J--IIJA - Notice of Intent to Sole Source to RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC., for the renewa
Energy · NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 89243326NFE000234 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 1, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Jun 24, 2026Award NoticeRBD INSTRUMENTS, INC · $36KOpen
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
Notice of Intent to Sole Source to RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC., for the renewal of annual service/maintenance agreement for the Physical Electronics PHI 5600ci. The period of performance will be September 16, 2026 to September 15, 2027. In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC for the renewal of annual service/maintenance agreement for the Physical El… (show all)
ectronics PHI 5600ci. The period of performance will be September 16, 2026 to September 15, 2027, because RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC instruments contain proprietary hardware that can only be serviced by RBD Instruments. The instruments also utilize RBD designed proprietary software. This is considered a sole source to RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC. because, to the best of the NETL�s knowledge and based on market research conducted RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC is the only known source that can provide this type of service. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy the requirement need of NETL�s brine separation process. Renewing will allow NETL continued use of the software, insure the software operates in an efficient and effective manner and have continued calibrated instruments and data results. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 13:00 PM on 06/17/2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to Shannon.Lynch@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY), same product/service code (PSC) J066 and NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $45K to $69K, median $54K; range $29K to $91K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A · $6.8B | 2 | $149K | Aug 7, 2026 |
| NORTH STAR IMAGING INCORPORATED · $ITW · $16.1B | 2 | $59K | Jul 22, 2026 |
| JEOL USA, INC. | 1 | $91K | Jul 23, 2025 |
| RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC | 1 | $54K | Aug 18, 2025 |
| MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC | 1 | $54K | Jul 10, 2025 |
| BRUKER AXS LLC · $BRKR · $3.0B | 1 | $50K | Aug 5, 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.
- $A reported $6.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 8 past awards, $54K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $ITW reported $16.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 8 past awards, $54K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BRKR reported $3.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 8 past awards, $54K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 7, 2026AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$63KJ--Agilent Crosslab Silver Extended Service agreementMateriality: <0.01% of $A revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 22, 2026NORTH STAR IMAGING INCORPORATED$30KJ--Silver Preventive Maintenance for M5000 w/ 225 / 3Materiality: <0.01% of $ITW revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 5, 2025AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$86KJ--IRA - Agilent Service agreement 09/15/2025-09/14/2Materiality: <0.01% of $A revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 18, 2025RBD INSTRUMENTS, INC$54KJ--Physical Electronics Maintenance Contract RenewalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 5, 2025BRUKER AXS LLC$50KJ--G8 Galieo OH H (218808) Maintenance Plan POP 08/15Materiality: <0.01% of $BRKR revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 23, 2025JEOL USA, INC.$91KJ--Jeol JEM-2100PLUS(HR) Service Contract TransmissioNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 10, 2025MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC$54KJ--Malvern Panalytical Maintenance Contract RenewalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 3, 2025NORTH STAR IMAGING INCORPORATED$29KJ--NSI Preventive Maintenance and Software RenewalMateriality: <0.01% of $ITW revenue (Low) SEC
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 6 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
- 75 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.
- 3 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.