J--Notice of intent to sole source
EPA · LAND, ENFORCEMENT, AND AIR DIVISION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 68HERL26Q0067 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 23, 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
Notice of intent to sole source- Thermo 6500 ICP-AES Gas Box Repair. See the attached announcement
Who won similar work
18 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (EPA), same NAICS 811210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC · $TMO | 8 | $408K | Jun 25, 2026 |
| PRIME ONE CONTRACTING LLC | 1 | $250K | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Revvity Health Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $87K | Apr 17, 2025 |
| EMD MILLIPORE CORP | 1 | $50K | Jul 22, 2026 |
| COAST TO COAST CALIBRATIONS, INC. | 1 | $28K | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC | 1 | $19K | Sep 8, 2025 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 312 Kerr Administration Bldg Corvallis OR 97331 USA | 1 | $19K | Sep 28, 2026 |
| QIAGEN, LLC | 1 | $18K | Nov 20, 2025 |
| LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 1 | $18K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. | 1 | $17K | Feb 25, 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.
- Sep 28, 2026OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 312 Kerr Administration Bldg Corvallis OR 97331 USA$19KJ--Provide Seawater System Maintenance
- Sep 15, 2026LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION$18KH--Thermofisher service and maintenance agreement
- Jul 22, 2026EMD MILLIPORE CORP$50KJ--R10 Lab: 2026 Millipore Water Purification Systems
- Jun 25, 2026THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC$19KJ--TSQ 9610 Maintenance and Service Agreement
- Jun 3, 2026THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC$77KJ-- GC Orbitrap and GC-MS/MS Maintenance Agreement
- Feb 25, 2026ILLUMINA, INC.$17KJ--Service Maintenance Agreement
- Nov 20, 2025QIAGEN, LLC$18KJ--Maintenance service agreement
- Oct 3, 2025THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC$99KJ--Maintenance service agreement
- Sep 16, 2025THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC$61KJ--Orbitrap Exploris 480 Basic System - Dionex UltiMa
- Sep 8, 2025Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC$19KJ--Service Maintenance Agreement - Zeiss
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 2024 (6 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) job
- $60K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- 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.
- 2 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 565 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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.