66--Intent to Award Notice - Camsizer 3D
Interior (all) · OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation DOIGFBO260044 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 17, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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.
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What the notice says
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC), intends to award a non-competitive purchase order to Microtrac Inc, located in York, PA, for one (1) Microtrac Camsizer 3D instrument with data evaluation unit, to be delivered to Reston, VA within 30 days of award. The Camsizer 3D offers the unique ability to analyze both the 2D and 3D characteristics of particles ranging from 20�m - 30mm (diameter) in 2-dimensional space, and from 150�m - 20mm (diameter) in 3-dimensional space. This is a wide range that is required for the types of sediments being processed at the U… (show all)
SGS. This wide range, analytical capabilities (sphericity, roundness, 3D morphology), and speed of operation (2-5 minutes per sample) of the Camsizer 3D equipment is necessary for the 2D and 3D analytical imaging requirements of the USGS. The Camsizer 3D is the only instrument that offers the combination and range of analytical capabilities required by the USGS in a single unit. As the sole provider of the Camsizer 3D, Microtrac offers the only instrument capable of meeting all the specific analytical requirements for this use case. In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 5.101(c)(4)(vi), all responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency, however, THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. The Government intends to award this requirement noncompetitively in accordance with RFO 12.102(a). Responses must be emailed to Contracting Officer, Leah Williams, at leah_willliams@usgs.gov. Reference Solicitation #DOIGFBO260044 in the subject line. The NAICS code is 334516. The size standard is 1,000 employees. The anticipated award date is 9/24/2026. The anticipated contract will be firm fixed-price. A vendor must be registered at https://www.sam.gov to be awarded the purchase order.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334516.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 2 | $384K | Jan 12, 2026 |
| GEOTEK LIMITED | 1 | $613K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $104K | Jul 14, 2025 |
| CAITTA INC. | 1 | $69K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| LI-COR, INC. | 1 | $50K | Apr 10, 2025 |
| AEG GROUP INC | 1 | $48K | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Peractos LLC | 1 | $47K | Jul 17, 2026 |
| INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC | 1 | $34K | Jan 15, 2025 |
| GOVCREST INC | 1 | $30K | Jul 21, 2026 |
| REFLEX INC | 1 | $24K | Feb 6, 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.
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- Jul 17, 2026Peractos LLC$47K66--Carbon Flux Sensor IAW Salients FY26 REQ# 15834 SPECIAL ORDER # S26054
- Apr 16, 2026TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.$16K66--Refrigerated/Heating Circulator IAW Salients FY26 REQ # 15792 HIF INTERNAL H26002
- Mar 2, 2026VCLOUD GOV INC.$24K66--Multi-Parameter Water Quality Sonde IAW Salients FY26 REQ# 15719 SPECIAL ORDER # S26004
- Feb 6, 2026REFLEX INC$24K66--XY Automated Sampler IAW Salients FY26 REQ# 15742 SPECIAL ORDER # S26012
- Jan 12, 2026GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$67K66--HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
- Dec 23, 2025MARSHALL SCIENTIFIC LLC$11K65--FLOOR-STANDING AUTOCLAVE
- Sep 24, 2025GEOTEK LIMITED$613K66--Multi-Sensor Core Logger
- Sep 23, 2025CAITTA INC.$69K66--Thermo Scientific Dionex Inuvion RFIC
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 Interior, Dept of (DOI) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Interior, Dept of (DOI) 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
- 149 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.
- 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.