Molecular Express, Inc

Molecular Express, Inc is a small business in Rancho Dominguez, CA registered on SAM.gov to bid on federal contracts. It has won about $5 million in federal prime contracts as a small business since fiscal year 2024, according to USAspending.gov.

UEI: R1JMHFESEKD5
CAGE code: 337D8
SAM.gov registration: Active

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SBIR and STTR awards

Molecular Express, Inc has won 19 small business R&D awards worth $18.7 million through the SBIR and STTR programs since 2016, 7 of them Phase II. Funded by NIH.

SBIR and STTR awards
Awarded	Agency	Project	Amount
May 15, 2024	NIH	SBIR Phase II Preclinical Development of a ME-1001, a Synthetic Lung Surfactant	$2 million
Jul 8, 2022	NIH	SBIR Phase I Niclosamide Formulations for the Treatment of Influenza Infections	$298,479
Feb 18, 2022	NIH	SBIR Phase I VesiVax Vaccine Formulation Against Neisseria gonorrhoeae	$599,596
Jun 18, 2021	NIH	SBIR Phase II Non-clinical Development of a Synthetic Lung Surfactant for Treatment of NRDS	$2.2 million
Jul 1, 2017	NIH	SBIR Phase II Development of a Vaccine for the Prevention of Pulmonary Aspergillosis	$1.4 million
Feb 7, 2017	NIH	SBIR Phase I VesiVax Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy	$300,000
Aug 1, 2016	NIH	SBIR Phase II The VesiVax System Vaccine Development Made Easy	$1.5 million
Apr 1, 2016	NIH	SBIR Phase I Optimization of VesiVax® Lipidated Tucaresol Formulations	$225,000

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Federal contract history

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Registration details

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From SAM.gov's monthly public file dated Nov 1, 2026. If the business has updated its registration since, SAM.gov shows the newer details.

Registration details
Legal business name	Molecular Express, Inc
Unique Entity ID (UEI)	R1JMHFESEKD5
CAGE code	337D8
Location	Rancho Dominguez, CA
SAM.gov registration	Active through Oct 22, 2027
Business started	1996
Primary NAICS code	541714: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
Website	www.molecularexpress.com
How to contact	Through its website above. No phone or email in SAM.gov's public file. Search UEI R1JMHFESEKD5 in SBA's Small Business Search for a contact the business added.

Certifications and business types

No SBA certification (8(a), HUBZone or WOSB) in SAM.gov's public file (Nov 1, 2026).

Asian-Pacific American-owned (self-reported in SAM.gov)
Minority-owned (self-reported in SAM.gov)
Small disadvantaged business (self-reported in SAM.gov)

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NAICS codes Molecular Express, Inc is small under

On its SAM.gov registration, Molecular Express, Inc meets the SBA size standard for these industries, so it can bid on small business set-asides that use them.

541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology

Open contracts in Molecular Express, Inc's NAICS codes

32 open federal opportunities on SAM.gov use one of Molecular Express, Inc's NAICS codes and may be open to it: no set-aside, or, in the codes it is registered small under, a small business set-aside. Here are a few, those in its primary code first, then those in California, then the soonest due.

Service request for specimen embedding and sectioning.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Moffett Field, CA
Engineering, architecture & research
Due in 2 daysNov 9, 2026, 1:00 PM CST
Quantitative Analysis of Longitudinal MR Images
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health · Bethesda, MD
✦ Sources sought notice 75N98027R00005: the National Institutes of Health, for the National Institute on Aging (NIA), asks firms to show they can process and measure 300 new brain…
Engineering, architecture & research
Due in 2 daysNov 9, 2026, 9:00 AM EST
Firefox
Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
✦ DARPA's Biological Technologies Office wants small teams to build two pieces of a non-invasive, light-based brain-computer interface (the Firefox program): TA1, parts that steer…
Engineering, architecture & research
Due Nov 9, 2026 (check date)3:00 PM ESTSAM.gov posted a newer version of this notice since our last load, due Nov 30, 2026, 10:00 AM EST. Check SAM.gov for the current date.
DNA Sequencing Service
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health · Durham, NC
Engineering, architecture & research
Due in 5 daysNov 12, 2026, 8:00 AM EST
RFI Lupus Research Program (LRP) Public
Department of Defense · Defense Health Agency (DHA) · Frederick, MD
✦ The Defense Health Agency, for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Lupus Research Program, is asking the public for input on possible future lupus…
Engineering, architecture & research
Due in 9 daysNov 16, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

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Similar small businesses

Other small businesses of a similar size with the same primary NAICS code (541714) that have won federal contracts in California:

Vaxart Biosciences Inc, South San Francisco, CA
Lumos Diagnostics, Inc, Carlsbad, CA
Primmune Therapeutics, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
Dnanexus, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Aspera Biomedicines, Inc., La Jolla, CA
Auxilium Biotechnologies Inc., San Diego, CA

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Frequently asked questions

What is Molecular Express, Inc's CAGE code?

Molecular Express, Inc's CAGE code is 337D8. The Defense Logistics Agency assigns CAGE codes when a business registers on SAM.gov.

What is Molecular Express, Inc's UEI?

Molecular Express, Inc's Unique Entity ID (UEI) is R1JMHFESEKD5. SAM.gov assigns the UEI, and it identifies the business across the federal government.

Is Molecular Express, Inc's SAM.gov registration active?

Yes, as of SAM.gov's public data from Nov 1, 2026, Molecular Express, Inc's registration is active through Oct 22, 2027. Registrations are renewed every year.

Is Molecular Express, Inc a small business?

Molecular Express, Inc is registered on SAM.gov as small under 2 NAICS codes, including its primary code, 541714. Size is set per NAICS code, so a business can be small for some contracts and not others.

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