7C--HIGH PERFORM RACK-MOUNTED TRANSIENT DATA
Interior (all) · OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0326Q0204 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 19, 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
This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to award a purchase order to Elsys AG in Switzerland for a high-performance rack-mounted transient Data Acquisition Unit as described in the attached Required Specifications. Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Elsys AG is, to the USGS knowledge, the only source who can keep it consistent with existing equipment in the Rock Mechanics Laboratory. The requested procurement is necessary to en… (show all)
sure continuity, compatibility, and reliability of science. The current laboratory workflows depend on specific hardware and software configurations to ensure uniform performance across multiple workstations. Introducing a different model or brand would require duplicative training, additional maintenance contracts, and potentially custom integrations to align with existing systems. Purchasing matching equipment avoids these unnecessary costs and leverages existing institutional expertise. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.203. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a capability statement by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with the associated size standard of 1,000 Please no phone calls. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to tracy_huot@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 08/31/2026 1700 PD. Responses submitted by hardcopy or the SAM.gov portal shall not be accepted or considered.
Who won similar work
131 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Interior (all)), same NAICS 334516.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 16 | $1.4M | Sep 21, 2026 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. · $ILMN | 9 | $701K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED | 8 | $620K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · $TMO | 8 | $451K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Fisher Scientific Company · $TMO | 5 | $248K | Jul 10, 2026 |
| SMITH-ROOT INC | 5 | $105K | May 11, 2026 |
| Thermo Electron North America LLC · $TMO | 3 | $989K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A | 3 | $472K | May 13, 2026 |
| TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. | 3 | $411K | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Aantilia LLC | 3 | $65K | Sep 24, 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 24, 2026Aantilia LLC$24K16--MICASENSE REDEDGE-P UPGRADES
- Sep 24, 2026MANTECH (USA) INC.$59KJ--Laboratory Equipment Maintenance
- Sep 24, 2026Thermo Electron North America LLC$54KH--SERVICE CONTRACT ARGUS 6 BASE
- Sep 24, 2026NEXUS GROUP, LLC$20K66--SERVICE CONTRACT FOR MASS SPECTROMETER
- Sep 23, 2026BRINKMANN INSTRUMENTS, INC.$17K66--METROHM 916 TITRATOR - LAB EQUIPMENT
- Sep 23, 2026OMNI INTERNATIONAL, INC.$13K66--BEAD BEATER
- Sep 21, 2026GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$93K66--PURCHASE SHATTERBOXES AND MILLS
- Sep 21, 2026ADVANCED SOLUTIONS LIFE SCIENCES, LLC$648K66--BioAssemblyBot (BAB) 400
- Sep 18, 2026LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION$42K66--SUPPLY: WI-FWS WHITNEY GENETICS LAB THERMOFISHER EQUIPMENT BPA CALL
- Sep 17, 2026NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC$25K66--FWS NEOSHO NFH - STEREOMICROSCOPE
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
- $45K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- 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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 12 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.