Preiser Scientific Inc.

Preiser Scientific Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in St Albans, West Virginia, manufactures and sells specialized analytical laboratory equipment — primarily bomb calorimeters, isoperibol calorimeters, high-temperature furnaces, and pressure vessels — to federal research agencies as a prime contractor. The vendor operates exclusively in a prime role (100% of awards) across small business set-asides and full-and-open competitions, with no subcontract footprint.

Preiser Scientific's customer concentration spans research and logistics agencies with no single dominant buyer. The top five customer agencies by award count — the Department of the Army (8 awards, $64 thousand combined potential value), Naval Sea Systems Command (6 awards, $132 thousand), Tennessee Valley Authority (5 awards), Defense Logistics Agency (5 awards), and the Department of the Air Force (4 awards) — account for 29% of all awards. When ranked by potential value, Naval Sea Systems Command leads at $132 thousand across six awards, followed by the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Center (3 awards, $88 thousand) and the Army (8 awards, $64 thousand); the Office of Naval Research and USDA Agricultural Research Service round out the top tier. This fragmentation across 38 distinct customer agencies signals a wide-market industrial-goods supplier rather than a customer-locked incumbent. The vendor qualifies under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) for most work and operates under PSC Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (38 awards) and Chemical Analysis Instruments (14 awards).

Recent activity has been sparse and episodic. The vendor recorded 97 total awards in source data spanning 1980 to 2026, with only two awards in 2020, eight in 2022, two in 2023, four in 2024, and one in 2026 — signaling a volatile, project-driven sales cycle rather than sustained growth. The most recent award, issued April 21, 2026 by the Office of Naval Research, covers a $20.88 thousand Parr Instruments Compensated Calorimeter 6100EA under a total small business set-aside, with ultimate completion May 4, 2026. Representative prior awards include a $44.19 thousand Naval Sea Systems Command purchase order (September 2024) for a 6220 Isoperibol Calorimeter Expanded System, a $37.26 thousand NOAA bomb-type calorimeter unit award (August 2024) under total small business set-aside, and a $58.38 thousand USDA purchase order (September 2022) for two isoperibol calorimeters and maintenance kits to Bozeman and Hagerman research facilities. The vendor carries no seat on government-wide vehicles or blanket purchase agreements — all awards are discrete purchase orders issued against varied IDIQs and BPAs across customer agencies.

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