Smith's Detection Handheld Chemical Detectors
Army · W7NG USPFO ACTIVITY MNANG 148
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W50S7F26Q0039 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 19, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) and constitutes the only solicitation. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2026-01. This solicitation is set-aside 100% for small business. North American Industrial Classification Standard 334519 applies to this solicitation; business size standard is 600 employees. The Contracti… (show all)
ng Officer reserves the right to award under a different NAICS if the company would qualify as a small business under the solicited NAICS. The Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, MN has plans to issue a firm-fixed price order for the following: CLIN 0001 � 2 each Smiths Detection LCD 4 Handheld Chemical Detector (Green), Equipment# 27416-2 CLIN 0002 � 2 each Smiths Detection US Mains Power Lead, Equipment# PC5356-5055-1 CLIN 0003 � 2 each Smiths Detection Licensing Level 1, Equipment# 28455-1 All Items are brand name and no �or equal� products will be accepted (See attached Brand Name Justification). USA MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, NO GRAY MARKET ITEMS, AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR ONLY FOR ALL CLINs. Preparing and Submitting your Quote: Offerors shall provide pricing for the above items inclusive of delivery to the Minnesota Air National Guard, 4680 Viper Street, Duluth, MN 55811-6022. Please make quotes valid for a minimum of 60 days. Response is encouraged to include past performance information: other military, commercial, and civilian companies with whom you have done business. Include country of manufacture for all items. Include feasible delivery dates. All questions and quotes must be directed to MSgt Dustin Shearer at dustin.shearer@us.af.mil or Capt Rebecca Dimler at rebecca.dimler@us.af.mil no later than two business days prior to quote due date. All questions and answers must be in writing. Do not contact other Government personnel, as this will only delay receipt of answers. All questions and the answers provided will be released to all eligible offerors on a non-attribution basis. All terms and conditions remain unchanged unless amended in writing. Place the solicitation number in the subject line of any email. Evaluation: The Government plans to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer conforming to the solicitation which will be most advantageous to the Government and on the basis of a Best Value approach. Quotes will be evaluated using price, technical, delivery, and past performance. Technical, delivery, and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to price. All solicitation specifications are not absolute and the 148FW will consider innovative solutions to this requirement. Quotes may be comparatively evaluated in compliance with FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3). Be sure to submit/attach enough additional information to enable the Government to fully ascertain the specifications/capabilities of any products quoted. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror�s initial offer should contain the offeror�s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waiver informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ISSUE ONE (1) CONTRACT BUT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER PARTIAL OR MULTIPLE AWARDS. If not already registered in SAM, go to WWW.SAM.GOV to register prior to submitting quote. At the time of evaluation of your quote, your company must have an active status in SAM.gov. Electronic Documents: All electronic documents must NOT be �secured�, �locked�, or otherwise inaccessible. Submitter risks rejection if documents prove inhospitable to viewing and evaluation. Utilize standard Microsoft or Adobe formats, and net file size of all documents should be less than 10MB. The selected Offeror must comply with the following Clauses, which are incorporated herein by reference: 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government�s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEV 2026-O0038) (MAR 2026) 52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment (JUN 2020) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (DEV 2026-O0040, REV 1) (APR 2026) 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (MAY 2024) 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.225-1 Buy American�Supplies (2026-O0041) (FEB 2026) 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024) 52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer�System for Award Management (OCT 2018) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) 52.232-90 Fast Payment Procedures (DEV 2026-O0022) (FEB 2026) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, And Vegetation (APR 1984) 52.237-3 Continuity of Services (JAN 1991) 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEV 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011) 252.203-7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies (JAN 2023) 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (DEC 2022) 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (APR 1992) 252.204-7009 Limitations on the use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information (JAN 2023) 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (DEV 2024-O0013, REV 1) (MAY 2024) 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (JAN 2023) 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (JAN 2023) 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials (SEP 2014) 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (JAN 2023) 252.223-7998 Prohibition on Procurement of Certain Items Containing Perfluorooctane Sulfonate or Perfluorooctanic Acid (Dev 2022-O0010, REV 1) (APR 2023) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (FEB 2024) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (MAR 2022) 252.225-7036
Who won similar work
47 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army), same NAICS 334519.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASER TECHNIQUES COMPANY | 3 | $426K | Jul 21, 2025 |
| LAURUS SYSTEMS INC | 3 | $147K | Aug 12, 2025 |
| ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | 2 | $233K | Aug 27, 2026 |
| FRONTIER PRECISION, INC | 2 | $154K | Jul 13, 2026 |
| CEDARVILLE ENGINEERING GROUP, LLC | 1 | $13.3M | Mar 13, 2025 |
| BAHFED CORP | 1 | $5.2M | Jan 30, 2025 |
| SURFACE SYSTEMS & INSTRUMENTS INC | 1 | $656K | May 14, 2026 |
| INDEPENDENT TEST SERVICES, INC | 1 | $639K | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Aantilia LLC | 1 | $361K | May 12, 2026 |
| BALANCE TECHNOLOGY INC | 1 | $322K | May 28, 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 30, 2026BEADEDSTREAM INC.$35KThermistor Strings
- Sep 30, 2026HALLIDAY TECHNOLOGIES INC$78KRT3 Friction Measuring Equipment
- Sep 21, 2026FED CREW INC$83KNMUSA Evolv eXpedite X-Ray Machine
- Sep 9, 2026VPRIME TECH INC$66KHandheld Scanners
- Sep 3, 2026IRSA UMAR Glen Burnie MD 21060 USA$41KCabin Pressure Tester Set
- Sep 3, 2026Vprimetech Houston TX USA$66KHandheld Scanners
- Aug 27, 2026ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$9KProfilograph
- Aug 27, 2026STROHMAN ENTERPRISE INC$43K152 OG Health and Safety Monitor Devices
- Jul 13, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$91KSurveying and Mapping Support Equipment
- May 28, 2026BALANCE TECHNOLOGY INC$322KRadial Play Machine for Large Bearings
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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard 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
- 32 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.
- 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.
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.