Special NoticePosted Aug 6, 2026·Responses due Aug 16, 2026

Xray Equipment

Justice (all) · DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334517
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
D-26-ST-0200
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
5825
Place
Lorton, VA, USA
Contact
Robert Radke (robert.j.radke@dea.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation D-26-ST-0200 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 6, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 22, 2026 to Dec 24, 2026, middle of the range Sep 13, 2026.
Measured from 13 past early notices at Drug Enforcement Administration that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 6, 2026).

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

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Purchase Xray Equipment 1. Introduction The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Viken Detection located at 21 North Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803 for the acquisition of X-ray equipment. 2. Authority This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of FAR 12.102 soliciting from a single source for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). 3. Description of Requirement Item/Service: Viken Detection Xray Backscatter Imager 4. Justification for Single Source The required X-ray Imager … (show all)

by Viken Detection is only vendor that has a handheld x-ray backscatter imaging system that can detect for lead. If a backscatter Image system is used without the lead detection, a lead concealment will be missed by agents in the field causing agents not to be able to see the concealment they are trying to detect with this device. There is no other X-Ray Backscatter system vendor product that will detect lead on the market. 5. Response Instructions This is not a request for quotes, and a solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties may submit a capability statement for consideration by the agency. 6. Points of Contact Contracting Officer: Robert Radke Email: robert.j.radke@dea.gov

Who won similar work

20 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Justice (all)), same industry group (NAICS 3345).

Single-winner award sizes (20): middle half $56K to $516K, median $125K; range $26K to $4.5M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
QIAGEN, LLC2$2.6MJul 30, 2025
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC2$561KJul 2, 2026
LAFAYETTE INSTRUMENT COMPANY2$151KApr 9, 2026
CARON EAST, INC.1$4.5MSep 23, 2026
Seneca Federal Solutions Buffalo NY 14221 USA1$922KJul 7, 2025
NOVA BIOMEDICAL CORP1$509KFeb 23, 2026
NOBLE SUPPLY & LOGISTICS, LLC1$500KAug 11, 2025
NORDSON TEST AND INSPECTION AMERICAS, INC.1$439KSep 21, 2026
FEI COMPANY1$435KAug 28, 2025
WARRIOR DYNAMICS LLC1$128KJun 3, 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.

Latest awards

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 Justice, Dept of (DOJ) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Justice, Dept of (DOJ) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
  • 125 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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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
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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.