Special NoticePosted Aug 31, 2026·Responses due Sep 15, 2026

66--Notice of Intent to Sole Source ImaCore 3D Imager

Energy · NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
89243326NFE000260
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6640
Place
Not stated
Contact
Lahey, David J. (David.Lahey@netl.doe.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 89243326NFE000260 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 31, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Sep 30, 2026
    Award Notice
    MR SOLUTIONS INC · $1.5M
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Green Imaging Technologies Inc. NETL requires this 3D Rock Core Imager as it will allow NETL to significantly enhance and improve its subsurface research capabilities. This instrument provides cutting-edge solutions to better evaluate petrophysical features and multi-phase fluid flow of geologic cores and wellbore cement. Thi… (show all)

s system is patent-protected and proprietary to Green Imaging Technologies Inc. and is specifically engineered to operate seamlessly with NETL�s existing Oxford GeoSpec NMR P10 Overburden Cell. This compatible technology is required to maintain experimental continuity, prevent data corruption from system discrepancies, and ensure direct quantitative comparisons with NETL�s historical and ongoing rock core datasets. This is considered a sole source to Green Imaging Technologies Inc. because to the best of NETL�s knowledge, Green Imaging Technologies Inc. is the only known source that can provide the required instrument. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy this requirement. This notice of intent is not a request or quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 1700 PM EDT on September 15, 2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist David Lahey, via email at David.Lahey@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement.

Who won similar work

33 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 334516.

Single-winner award sizes (33): middle half $59K to $441K, median $138K; range $19K to $1.3M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC3$327KSep 23, 2026
NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH, INC.2$1.2MSep 28, 2026
PERKINELMER U.S. LLC2$976KSep 18, 2026
PARR INSTRUMENT COMPANY2$473KSep 22, 2026
SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC.2$176KSep 24, 2026
FEDCORP SERVICES, INC.2$109KSep 17, 2026
FEI COMPANY1$1.3MSep 24, 2026
MALACHITE TECHNOLOGIES INC1$745KAug 7, 2025
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP.1$619KSep 30, 2026
DCI CORPORATION1$573KSep 24, 2026

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Competitive landscape

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  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Energy, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Energy, Dept of 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

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  • 76 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

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  • 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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