Sutter Instrument LLC
Novato, CA Part of Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC
- UEI
- MNJYD6N19ZB8
- CAGE
- 091L1
- Primary NAICS
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC · Lafayette, IN
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Parent
Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC · Lafayette, IN
MVBQJL4JQ6G1
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1 Digital Dr, Novato, CA 94949, USA
- Website
- sutter.com
- Founded
- 1974
- 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
- Profiles
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 | $29,300 |
| FY2025 | $27,452 |
| FY2024 | $46,848 |
| FY2023 | $54,547 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $29,300 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Atomics | 89233119CNA000063 | $60,200 | |
| Riverside Research Institute | FA865023C1001 | $39,371 |
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About the company
Sutter Instrument Corp, doing business as Sutter Instrument Co, manufactures precision scientific instrumentation for federal research agencies as a prime contractor, primarily supplying micromanipulators, microinjectors, pipette pullers, patch-clamp rigs, and related electrophysiology equipment to the National Institutes of Health and other civilian research organizations. A self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Novato, California, Sutter Instrument competes predominantly in full-and-open federal procurements, with Total Small Business set-asides appearing in a minority of awards.
Sutter Instrument's 171 total federal awards span from 2002 through June 2026, with 99% awarded as prime contracts and 1% as sub-awards. The company is narrowly concentrated among health research customers: the National Institute on Drug Abuse leads with 15 awards valued at $749 thousand combined potential value, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development holds 12 awards at $244 thousand, the FDA accounts for 8 awards at $236 thousand, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke holds 5 awards at $165 thousand, and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders shows 7 awards at $86 thousand. These five customers together represent 55% of Sutter Instrument's combined $2.7 million potential value across all awards. Award distribution spans 41 distinct agencies, but the portfolio skews heavily toward NIH institutes and HHS components. Recent named work includes a $110.7 thousand digital patch-clamp rig and amplifier system to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for mouse brain electrophysiology research (August 2022), a $29.3 thousand XenoWorks digital microinjector system to the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (June 2026), and a $21.1 thousand micromanipulator controller set to the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (August 2023). The company delivered a horizontal pipette puller to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under Total Small Business set-aside (July 2024) and continues supplying replacement parts and software renewals to NIDCD, NOAA, and NIEHS.
Activity has remained flat to declining — six awards in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026 — with only one award facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $19 thousand), indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. Sutter Instrument's subcontract footprint is negligible: two sub-awards total, including lab supplies and equipment delivery to General Atomics on an inertial confinement fusion targets contract (August 2024) and materials provision to Riverside Research Institute on a microelectronics assurance program (June 2024). The vendor's narrow technical footprint — 104 of 171 awards indexed to analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing, with 123 to Laboratory Equipment and Supplies PSC — positions it as a specialized supplier of niche electrophysiology and neuroscience research hardware rather than a broad systems integrator or consulting firm.
Quick answers
Is Sutter Instrument LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Sutter Instrument LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through August 4, 2027.
How much has Sutter Instrument LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $27,452 to Sutter Instrument LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $158,147 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Sutter Instrument LLC rank among federal contractors?
Sutter Instrument LLC's parent company, Lafayette Instrument Company, LLC, ranked #22 in PSC 6635, #31 in PSC H363 and #49 in PSC H299 in FY2025.
What is Sutter Instrument LLC's most recent federal award?
Sutter Instrument LLC's most recent federal contract award is Digital injector system (1232SA26P0356), from Central Program Planning Coordination and Support (ARS), on June 17, 2026.
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