Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 5, 2026·Responses due Aug 19, 2026

66--USGS Intent to Award Notice: CEM EDGE� Instrument

Interior (all) · OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
DOIGFBO260031
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6640
Place
Not stated
Contact
Williams, Leah (lwilliams@usgs.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation DOIGFBO260031 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 5, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 13, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026, middle of the range Oct 6, 2026.
Measured from 20 past early notices at Us Geological Survey with NAICS 334516 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 5, 2026).
Other notices
  • Sep 11, 2026
    Justification (Sole Source)
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

USGS Intent to Award Notice: CEM Corp Energized Dispersive Guided Extraction (EDGE�) Instrument The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC), intends to award a non-competitive purchase order to CEM Corporation, located in Matthews, NC, for an Energized Dispersive Guided Extraction (EDGE�) Instrument, to be delivered to Columbia, MO within 84 days (12 Weeks) of award/from the date the contractor receives the purchase order. The EDGE� instrument from CEM Corporation is the only instrument that can meet the government's need to extract samples in the manner re… (show all)

quired. The USGS-CERC conducts research related to human & environmental health that increasingly requires the extraction of samples with limited available mass, such as insects and very small invertebrates which are a key component of toxicity assessments. The EDGE� combines Pressurized Fluid Extraction and Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction, making it uniquely capable of extracting samples that have a limited sample mass, down to 0.1 g. CEM Corporation holds the patent, and the EDGE� is the only technology of its kind. The instrument is patented, with supplies and services unique to the instrument, for which CEM is the sole domestic supplier. 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_williams@ios.doi.gov. Reference Solicitation # DOIGFBO260031 in the subject line. The NAICS code is 334516. The size standard is 1,000 employees. The anticipated award date is 8/24/2026. 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

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 334516.

Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $26K to $95K, median $41K; range $15K to $613K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GEOTEK LIMITED1$613KSep 24, 2025
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC1$318KAug 14, 2025
SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC.1$104KJul 14, 2025
CAITTA INC.1$69KSep 23, 2025
AEG GROUP INC1$48KJul 22, 2026
INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC1$34KJan 15, 2025
GOVCREST INC1$30KJul 21, 2026
REFLEX INC1$24KFeb 6, 2026
TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.1$16KApr 16, 2026
TURNER DESIGNS, INC.1$15KMay 1, 2025

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Competitive landscape

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  • 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
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Policy around it

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  • 150 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

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  • 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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