MKS Inc.

Andover, MA

UEI
D3QUT46GEX16
CAGE
23582
Primary NAICS
333242 Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing
SAM.gov registration
Expired

Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
  • Manufacturer of Goods
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
2 Tech Dr #201, Andover, MA 01810, USA
Website
mks.com
Founded
1961
Employees
5K-10K
Industry
  1. Industrials
  2. Capital Goods
  3. Industrial Conglomerates
  4. Industrials & Manufacturing
SIC code
38 Instruments & Related Products

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Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $0
FY2026 $94,204
FY2025 $10,381
FY2024 $89,185
FY2023 $32,123

Top agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of Commerce $99,900

Contract awards

Award Agency Obligated Awarded
OU03-FY26-280-new 1333ND26PNB030293 National Institute of Standards and Technology $99,900
Installation of new ION source N0017325P5416 Office of Naval Research (SECNAV) $2,260
Lab equipment N0017325P0401 Office of Naval Research (SECNAV) $24,924
Repair of RF generator. N0017324P1729 Office of Naval Research (SECNAV) $0
Vapor phase MFC, 5 sccm 4-hexylstyrene N0017324P0940 Office of Naval Research (SECNAV) $0

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Contract subawards

Prime contractor Prime award Amount Awarded
Triad National Security, LLC IGF::CL::IGF COMPETITION FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY ESI Laser 53352 MKS IncCarmella Archuleta 89233218CNA000001 $510,000
Ut-Battelle LLC MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY SCM#2074-MKS-(D. Hulsey) DEAC0500OR22725 $349,225
Triad National Security, LLC IGF::CL::IGF COMPETITION FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY ESI Laser-MKs-Carmella Archuleta 89233218CNA000001 $510,000
Ut-Battelle LLC MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MKS Spare Gauges-Jeremy Price. DEAC0500OR22725 $49,866
Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NAVAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY AND NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION PROGRAM SUPPORT Butterfly Valve 89233018CNR000004 $1

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About the company

Written by GovTribe AI ·

MKS Inc., headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, manufactures specialized scientific instruments, vacuum components, optical systems, and analytical equipment sold to federal research and defense agencies as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards) on a full-and-open basis with no set-aside designations. The company operates through a portfolio of 13 named subsidiaries including Newport Corporation, Ophir Optics LLC, and Electro Scientific Industries Inc., each contributing specialized capabilities in lasers, optical isolation systems, pressure controllers, mass flow controllers, and precision measurement instrumentation.

MKS competes across a highly fragmented customer base of 57 federal agencies, with awards concentrated in research and development and laboratory equipment procurement. The top five customers by award count—the Office of Naval Research (52 awards), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (44 awards), Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (23 awards), and NASA Glenn Research Center and NASA Shared Services Center (15 awards each)—account for 36% of all awards. By potential value, NIST leads with $981 thousand across 44 awards, followed by Army Materiel Command ($680 thousand across 23 awards) and ONR ($527 thousand across 52 awards); together these three customers anchor 56% of combined potential value. The gap between award-count and dollar-value rankings reflects MKS's transactional posture: ONR places the most orders but at relatively small individual values, while NIST and Army place fewer but larger purchase orders.

MKS's prime work centers on purchase orders for laboratory and measurement equipment, with representative recent examples including a $99,900 NIST order for CHIPS Beamline RGAS components (July 2026), a $66,851.55 NIST optical table with vibration isolation system (April 2024), a $31,143 NOAA order for seven pressure controllers supporting greenhouse gas monitoring (July 2023), and a $24,924 ONR lab equipment procurement (December 2024). The vendor also supplies capacitance manometer systems, RF generators, mass flow controllers, and microwave generator systems to ONR, NASA, and the Shared Services Center across a recurring pattern of firm-fixed-price, simplified-acquisition purchase orders with completion dates typically three to six months from award. Category concentration reflects this posture: the top NAICS codes are Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (172 awards), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (64 awards), and Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (46 awards). The top PSC codes—Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (136 awards), Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments (61 awards), and Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments (27 awards)—confirm the narrowness of the vendor's competitive domain.

Activity has remained flat to declining over the past five years (four awards in 2022, two in 2023, eight in 2024, two in 2025, and six in 2026 year-to-date), suggesting a mature, stable customer base with predictable but not growth-trajectory spending. Combined potential value across all 419 awards totals $5.2 million, though combined obligated dollars reach $9.2 million (176% of potential value), indicating frequent contract modifications and cost overruns relative to initial ceiling values. MKS holds a small subcontractor footprint (3% of awards), supplying pressure transducers and spare gauges to Ut-Battelle on Oak Ridge National Laboratory management and operations contracts, ESI laser components to Triad National Security on Los Alamos management and operations contracts, butterfly valves to Fluor Marine Propulsion on Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program support, and measurement controllers to The Aerospace Corporation on engineering services contracts. The parent vehicles listed in the source carry single task orders each and appear to be legacy or closed IDIQs rather than active multi-award vehicles; the vendor does not maintain a visible seat on government-wide acquisition contracts or active BPAs.

Quick answers

Is MKS Inc. registered in SAM.gov?

MKS Inc.'s SAM.gov registration expired on September 12, 2026.

How much has MKS Inc. received in federal contracts?

Federal contracts obligated $10,381 to MKS Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $225,893 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

How does MKS Inc. rank among federal contractors?

MKS Inc. ranked #42 in NAICS 335139, #66 in PSC 6210 and #69 in NAICS 33513 in FY2025.

What is MKS Inc.'s most recent federal award?

MKS Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is OU03-FY26-280-new (1333ND26PNB030293), from National Institute of Standards and Technology, on July 29, 2026.

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