Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Lake Bluff, IL Doing business as Buehler
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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Parent
Illinois Tool Works Inc. · Glenview, IL
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Parent
Illinois Tool Works Inc. · Glenview, IL
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 41 N Waukegan Rd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, USA
- Website
- buehler.com
- Founded
- 1936
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- 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 | $101,590 |
| FY2025 | $59,772 |
| FY2024 | $232,275 |
| FY2023 | $153,629 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $60,421 | |
| 2 | Air Force | $41,439 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC | 89233018CNR000004 | $58,483 | |
| Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC | DENA0001942 | $165,177 | |
| Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC | DENA0001942 | $45,601 | |
| Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC | DENA0001942 | $45,601 | |
| Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC | 89233018CNR000004 | $92,521 |
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About the company
Illinois Tool Works Inc. Buehler Division, doing business as Buehler, supplies metallography laboratory equipment and materials testing instruments to the federal government as a prime contractor (93% of awards), competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designation. Buehler is a division of Fortune 200 manufacturer Illinois Tool Works Inc., headquartered in Lake Bluff, Illinois, and operates across NAICS categories in analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing, general-purpose machinery manufacturing, and measuring and controlling device manufacturing.
Buehler's federal capability footprint centers on precision metallography equipment for sample preparation, materials analysis, and quality control. The portfolio includes abrasive cutters (Abrasimatic models), hardness testers (Vickers, Wilson, Rockwell, and microhardness variants), polishing units (Vibratory Polishers, AutoMet Pro Grinder Polishers), pellet presses, and sectioning saws for metallic sample preparation. Recent representative awards include a $7.5 million blanket purchase agreement with Naval Sea Systems Command through October 2029 for metallography laboratory equipment and supplies; a $115.6 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order from the Bureau of Naval Personnel (August 2024) for Rockwell hardness testers and an AutoMet 300 Pro Grinder Polisher to support the United States Naval Academy; a $68.1 thousand order from the Naval Air Warfare Center (January 2024) for C-130 airframe preventative and scheduled maintenance; and a $53.3 thousand purchase order from West Point Military Academy (February 2023) for an Abrasimatic 300 automatic and manual saw set aside for total small businesses.
Department of the Navy dominates customer concentration, with Naval Sea Systems Command holding 16 awards valued at $7.7 million (84% of combined potential value across the top five customers by dollars), followed by the Department of the Treasury United States Mint (8 awards, $189 thousand), the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration. The top five agencies by potential value account for 84% of combined value; by award count, the top five account for 34% of awards, indicating a diffuse tail of smaller purchase orders across civilian and defense laboratories. Over the past five years, activity has climbed from 5 awards in 2022 to 11 in 2024, with 4 awards in 2025 and 2 to date in 2026; the vendor reported $9.9 million in combined potential value across 126 recent awards, with $3.1 million obligated (31% realization rate), reflecting the typical lag in small purchase-order contracting.
Buehler also subcontracts materials testing equipment to Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC on the Naval Nuclear Laboratory management and operations contract (multiple modifications 2023–2024 for AutoMet 250 Pro and Vibromet Polishers) and to Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC on the Y-12 National Security Complex and Pantex Plant management and operating contract (three sub-awards in September 2024). A single sub-award to Boeing dates to February 2023 for Ares I Upper Stage development hardware and manufacturing support. The top PSC categories are Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (41 awards) and Physical Properties Testing and Inspection (14 awards), reflecting the core business of supplying consumables and precision instruments to federal testing and quality assurance operations across defense, civilian, and scientific agencies.
Quick answers
Is Illinois Tool Works Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through March 19, 2027.
How much has Illinois Tool Works Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $59,772 to Illinois Tool Works Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $547,266 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Illinois Tool Works Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Illinois Tool Works Inc. ranked #94 in PSC 6640 in FY2025.
What is Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Rockwell hardness tester (N6449826P2113), from Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy), on July 8, 2026.
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