Notice of Intent to Sole Source Annual and Maintenance Services for Malvern Panalytical Epsilon 4 X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) instrument to Malvern Panalytical Inc.
Army Corps of Engineers · W2R2 USA ENGR R & D CTR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W912HZ26Z1C8X in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 12, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) single source award to Malvern Panalytical Inc. (CAGE 68830) for one preventative maintenance call per year (3 total visits) on the XRF including a Preventative Maintenance (PM) kit. The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.106(b)(1)(i). The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice… (show all)
of intent is for information purposes only. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor�s ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Sonia Boyd at Sonia.J.Boyd@usace.army.mil AND Jon-Vincent Holden at Jon-Vincent.S.Holden@usace.army.mil. The Notice Number W912HZ26Z1C8X must on be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission.
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W2R2 USA ENGR R & D CTR), same NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $37K to $171K, median $47K; range $11K to $376K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIAPS, INC | 2 | $420K | Sep 28, 2026 |
| TEVET LLC | 1 | $203K | Jul 18, 2025 |
| MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC | 1 | $161K | Nov 7, 2024 |
| STATELINE SOLUTION LLC | 1 | $49K | Jul 14, 2025 |
| CALMETRIX INC | 1 | $41K | Aug 12, 2025 |
| FED CREW INC | 1 | $23K | Oct 16, 2025 |
| NMH TECH, INC. | 1 | $11K | Oct 17, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 28, 2026SCIAPS, INC$376KBRAND NAME -Sci-Aps XRF Geo-Chem AnalyzerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 12, 2026SCIAPS, INC$44KHandheld X-Ray Fluorescence for ERDC GSLNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 17, 2025NMH TECH, INC.$11KLuminar Iris LiDAR SensorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2025FED CREW INC$23KControllable Vacuum Pump for a Microfluidic Device (CoVPM)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 12, 2025CALMETRIX INC$41KCalmetrix I-Cal Ultra Cement Isothermal CalorimeterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 18, 2025TEVET LLC$203KPurchase of a Keyence VHX-X1 Digital MicroscopeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 14, 2025STATELINE SOLUTION LLC$49KDispersing ReactorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 7, 2024MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC$161KEmpyrean XRD and Epsilon 4 XRF ServiceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard 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.
- 0 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.