Sources SoughtPosted Aug 11, 2026·Responses due Aug 19, 2026

7C--HIGH PERFORM RACK-MOUNTED TRANSIENT DATA

Interior (all) · OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
140G0326Q0132
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
7C20
Place
Not stated
Contact
Huot, Tracy (thuot@usgs.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0326Q0132 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 11, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 19, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026, middle of the range Oct 12, 2026.
Measured from 20 past early notices at Us Geological Survey with NAICS 334516 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 11, 2026).

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

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting market research to determine the availability of qualified businesses capable of providing a high performance rack-mounted transient Data Acquisition Unit, as described in the required specifications attached. This sources sought announcement is not a request for quote or proposal and the Government is not committed to award of a purchase order or contract pursuant to this announcement. The information resulting from this market research is simply for planning purposes to assist the Government in determining its acquisition strategy. The Governme… (show all)

nt will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this notice. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with the associated size standard of 1,000 All responsible sources may submit a brochure detailing the ability to meet the requirements in the required specifications attached. Must provide the country of manufacturing. Responses to this announcement shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to tracy_huot@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 08/18/2026 at 1700 PD. Responses submitted by hardcopy or the SAM web portal shall not be accepted or considered.

Who won similar work

131 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Interior (all)), same NAICS 334516.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC16$1.4MSep 21, 2026
ILLUMINA, INC. · $ILMN9$701KSep 1, 2026
FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED8$620KSep 17, 2026
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · $TMO8$451KSep 18, 2026
Fisher Scientific Company · $TMO5$248KJul 10, 2026
SMITH-ROOT INC5$105KMay 11, 2026
Thermo Electron North America LLC · $TMO3$989KSep 24, 2026
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A3$472KMay 13, 2026
TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.3$411KApr 16, 2026
Aantilia LLC3$65KSep 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 Interior, Dept of (DOI) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Interior, Dept of (DOI) job
  • $45K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • 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
  • 149 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.

  • 3 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 12 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.