High-Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) Equipment Update
Air Force and Space Force · FA8601 AFLCMC PZIO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA860126P0086 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 17, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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What the notice says
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Base Support Branch (AFLCMC/PZIBB) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), OH intends to award a sole source contract to: COMPAS INSTRUMENTS, INC 1020 Airpark DR Sugar Grove IL, 60554 This requirement is for the following listed below: CLIN: Item: Quantity: CLIN 0001 High-Frequency Reciprocating 1 Each Rig (HFRR) Equipment Update in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Commercial Purchase Order and carried out as a single source action (not competitively awarded). This authority is supported by… (show all)
an approved Single Source Justification. The applicable NAICS code is 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables. This NAICS code has a small business size standard of 750 employees. The Air Force Petroleum Agency�s Aerospace Fuels Laboratory (AFPET) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFPET/ PTPLA) is seeking a High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) wear scar camera with accompanying computer and software to run tests per ASTM D6079. This purchase will update the existing rig and will expand the current capabilities by providing compliance with the ASTM D6079. The manufacturer of the existing HFRR is Compass Instruments, Inc. They are the only vendor that provides the software necessary for the wear scar camera to communicate with the existing HFRR to perform the ASM D6079 testing. And they are the only vendor that provides the compatible computer and software. Based on the above, it is in the best interest of the Government to acquire the High-Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) Equipment Update as a sole source acquisition to Compass Instruments, Inc. They are the manufacturer of the existing equipment, they provide the integrated software necessary for the camera assembly to communicate with existing equipment, and the required update provides compliance with the required testing method of ASTM D6079. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. No solicitation package will be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to complete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. All responses received by 24 August 2026 at 1pm ET will be considered by the Government. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. Responses and questions shall be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Ms. Jennifer Blackford at Jennifer.blackford@us.af.mil and Contract Specialist Mr. Henry Agee at Henry.agee@us.af.mil. Please include the words �High-Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) Equipment Update� in the subject line.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $60K to $197K, median $83K; range $24K to $506K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUERS INC | 2 | $165K | Mar 19, 2026 |
| MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC | 2 | $73K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| LaVision, Inc. | 1 | $506K | Nov 21, 2025 |
| BRUKER AXS LLC · $BRKR · $3.0B | 1 | $413K | Mar 24, 2026 |
| JEOL USA, INC. | 1 | $391K | Sep 19, 2025 |
| EDAX, LLC | 1 | $270K | Dec 30, 2024 |
| BRINKMANN INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | $124K | Mar 17, 2026 |
| KEYENCE CORPORATION | 1 | $113K | Jul 7, 2026 |
| KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC | 1 | $91K | Aug 25, 2026 |
| TEXAS SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS Justin TX 76247 USA | 1 | $70K | Sep 2, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $BRKR reported $3.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 15 past awards, $83K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 2, 2026TEXAS SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS Justin TX 76247 USA$70KPortable Optical Emission Spectroscopy Testing SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 2, 2026MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC$24KEmpyrean Goniometer Motor ReplacementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 25, 2026KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC$91KAWARD NOTICE: VDATS F-35 NAI APINo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 7, 2026KEYENCE CORPORATION$113KKeyence VL800 3D ScannerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 29, 2026MICRO SYSTEMS, INC$50KC-BAND MINI TESTERMateriality: <0.01% of $KTOS revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 24, 2026BRUKER AXS LLC$413K30 Micron Xray SpectrometerMateriality: 0.01% of $BRKR revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 19, 2026STRUERS INC$82KMounting PressNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 17, 2026BRINKMANN INSTRUMENTS, INC.$124KOmnis Metrohm TitratorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 28, 2026GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$52KMercury AnalyzerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 21, 2025LaVision, Inc.$506KUSAFA Particle Imaging Velocimetry SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, 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
- 32 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.
- 1 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.