Instec, Incorporated
Boulder, CO
- UEI
- K1FRX21JMTF1
- CAGE
- 1QHK1
- 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
- 5589 Arapahoe Ave #208, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- Website
- instec.com
- Founded
- 1984
- Employees
- 1-10
- 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
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 | $128,990 |
| FY2025 | $77,015 |
| FY2024 | $154,243 |
| FY2023 | $105,739 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $89,390 | |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | $39,600 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Instec, Incorporated, doing business as Instec Inc., manufactures specialized scientific instrumentation—principally heated probe stations, vacuum chambers, and thermal control systems—and sells these products to federal research agencies as a prime contractor under full-and-open and small-business set-aside purchase orders. The Boulder, Colorado-based for-profit company operates exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards) and does not hold any parent contract vehicles or IDIQs; all federal work flows through individual purchase orders placed directly by customer agencies.
Instec's customer base concentrates heavily on the Department of the Navy, which accounts for the top two customer rankings by award count and combined value. The Office of Naval Research has placed six awards worth $234 thousand, the Bureau of Naval Personnel has placed four awards worth $135 thousand, and Naval Sea Systems Command has placed two awards worth $54 thousand—together representing roughly 53% of the vendor's recent award portfolio. The Department of the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command (three awards, $147 thousand) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (four awards, $91 thousand) round out the active customer set. By potential value, the Office of Naval Research, the Army's R&D command, and NIST together anchor about 80% of combined potential value at $472 thousand across thirteen awards. The Navy's dominance by count (14 of 30 awards) contrasts with the Army's higher per-award value signature, reflecting the Navy's use of smaller module and probe-station procurements versus the Army's larger integrated systems.
Instec's capability portfolio centers on high-temperature vacuum probe stations and thermal control systems designed for materials characterization and electronic device evaluation in research settings. Recent representative awards include a $89,390 sole-source purchase order from the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command (July 2026) for a high-temperature DC and RF capable vacuum probe station with heating to 1000 degrees Celsius and 40-gigahertz RF capability; a $154,242.58 small-business set-aside from the Office of Naval Research (September 2024) for heating modular probe stations with installation and training; a $39,600 purchase order from NIST (September 2026) for a heated probing station with optical access and controlled environment meeting specifications including 400-degree Celsius heating and Python-compatible software control; and a $45,476 purchase order from the Army (March 2023) for a high-temperature vacuum probe station with Vision electrical testing software integration. NAICS concentration aligns tightly with this capability: 16 awards fall under Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (NAICS 334516) and 11 under Instruments for Measuring Industrial Process Variables (NAICS 334514), with Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (PSC 6630) dominating the product classification across 13 awards.
Activity has been sparse and flat—two to three awards per year over the past five years, with only two awards (combined potential value $129 thousand) completing within the next twenty-four months and therefore facing recompete. The vendor has served thirteen distinct federal agencies over its recorded history, but concentration around the Navy and Army suggests limited breadth of customer development. Award magnitudes are consistently sub-$200 thousand, reflecting the equipment-procurement nature of the business rather than large systems integration or service-delivery contracts.
Quick answers
Is Instec, Incorporated registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Instec, Incorporated's SAM.gov registration is active through July 29, 2027.
How much has Instec, Incorporated received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $77,015 to Instec, Incorporated in fiscal year 2025 and $465,987 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Instec, Incorporated rank among federal contractors?
Instec, Incorporated ranked #87 in PSC 5961 in FY2025.
What is Instec, Incorporated's most recent federal award?
Instec, Incorporated's most recent federal contract award is OU68-FY26-039-new heated probing station with optical access and a controlled environment (1333ND26PNB680639), from National Institute of Standards and Technology, on September 22, 2026.
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