Special NoticePosted Sep 10, 2026

Synopsis � Notice of Intent to Compete the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Contract

Energy · SC OAK RIDGE OFFICE

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
89243126RSC000179
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
U009
Place
Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Contact
Disney, Elizabeth R. (orisecompetition@doe.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 89243126RSC000179 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 10, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Sep 16, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 16, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026, middle of the range Oct 11, 2026.
Measured from 192 past early notices at Energy, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 10, 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 Department of Energy (DOE) intends to conduct a full and open competition for the management of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). The current ORISE contract will expire on September 30, 2027. ORISE is a DOE Office of Science (SC) asset dedicated to enabling critical scientific, research, and health initiatives of the Department and its laboratory system. The ORISE mission is to develop people and solutions to strengthen our nation�s competitive advantage in science. ORISE focuses on scientific initiatives to develop the next generation of science, technology, engin… (show all)

eering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals through education and research participation programs; promote and elevate the quality of DOE funded research by facilitating peer and merit reviews; facilitate the Department�s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Human Subjects Working Group activities, providing information on long-term health outcomes from current and former workers; ensure readiness and respond to radiation medical emergencies through the operation of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REACT/S); and provide independent assessment and verification for environmental cleanup, thus enabling DOE�s protection of workers and the public. It is anticipated that the contract competition will commence imminently. A pre-solicitation notice will be issued subsequent to the competition kickoff, at which time interested parties will be invited to submit Expressions of Interest and respond to a Request for Information. DOE is committed to ensuring a fair, full and open, collaborative, and transparent solicitation process.

Who won similar work

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Energy), same NAICS 541990.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Allium US Holding LLC2$136KAug 17, 2026
PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC. · $PSN1$1.6MJul 24, 2026
JOSEPH B. SCHROEDER Kennewick WA 99336 USA1$899KOct 23, 2024
PDT Consulting, LLC1$631KFeb 12, 2025
L. E. PEABODY & ASSOCIATES, INC1$246KMar 17, 2025
ORCID, INC.1$138KApr 8, 2025
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 500 FIFTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 USA1$85KFeb 24, 2026
HOT/SHOT INFRARED INSPECTIONS, INC.1$42KMay 30, 2025
OLD HARBOR SOLUTIONS LLC1$30KApr 2, 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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Energy, Dept of since 2024 (1 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Energy, Dept of job
  • $128K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • 1 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
  • 1 insider buys and 0 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.