Riber Inc.

Riber Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of scientific instruments and components headquartered in Washington, DC, with operations registered in SAM.gov since May 2001. The company specializes in producing effusion cells, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems, and related equipment used in advanced materials science research and thin-film deposition applications. Riber Inc. has established itself as a key supplier to the federal government, particularly for specialized scientific equipment that supports research and development initiatives across multiple federal agencies.

Riber Inc. has received seven prime federal contract awards exclusively from the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research, with a combined ceiling value exceeding $223,000. The contracts, awarded between December 2021 and August 2025, consist entirely of firm-fixed-price purchase orders with no set-aside designations applied, with one exception—a Total Small Business set-aside awarded in December 2023 for $21,683. The company's primary deliverables have centered on effusion cells and MBE systems, including specific equipment models such as the MBE32 ($80,055, awarded December 2021), individual effusion cell units ranging from $19,980 to $36,920, and two updated effusion cells ($30,090, awarded August 2025). Additionally, Riber Inc. has provided software upgrades, specifically a Crystal XE Software upgrade ($10,238, awarded November 2021), and specialized components such as heater/blower units and ABN60/80BF WRE cells. The company has also served as a subcontractor on two federal contracts: a Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC prime contract (February 2025) for expanding large-area wafer production capability, and a BlueHalo, LLC prime contract (August 2023) for purchasing heater/blower equipment. This contract history demonstrates Riber Inc.'s role as a specialized supplier of critical scientific instrumentation and components supporting the Navy's materials science research programs.