Ralph A. Felice, Inc.

Ralph A. Felice, Inc., doing business as Far Associates, is a veteran-owned manufacturer of high-precision non-contact spectropyrometers and temperature-measurement systems that operates as a prime contractor (90% of recent awards) on sole-source and competitive purchases from federal research and aerospace agencies. Based in Macedonia, Ohio, the company manufactures instruments under NAICS 334516 (Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables) and competes full-and-open without small-business set-asides across its federal footprint.

Far Associates' federal customer base concentrates heavily on NASA's Shared Services Center, which accounts for 8 of 13 named prime awards (72% of contract value at $429 thousand combined potential value) over recent years. The Army Materiel Command's Research Development and Engineering Command and NASA Johnson Space Center represent secondary customers, with the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Command appearing once. The vendor's top parent vehicle is an indefinite delivery contract (FA865020D5211) with one task order. Total awards across all federal sources since the source data begins number 20, combining 18 prime contracts and 2 subcontracts; combined potential value stands at $596 thousand, though combined obligated dollars reach $829 thousand (139% of potential value), indicating award modifications and increased scope.

Capability work centers on spectropyrometer systems for extreme-environment temperature measurement in aerospace and materials testing. Representative NASA Shared Services Center prime awards include a $87.4 thousand sole-source purchase order (August 2024) for a non-contact spectropyrometer measuring temperatures up to 2,000 degrees Celsius for mechanical testing at Glenn Research Center; a $46.3 thousand firm fixed-price order (July 2026) for a FAR Associates SpectroPyrometer Model FMP2/2X with dual temperature ranges (800–2,400 degrees Celsius and 1,500–4,000 degrees Celsius), 0.1 degree Celsius resolution, laser aiming, and thirty days of post-delivery data analysis support; and a $41.8 thousand sole-source purchase (August 2023) for a multispectral pyrometer to measure high temperatures in a hot hydrogen furnace supporting NASA's testing of spacecraft and launch vehicle components. The Army awarded a $47.2 thousand sole-source purchase order (May 2024) for one FMP 2/2X SpectroPyrometer System delivered to the Army Research Lab in Aberdeen Proving Ground. Work is performed primarily in Macedonia, Ohio, with one delivery location in Northfield, Ohio.

Activity has been modest and episodic — one award in 2022, two in 2023, three in 2024, one in 2025, and three in 2026 — with three awards (combined potential value $145 thousand) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and facing recompete. In its subcontractor role, Far Associates supplied a SpectroPyrometer as a sub-award to the University of Dayton for an engineering services task order (February 2024) and provided engineering and scientific products and technical services as a sub-award under a JSC Engineering and Exploration Integration and Science Directorates contract (June 2025). The vendor operates without a dedicated subcontractor network, functioning instead as a specialized equipment manufacturer selling direct to federal prime contractors and agencies under commercial item acquisition procedures (FAR Parts 12 and 13).