Lenox Instrument Co., Inc.

Lenox Instrument Co., Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, manufactures optical and electrical components for military inspection and logistics equipment as a prime contractor across 462 federal purchase orders, all competed full-and-open with no set-aside designations. The company operates exclusively as a prime supplier — zero subcontract work — and competes on individual purchase orders rather than through larger contract vehicles, reflecting a high-volume transactional footprint rooted in Defense Logistics Agency supply relationships.

Lenox's capability portfolio centers on remote visual inspection equipment and precision optical components. The company manufactures borescopes, fiberscopes, illuminators, eyepiece assemblies, optical lenses, adapters, control panels, electrical contacts, and related hardware for military depot maintenance and field inspection operations. Recent representative work includes a $27,208 purchase order from the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime for eyepiece assemblies (Feb 4, 2026), a $9,180 order for optical instrument lenses (Nov 21, 2024), a $13,604 order for eyepiece assemblies (Feb 3, 2025), and a $40,972 borescope order (Oct 18, 2021). The company also maintains an Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Land and Maritime valued at $250,000 for borescope supply.

Customer concentration is extreme and narrowly focused on Defense Logistics Agency divisions. DLA Land and Maritime accounts for 206 awards (44% of the total footprint) with $1.3 million combined potential value; DLA Aviation adds 53 awards and $1.1 million; and DLA Troop Support Hardware accounts for 27 awards. Together, the three DLA divisions represent approximately 60% of all awards. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command places 30 orders ($503 thousand potential value), representing the second-tier customer. This concentration reflects Lenox's embedded role as a catalog supplier to defense logistics supply chains rather than a systems integrator or large program contractor.

The company's federal parent vehicles are GSA Federal Supply Schedules — GS24F0073N carries nine task orders ($122 thousand combined potential value) — supplemented by the two-order IDCs with DLA. Activity is flat: four awards per year in both 2024 and 2025, and four in early 2026. The combined potential value across all 462 awards is $3.5 million, though obligated dollars total $18.7 million, indicating that many historical awards have been executed at values exceeding original ceilings or that ceiling values on older orders were not recorded. Top NAICS concentration is Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing (151 awards), followed by fastener manufacturing and electrical component categories. The company has held a SAM registration since June 2001 and has operated continuously as a federal supplier across four decades, with the oldest award in the source data dated December 1980.

manufacturer of Inspection and Monitoring Equipment for Furnaces and Engines also borescopes, videoscopes, fiberscopes