Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Hopewell Design
Energy · IDAHO OPERATIONS OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 89243226QNE000029 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 23, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Sep 30, 2026Award NoticeHOPEWELL DESIGNS, INC. · $184KOpen
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 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory (RESL) / Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price purchase order to Hopewell Designs, Inc. (HDI) for the acquisition of a customized neutron irradiator, radiation area safety monitor, motorized rotational stage, and integrated precision alignment jigs/fixtures under Quote P7707R1-DOELAP-N40. The specific equipment includes: Model N40-1-A Neutron Irradiator System with automated pneumatic source shutter, custom lead/polyethylene shielding,… (show all)
and control computer pre-loaded with proprietary Automated Irradiator Software (AIS). Model RadARM-N Radiation Area Monitor with safety interlock output relay and moderated neutron detector. Model R-axis-A Custom Motorized Rotational Stage, precision-calibrated for angular dependence studies. Model LaserAlign-WM & LaserAlign-LPS Alignment Systems, including specialized custom brackets for precise wall/track mounting and phantom alignment. Model Inst-Jig & Jig-Ion-1X-1Y-2M Precision Placement Jigs for repeatable ion chamber and instrument positioning.. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as only one source is reasonably available to fulfill the government's requirements: Proprietary Integration: The existing DOELAP calibration facility relies exclusively on custom LabVIEW-based software and safety interlock architectures engineered and owned by HDI. No other manufacturer has access to HDI�s proprietary source code or system drivers. Form, Fit, and Function: To maintain strict metrological traceability required by 10 CFR 835, newly introduced automated rotational stages and alignment lasers must integrate directly into the existing HDI physical hardware and software control loops. Procuring third-party hardware would lead to catastrophic safety interlock incompatibility, software fragmentation, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in redundant engineering integration and validation costs. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any interested party that believes it can provide the exact fully integrated systems without violating proprietary software protections or system interlock safety chains may submit a capability statement. Capability statements must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at hawkespd@id.doe.gov no later than September 28, 2026 by 11:59 pm EST. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Who won similar work
39 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Energy), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (39): middle half $59K to $400K, median $135K; range $19K to $1.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 3 | $327K | Sep 23, 2026 |
| NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH, INC. | 2 | $1.2M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| PERKINELMER U.S. LLC | 2 | $976K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| DCI CORPORATION | 2 | $801K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| PARR INSTRUMENT COMPANY | 2 | $473K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC. | 2 | $176K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| FEDCORP SERVICES, INC. | 2 | $109K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| MR SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $1.5M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| FEI COMPANY | 1 | $1.3M | Sep 24, 2026 |
| MALACHITE TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $745K | Aug 7, 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.
- Sep 30, 2026MR SOLUTIONS INC$1.5M66--ImaCore 3D Imaging Rock Core Imaging MRI SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS, INC.$359K66--High Pressure PumpsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC$572K66--IRA Funds. Purchase of High-Performance X-Ray DiffNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP.$619K66--IRA Funds for purchase of Sub-500nm Laser ScanningNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH, INC.$1.1M66--AutoLab 2000 Servo-hydraulic, large bore triaxialNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026Kijero, LLC$80K66--IRA Purchase of Grace Instrument TechnologiesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026NORTH ROBOTICS INC.$149K66--Robotic Lab SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026DCI CORPORATION$573K66--Crude Oil Phase Behavior (PVT) SystemIRA FundingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026FEI COMPANY$1.3M66--IRA - High-Performance Field Emission Scanning EleNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC.$121K66--IRA Funds Anton Paar SurPASS 3 Surface Zeta AnalyzNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 Energy, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Energy, Dept of 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
- 76 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.