Force Measurement Systems, Inc.

Force Measurement Systems, Inc., a woman-owned small business headquartered in Anaheim, California, designs and manufactures precision thrust measurement systems and related aerospace test instrumentation for federal agencies, competing primarily as a prime contractor (78% of recent awards) on full-and-open solicitations without set-aside designation. The company is a self-certified small disadvantaged business and Subchapter S corporation organized as a manufacturer of goods under NAICS categories spanning other measuring and controlling device manufacturing (6 awards), scale and balance manufacturing (5 awards), and aerospace propulsion system component manufacturing (2 awards).

Force Measurement Systems' customer concentration splits between defense and civil space. The top five funding agencies account for 74% of recent awards by count but diverge sharply on dollars: the Air Force Research Laboratory commands 64% of combined potential value ($14.8 million across 4 awards), while NASA entities dominate award count but not dollars. NASA's Glenn Research Center, Shared Services Center, Langley Research Center, Johnson Space Center, and Stennis Space Center collectively account for 15 awards and $8.2 million in potential value, with the Glenn Research Center and Shared Services Center each issuing 4 awards valued at $1.7 million and $584 thousand respectively. The top-five customer ranking by potential value surfaces NASA Stennis Space Center ($5.1 million across 2 awards), which does not appear in the top-five by count.

Recent representative work includes a $11.0 million Air Force Research Laboratory definitive contract (awarded August 2023, completion November 2026) for thrust measurement system development with calibration and head/aft end configuration capabilities, performed at Anaheim; a $3.8 million Air Force Research Laboratory firm fixed-price contract (awarded April 2025, completion June 2026) for thrust measurement system development and delivery at Edwards Air Force Base; a $573 thousand NASA Johnson Space Center purchase order (awarded September 2026, completion March 2027) for design, calibration, installation, integration, and validation of a hypergolic-propellant thrust measurement system at White Sands Test Facility; and a $309 thousand NASA Shared Services Center purchase order (awarded July 2026, completion May 2027) for a 200-lbf thrust measurement system for Test Stand 406.

Activity has accelerated modestly — one award per year in 2022 and 2023, two per year in 2024 and 2025, four in 2026 — with four awards (combined potential value $12 million) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure. Force Measurement Systems places work as a subcontractor under ATK Launch Systems LLC on the Space Launch System Booster Production and Operations Contract (awarded July 2026) and under ASRC Federal System Solutions LLC on Aerospace Systems Technical Research and Operations Support Services contracts (awarded February and July 2024), delivering thrust measurement and test stand components. The vendor participates on two indefinite delivery contracts: IDC 80MSFC20D0008 and FA881818D0001, with one task order each. Across its prime portfolio, Force Measurement Systems operates without standing GWAC or BPA access; all recent work is pursued and awarded on individual solicitations as sole-source or competitive full-and-open procurements.