Vaisala Inc.
Louisville, CO
- UEI
- FCMPZKYCYKH5
- CAGE
- 63653
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- Corporate family
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Parent
Burlington, MA
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Parent
Burlington, MA
FM3KCUXJ2J61
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 194 S Taylor Ave, Louisville, CO 80027, USA
- Website
- vaisala.com
- Founded
- 1936
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $250M-$500M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Industrial Conglomerates
- Industrials & Manufacturing
- 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 | $16,455,406 |
| FY2025 | $19,718,654 |
| FY2024 | $31,466,533 |
| FY2023 | $30,494,051 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | $11,945,635 | |
| 2 | Department of Transportation | $1,880,083 | |
| 3 | Air Force | $1,170,484 | |
| 4 | Department of the Navy | $414,554 | |
| 5 | Defense Logistics Agency | $414,156 | |
| 6 | Department of the Army | $363,272 | |
| 7 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $186,169 | |
| 8 | Department of the Interior | $50,967 | |
| 9 | Department of Justice | $30,087 |
Contract vehicles
Expired vehicles (1)
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 49100420C0001 | $82,011 | |
| KBR Wyle Services, LLC | 80GSFC18C0072 | $205,268 | |
| Not on record | SPRMM125PHG12 | $181,418 | |
| Asrc Communications, LTD. | FA521524C0036 | $37,936 | |
| Raytheon Company | HQ086221F0002 | $136,190 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind forecasting improvement project in complex terrain near the columbia river gorge | Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | $2,229,340 |
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About the company
Vaisala Inc. manufactures specialized meteorological and environmental monitoring equipment—radiosondes, ceilometers, wind sensors, lightning detection systems, and barometric pressure instruments—and delivers it as a prime contractor across civilian and defense federal agencies on full-and-open (non-set-aside) basis. The company is a foreign-owned manufacturer headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, with significant operations in Superior, Colorado and Finland; it competes on commercial terms without reliance on SBA designations, holding its position through technical capability and established relationships rather than socioeconomic preference.
Vaisala's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in atmospheric observation and National Airspace System infrastructure. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) accounts for 459 awards valued at $305.2 million combined potential value; the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accounts for 336 awards at $214.6 million; and the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) accounts for 256 awards at $41.7 million. These three customers represent 45% of award volume and 57% of total potential value. Recent representative work includes a $2.91 million delivery order from NOAA on April 3, 2026, for meteorological mini-dropwindsondes (NRD41 instruments); a $1.37 million NOAA delivery order from March 1, 2026, for 9,840 RS41-NG radiosondes supporting the Manual Radiosonde Observing System under a non-availability waiver reviewed and approved by OMB; a $1.069 million Air Force delivery order from July 11, 2025, for 923 and 980 mini-dropwindsondes; and a $3.42 million FAA delivery order from May 21, 2025, for unspecified NAS assets.
Vaisala holds four primary indefinite delivery vehicles: a single-award IDC with ATEC through February 4, 2031, for meteorological radiosondes (RS41-SG, RS41-SGE, RS41-SGM models) with a $3.6 million ceiling; a single-award IDC with NOAA through August 31, 2029, for Vaisala PTB330TS portable barometer pressure standard sensors valued at $2.85 million; a single-award blanket purchase agreement with NOAA through August 31, 2027, for ice-free wind sensors with a $748 thousand ceiling; and a single-award blanket purchase agreement with NOAA through July 31, 2027, for CL-51 ceilometers valued at $38.6 million. Additionally, Vaisala operates under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (GS25F6029D) with 973 task orders valued at $85.7 million, and participates in the GSA Multiple Award Schedule with 201 task orders valued at $100.5 million. Top parent vehicles carry delivery orders from NOAA, FAA, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
Award activity has remained relatively stable year over year (92 awards in 2022, 83 in 2023, 106 in 2024, 87 in 2025, and 45 in the first part of 2026). Fourteen awards with ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $13.8 million—modest recompete exposure relative to Vaisala's total portfolio. The vendor maintains a 99% prime footprint; sub-award activity (1%) includes technical and logistics work under Battelle Memorial Institute (ceilometer systems for Arctic research support), KBR Wyle Services (space geodesy satellite laser ranging station hardware and sensors), ASRC Communications (Air Force service support), Raytheon (display and electronic assemblies), and other major primes. NAICS concentration aligns with the core business: instruments and related products manufacturing for measuring and controlling industrial process variables (1,024 awards) and other measuring and controlling device manufacturing (770 awards) dominate the portfolio, with PSC concentration in meteorological instruments and apparatus (1,254 awards).
Vaisala competes across the full federal contracting spectrum—purchase orders for routine component procurement, delivery orders under blanket purchase agreements and indefinite delivery vehicles, and larger definitive contracts. The company invoiced roughly $485.4 million across all awards (46% of combined potential value), indicating active execution across a deep customer base. The vendor's position rests on technical monopoly—NOAA and other agencies have issued non-availability waivers for Vaisala radiosondes, acknowledging no alternative suppliers meet OMB-reviewed requirements—and on established distribution channels into the Tri-Agency Automated Surface Observing System infrastructure serving NOAA, FAA, and DoD. Place of performance splits between U.S. facilities (Superior, Colorado; Grandview, Missouri; Louisville, Colorado) for final assembly and test, and Finland for certain sensors and dropsonde manufacturing, reflecting the parent corporation's global supply chain.
Quick answers
Is Vaisala Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Vaisala Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 6, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Vaisala Inc. hold?
Vaisala Inc. holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including MAS.
How much has Vaisala Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $19,718,654 to Vaisala Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $98,134,645 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Vaisala Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Vaisala Inc. ranked #1 in PSC 6660, #8 in NAICS 334519 and #10 in PSC 5841 in FY2025.
What is Vaisala Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Vaisala Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is NWS/suad: RS41-NG radiosondes. Non-availability waiver for RS41-NG radiosondes has been reviewed and determined… (1305M226F0431), from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on September 21, 2026.
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