USAFSAM/OEA Liquid Chromatograph Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (LC-ICP-MS)
Air Force and Space Force · FA2396 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL PZLE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation IASS-AFRL-RMZB-2026-0050 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 10, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
This requirement is for two (2) Liquid Chromatograph Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (LC-ICP-MS) units in support of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM/OEA) NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 334516 � Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RMZB), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to Agilent Technologies, Inc. In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as fol… (show all)
lows: Agilent Technologies, Inc. is the only vendor capable of providing the LC-ICP-MS Agilent as they are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and sole developer of the required MassHunter software. Please see attachment to this notice for additional details. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement that meets all the requirements in the attached Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) dated 10 September 2026, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government via e-mail to Mr. Jason B. Sav at jason.sav@us.af.mil no later than Thursday 17 September 2026 at 5:00pm Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads �Notice of Intent to Award SS � Liquid Chromatograph Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (LC-ICP-MS)�. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments. Attachment(s): Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6630.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $56K to $196K, median $88K; range $17K to $950K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 1 | $950K | Jul 22, 2025 |
| ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC · $ITW · $16.1B | 1 | $228K | Feb 4, 2026 |
| AB SCIEX LLC | 1 | $100K | Aug 15, 2026 |
| GATAN, INC. · $AME · $6.6B | 1 | $75K | Sep 4, 2025 |
| SPECTRO SCIENTIFIC, INC · $AME · $6.6B | 1 | $49K | Jul 7, 2026 |
| US RADAR INC | 1 | $17K | Aug 26, 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.
- $ITW reported $16.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $88K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $AME reported $6.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $88K, 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.
- Aug 15, 2026AB SCIEX LLC$100KAward Notice - USAFA Liquid Chromatography ReplacementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 7, 2026SPECTRO SCIENTIFIC, INC$49KSpectro Scientific Fluidscan 1100 Optical Particle AnalyzerMateriality: <0.01% of $AME revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 4, 2026ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC$228KTensile TesterMateriality: <0.01% of $ITW revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 4, 2025GATAN, INC.$75KElectron Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)Materiality: <0.01% of $AME revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 26, 2025US RADAR INC$17KGround Penetrating Radar System (GPRS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 22, 2025ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$950KCMHS - Roche Chemistry Analyzer Tests BPA Notice of AwardNo 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 6 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, 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
- 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 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.