Oxford Instruments America, Inc.

Oxford Instruments America, Inc., doing business as Oxford Instruments, is a foreign-owned scientific equipment manufacturer headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, that operates as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards) selling advanced analytical instrumentation, materials characterization systems, and maintenance and repair services to federal research agencies. The vendor competes on a full-and-open basis with no set-aside participation across its prime footprint and does not hold any designated SBA certifications.

Oxford Instruments' capability portfolio centers on electron microscopy systems, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) detectors, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) systems, inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) tools, Raman microscope systems, and associated software and maintenance services. Recent representative work includes a $1.27 billion confocal microscope and spectroscopy system for the Office of Naval Research (awarded December 2024), a $3.99 billion plasma tool and maintenance agreement with NIST (awarded December 2023), a $2.49 billion procurement of ICP etchers and open-load etchers for NIST (awarded September 2023), and a $1.43 billion five-year maintenance agreement with the Office of Naval Research (awarded June 2022). The vendor also delivers single equipment units and targeted maintenance contracts at lower values; a representative sample includes a $241 thousand commercial testing instrument for NIST (March 2026), a $687 thousand ICP-DRIE tool for the Office of Naval Research (September 2025), and a $351 thousand core analyzer with software subscription for the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy (May 2024).

Customer concentration is pronounced and skewed toward civilian research infrastructure. The top five funding agencies by award count represent 36% of all awards, with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) dominant at 89 awards and $20.6 million combined potential value, followed by the Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research at 84 awards and $12.2 million. When ranked by potential value rather than count, NIST and ONR anchor 64% of the combined potential value across the top five customer agencies, with NASA Shared Services Center, NASA Goddard Space Center, and the U.S. Geological Survey rounding out the set. The vendor serves 107 distinct customer agencies across the federal government, including the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense (multiple commands), the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Institutes of Health, reflecting deep penetration across civilian and defense research missions.

Oxford Instruments' award history across the portfolio spans 776 total awards (prime and sub combined) dating to 1983, with annual volumes showing relative stability — oscillating between 14 and 30 awards per year over the past five years — and combined potential value of $59.2 million across all awards. Nineteen awards with combined potential value of $2.9 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing a moderate recompete window. The vendor does not maintain seats on named government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) or other parent vehicles listed in the source; contract awards are issued directly as purchase orders and definitive contracts rather than through task order vehicles.

Oxford Instruments subcontracts under prime contractors including Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos National Laboratory management and operation), Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC (Naval Nuclear Laboratory operations), Mantech Advanced Systems International, Inc. (Trace Particle Analysis services), the University of Dayton (research and development support), and Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (National Security Campus operations). The vendor's sub-award footprint represents 3% of total awards (24 sub-awards) and centers on provision of analytical instrumentation, detectors, maintenance agreements, and specialized equipment components to prime contractors managing major federal research facilities and development programs.

The vendor's work is distributed across NAICS codes reflecting its dual role as an equipment manufacturer and service provider: Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (245 awards), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (196 awards), and Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (91 awards). PSC codes reinforce this mix, with Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Instruments and Laboratory Equipment (198 awards) and Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (162 awards) dominating the distribution. The vendor has maintained continuous federal contracting relationships since 2001 and operates from both its Concord, Massachusetts headquarters and subordinate performance locations in Great Britain, United Kingdom (for certain plasma tool manufacturing) and multiple U.S. federal research facility sites.