Measurement Specialties Inc.

Measurement Specialties Inc., headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, is a foreign-owned manufacturer of specialized measurement and sensing equipment operating as a prime contractor on 466 federal purchase orders and delivery orders (95% of its award footprint) and a subcontractor on defense programs to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical, Electric Boat, and Boeing. The company is a subsidiary of TE Connectivity and competes in full-and-open procurements without SBA set-asides, with work concentrated in pressure scanners, liquid level sensors, electronic components, calibration services, and six-degree-of-freedom measurement tools for aerospace and naval test and evaluation.

Measurement Specialties operates across 47 federal agencies but concentrates its footprint in three customer tiers. The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center anchors the dollar value with 25 awards worth $15.7 million combined potential value, driven by a large indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0042119D0046) valued at $3.7 million that feeds 17 task orders for standard six-degree-of-freedom measurement tools and recalibration services supporting aircraft systems sustainment. The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command places the highest award count at 95 orders (combined potential value $4.9 million) for sensor procurement and electronic components. The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey places 62 awards worth $4.8 million combined potential value, primarily for hydrological equipment under an indefinite-delivery contract (140G0120D0006). NASA's Shared Services Center (50 awards, $3.1 million combined potential value) and Langley Research Center (34 awards, $1.1 million) together represent a third tier, with recent work including a $1.35 billion multi-pressure measurement system replacement for the 14-by-22-foot subsonic tunnel, a $668 thousand electronically scanned pressure measurement system for the Glenn Research Center CW22 test facility, and a $394 thousand intelligent pressure system purchase for the Glenn Research Center. The top five customer entities by award count or dollar value account for 62% of combined potential value; Naval Air Warfare Center's large contract and individual high-value purchases (such as the $1.2 million Radome Adapter order) drive dollar concentration while naval supply and USGS procurements drive transaction volume.

Measurement Specialties' prime work routes almost entirely through simplified acquisition and commercial item purchase orders under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with the majority designated as sole-source awards under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) justified on technical compatibility, proprietary constraints, or data-rights unavailability. The company places task orders under the Scientific Equipment and Services vehicle (137 task orders, $5.7 million combined potential value) and holds multiple indefinite-delivery contracts, including the $3.7 million Naval Air Systems Command IDIQ, the $4.8 million USGS hydrological equipment contract, and a $505 thousand USGS indefinite-delivery contract (140G0118D0002). Work is performed principally at the contractor's Hampton, Virginia facility, with NASA deliveries to Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio and Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

Recent prime work exemplifies the company's core capability: a $39.9 thousand August 2026 purchase order from NASA's Shared Services Center for Optimus pressure scanner spare components (one 32-channel miniature electronic pressure scanner and one TE Optimus MSDI scanner) for the CW22 test facility at Glenn; an April 2026 $68.6 thousand sole-source order for an Optimus System Processor; a July 2025 $85.4 thousand purchase order for 10x10 Optimus quick disconnect plate components for the Optimus Pressure Scanning System; a June 2024 $25.6 thousand delivery order for three MEAS NetScanner 9916 pressure scanners; and a January 2024 $174.4 thousand purchase order for Optimus mini modules, scanner cables, and MSDI components. Naval Supply Systems Command procurements are typically smaller (ranging $1.85 thousand to $204.5 thousand) for liquid level sensors and electronic components; a March 2026 $18.5 thousand order for repair and evaluation of bare printed circuit boards and electrical assemblies represents the repair-and-calibration capability. USGS awards average $37 thousand to $82 thousand per delivery order for hydrological equipment supporting water resource monitoring.

In its subcontractor role, Measurement Specialties supplies accelerometers, variable resistors, electrical contacts, fasteners, and electronic components to Lockheed Martin for F-35 long-lead items, AGMS (Advanced Ground Mobility System) production, and Hellfire II missile buys; to Curtiss-Wright for rotational deployment mechanisms and actuator supplies; to Northrop Grumman for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar space vehicles study; to Electric Boat for submarine fasteners and coupons; and to Boeing for production material. Most sub awards carry no stated dollar value in the source.

Activity has flattened in the most recent years — 22 awards in 2022 ramped to 28 in 2024 but dropped to 12 in 2025 and 5 in 2026 (through August). Only one award faces ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, carrying minimal recompete pressure. The company's NAICS profile centers on instruments and related products manufacturing for measuring industrial process variables (268 awards), with secondary exposure in fluid meter manufacturing (37 awards), bare printed circuit board manufacturing (31 awards), and navigation/guidance system manufacturing (22 awards). PSC concentrations align: liquid and gas flow/level/mechanical motion measurement (95 awards), laboratory equipment and supplies (60 awards), and pressure/temperature/humidity measurement (60 awards).

Measurement Specialties operates as a subsidiary within a corporate portfolio that includes Pressure Systems Inc., Transducer Controls Corporation, Eureka Environmental Engineering Corporation, and Cosense Inc., reflecting a multi-brand approach to measurement, sensing, and environmental engineering products. The company has maintained SAM.gov registration since 2001 and has accumulated over 50 prime federal contracts since 2019, establishing deep relationships with NASA, Navy, USGS, and defense prime contractors through specialized technical offerings and proprietary equipment compatibility that frequently justify sole-source procurements.