B--LA-ICP-MS ZIRCON ANALYSES/BRENNAN
Interior (all) · OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0326Q0180 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 28, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
Sources Sought The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting market research to determine the availability of qualified businesses capable of providing LA-ICP-MS: Laser ablation inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry as described in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). 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 s… (show all)
trategy. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services and size standard $19.0 million annually apply to this announcement along with Product Service Code (PSC) B517 Special Studies/Analysis - Geological. All responsible sources may submit information detailing the ability of their service to meet the requirements of the Statement of Work included with this announcement. Please respond by Friday, July 31, 2026, at 10:00am PD to elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same product/service code (PSC) B517.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $29K to $100K, median $45K; range $24K to $549K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 1251 MEMORIAL DR Coral Gables FL 33146 USA | 2 | $145K | Feb 18, 2026 |
| RESPEC COMPANY | 1 | $549K | Aug 12, 2025 |
| CONETEC, INC | 1 | $29K | Jul 10, 2025 |
| BROOKS APPLIED LABS LLC | 1 | $24K | Mar 27, 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.
- Feb 18, 2026UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 1251 MEMORIAL DR Coral Gables FL 33146 USA$45KB--LOW-LEVEL TRITIUM ANALYSIS SERVICES
- Aug 12, 2025RESPEC COMPANY$549KB--MORU Rock Block Studies
- Jul 10, 2025CONETEC, INC$29KB--Cone Penetration Skagit County WA
- May 19, 2025UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 1251 MEMORIAL DR Coral Gables FL 33146 USA$100KB--LOW-LEVEL TRITIUM ANALYSIS SERVICES
- Mar 27, 2025BROOKS APPLIED LABS LLC$24KB--Total Metals Analysis of Catfish Tissue Samples
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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
- 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
- 149 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.