United Radio Inc.
Hebron, KY Doing business as Bluestar
- UEI
- MC77CHGAS3B1
- CAGE
- 1RG75
- Primary NAICS
- 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 334112 Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
- 423430 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
- 423690 Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- 424120 Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- 513210 Software Publishers
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 3345 Point Pleasant Rd, Hebron, KY 41048, USA
- Website
- bluestarinc.com
- Founded
- 1929
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Retailing
- Distributors
- SIC code
- 50 Wholesale Trade – Durable Goods
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDO Technologies Inc. | W519TC25DA061 | $37,726 | |
| CDO Technologies Inc. | W519TC25FA213 | $37,726 | |
| CDO Technologies Inc. | W519TC25F0056 | $41,224 | |
| CDO Technologies Inc. | W9124P24F3178 | $117,181 | |
| CDO Technologies Inc. | W91CRB23F0416 | $102,638 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
United Radio Inc., doing business as Bluestar, supplies automatic identification technology (AIT) hardware, including barcode scanners, printers, rugged tablets, and enterprise tracking sensors, to the Department of Defense and federal agencies predominantly as a subcontractor (75% of recent awards) under prime vehicle relationships with CDO Technologies Inc. and other defense IT integrators.
Bluestar operates as a for-profit corporate entity headquartered in Hebron, Kentucky. The source does not disclose SBA certifications, ownership designations, or employee count. Recent work characterization is driven by contract subcategories under NAICS 541512 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) and IT equipment system configuration PSC codes. The vendor's award footprint is heavily concentrated in hardware provisioning — barcode scanners, Zebra printers and extended-range scanning devices, IP65 rugged tablets, and WhereNet sensors — rather than software integration or professional services. Representative work includes a September 2025 sub-award for Commercial Automatic Identification Technology hardware orders supporting DoD and coalition partners; a December 2024 sub-award from CDO Technologies for 80 Zebra extended-range scanners destined for Army Materiel Command's Surface Deployment and Distribution Command; and a July 2024 sub-award for Zebra printer and software delivery to the Army Positioning Station 2 at Livorno.
Customer concentration is fragmented by count but heavily skewed by dollars. The top five funding agencies or sub-agencies (Army Materiel Command Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Enterprise Information Systems, Army PEO Soldier, State Department, and GSA Federal Acquisition Service) account for 40% of recent awards by count but span across 16 distinct customer agencies total. However, GSA Federal Acquisition Service alone anchors $5 million of the combined $5.1 million potential-value portfolio — nearly all non-sub-$100-thousand work — whereas Army sub-agencies cluster in sub-$100-thousand hardware orders.
Bluestar's primary parent vehicle is Automatic Identification Technology 6, under which 12 task orders have been placed since 2010; the vendor also holds four task orders under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule. Activity has remained flat to declining over the past five years (three awards in 2021, three in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025), with combined potential value of $5.1 million and $1.8 million obligated to date (36% drawdown rate). All active sub-award work since 2021 flows through CDO Technologies Inc. as the prime, with the exception of a July 2022 Air Force Global Enterprise Tracking (AFGET) sub-award involving WhereNet sensors and enterprise software licensing. Bluestar operates as a hardware vendor and fulfillment channel for military and federal supply chains rather than as a systems integrator or prime contractor.
SBA capabilities narrative
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Quick answers
Is United Radio Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. United Radio Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 6, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does United Radio Inc. hold?
United Radio Inc. holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including IT-70 and MAS.
What is United Radio Inc.'s most recent federal award?
United Radio Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is 4 zebra ruggedized tablets and accessories see specifications (68HE0N20F0002), from Las Vegas Laboratory (ORD), on April 30, 2020.
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