged business prime contractor supplying cryogenic equipment, liquid nitrogen storage systems, and related maintenance services to federal research institutions and defense facilities. The company competes on a full-and-open basis; recent awards show no consistent set-aside designation, though roughly one-third of purchase orders carry Total Small Business set-aside tags, indicating mixed posture across the customer base.

Cryo Associates' capability portfolio centers on the procurement, installation, and maintenance of specialized cryogenic infrastructure: liquid nitrogen tanks and freezers (MVE, Taylor Wharton, IC Biomedical, and Planar Kryo models), vacuum-insulated piping systems, controlled-rate freezers for cellular therapies, vaporizers, pressure separators, and related ancillary equipment. Representative work includes a $280,450 award from USDA Agricultural Research Service (July 2026) for six MVE cryotanks with racking systems delivered to Fort Collins, Colorado; an $87,010 Naval Sea Systems Command order (April 2026) for procurement and installation of a liquid nitrogen tank and dual final line assembly at Montgomery Village, Maryland; a $183,640 Air Force Sustainment Center contract (July 2025) to design, manufacture, and install a vacuum-jacketed liquid nitrogen piping system for Robins Air Force Base; and a $102,600 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases full-service maintenance program (June 2024) covering 19 liquid nitrogen cryo-freezers at the NIH Bethesda campus through May 2029.

Customer concentration is fragmented across federal research and defense agencies. The top five customers by award count account for 34% of recent awards, led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (36 awards, $1.8 million combined potential value), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (26 awards, $692 thousand), and the Office of Naval Research (21 awards, $368 thousand). By potential value, however, the Food and Drug Administration ranks first ($2.5 million across 5 awards), followed by NIST and the USDA Plains Area (Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, $1.6 million across 16 awards). This divergence reflects a customer base of many small orders concentrated in NIH institutes and NIST, punctuated by larger-dollar procurements from FDA and USDA.

Cryo Associates operates as a 100% prime contractor footprint with no subcontractor relationships recorded in recent awards. The vendor sits on the Federal Supply Schedule GS25F5099C (128 task orders, $4.9 million combined potential value) and holds a blanket purchase agreement against the same schedule (33 task orders, $162 thousand), positioning the company for recurring call-order activity within that vehicle. A VA indefinite delivery contract (VA24412D0114) carries 4 task orders worth $262 thousand.

Activity has declined modestly over the past five years. Award volume dropped from 16 in 2022 to 3 in 2026 (year to date), reflecting a transition away from high-frequency small purchase orders toward fewer, larger-dollar projects. The combined potential value of $18 million across 358 total awards and $15 million obligated (83% of potential value) indicates a mature vendor with a long award history dating to June 1991; the source data shows awards per year contracting from a historical baseline of 16 (2022) through 5 (2025). Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal: 3 awards with combined potential value of $385 thousand face ultimate completion dates before October 2027.

Service Contract Inventory reporting shows only a single sub-engagement record in FY2022, with no FTE data. The absence of substantial SCI coverage reflects Cryo Associates' business model: the vendor supplies goods (tanks, freezers, piping) and equipment installation or maintenance services bundled under federal supply schedules and purchase orders below the $150,000 SCI threshold, rather than standalone federal service contracts. Across 57 distinct customer agencies, the vendor delivers specialized cryogenic procurement and support to research institutions (NIH institutes, NIST, FDA, CDC, Smithsonian), defense facilities (Naval Sea Systems Command, Air Force Sustainment Center, Office of Naval Research), and civilian agencies (USDA, NASA, Department of Veterans Affairs).