Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 22, 2026·Responses due Aug 6, 2026

Purchase of Qiagen Centrifuge or Equivalent

NOAA · DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
143051-26-0078
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
6630
Place
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Contact
LA PIERRE, GRACE (GRACE.LAPIERRE@NOAA.GOV)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 143051-26-0078 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 22, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 3, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026, middle of the range Oct 13, 2026.
Measured from 49 past early notices at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 22, 2026).

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

Requisition 143051-26-0078 Point of Contact(s): Grace LaPierre, Contract Specialist U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA Western Acquisition Division 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1, Seattle, WA 98115 EMAIL: GRACE.LAPIERRE@NOAA.GOV Charles Kendall, Contracting Officer U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA Western Acquisition Division 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1, Seattle, WA 98115 EMAIL: CHARLES.KENDALL@NOAA.GOV Set-asides, if applicable: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle Simplified Acquisitions Branch, inten… (show all)

ds to award a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a brand name basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, with Qiagen LLC or authorized partners for the purchase of one new Qiagen Centrifuge 4-16S (120V, 60 Hz) with one matching Plate Rotor 2 x 96. Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 334516 Description: (i) The requirement is for the purchase of one new Qiagen Centrifuge 4-16S (120V, 60 Hz) with one matching Plate Rotor 2 x 96. Equipment must have confirmed compatibility with the specified Qiagen rotor/centrifuge combination or demonstrate that the proposed equivalent meets or exceeds the performance and fit requirements of the named models ; (ii) This presolicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the Government�s requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information in writing to the identified point of contact before the due date/ deadline of this SAM posting. Such requests and documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Based on responses to this notice, it is solely within the discretion of the Government on whether or not to continue with a Brand Name Set-Aside Procurement. The anticipated award date is estimated to be August 2026.

Who won similar work

14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334516.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC2$70KJul 6, 2026
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A2$11KSep 23, 2025
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · $TMO1$205KAug 25, 2026
DARTMOUTH OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES INC1$114KSep 23, 2026
EPPENDORF NORTH AMERICA, INC.1$99KSep 14, 2026
OCEANS DESIGN INC.1$77KMar 20, 2026
LOLIGO SYSTEMS APS TOLDBODEN 3 2 D VIBORG 8800 DNK1$73KJan 7, 2025
EDGEONE LLC1$68KAug 19, 2026
FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED1$60KSep 23, 2025
LOLIGO SYSTEMS APS TOLDBODEN 3 2 D VIBORG DK880 DNK1$41KSep 21, 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 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 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) job
  • $50K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • 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
  • 304 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 8 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.