Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Custom Commercial Aptamer Procurement
Army · DEPT OF THE ARMY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PANAPG-26-P-0000-051608 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
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What the notice says
The U.S. Army Contracting Command � Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Edgewood Division intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price award on a sole source basis in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) FAR 6.103-1 to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) and their requirement for a mission-critical, continuing requirement for the custom synthesis, purification, quality control, and delivery of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), and peptide aptamers, with or without chemical modifica… (show all)
tions delivered in lyophilized form. These aptamers serve as foundational biological recognition elements in diagnostic assay development, biosensor research, and chemical/biological defense mission-support platforms. The synthesized aptamers will undergo denaturing Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (dPAGE) purification. Standard commercial HPLC or cartridge purification is technically unacceptable. The vendor will provide empirical sequence-verification data using both ElectroSpray Ionization (ESI) Mass Spectrometry and 10% Urea Gel dPAGE analysis with every delivery order (Double-Tier Empirical Quality Control). The intent is to award this contract to Aptagen, LLC., CAGE Code 436H7. Aptagen LLC. is located at 250 North Main Street, Jacobus, PA 17407. At this time, it is the Government�s understanding that no other contractor is capable of supplying the required aptamers. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within seven (7) days of the issuance of this notice will be reviewed accordingly by the Government. Any response should be emailed to Contract Specialist, Sammy Solo at sammy.b.solo.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer, Nicholas Granata Jr. at nicholas.granata.civ@army.mil by 12:00 pm EST on 01 September 2026.
Who won similar work
200 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (200): middle half $588K to $2.1M, median $1.1M; range $24K to $467.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Summerville SC 29486 USA | 5 | $45.1M | Jan 8, 2026 |
| GSI ENVIRONMENTAL INC. | 5 | $6.0M | Aug 20, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana IL 61801 USA | 4 | $3.6M | Jun 4, 2026 |
| APTIM FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC | 4 | $3.5M | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Applied Research Associates, Inc. | 3 | $214.3M | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80521 USA | 3 | $7.6M | Oct 23, 2025 |
| FRAUNHOFER USA INC | 3 | $6.0M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY Blacksburg VA 24060 USA | 3 | $5.6M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY Des Plaines IL 60018 USA | 3 | $5.1M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Seattle WA 98195 USA | 3 | $4.2M | Sep 10, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 19, 2026OREFINE LLC$1.9MDemonstration and Validation of an Installation-Relevant Prototype System for Niobium and Tantalum Recovery
- Oct 14, 2026BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Provo UT 84602 USA$1.1MDemonstration of QUIETBASE: Quantitative Investigation & Evaluation Tool for Base Acoustics & Surrounding Environments
- Oct 13, 2026LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN Munchen 80539 DEU$1.1MReplacements of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Infrared Decoy Flares
- Oct 7, 2026FRAUNHOFER USA INC$1.4M�Veridify DOME: Adding Zero-Trust Security to Microgrids�
- Sep 29, 2026JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.$1.1MESTCP Thermal Energy Network Feasibility Studies
- Sep 29, 2026THE EARTH GENOME Los Altos CA 94022 USA$78KNational Managed Aquifer Recharge Assessment Tool - Enhancement, Expansion and Sustainment
- Sep 28, 2026INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY Des Plaines IL 60018 USA$2.0MDigital Tools-assisted Holistic Envelope Retrofits
- Sep 28, 2026VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY Blacksburg VA 24060 USA$2.0MProcess-Based Models for Multi-Species Management: Incorporating Demography, Connectivity, and Species Interactions
- Sep 24, 2026Michigan State University East Lansing MI 48824 USA$1.1MCoupling Long-Term Endangered Butterfly and Bird Monitoring with Rare Plant Surveys and Reintroductions to Evaluate Umbrella Species Management Across DoD Installations
- Sep 24, 2026JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.$1.4MApplication of Natural Infrastructure in Dryland Streams Flood Risk Reduction and Multi-benefit Monitoring
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. 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.
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.