Purchase of Two LightLab 3 LE High Sensitivity Cannabis Analyzers
Customs and Border Protection · AIR AND MARINE CONTRACTING DIVISION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PR20156322-LightLab3LE-CannabisAnalyzers in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 16, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Laboratories and Scientific Services (LSS), intends to issue a purchase order to Orange Photonics, 176 Newport Road, New London, NH 03257, on a sole source basis for the purchase of two (2) portable cannabis analyzers for use in laboratory and field settings. The analyzers will support rapid screening and triage of drug seizures, commodities, and potentially violative items by assisting with the detection and identification of cannabinoids and determining the relative dry weight amounts of detected cannabinoids. The required analyzers shall be human-po… (show all)
rtable, self-contained, capable of analyzing samples in under 20 minutes, able to store analysis data onboard, and able to transfer data files and results to a USB flash drive. The requirement includes inside delivery, setup, initial software configuration, in-person training, hard-sided carrying cases, and accessories and consumables needed to conduct 200 scans/analyses, 100 per unit. All deliverables, including setup and training, shall be completed within 30-60 calendar days after the date of contract award. This notice is neither a request for proposals nor an invitation for bids. The Sole Source Justification will be posted in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a). All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to wymeatric.l.lyons@cbp.dhs.gov prior to the closing date of this notice. Verification of receipt of responses is the sole responsibility of the interested party. If no responses are received by September 23, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET, a written quotation will be requested from Orange Photonics, and award will be made accordingly. See the attached redacted Sole Source Justification.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Customs and Border Protection), same industry group (NAICS 3345).
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $1.2M to $142.5M, median $22.2M; range $28K to $270.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC | 2 | $285.0M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Leidos, Inc. · $LDOS · $15.3B | 1 | $270.0M | Jun 17, 2026 |
| SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION | 1 | $22.2M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| FOSTER & FREEMAN USA INC | 1 | $1.3M | Oct 3, 2025 |
| LAFAYETTE INSTRUMENT COMPANY | 1 | $1.1M | Oct 6, 2026 |
| METTLER-TOLEDO LLC | 1 | $28K | Aug 29, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $LDOS reported $15.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $22.2M, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 6, 2026LAFAYETTE INSTRUMENT COMPANY$1.1MAward notice and Justification & Approval for Lafayette LX7 Computerized Polygraph systems and associated accessories
- Sep 22, 2026SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION$22.2MAward Notice: Aircraft Sensor Support Services
- Jul 30, 2026RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC$85.0MMobile X-Ray Inspection Vehicles
- Jul 28, 2026RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC$200.0MNon-Intrusive Inspection (NII) Relocatable Passenger Vehicle Scanning Systems (RPVSS) IDIQ
- Jun 17, 2026Leidos, Inc.$270.0MMedium Energy Mobile Systems (MEMS)
- Oct 3, 2025FOSTER & FREEMAN USA INC$1.3MSole Source Procurement DCS 6 Digital Fingerprint Capture Systems
- Aug 29, 2025METTLER-TOLEDO LLC$28KPrecision Scales and Installation
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 U.S. Customs & Border Protection since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Customs & Border Protection job
- $240K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Homeland Security, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- 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
- 24 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.