Light Obscuration Instrument
Commerce (all) · DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1333ND26QNB640309 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 4, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Aug 28, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Commerce (all)), same product/service code (PSC) 6630.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $101K to $176K, median $147K; range $55K to $205K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · $TMO · $42.9B | 1 | $205K | Aug 25, 2026 |
| YOKOGAWA FLUID IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $147K | Oct 13, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 1 | $55K | Jun 25, 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.
- $TMO reported $42.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $147K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 13, 2026YOKOGAWA FLUID IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$147KFlow Imaging Microscopy combined with Light Obscuration CapabilitiesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 25, 2026LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION$205K66--Sequal Prep Normalization PlatesMateriality: <0.01% of $TMO revenue (Low) SEC
- Jun 25, 2026GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$55K66--LOG080-Purchase of a new 4150 Tape Station and thrNo 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 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Commerce, Dept of (DOC) since 2024 (7 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Commerce, Dept of (DOC) job
- $60K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- 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.
- 2 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 372 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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.