B--AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF OUTCROP & CORE SEDIMENT SAMPLES
Interior (all) · OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0326Q0203 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 18, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
Request for Information AMS Radiocarbon Analysis for Outcrop and Core Sediment Samples The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting market research to determine the availability of a qualified business that can provide services as follows. USGS, Earthquake Science Center (ESC) requires accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) radiocarbon analyses on very small samples (including samples that are less than 1 mg in size) of organic material from outcrops and cores of sediment in accordance with the attached statement of work. This sources sought announcement is not a request for quote or proposal … (show all)
and the Government is not committed to award a purchase order or contract pursuant to this announcement. The information resulting from this market research is simply for planning purposes to assist the Government in determining its acquisition strategy. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code NAICS 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services, associated size standard of $19 million, and product service code (PSC) B530 Special Studies/Analysis - Seismological apply to this announcement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement and relevant literature detailing the ability of fully meeting the requirement as described in the attached statement of work. All responses shall be limited to 10 pages. Responses to this announcement shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to Contracting Officer Joahnne Ongjoco at Joahnne_Ongjoco@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than August 21, 2026 at 0900 hours Eastern Time. Responses submitted by hardcopy or any other means shall not be accepted or considered.
Who won similar work
113 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Interior (all)), same NAICS 541380.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SGS AXYS ANALYTICAL SERVICES LTD. | 7 | $2.2M | Sep 17, 2026 |
| SGS CANADA INC. | 6 | $3.7M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| CYANO HOLDINGS, INC. | 5 | $6.2M | Aug 5, 2026 |
| MDK, LLC | 5 | $338K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| SGS NORTH AMERICA INC. | 5 | $166K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES, LLC | 4 | $2.9M | Apr 2, 2026 |
| MATRIX SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL INC | 4 | $483K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| RTI LABORATORIES INC | 3 | $1.8M | Jul 21, 2026 |
| I-2-I Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $128K | Sep 10, 2025 |
| TRIBOLOGIK CORP | 3 | $120K | Dec 30, 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.
- Sep 25, 2026ENVIROSEARCH CORP$53KB--FY2027 CARLSBAD FIELD OFFICE WATER AND SOIL ANALYS
- Sep 25, 2026AQUATICS ASSOCIATES INC$31KB--MACROINVERTEBRATE SAMPLE ANALYSIS
- Sep 24, 2026CORESPEC ALLIANCE, LLC$72KB--Cation exchange capacity and X-ray diffraction of geologic samples
- Sep 23, 2026SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6220 CULEBRA RD San Antonio TX 78238 USA$60KB--HPLC - VALIDATION SERVICES
- Sep 22, 2026UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 506 S WRIGHT ST Urbana IL 61801 USA$147KB--IN - INDIANA ES FIELD OFFICE - BAT GENOMIC ASSESSM
- Sep 22, 2026SGS CANADA INC.$752KF--Chemical Analysis of Geological Materials
- Sep 17, 2026SGS AXYS ANALYTICAL SERVICES LTD.$154KB--Sample Lab analysis for Catalog
- Sep 14, 2026ANALYTICAL RESOURCES, LLC$24KB--OR-KLAMATH FALLS FWO-ANALYSIS
- Sep 2, 2026MDK, LLC$86KB--Organic and Inorganic Soil, Sediment & Water Laboratory Analysis - MDK LLC (WET Labs)
- Sep 1, 2026Ty Perin 701 VALLEY DR HUDSON MI 49247 USA$50KB--STUDENT SERVICES TY PERIN
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.