66--Sources Sought Crude Oil Phase Behavior (PVT) System
Energy · NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 89243326NFE000251 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 4, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Sources Sought 89243326NFE000251 Oil and Gas Center of Excellence ISSUE DATE: 4 August 2026 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is conducting market research to identify contractors capable of providing a Crude Oil Phase Behavior (PVT) System capable of making live crude oil, collecting the different phase samples from the PVT cell, and measuring the volume of gas produce to support the Oil and Gas Center of Excellence. The requirements/specifications of the system are outlined in Att… (show all)
achment A to this Sources Sought. All responses shall include a detailed description of how the proposed solution meets the requirements described in this Sources Sought notice and Attachment A to this Sources Sought. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE that is open to all companies and is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This Sources Sought Notice is released pursuant to FAR Part 10 Market Research and is issued for the purpose of identifying available sources (interested entities) capable of performing the requirement. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and NO CONTRACT will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. The information gathered from this Sources Sought Notice will be utilized in the Government's determination for the business type utilized in the RFQ. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to solicit input and gauge interest among those parties capable of providing a Crude Oil Phase Behavior (PVT) System capable of making live crude oil, collecting the different phase samples from the PVT cell, and measuring the volume of gas produce to support the Oil and Gas Center of Excellence in accordance with the requirements/specifications outlined in Attachment A to this Source Sought. DESCRIPTION: The Oil and Gas Center of Excellence aims to enable secure, efficient, and low-impact oil and gas systems through integrated research aligned with DOE priorities and industrial needs. As part of this mission, the Oil and Gas Center of Excellence has a need for a Crude Oil Phase Behavior (PVT) System capable of making live crude oil, collecting the different phase samples from the PVT cell, and measuring the volume of gas produce. The information being solicited includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. A cover page (no longer than one page) which provides the following information: The entities name, address, phone number, email address for the point of contact, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, CAGE code (if applicable), and business size. Specify the small business classification: small business, small-disadvantaged business, woman owned, veteran owned, disabled veteran owned, 8(a) or HUB Zone. 2. A brief Statement of Capabilities detailing how your company meets the requirements outlined in this Sources Sought notice and in Attachment A to this Source Sought. SUBMISSION DATE AND TIME: All interested parties responding to this Sources Sought Notice must submit their responses no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on August 18, 2026 through the FedConnect Portal or to Stefanie.Page@netl.doe.gov. For consistency purposes, responses are to be submitted electronically in either MS Word (.doc or .docx) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format using a minimum of 11-point font and allowing for 1-inch margins no more than 20 pages in length, inclusive of the cover page. Sources Sought responses may be attached to a notification in the Message Center portion of FedConnect. Information regarding how to submit information via FedConnect can be found at https://www.fedconnect.net. DOE personnel may contact firms responding to this announcement to clarify a responder�s capabilities or obtain other information as part of this market research process. Please note that FedConnect is owned and operated by Compusearch Software Systems, Inc., not by the Department of Energy and therefore the Government does not provide help desk assistance for FedConnect. For assistance with FedConnect, please contact the FedConnect helpdesk directly: By email: support@FedConnect.net. By phone: 1-800-899-6665 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, except Federal Holidays). You are strongly encouraged to submit your Capability Statement in response to this Sources Sought Notice at least 24 hours before the specified due date in order to have time to resolve any transmission problems. As previously indicated, this is NOT a solicitation; therefore, no cost or pricing information should be provided. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. This is a market survey to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort required. Responses should be limited to the entity�s cover page and capabilities statement (as identified above) along with their respective business size based upon the list provided. It is not mandatory for an offeror to respond to this Sources Sought Notice in order to be eligible for proposing on a subsequent RFQ when/if issued.
Who won similar work
44 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334516.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 3 | $327K | Sep 23, 2026 |
| NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH, INC. | 2 | $1.2M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| PERKINELMER U.S. LLC | 2 | $976K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC | 2 | $626K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| PARR INSTRUMENT COMPANY | 2 | $473K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC. | 2 | $176K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A | 2 | $149K | Aug 7, 2026 |
| FEDCORP SERVICES, INC. | 2 | $109K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC | 2 | $90K | Jun 24, 2026 |
| NORTH STAR IMAGING INCORPORATED | 2 | $59K | Jul 22, 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.
- Sep 30, 2026PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP.$619K66--IRA Funds for purchase of Sub-500nm Laser Scanning
- Sep 30, 2026TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS, INC.$359K66--High Pressure Pumps
- Sep 30, 2026MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC$572K66--IRA Funds. Purchase of High-Performance X-Ray Diff
- Sep 30, 2026MR SOLUTIONS INC$1.5M66--ImaCore 3D Imaging Rock Core Imaging MRI System
- Sep 28, 2026NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH, INC.$1.1M66--AutoLab 2000 Servo-hydraulic, large bore triaxial
- Sep 28, 2026NORTH ROBOTICS INC.$149K66--Robotic Lab System
- Sep 24, 2026SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC.$121K66--IRA Funds Anton Paar SurPASS 3 Surface Zeta Analyz
- Sep 24, 2026DCI CORPORATION$573K66--Crude Oil Phase Behavior (PVT) SystemIRA Funding
- Sep 24, 2026FEI COMPANY$1.3M66--IRA - High-Performance Field Emission Scanning Ele
- Sep 24, 2026SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC.$55K66--IRA Funds Agilent 8890 GAS CHROMATOGRAPH
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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.