High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (HPLC-MS)
Air Force and Space Force · FA8601 AFLCMC PZIO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA860126Q0074 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
Intent to Sole Source The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/PZIBA) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Agilent Technologies, Inc., located at 2850 Centerville Rd, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808. This contract is for the procurement of a High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (HPLC-MS) for the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). Extensive market research was conducted to identify potential sources. Techniques included, but were not limited to, a GSA Advantage review, Internet market research, a review … (show all)
of similar procurements at WPAFB, input from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and a Sources Sought notice. This research confirmed that Agilent Technologies, Inc. is the only source capable of meeting the Government�s minimum requirements as outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). The WPAFB Air Force Institute of Technology is already equipped with and trained on the proprietary Mass Hunter Software used by the HPLC-MS. Utilizing any other manufacturer's system would require the acquisition of entirely new equipment and force a complete overhaul of established laboratory protocols and research methodologies, resulting in significant operational delays and loss of historical data integrity. Because the High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (HPLC-MS) and its corresponding software are proprietary to Agilent Technologies, Inc., they are the only source that can provide a system that is compatible with the Government's existing infrastructure and procedural framework. Agilent Technologies, Inc. does not have any authorized distributors for its equipment. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." A Justification and Approval for other than full and open competition has been prepared in accordance with RFO 6.104-1, citing the proprietary nature of the required equipment and services. Submission Instructions and Points of Contact: Interested parties who believe they can satisfy the requirements must provide a capability statement with clear and convincing evidence of their ability to do so. The statement must demonstrate the vendor's capability to provide the HPLC-MS system that is 100% compatible with the proprietary Mass Hunter Software and meets all requirements in the Statement of Work. A simple statement of capability is not sufficient. All responses, questions, and capability statements shall be submitted via email to the following points of contact no later than Jul 30, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. Contract Specialist: Alejandro Quiles, alejandro.quiles_sanchez.1@us.af.mil Contract Specialist: Brian Algeo, brian.algeo.1@us.af.mil Contracting Officer: Candice Snow, candice.snow@us.af.mil All correspondence sent via email must contain the subject line: "FA8601-26-Q-0074, High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (HPLC-MS)." Be advised that emails without this exact subject line or with prohibited attachments (.zip, .exe) may be blocked by network filters. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A decision by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A decision by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Attachments: Statement of Work (SOW) Sole Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6630.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $56K to $196K, median $88K; range $17K to $950K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 1 | $950K | Jul 22, 2025 |
| ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC · $ITW · $16.5B | 1 | $228K | Feb 4, 2026 |
| AB SCIEX LLC | 1 | $100K | Aug 15, 2026 |
| GATAN, INC. · $AME · $7.9B | 1 | $75K | Sep 4, 2025 |
| SPECTRO SCIENTIFIC, INC · $AME · $7.9B | 1 | $49K | Jul 7, 2026 |
| US RADAR INC | 1 | $17K | Aug 26, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $ITW reported $16.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $88K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $AME reported $7.9B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $88K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 15, 2026AB SCIEX LLC$100KAward Notice - USAFA Liquid Chromatography ReplacementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 7, 2026SPECTRO SCIENTIFIC, INC$49KSpectro Scientific Fluidscan 1100 Optical Particle AnalyzerMateriality: <0.01% of $AME revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 4, 2026ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC$228KTensile TesterMateriality: <0.01% of $ITW revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 4, 2025GATAN, INC.$75KElectron Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)Materiality: <0.01% of $AME revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 26, 2025US RADAR INC$17KGround Penetrating Radar System (GPRS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 22, 2025ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$950KCMHS - Roche Chemistry Analyzer Tests BPA Notice of AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of 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
- 32 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 1 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.