Air-Cooled Computed Tomography (CT) System
NOAA · DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1333MJ26Q0051 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 19, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Aug 26, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
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What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1333MJ26Q0051 is issued as a RFQ for the acquisition of a 64-Slice Air-Cooled Computed Tomography (CT) System. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acq… (show all)
uisition.gov. REQUIREMENT DETAILS: The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, rigging, and specialized technical expertise necessary to deliver, install, calibrate, and train staff on one (1) 64-slice CT system. The system must utilize an air-cooled architecture to satisfy facility siting constraints and must be either new or refurbished and restored to "as new" performance specifications. Minimum technical thresholds include: Detector Slice Count: Minimum 64 physical slices per rotation. Tube Voltage Capability: 140 kVp. Tube Current Capability: 400 mA at 120 kVp. Slice thickness: 0.625mm. Cooling Architecture: Native Air-Cooled Gantry (No external liquid chillers required). Exposure Control: Ability to override patient dose limits and manually control exposure. Spatial Resolution: Isotropic resolution 0.35 mm. Warranty: One (1) year comprehensive warranty covering all parts (including X-ray tube), labor, and travel. LINE ITEMS: CLIN 0001: Computed Tomography (CT) System in accordance with Section 2 Specifications. Quantity: 1 Unit of Measure: Each (System) DELIVERY & ACCEPTANCE: Delivery Date: 12/31/2026. Delivery Location: ATLANTIC AND MET LAB/R/AOML, 4301 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI FL 33149. F.O.B. Point: Destination. Place of Acceptance: Miami, FL. EVALUATION & AWARD PROCEDURES: The Government intends to award a single purchase order to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government using simplified acquisition procedures. Using the best-value, tradeoff process, all non-price evaluation criteria combined are significantly more important than price. The evaluation will be performed using confidence ratings (High Confidence, Some Confidence, Low Confidence) and comparative evaluation of the quotations. The anticipated award date is 09/04/2026. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS: RFO 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. CAR 1352.213-70 Evaluation utilizing simplified acquisition procedures. CAR 1352.233-70 Agency protests. CAR 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims protests. RFO 52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. RFO 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate. RFO 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. RFO 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. RFO 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. APPLICABLE CLAUSES: FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor. RFO 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority. CAR 1352.201-72 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with the laws. CAR 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest. CAR 1352.246-70 Place of acceptance. NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.232-71 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.243-70 Requests for Equitable Adjustment. RFO 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. RFO 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting.... RFO 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. RFO 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. RFO 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. RFO 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation. RFO 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. RFO 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. RFO 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors. RFO 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies. RFO 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving. RFO 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. RFO 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. RFO 52.233-3 Protest after Award. RFO 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. RFO 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. RFO 52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems. RFO 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. RFO 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. RFO 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Offers are due on 08/26/2026 at 10:00 AM EDT at darrin.moore@noaa.gov. POINT OF CONTACT: Darrin Moore, Contracting Officer, 303-578-9325, darrin.moore@noaa.gov.
Who won similar work
46 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NOAA), same industry group (NAICS 3345).
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 3 | $156K | Aug 27, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 2 | $68.6M | Feb 17, 2026 |
| SEAFLOOR SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | $191K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| GRAVA HYDROGRAPHIC SOLUTIONS LLC | 2 | $159K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| FONDRIEST ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. | 2 | $58K | May 7, 2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A | 2 | $11K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS, INC | 1 | $45.7M | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Applanix Corporation | 1 | $5.8M | Aug 28, 2025 |
| BEI Precision Systems & Space Company | 1 | $5.0M | Jun 20, 2025 |
| CALIBER SALES ENGINEERING INC. | 1 | $5.0M | Jun 20, 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.
- Sep 25, 2026MACKAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC$22K58--Procurement of Furuno Felcom GMDSS Replacement
- Sep 23, 2026DARTMOUTH OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES INC$114K66--eDNA Autosampler and Supplies
- Sep 22, 2026US TECH DEVICES, INC$76K58--OMAO MOC ships require updated GMDSS suite to ensu
- Sep 22, 2026GRAVA HYDROGRAPHIC SOLUTIONS LLC$47K66--Procurement of spare MVP200 tow bodies for NOAA
- Sep 21, 2026LOLIGO SYSTEMS APS TOLDBODEN 3 2 D VIBORG DK880 DNK$41K66--Aquatic Multi-Channel Respirometry System Upgrade
- Sep 15, 2026UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON GRANT AND CONTRACT ACCOUNTING 12455 COLLECTIONS DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60693 USA$1.1M15--1305M326C0025 Award
- Sep 14, 2026EPPENDORF NORTH AMERICA, INC.$99K66--Purchase of Liquid Handling Robot
- Sep 10, 2026SEAFLOOR SYSTEMS, INC.$43K66--Procurement of CTD Sensors for NOAAS Fairweather
- Aug 27, 2026GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$86K66--Purchase a new elemental analyzer for the ABL chem
- Aug 25, 2026LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION$205K66--Sequal Prep Normalization Plates
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 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2024 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) job
- $202K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- 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.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 304 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.