Protochips, Inc.
Morrisville, NC
- UEI
- QYEKB2ACA943
- CAGE
- 3GV20
- Primary NAICS
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 3800 Gateway Centre Blvd #306, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA
- Website
- protochips.com
- Founded
- 2002
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Tools & Services
- SIC code
- 38 Instruments & Related Products
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| OU03-FY26-014-new | National Institute of Standards and Technology | $348,830 | |
| OU68-25-new-007 | National Institute of Standards and Technology | $195,411 | |
| Computationally mediated tomography system for in situ TEM | Office of Science | $168,947 | |
| Protochips mems | ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground | $183,095 | |
| Transmission electron microscope holder | National Institute of Standards and Technology | $55,100 |
About Protochips, Inc.
Protochips, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Morrisville, North Carolina, manufactures specialized in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) sample holders and analytical instrumentation for federal scientific research agencies as a 100% prime contractor. The firm competes on full-and-open purchase orders and research grants with no set-aside vehicles in its recent footprint, positioning itself as a niche vendor serving deep technical niches in materials characterization and advanced microscopy rather than as a set-aside-dependent contractor.
Protochips' customer concentration is pronounced and stable. The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) dominates with eight awards totaling $938 thousand in combined potential value, representing 72% of the identified award base; the Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research follows with four awards ($228 thousand); and the Department of the Army, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Energy round out the active set. Recent representative work includes a $380.5 thousand firm-fixed-price purchase order from NIST (awarded May 2026, completing May 2027) for an electrochemical liquid TEM holder system with heating and cooling capability for in-situ materials characterization research, a $195.4 thousand NIST purchase order (awarded July 2025) for a specialized heating/biasing sample holder capable of operating up to 900 degrees Celsius and applying voltages up to 40 volts with installation and training, and a February 2023 Office of Science research grant for a computationally mediated tomography system for in-situ TEM work (completed November 2023). The vendor's primary NAICS footprint sits in analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (nine awards) and semiconductor device manufacturing (three awards), with work classified under PSC codes for laboratory equipment and supplies.
Activity across the source data spans from 2005 to the present but clusters lightly in recent years—one award each in 2021, 2023, 2025, and 2026—with a combined potential value of $1.3 million offset by $3.8 million in obligated dollars across all awards, indicating smaller purchase-order values relative to cumulative invoiced spend. One award faces recompete completion in the next twenty-four months. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime and maintains no subcontract footprint in the federal data.
SBA capabilities narrative
Protochips develops add-on analytical equipment for light and electron microscopes for the testing of nano-materials, compounds and processes in real operating conditions.
We serve the electronics/materials and life sciences markets.
Quick answers
What is Protochips, Inc.'s UEI?
Protochips, Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is QYEKB2ACA943.
What is Protochips, Inc.'s CAGE code?
Protochips, Inc.'s CAGE code is 3GV20.
What is Protochips, Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
Protochips, Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing).
Where is Protochips, Inc. located?
Protochips, Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 3800 Gateway Centre Blvd #306, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA.
Is Protochips, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Protochips, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 1, 2027.
What is Protochips, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Protochips, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is OU03-FY26-014-new (1333ND26PNB030068), from National Institute of Standards and Technology, on May 8, 2026.
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