Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Cannabis Analyzers
Customs and Border Protection · CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation CBP_20156624 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 8, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
Notice of intent to sole source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Acquisition, in support of CBP Operations Support (OS), Laboratories and Scientific Services (LSS), proposes to enter into a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order per Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a). CBP intends to acquire three (3) LightLab3 analyzers and warranty from: Orange Photonics, Inc 176 NEWPORT RD NEW LONDON, NH 03257 UEI: ZW62CYNXNSV9 Items will be delivered within 30 days after receipt of award. LSS seeks to acquire these portable cannabis analyzers for us… (show all)
e at field laboratories, forward-operating laboratories (FOL), and on mobile operations. No other manufacturer�s equipment has been identified to meet the requirements for this acquisition in terms of technical capabilities, law enforcement standards, and ensuring proper cybersecurity. This notice is neither a request for proposal nor an invitation for bids. There is no formal solicitation available for this requirement at this time. If responsible sources feel they can meet the requirements, please contact the Contracting Officer by e-mail to caitlin.m.jenkins@cbp.dhs.gov by the response date and time listed with this notice. You must submit a capabilities statement displaying your ability to meet the requirements. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Customs and Border Protection), same industry group (NAICS 3345).
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC | 2 | $285.0M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Leidos, Inc. · $LDOS | 1 | $270.0M | Jun 17, 2026 |
| SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION | 1 | $22.2M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| FOSTER & FREEMAN USA INC | 1 | $1.3M | Oct 3, 2025 |
| LAFAYETTE INSTRUMENT COMPANY | 1 | $1.1M | Oct 6, 2026 |
| METTLER-TOLEDO LLC | 1 | $28K | Aug 29, 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.
- Oct 6, 2026LAFAYETTE INSTRUMENT COMPANY$1.1MAward notice and Justification & Approval for Lafayette LX7 Computerized Polygraph systems and associated accessories
- Sep 22, 2026SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION$22.2MAward Notice: Aircraft Sensor Support Services
- Jul 30, 2026RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC$85.0MMobile X-Ray Inspection Vehicles
- Jul 28, 2026RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC$200.0MNon-Intrusive Inspection (NII) Relocatable Passenger Vehicle Scanning Systems (RPVSS) IDIQ
- Jun 17, 2026Leidos, Inc.$270.0MMedium Energy Mobile Systems (MEMS)
- Oct 3, 2025FOSTER & FREEMAN USA INC$1.3MSole Source Procurement DCS 6 Digital Fingerprint Capture Systems
- Aug 29, 2025METTLER-TOLEDO LLC$28KPrecision Scales and Installation
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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 U.S. Customs & Border Protection since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Customs & Border Protection job
- $240K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Homeland Security, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- 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
- 24 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.