Pre-solicitationPosted May 1, 2026·Responses due Jun 19, 2026

LT-SPM

Energy · BROOKHAVEN NATL LAB -DOE CONTRACTOR

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
BSA475591
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
6640
Place
NY, USA
Contact
Mark Brock (mbrock@bnl.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation BSA475591 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • May 1, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • May 1, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • May 22, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 12, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: May 22, 2026 to May 31, 2026, middle of the range May 26, 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 May 1, 2026).
Responses are due Jun 19, 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

BSA is procuring the Construction and Integration of a Low-Temperature SPM into a Multiprobe UHV Surface Analysis System. The requirement form and/or function supports the design and construction of a low-temperature scanning probe microscope (LT-SPM) and its integration into the existing multiprobe system without compromising or sacrificing any original system functionality. The LT-SPM will include a new SPM scanner, a sample stage with seven additional electrical contacts, a removable magnetic field assembly, required internal electronics, and all necessary wiring and cabling, while utilizin… (show all)

g an existing cryostat previously purchased from the same Supplier for a prior LT-STM system. All SPM cabling will be compatible with the existing Scienta Omicron MATRIX SPM controller. In addition, A UHV SPM chamber will be designed and built by the Supplier in close collaboration with CFN staff to ensure full compatibility with the existing multiprobe system, enabling smooth sample and STM tip transfer between chambers and reliable SPM operation under UHV conditions. The Supplier will install all new components within the cryostat at CFN, including internal electronics, wiring, and cabling, and will perform system performance and quality tests on an Au(111) crystal or graphite surface to demonstrate atomic resolution for both STM and AFM.

Who won similar work

46 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Energy), 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

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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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