Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America
Allentown, PA
- UEI
- YT1NGJBGHT23
- CAGE
- 45DL6
- Primary NAICS
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2125 28th St SW #1, Allentown, PA 18103, USA
- Website
- surfacemeasurementsystems.com
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Tools & Services
- SIC code
- 38 Instruments & Related Products
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $188,891 |
| FY2025 | $417,136 |
| FY2024 | $326,890 |
| FY2023 | $130,589 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $188,891 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America, a for-profit manufacturer of precision analytical laboratory instruments based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, operates as a prime contractor selling specialized scientific equipment and analyzer maintenance services to federal research and development agencies. The vendor competes full-and-open on non-set-aside purchase orders; one recent award carries a Total Small Business set-aside designation, but the footprint does not show recurrent set-aside participation or SBA certifications.
The vendor's capability portfolio centers on inverse gas chromatography-surface energy analyzer systems (IGC-SEA), dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) analyzers, breakthrough analyzers, Fourier-transform infrared spectrometers (FTIR), and related laboratory equipment for surface property characterization and advanced materials research. Representative work includes a $179,958 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Naval Air Warfare Center (awarded December 2025, completion March 2027) for an IGC-SEA system; a $217,290 purchase order from the Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center for a DVS analyzer with five micro-balances capable of 0.01 microgram resolution (awarded June 2025, completion November 2025); and a $199,845 purchase order from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (awarded February 2025, completion August 2028) for an IGC-SEA system inclusive of delivery, installation, training, warranty, and two years of service contract. All three reflect the vendor's market position as the sole source or only qualified supplier for their specialized equipment classes.
Customer concentration sits with the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (17 awards, $625 thousand combined potential value), followed by the Food and Drug Administration (3 awards, $429 thousand), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (7 awards, $403 thousand), the Naval Air Systems Command's Naval Air Warfare Center (2 awards, $326 thousand), and NASA's Shared Services Center (2 awards, $259 thousand). These five agencies represent 72% of combined potential value. The Office of Naval Research dominates both award count and dollar share; the ranking by potential value surfaces the Naval Air Warfare Center and FDA as higher-value customers despite lower award counts, driven by equipment procurements in the $150 thousand to $220 thousand range per unit.
The vendor carries no parent vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs. All 45 awards in the source are purchase orders placed directly by federal agencies for discrete equipment, delivery, installation, warranty, training, and ancillary service contracts. Activity is flat at three awards per year in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with a combined potential value of $2.8 million across the entire source period. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date inside the next twenty-four months ($180 thousand potential value), creating minimal recompete exposure in that window. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint. Award history extends to 2005, reflecting two decades of federal equipment supply relationships rooted in the vendor's technical monopoly on specialized analytical instruments.
Quick answers
Is Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America's SAM.gov registration is active through May 12, 2027.
How much has Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $417,136 to Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America in fiscal year 2025 and $1,063,505 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America rank among federal contractors?
Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America ranked #30 in PSC 5961 and #49 in PSC 6635 in FY2025.
What is Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America's most recent federal award?
Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America's most recent federal contract award is Flame ionization detector for an inverse gas chromatography system (N0017326P5445), from Office of Naval Research (SECNAV), on June 18, 2026.
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