Liquid Instruments Inc.
- UEI
- MS6AHD4EF8D7
- CAGE
- 8DD01
- Primary NAICS
- 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- SAM.gov registration
- Expired
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
- Website
- liquidinstruments.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Industrial Conglomerates
- Industrials & Manufacturing
- 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 | $405,405 |
| FY2025 | $247,450 |
| FY2024 | $99,850 |
| FY2023 | $107,874 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | $405,405 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. | N0003024C6001 | $170,000 | |
| Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC | DENA0002839 | $36,000 |
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About the company
Liquid Instruments Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of software-enabled test and measurement instrumentation based in San Diego, operates as a prime contractor (94% of recent awards) delivering specialized electronic measurement devices to federal research and defense agencies on a full-and-open, unrestricted basis. The company is a self-certified small disadvantaged business competing predominantly outside set-asides, with one small-business set-aside award on record.
Liquid Instruments' federal footprint consists almost entirely of purchase orders for hardware and integrated instrument systems. The company manufactures FPGA-based digital measurement platforms under its MOKU product line—including lock-in amplifiers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, pulse generators, and servo controllers—and sells custom test equipment such as fast digitizers, laser stabilization systems, and field-programmable gate array servo systems. Representative prime work includes a $99,475 purchase order from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for a fast digitizer (September 2026), an $85,275 order from NIST for a Moku Delta Digital System (September 2025), a $25,275 sole-source delivery to NASA's Langley Research Center via the Shared Services Center for a MOKU PRO SUITE supporting the In-Space Manufacturing program (August 2025), and a $30,840 purchase order from the Air Force Academy for 60 MOKU:GO M2 devices under a total small business set-aside (September 2022). All work is performed in Australia or at customer locations; recent awards show ultimate completion dates ranging from August 2026 to December 2026.
Customer concentration is extreme. NIST accounts for 86% of recent awards by count (20 of 35 total awards) and 71% of combined potential value ($857 thousand of $1.2 million), reflecting NIST's heavy reliance on Liquid Instruments' instrumentation for its precision measurement and materials research. NASA's Shared Services Center places the second-largest volume (6 awards, $167 thousand combined potential value), followed by the Air Force Academy (2 awards, $60 thousand). The Department of Health and Human Services National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Air Force each account for one award. Liquid Instruments holds no parent contract vehicles—all awards are direct purchase orders issued against the company as a vendor.
Activity shows modest growth over the past five years, from eight awards in 2022 to seven in 2026 (including 2026 awards through mid-September). Four awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $199 thousand and face recompete exposure. The company subcontracts minimally; two recent sub-awards appear in the portfolio—technical support delivery to the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory on a Thermoelectric System FY24 program (July 2025) and test equipment provision to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies on the National Security Campus management and operation contract (July 2024). Across both prime and sub roles, Liquid Instruments' capability portfolio is vertically focused: FPGA-based digital instrumentation and precision measurement systems for research metrology, quantum networking, integrated photonics, and laboratory characterization work across civilian research agencies and select defense customers.
SBA capabilities narrative
Liquid Instruments develops software-configurable hardware and advanced digital signal processing.
Quick answers
Is Liquid Instruments Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Liquid Instruments Inc.'s SAM.gov registration expired on August 11, 2026.
What is Liquid Instruments Inc.'s CAGE code?
Liquid Instruments Inc.'s CAGE code is 8DD01, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is MS6AHD4EF8D7.
How much has Liquid Instruments Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $247,450 to Liquid Instruments Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $860,579 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Liquid Instruments Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Liquid Instruments Inc. ranked #57 in PSC 5961 in FY2025.
What is Liquid Instruments Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Liquid Instruments Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Fpga system for EUV source radiometer (1333ND26PNB030545), from National Institute of Standards and Technology, on September 17, 2026.
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