Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Basic Research Challenges to Accelerate United States Biotechnology Leadership
Energy · ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 892431-26-RFI-0003 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 24, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
DOE seeks input on critical basic research challenges, bottlenecks, and missing capabilities needed to transition from descriptive biology to predictive biosystems design. This RFI solicits perspectives on advancing foundational science across biomolecules, cells, microbiomes, and plants to accelerate the production of bio-advantaged fuels, chemicals, and materials. Feedback is specifically requested on fundamental biodesign goals, high-priority biotechnology application areas, and effective collaboration models to help guide BER's strategic priorities, workshop planning, and future funding me… (show all)
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Who won similar work
834 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Energy), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (819): middle half $28K to $497K, median $85K; range $267 to $3.0B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 16 | $2.8M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VALI COOPER INTERNATIONAL LLC | 14 | $37.2M | Aug 5, 2026 |
| ENERGY BY NATIVE AMERICAN DESIGN CORP | 11 | $2.8M | Jun 2, 2026 |
| RLH INC. | 11 | $514K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC. | 11 | $300K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC | 9 | $3.4M | Aug 13, 2026 |
| VECTOR RESOURCE INC | 8 | $85.9M | Aug 3, 2026 |
| HUGHES BROTHERS INC | 8 | $10.3M | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Aantilia LLC | 8 | $504K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP. | 8 | $82K | Jul 27, 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.
- Oct 16, 2026Booth Management Consulting, LLC$194KR--Project and Contract Management SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.$785KD--Buyer: Anissa Beasinger.Renewal of AspenTech liMateriality: <0.01% of $EMR revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 30, 2026MR SOLUTIONS INC$1.5M66--ImaCore 3D Imaging Rock Core Imaging MRI SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC$572K66--IRA Funds. Purchase of High-Performance X-Ray DiffNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026HOPEWELL DESIGNS, INC.$184K66--Firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded to Hopewell Designs for N40-1-A Neutron Irradiator System.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026TECHCOMP USA INC$105K66--Purchase of degasser from Isotopx.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP.$619K66--IRA Funds for purchase of Sub-500nm Laser ScanningNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026GEM TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, CORP$243KR--TEPS III NRLFO MSD Records Administrative AssistanNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS, INC.$359K66--High Pressure PumpsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026HAZEN AND SAWYER, D.P.C. New York NY 10018 USA$1.0MConsulting Flood Hydrologist Services for the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionNo 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 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
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
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.