66--Request for Information - Benchtop NMR
EPA · LAB - ANN ARBOR, MI - CO OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 68HE0M26Q0020 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 21, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
SOURCES SOUGHT***RFI ONLY*** Benchtop NMR 68HE0M26Q0020/ GSA-Ebuy # RFI1824637 Please note that this RFI is posted on GSA as well as SAM/Fedconnect. Vendors can choose to respond via the GSA posting, The SAM/Fedconnect posting, or via email. Only one response is needed. This is a request for information (RFI) only. The EPA makes no guarantee that a solicitation or award will result from this RFI. The purpose of this RFI is for market research purposes only. EPA is seeking information from vendors that can sell a benchtop NMR capable of measuring the hydrogen content of petroleum products in ac… (show all)
cordance with ASTM D7171. In addition the instrument shall have the option of adding additional probes as described below. Specifications: � Probes for the following shall be included: o Phosphorus o Carbon o Hydrogen o Fluorine o Lithium o Tin o Boron o Xenon o Sodium o Vanadium o Aluminum o Bromine o Silicon o Selenium o Nitrogen � Have a temperature range of 25 � 60 degrees Celsius � Instrument shall not require the use of a cryogen PLEASE IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IN YOUR RESPONSE. This Sources Sought is seeking authorized American products that meets or exceeds the above specifications. We encourage all vendors (large or small, USA or foreign made) that can offer products that meet the above requirements to reply with any technical specifications and/or material. Pricing is not required at this time. Responses to this RFI are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract of any nature. The Government will not award a contract based on this RFI. The Government reserves the right to determine how it should proceed as a result of this notice. Responding parties should not anticipate Government feedback on their respective submissions. The Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party�s expense. It is the responsibility of the potential contractors to monitor the websites for any information that may pertain to this RFI or future solicitation. All information requested and received in response to this RFI will be treated as information only. The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. EPA plans to review and meaningfully consider all responses to this RFI. Responses to this RFI may be reviewed by Government technical experts drawn from staff within EPA and/or by selected support contractor personnel. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and must be clearly marked. If response is emailed, please include RFI: 68HE0M26Q0020 in the subject of the email. Point of Contact for this Sources Sought is OAR SACO, Contracting Office, email at OARSACO@epa.gov. Telephone queries will not be honored. Please respond no later than August 14, 2026 @ 1100AM EST.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (LAB - ANN ARBOR, MI - CO OFFICE), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $36K to $66K, median $41K; range $34K to $126K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $126K | Jan 14, 2025 |
| MID ATLANTIC MACHINERY INC | 1 | $45K | Nov 20, 2025 |
| DC SWANN LLC | 1 | $37K | Nov 26, 2025 |
| SRI GLOBAL INC | 1 | $34K | May 14, 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.
- Nov 26, 2025DC SWANN LLC$37K66--SAP - Purchase of a Recirculating Chiller for NVFENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 20, 2025MID ATLANTIC MACHINERY INC$45K66--SAP - TATD consumables and replacement parts for aNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 14, 2025SRI GLOBAL INC$34K66--SAP - Purchase of a recirculating chillerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 14, 2025X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc.$126K66--SAP - Purchase of Sindie +CL R-Series Analyzer, thNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 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
- 565 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.