Science Pump Corp

Science Pump Corp, a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, manufactures specialized atmospheric measurement instruments—principally ozonesondes and electrochemical concentration cell instruments—and sells them as a prime contractor to federal research agencies on full-and-open, non-competitive purchase orders without set-aside designation.

Science Pump Corp operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) with no subcontract footprint. The vendor's federal footprint spans 49 awards since 1982, though recent activity is sparse: one award per year or fewer across 2022–2025, with the most recent purchase order in February 2027. Combined potential value across all awards is $460 thousand, but combined dollars obligated total $1.3 million, reflecting completion of contracts beyond their initial ceiling values. The vendor competes full-and-open, with no set-aside participation visible across the award history.

Customer concentration is acute and bimodal. The top five funding entities account for 73% of awards by count but only 65% by potential value, revealing a split between high-volume, low-dollar customers and high-dollar, lower-volume customers. NASA's Shared Services Center leads in both measures—8 awards carrying $223 thousand combined potential value—and serves as the dominant recent customer, with five of the seven most recent purchases (awards dated 2021–2027) procuring between 50 and 120 ozonesondes per order for atmospheric research at Wallops Island, Virginia, and Natal, Brazil. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Department of Commerce) ranks second by award count with 16 awards but only $11 thousand combined potential value, indicating frequent, small-dollar instrument orders. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (3 awards, $67 thousand), the Navy (4 awards), and general NASA (5 awards) round out the active customer set.

Science Pump Corp's recent capability work demonstrates a narrow, specialized focus: a $57.6 thousand sole-source purchase order from NASA Shared Services Center in February 2027 for 120 ozonesondes supporting satellite validation and climate studies; a $43.7 thousand firm-fixed-price order in August 2025 for 120 ozonesondes serving the same research stations; and a $26.7 thousand June 2024 order for 60 ozonesondes, also from Shared Services Center. All recent awards are non-competitive, sole-source procurements under FAR Part 12 commercial procedures, with Science Pump Corp explicitly identified as the sole provider of these electrochemical measurement instruments. The vendor holds seats on Navy indefinite delivery contracts (N0010488C2374 with 2 task orders and N0010485C4969 with 1 task order) and a NOAA blanket purchase agreement, though recent task-order activity on those vehicles is minimal. One award (combined potential value $58 thousand) completes within the next twenty-four months, representing marginal recompete exposure. The primary NAICS concentration is Measuring and Dispensing Pump Manufacturing (11 awards), with secondary weight on Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (4 awards each).