Sources SoughtPosted Aug 11, 2026·Responses due Aug 25, 2026

Laboratory Analysis of Middle Distillate/Diesel and Aviation Fuel

Coast Guard · SFLC PROCUREMENT BRANCH 3(00040)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541380
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
70Z04026RFI62466
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
H191
Place
USA
Contact
Carol L Dreszer (Carol.L.Dreszer@uscg.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 70Z04026RFI62466 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 11, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 22, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026, middle of the range Sep 9, 2026.
Measured from 36 past early notices at Us Coast Guard that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 11, 2026).
Responses are due Aug 25, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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

This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC), Engineering Services Division is conducting Market Research to identify qualified, commercially available sources for fuel testing services for USCG vessels and other vessels specifically identified by the Coast Guard. USCG is seeking qualified contractors that can also provide and ship fuel sample kits worldwide, shipping fuel samples domestically and/or internationally to the Contractor… (show all)

�s fuel laboratory, conducting the required fuel sample analysis, assuring quality of fuel analysis results, retention and disposal of fuel samples, and reporting fuel analysis results to the USCG as applicable. *Please reply with your capabilities and complete the attached Market Research Questionnaire. Reponses must include a business point of contact, phone number, email address and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Please contact SAM.gov if your company does not have a UEI. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code (NAICS) is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services. The small business size standard is $19.0M in average annual receipts. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should also state whether the business is currently classified as Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), HubZone Small Business, Women Owned, Veteran Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concern under NAICS 541380. This Sources Sought Notice does not constitute a Request For Proposal and is not to be construed as a request for an offer. Therefore, there will be no evaluation of responses to this Notice for contract award purposes. Reimbursement will not be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests. Responses and Questions regarding this Notice shall be submitted in writing to Carol Dreszer, email: carol.l.dreszer@uscg.mil Please reference Response with 70Z04026RFI62466 in subject line.

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Coast Guard), same NAICS 541380.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
JET-CARE INTERNATIONAL INC2$174KAug 5, 2026
TRANSCAT, INC. · $TRNS1$1.5MSep 11, 2025
ALS SERVICES USA, CORP.1$1.1MSep 26, 2025
VITISYSTEMS, INC.1$493KMar 27, 2025
NDT SOLUTIONS, LLC1$368KJan 16, 2025
CRANEWORKS, INC.1$337KAug 28, 2026
ECO-CHEK COMPLIANCE, INC1$51KSep 9, 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 7 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. Coast Guard (USCG) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 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
  • 433 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 0 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.