David Kopf Instruments

David Kopf Instruments, a Tujunga, California–based for-profit Subchapter S corporation, manufactures precision stereotaxic instruments and biomedical research equipment for federal agencies as a prime contractor across small-business set-aside and full-and-open procurements. The company competes across both contracting postures; recent awards carry mixed set-aside designations — three of the past five years' procurements were placed under Total Small Business set-asides (NIAAA recalibration services valued at $11.9 thousand, VISN 21 Model 942 stereotaxic instrument at $19.8 thousand, and VISN 23 stereotaxic alignment system at $27 thousand), while others were competed full-and-open.

David Kopf Instruments manufactures and delivers Model 942 dual small animal stereotaxic instruments, Model 1900 stereotaxic alignment systems, rat and mouse stereotaxic equipment, spinal research units, and custom stereotaxic frame assemblies used in neurological, behavioral, and drug-abuse research across federal health and research institutions. Recent representative awards include a $44.8 thousand custom 1430 stereotaxic frame assembly delivered to the HHS Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (April 2025), a $45.7 thousand stereotaxic equipment package to Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 (March 2025), a $14.2 thousand Model 942 instrument to the National Institute of Mental Health (July 2025), and a $17.4 thousand Model 942 with anesthesia head holder and drill to Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (January 2026). The company also provides repair and recalibration services on existing stereotaxic frames and related instrumentation.

The National Institutes of Health dominates customer concentration. The National Institute on Drug Abuse alone accounts for 56 of 218 total awards (41% of the award count) with $870 thousand in combined potential value, reflecting a long-standing supplier relationship spanning at least a decade. The Veterans Administration's Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN 20, VISN 22, and VISN 23) collectively represent a secondary concentration, with Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 and VISN 22 anchoring significant dollar volume. The top five customer entities account for 41% of award count and 52% of combined potential value. Activity has averaged three to six awards annually over the past five years, with 218 total awards in the source data spanning from 1982 to January 2026. Only one award (valued at $14 thousand) faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. David Kopf Instruments operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint in the award record. The company's primary NAICS codes reflect its product focus: Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (106 awards) and Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (23 awards), with top PSC codes aligned to Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (132 awards) and Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies (60 awards).

Stereotaxic Instrumentation for Animal Research,

MRI Stereotaxic Instruments,Micropositioners, Pipette Pullers, Spinal Instrumentation, Microinjection, Optical Investigation Units and Chronic Head Holders, & Neurological Stimulating Electrodes.