Sources SoughtPosted Aug 4, 2026·Responses due Aug 11, 2026

66--Oil & Gas CoE_IRA Funded_3D Rock Core Imager

Energy · NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
89243326NFE000249
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6640
Place
Not stated
Contact
Lahey, David J. (David.Lahey@netl.doe.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 89243326NFE000249 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 4, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026, middle of the range Aug 29, 2026.
Measured from 29 past early notices at Energy, Department of with NAICS 334516 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 4, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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

What the notice says

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is conducting market research to identify contractors capable of providing a Cryogen free, super conducting, variable field MRI Rock Core 3D Imager with software, capable of measuring properties of subsurface whole rocks and core material, including multi-nuclei capabilities, and high-resolution 3D imaging of rock cores, and flow studies. This system should provide fast, accurate, non-destructive analysis of core plugs and should be capable of measuring reservoir properties such as capillary pressure, porosity, … (show all)

bound water, wettability, and relative permeability from NMR data. System should be capable of measuring multiple nuclei including hydrogen, carbon, lithium, sodium and fluorine. The specifications of this 3D Rock Core Imager are outlined in Attachment A to this Sources Sought. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE that is open to all companies and is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This Sources Sought Notice is released pursuant to FAR Part 10 Market Research and is issued for the purpose of identifying available sources (interested entities) capable of performing the requirement. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and NO CONTRACT will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. The information gathered from this Sources Sought Notice will be utilized in the Government's determination for the business type utilized in the RFQ. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to solicit input and gauge interest among those parties capable of providing a Cryogen free, super conducting, variable field MRI Rock Core 3D Imager in accordance with the specifications outlined in Attachment A to this Source Sought. DESCRIPTION: The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory system and is owned and operated by the DOE. NETL supports the DOE mission to advance the energy security of the United States. As such, this instrument will allow NETL to reproduce pressures and temperatures that mimic the subsurface and will significantly enhance and improve its subsurface research capabilities. The experimental measurements and data acquired would enable NETL to produce highly accurate modeling for predictions, risk assessment, and interdisciplinary environmental goals. As part of this of this mission, NETL has a need for a Cryogen free, super conducting, variable field MRI Rock Core 3D Imager The information being solicited includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. A cover page (no longer than one page) which provides the following information: The entities name, address, phone number, email address for the point of contact, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, CAGE code (if applicable), and business size. Specify the small business classification: small business, small-disadvantaged business, woman owned, veteran owned, disabled veteran owned, 8(a) or HUB Zone. The cover page should also include the country in which the furnace would be manufactured in. 2. A brief Statement of Capabilities detailing how your company meets the requirements outlined in Attachment A � Technical Specifications. SUBMISSION DATE AND TIME: All interested parties responding to this Sources Sought Notice must submit their responses no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on August 11, 2026 through the FedConnect Portal or to David.Lahey@netl.doe.gov. For consistency purposes, responses are to be submitted electronically in either MS Word (.doc or .docx) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format using a minimum of 11-point font and allowing for 1-inch margins no more than 20 pages in length, inclusive of the cover page. Sources Sought responses may be attached to a notification in the Message Center portion of FedConnect. Information regarding how to submit information via FedConnect can be found at https://www.fedconnect.net. DOE personnel may contact firms responding to this announcement to clarify a responder�s capabilities or obtain other information as part of this market research process. Please note that FedConnect is owned and operated by Compusearch Software Systems, Inc., not by the Department of Energy and therefore the Government does not provide help desk assistance for FedConnect. For assistance with FedConnect, please contact the FedConnect helpdesk directly: By email: support@FedConnect.net. By phone: 1-800-899-6665 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, except Federal Holidays). You are strongly encouraged to submit your Capability Statement in response to this Sources Sought Notice at least 24 hours before the specified due date in order to have time to resolve any transmission problems. As previously indicated, this is NOT a solicitation; therefore, no cost or pricing information should be provided. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. This is a market survey to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort required. Responses should be limited to the entity�s cover page and capabilities statement (as identified above) along with their respective business size based upon the list provided. It is not mandatory for an offeror to respond to this Sources Sought Notice in order to be eligible for proposing on a subsequent RFQ when/if issued.

Who won similar work

44 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334516.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC3$327KSep 23, 2026
NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH, INC.2$1.2MSep 28, 2026
PERKINELMER U.S. LLC2$976KSep 18, 2026
MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC2$626KSep 30, 2026
PARR INSTRUMENT COMPANY2$473KSep 22, 2026
SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC.2$176KSep 24, 2026
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A2$149KAug 7, 2026
FEDCORP SERVICES, INC.2$109KSep 17, 2026
RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC2$90KJun 24, 2026
NORTH STAR IMAGING INCORPORATED2$59KJul 22, 2026

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 Energy, Dept of since 2024 (0 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
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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
  • 75 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 1 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.

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