Waters Technologies Corporation
Milford, MA Part of Waters Corporation
- UEI
- JFT8BGF7FKV6
- CAGE
- 5XLE9
- 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)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 34 Maple St, Milford, MA 01757, USA
- Website
- waters.com
- Founded
- 1958
- Employees
- 5K-10K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- 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 | $13,478,836 |
| FY2025 | $9,268,753 |
| FY2024 | $9,909,512 |
| FY2023 | $14,462,978 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $4,886,144 | |
| 2 | Department of Agriculture | $2,365,123 | |
| 3 | Environmental Protection Agency | $2,114,284 | |
| 4 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $1,045,673 | |
| 5 | Department of the Army | $861,376 | |
| 6 | Department of the Navy | $662,607 | |
| 7 | Department of the Interior | $482,347 | |
| 8 | Defense Health Agency | $388,032 | |
| 9 | Department of Commerce | $289,412 | |
| 10 | Department of Transportation | $105,088 |
Contract vehicles
Expired vehicles (1)
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amentum Technology, Inc. | 80JSC022DA035 | $55,967 | |
| Leidos, Inc. | FA807524F0016 | $198,599 | |
| Amentum Technology, Inc. | 80JSC022DA035 | $146,825 | |
| Aptim Federal Services, LLC | 68HERC24F0404 | $57,690 | |
| Pantexas Deterrence, LLC | 89233224CNA000004 | $754,246 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Waters Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of analytical laboratory instrumentation headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts, operates as a prime contractor supplying liquid chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, maintenance services, and related equipment to federal civilian agencies on a full-and-open competitive basis with no set-aside participation. The company is a subsidiary of Waters Corporation, a global manufacturer of advanced scientific instrumentation.
Waters' federal footprint centers on life-sciences and regulatory agencies. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 36% of recent awards: the Food and Drug Administration leads with 265 awards valued at $39 million combined potential value, followed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (107 awards, $6.1 million), the National Cancer Institute (88 awards, $7.8 million), the EPA Office of Research and Development (86 awards, $9.3 million), and the CDC Pittsburgh (71 awards, $12.5 million). When ranked by potential value, FDA anchors the portfolio at $39 million, trailed by CDC Pittsburgh ($12.5 million), EPA ORD ($9.3 million), USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service ($9 million), and NCI ($7.8 million). Waters competes as a prime on 99% of recent awards; the 1% sub footprint includes work under Leidos on critical-minerals research and under Aptim Federal Services on mobile water-treatment development.
Waters' capability set is narrow and concrete: the vendor sells analytical instrumentation (HPLC, UPLC, LC-MS/MS, mass spectrometers, detectors) and maintenance-service agreements. Representative prime awards include a $1.72 million FDA delivery order for HPLC and UHPLC systems and workstations under the GSA MAS (Sep 2025), a $1.31 million Defense Health Agency delivery order for preventive maintenance on customer-owned equipment through 2031 (Mar 2026), and an $808 thousand Agricultural Marketing Service delivery order for laboratory-instrument maintenance and repair through 2030 (Sep 2025). The vast majority of work routes through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule: 1,137 task orders valued at $267 million across the portfolio. Waters also holds a $5 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the EPA Office of Air and Radiation for maintenance and repair services through April 2028, and sits on smaller BPA vehicles with HHS and USDA.
Activity has declined modestly—106 awards in 2022 to 67 in 2026 year-to-date—but remains stable in dollar value. Eighty-seven awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $19.3 million and represent recompete exposure. Waters' award profile is dominated by NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) work: 1,413 awards classified under this code. PSC coding splits between maintenance/repair (649 awards) and laboratory equipment and supplies (628 awards), reflecting the vendor's dual business in equipment procurement and field support.
The SCI dataset shows minimal service-contract reporting: $1.2 million invoiced in FY2024 across 0.5 FTEs, and $41 thousand in FY2025 across 0.1 FTEs. This reflects the fact that Waters' federal revenue is dominated by product sales and equipment-procurement delivery orders, which fall outside the SCI reporting threshold. On the SCI-reportable contracts that do appear, government-paid rates run a median of $781/hr, with 10th percentile at $156/hr and 90th percentile at $1,013/hr. Waters performs work directly on all SCI-reportable prime contracts—0% sub-hours share—consistent with the vendor's overall pattern of operating as a self-contained prime without material subcontractor reliance.
Waters operates under the parent Waters Corporation and owns a subsidiary, Wyatt Technology LLC, a manufacturer of light-scattering and thermal-analysis instruments often bundled into Waters' federal offerings. The two companies function as a single federal contracting entity, with Wyatt-branded detectors and systems appearing frequently in Waters' task orders (e.g., the Wyatt Dynapro Nanostar II and Wyatt multi-angle light-scattering systems).
Structurally, Waters competes exclusively full-and-open with no set-aside designation across the entire prime portfolio. The vendor's federal strategy centers on GSA MAS as the primary vehicle: task-order volume through MAS dwarfs all other vehicles combined. Customer concentration is pronounced but not extreme—FDA represents 15% of awards by count and 6% by potential value. The recompete cliff in the next two years ($19.3 million) poses moderate exposure, chiefly from long-term maintenance agreements reaching option-period transitions. Competitive positioning relies on technical capabilities, installed base, OEM status, and established relationships rather than cost or set-aside advantages.
Quick answers
Is Waters Technologies Corporation registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Waters Technologies Corporation's SAM.gov registration is active through December 4, 2026.
Which contract vehicles does Waters Technologies Corporation hold?
Waters Technologies Corporation holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including MAS.
How much has Waters Technologies Corporation received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $9,268,753 to Waters Technologies Corporation in fiscal year 2025 and $47,120,078 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Waters Technologies Corporation rank among federal contractors?
Waters Technologies Corporation ranked #14 in PSC J066, #17 in NAICS 334516 and #18 in PSC N066 in FY2025.
What is Waters Technologies Corporation's most recent federal award?
Waters Technologies Corporation's most recent federal contract award is Fluorescence and photodiode array detector modules for existing hplc systems (75N98026F00426), from Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH), on October 30, 2026.
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