Q&A - Sources Sought Notice � DCF Mail and Packages Screening Equipment
Treasury (all) · OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
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Where this opportunity stands
This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.
- Oct 5, 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 the Q&A for Sources Sought Notice 2031ZA26N00061, DCF Mail and Packages Screening Equipment. Treasury Common Services Center (TCSC) � Acquisition Services has scheduled industry site visits to provide potential vendors an opportunity to view the space and better understand the operational environment and the types of packages received. The site visits will be held at the following location and dates: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Annex Building 13th and D St. SW (enter building in middle of 13th st. block) Washington, DC 20250 The industry site visit will be held on the follow… (show all)
ing dates: Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST, or Monday, October 19, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. EST Potential vendors shall respond to this sources sought notice requesting inclusion in the site visit prior to its close. Please provide the preferred date of attendance and the first and last name of your attendees. No more than 3 attendees per vendor. Attendees are required to show a RealID for each attendee to enter the building. BEP Point of Contact upon check-in: Eric Walsh
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Treasury (all)), same industry group (NAICS 3345).
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC · $TMO | 1 | $491K | Sep 16, 2025 |
| TACTICAL & SURVIVAL SPECIALTIES, LLC | 1 | $169K | Sep 8, 2025 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A | 1 | $100K | Aug 11, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 1 | $59K | Jul 16, 2025 |
| HEADWALL PHOTONICS INC | 1 | $22K | Nov 14, 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.
- Aug 11, 2026AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$100KCapillary Electrophoresis (CE) Instrument
- Nov 14, 2025HEADWALL PHOTONICS INC$22KReplacement Parts for Hyperspectral Imager System (HSIS)
- Sep 16, 2025THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC$491KAward Notice: Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer & Maintenance
- Sep 8, 2025TACTICAL & SURVIVAL SPECIALTIES, LLC$169KFourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer
- Jul 16, 2025GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$59KKeyence Microscope Components
Competitive landscape
For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Treasury, Dept of since 2024 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Treasury, Dept of job
- $71K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Financial Services, House Committee on Ways and Means, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Committee on Finance
- 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.
- 3 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 221 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 8 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.