SolicitationPosted Aug 12, 2026·Responses due Aug 26, 2026

PHOTEK PHOTODETECTOR

Energy · FERMILAB - DOE CONTRACTOR

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
334515
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
385020
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
AG15
Place
Batavia, IL, USA
Contact
Cathleen Stadler (cstadler@fnal.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 385020 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Aug 12, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 3, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026, middle of the range Sep 14, 2026.
Measured from 523 past solicitations at Energy, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 12, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
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What the notice says

Fermi Forward Discovery Group (FFDG) FOR FERMILAB has a requirement for a Photek Photodetector NAICS Code for this procurement is 334515 Fermi Forward Discovery Group (FFDG) Strategic Commercial Purchasing located in Batavia, Illinois issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a commercial, single award contract to be shipped to Batavia, Illinois Warehouse 2. This is a /solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only soli… (show all)

citation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. Fermi Forward Discovery Group (FFDG) intends to award Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. This is an all-or-non requirement, and the government will award a single purchase order to the offeror responsible whose offer conforms to the requirements as stated in the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government based on the criteria listed within this solicitation. PHOTEK PMT240 | PMT240/Q/S20B/G | 2 STAGE MCP, 40MM ACTIVE AREA, FUSED SILICA WINDOW, S20B PHOTOCATHODE, STANDARD GATING QTY 2 Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 26 AUG 2026. Such capabilities /qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A decision by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely with the discretion of the government. The following terms and conditions shall become a part of any subsequent purchase order/subcontract resulting from this RFP. FRA General Terms and Conditions for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (8/2025) The above referenced terms and conditions are available on the Fermilab Business Services Web Site. They are PDF Format and can be accessed at the following URL: https://procurement.fnal.gov/terms-conditions/ NOTE TO OFFERORS: Please be advised that any exceptions to the specifications or to FFDG�s terms and conditions may cause your proposal to be disqualified with no further consideration for an award. Any exceptions or additional terms noted on a Quote Form will not be considered and are hereby expressly rejected. Likewise, any references�whether through language or hyperlink�to additional terms and conditions are not accepted and are similarly rejected. FERMI Strategic Commercial Purchasing will be the procuring center for this effort. All equipment and or services are to be delivered F.O.B. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), Batavia, IL 60510, Freight prepaid (delivered). The following Representations must be completed and returned with your proposal. SARC � Subcontractor Annual Reps & Certs PUR-466 � Proposal Certifications The RFP response shall include a completed RFP page include a price, with a completed SARC and PUR-466. All contractual questions shall be directed to: Cathleen E. Stadler Procurement Specialist 630-840-2763 cstadler@fnal.gov

Who won similar work

58 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Energy), same industry group (NAICS 3345).

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC3$327KSep 23, 2026
NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH, INC.2$1.2MSep 28, 2026
PERKINELMER U.S. LLC2$976KSep 18, 2026
MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC2$626KSep 30, 2026
PARR INSTRUMENT COMPANY2$473KSep 22, 2026
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS AMERICA, INC.2$190KDec 30, 2024
SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC.2$176KSep 24, 2026
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A2$149KAug 7, 2026
FEDCORP SERVICES, INC.2$109KSep 17, 2026
RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC2$90KJun 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.

Latest awards

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 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

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
  • 75 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

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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.