Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 13, 2026·Responses due Aug 27, 2026

Counter Drug MX 908 Handheld mass spec chemical detection system

Army · W7N0 USPFO ACTIVITY SD ARNG

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912MM26QA021
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
6630
Place
Not stated
Contact
Shelly Thomson (shelly.j.thomson.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912MM26QA021 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 13, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Aug 18, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 23, 2026 to Dec 17, 2026, middle of the range Oct 18, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 13, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The South Dakota National Guard has a requirement for a brand name or equal to MX908, handheld mass spec chemical detection system. This will be a 100% small business set aside resulting in a firm fixed price contract. The solicitation will be posted on or around August 17th, 2026. More information will be provided with full solicitation. An active Sam.gov registration is required for this contract.

Who won similar work

75 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army), same NAICS 334516.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC6$970KSep 24, 2025
TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS INC4$814KSep 10, 2026
Suncore Distribution LLC4$148KSep 9, 2025
SYSMEX AMERICA, INC2$944KJul 16, 2025
ILLUMINA, INC. · $ILMN2$598KAug 25, 2026
TEVET LLC2$426KSep 15, 2025
FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED2$423KSep 4, 2025
SCIAPS, INC2$420KSep 28, 2026
BECKMAN COULTER, INC2$351KSep 23, 2025
FSR CONSULTING LLC2$177KSep 23, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.