Sources Sought: EIC Quadrupole Magnet Coils
Energy · JEFFERSON LAB - DOE CONTRACTOR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation Stek-26-S455088 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 28, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Aug 10, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (referred to as JLab from this point forward) is seeking to gain understanding of possible costs and schedule for different types of Magnets for use in the Electron Ion Collider (EIC) which will be installed at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The Magnet coils will be procured based on either drawing design or technical specifications. This request for information (RFI) communication is a critical first step in our path to success. Its intent is to bring our industry partners into the loop as early in the process as possible prior to release … (show all)
of any formal requests for proposal(s) (RFP). The RFI process is a tool utilized to gain industry input into the process on the strategy, specifications, and supporting documentation as they get finalized prior to any RFP(s).
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Energy), same product/service code (PSC) 5950.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $155K to $714K, median $272K; range $37K to $1.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| COAL CREEK CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 2 | $2.2M | Mar 12, 2026 |
| PAF ELECTRICAL, INC. | 1 | $195K | May 18, 2026 |
| WESTEX GROUP, INC | 1 | $37K | Mar 4, 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.
- May 18, 2026PAF ELECTRICAL, INC.$195K59--Shunt ReactorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 12, 2026COAL CREEK CONSTRUCTION, INC.$350K59--HU KW1A REACTOR COIL REPLACEMENTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 4, 2025WESTEX GROUP, INC$37K59--GE OSKF245 CURRENT TRANSFORMER brand name or equalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 24, 2025COAL CREEK CONSTRUCTION, INC.$1.8M59--230-KV SERIES REACTOR FOR CROSSOVER SUBSTATIONNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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
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
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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.
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