Carbon/Nitrogen Analyzer to Analyze Soil and Plant Material
Agriculture (all) · USDA ARS AFM APD
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1232SA26Q0050 in this department, oldest first.
- Feb 9, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Mar 9, 2026Award NoticeELEMENTAR AMERICAS, INC. · $95KOpen
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 combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0050 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for: One (1) Carbon/Nitrogen Analyzer to analyze soil and plant material in accordance with Specifications attachment. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provis… (show all)
ions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 334513. The small business size standard is 750 in number of employees. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Statement of Requirement Require one (1) Carbon/Nitrogen Analyzer to analyze soil and plant material in accordance with Specifications attachment. Delivery Address: USDA, ARS, Plains Area (PA), Agroecosystem Management Research Unit (AMRU) 3720 East Campus Loop South 251 Filley Hall, University of Nebraska � Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68583 See �Attachment 1 - Solicitation Terms and Conditions� for applicable clauses, instructions, and evaluation criteria. Solicitation Attachments: The following documents are included as attachments to this solicitation and can be accessed via the �Attachments/Links� section of the posting. Attachment 1 - Solicitation Terms and Conditions Attachment 2 � Specifications FAR 52.225-3 Buy American�Free Trade Agreements�Israeli Trade Act is included in this solicitation - One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to Free Trade Agreements.
Who won similar work
150 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (USDA ARS AFM APD), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (150): middle half $34K to $118K, median $63K; range $8K to $45.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 10 | $1.4M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| ELEMENT BIOSCIENCES, INC. | 5 | $8.8M | Aug 3, 2026 |
| GERSTEL INC | 3 | $382K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Fisher Scientific Company · $TMO · $46.3B | 3 | $310K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED | 3 | $283K | Jun 11, 2026 |
| ANTON PAAR USA, INC | 3 | $185K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 3 | $146K | Jun 18, 2026 |
| TECNIPLAST USA, INC. | 2 | $663K | Aug 25, 2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 2 | $359K | Jul 17, 2026 |
| HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. | 2 | $352K | Sep 22, 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.
- $TMO reported $46.3B revenue (12 months to Jun 27, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 150 past awards, $63K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 1, 2026Kincaid Equipment Manufacturing, Inc.$32KELUTRIATOR FOR EXTRACTING WEED SEED, USDA, ARS , PULLMAN, WANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026K&R TECHNOLOGIES LLC$49K90-liter Horizontal Benchtop AutoclaveNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026Fisher Scientific Company$40KDigital Polymerase Chain Reaction (dPCR) InstrumentMateriality: <0.01% of $TMO revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 29, 2026MILESTONE INC$62KMilestone Brand Name Microwave Digestive System - Award NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026LI-COR, INC.$57KFlux Towers - Mandan NDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026WINTERSTEIGER SEEDMECH LLC$97KCombine-mounted NIRSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026GFS SUPPLY & SERVICES COMPANY$11KDehumidifier for walk-in coolerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026HUNT OPTICS & IMAGING INC$33KOlympus BX53 Fluorescent Microscope with Phase ContrastNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026QUAKELOGIC, INC.$150KSingle Quadrupole Gas Chromatograph � Mass SpectrometerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026YELLOW TAG AUCTIONS, LLC$57KRover and Rotor Spinning FrameNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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 Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) job
- $30K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 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
- 133 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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.