Combined Synopsis/solicitation for purchase of an
Energy · NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 89243325QFE000496 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 25, 2025 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Aug 19, 2025Award NoticePENNRAM DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING CORP · $274KOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 89243325QFE000496 is issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside Request for Quotation (RFQ) and is available for downloading on Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/ and FedConnect at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. The incorporated provisions and claus… (show all)
es are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04, dated 06/11/2025. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 333994 and the small business size standard is 500. All responsible small business sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), located at 3610 Collins Ferry Rd Morgantown, WV 26505 has a requirement for the purchase of an Atmospheric Combustion Chamber for Experimental Burner System per the attached Specifications requirements. FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Quoters shall include a completed copy of their Representations and Certifications with their quote, or ensure that their SAM.gov profile is up-to-date and complete in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. FAR Clauses 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Services and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, apply to this acquisition. For FAR 52.212-5, please review this clause in-depth for further applicable clauses that might apply. EVALUATION: Selection will be based on the vendor�s quotation that is considered technically acceptable with the lowest firm-fixed price quote. The Government anticipates issuing a single award from this RFQ. To be considered for evaluation, vendors shall submit descriptive literature detailing features, technical capabilities, and warranty data (as necessary). Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this solicitation in meeting the attached Specification requirements. Therefore, it is essential that vendors provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., in order for the Government evaluation team to make an adequate technical assessment of the quote as meeting technical acceptability. All questions must be submitted electronically through FedConnect. Only those questions posted to FedConnect will be accepted. You must register with FedConnect to respond as an interested party to submit questions, and to view responses to questions. Questions will not be answered over the phone. The Contracting Officer must receive questions regarding the request for quotation (RFQ) via FedConnect within ten (10) business days after the issuance of the RFQ. The Government reserves the right to not respond to any questions received after this timeframe. All responses to the solicitation questions will also be released on FedConnect referencing the RFQ number, with copies of both questions and answers, without reference to the originating sources. This is an electronic RFQ therefore no hard (paper) copies of the RFQ and related documents will be made available. Quotes must be submitted in accordance with the requirements of the RFQ and be received not later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 07/14/2025. You will be able to find the RFQ by clicking on �Search Public Opportunities� and search by the RFQ Number, 89243325QFE000496. Please bookmark this page and check it frequently for updates to the RFQ. It is highly recommended that once you access the opportunity that you request to be alerted for amendments, messages, and any e-mail alerts associated with the RFQ. To do so, you will need to click on the �Register to Receive Notifications� button under �What do I do now?� If someone from your company has already registered interest for this opportunity, the �Register to Receive Notifications� button will not display. Instead, you will have the option to join the response team by clicking the Join the Team button within the Response Team section. Information regarding how to submit information via FedConnect can be found at https://www.fedconnect.net. Please note - FedConnect is owned and operated by Compusearch Software Systems Inc., not by the Department of Energy and DOE does not provide help desk assistance for FedConnect. For assistance with FedConnect, please contact FedConnect directly: By e-mail: support@FedConnect.net By phone: 1-800-899-6665 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Local Time, except Federal holidays). See Attachment A for Specification requirements.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY), same product/service code (PSC) 4430 and NAICS 333994.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $98K to $823K, median $217K; range $28K to $2.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERDER SCIENTIFIC INC | 3 | $1.6M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| RETECH SYSTEMS LLC | 1 | $2.7M | Mar 7, 2025 |
| SURFACE COMBUSTION INC | 1 | $356K | Sep 21, 2026 |
| METTLER-TOLEDO LLC | 1 | $108K | Nov 26, 2024 |
| THE MELLEN CO INC | 1 | $28K | May 8, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 23, 2026VERDER SCIENTIFIC INC$217K44--Purchase of Carbolite-Gero (Verder ScientifNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 21, 2026SURFACE COMBUSTION INC$356K44--Modular Test Furnace with Auxiliary Exhaust BurnerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 25, 2025VERDER SCIENTIFIC INC$1.3M44--Graphite Vacuum Chamber Furnace and Hot Walled RetNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 8, 2025THE MELLEN CO INC$28K44--High Temperature Furnace per the attached SpecificNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 22, 2025VERDER SCIENTIFIC INC$89K44--HTRH Carbolite GeroNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 7, 2025RETECH SYSTEMS LLC$2.7M44--Electron Beam Melting FurnaceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 26, 2024METTLER-TOLEDO LLC$108K44--Purchase of a Simultaneous Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Thermal Analyzer Instrument as outlined in the attached specifications.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Energy, Dept of since 2024 (9 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Energy, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 75 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.