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

License renewal

Justice (all) · DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334290
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
D-26-ST-0189
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R702
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-0189 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

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Gladiator Forensics LLC 100 Rialto Place Suite 605 Melbourne Florida 32901-3074 for an acquisition of licenses renewal. In accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), vendors that feel they can meet the Government's requirements detailed above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed price purchase order. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on responses to this notice is solely … (show all)

within the discretion of the Government. The acquisition will be conducted through the FAR Part 13 "Simplified Acquisition Procedures." The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 334290. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotation. A Request for Quotation (RFQ) is not available. Closing date for submitting a capability statement is 8/16/2025 at 10:00 AM EST. All submissions should be submitted electronically to Robert.J.Radke@dea.gov

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Justice (all)), same NAICS 334290.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GANS & PUGH ASSOCIATES, INC.1$3.1MMar 14, 2025
OCTASIC US INC.1$2.0MSep 25, 2025
SENSTAR INC.1$159KNov 13, 2025
INTERMOUNTAIN LOCK AND SECURITY SUPPLY CO Salt Lake City UT 84165 USA1$16KSep 24, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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.

  • 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.