Quantum Cascade Laser and Detector
CDC · CDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 75D301-26-Q-79265 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Block Engineering LLC on a sole-source basis for a Quantum Cascade Laser and associated detector and thermocooler. The equipment will be used in support of NIOSH research to develop a portable real-time monitor for respirable crystalline silica. The quantum cascade laser and detector will be used with aerosol sampling equipment to measure infrared absorption characteristics associated with respirable crystalline silica. Marke… (show all)
t research identified Block Engineering LLC as the only source currently known to provide a 12.5 �m wavelength tunable laser meeting the Government's required size, weight, and performance requirements. The size and weight requirements are necessary because the equipment will be incorporated into a portable field instrument. However, all responsible sources that believe they can meet the Government's requirements may submit a quotation or capability information for consideration by the Government by the response date identified in this notice. Responses shall include sufficient technical information to demonstrate the source's ability to provide equipment meeting the requirements of the solicitation.
Who won similar work
111 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (CDC), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLOLEI SOLUTIONS, LLC | 5 | $3.3M | Jul 21, 2026 |
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC | 3 | $1.7B | Mar 27, 2026 |
| RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE Durham NC 27709 USA | 3 | $9.8M | Jun 4, 2026 |
| MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC · $MRK | 2 | $4.5B | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Pfizer New York NY 10001 USA | 2 | $1.2B | Jun 3, 2026 |
| SEQIRUS USA INC | 2 | $663.9M | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Moderna Princeton NJ 08540 USA | 2 | $314.2M | Jun 3, 2026 |
| SANOFI PASTEUR INC. | 2 | $233.3M | Dec 31, 2024 |
| AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION Manassas VA 20110 USA | 2 | $155.3M | May 18, 2026 |
| ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | 2 | $61.0M | Dec 31, 2024 |
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.
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- Sep 21, 2026Precision Delivery Federal LLC$296KMarket forecast analyses for West Nile virus (WNV) vaccine and anti-WNV monoclonal antibody for prophylaxis
- Sep 15, 2026NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.$195KNetwork Analysis Tool
- Sep 14, 2026MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC$9.5MMerck Stockpile Vaccine Storage and Rotation Contract
- Sep 11, 2026Johnson Controls Building Automation Systems, LLC$1.9MCCURE PACS Software Support Agreement (Smart Cards)
- Sep 9, 2026DECISIONPOINT CORPORATION$28.1MDEO/ORR All Hazards Labor Support
- Aug 31, 2026RELI GROUP INC$2.2MRisk Management Framework and Cloud Security Operations Support Services
- Aug 24, 2026BANYAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$2.5MDFWED Communication Services
- Jul 28, 2026MANHATTAN TORCON A JOINT VENTURE Arlington VA 22201 USA$491.8MConstruction of High-Containment Continuity Laboratory, Building 28 - CDC Roybal Campus, Atlanta, GA
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 Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) since 2024 (4 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) job
- $99K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- 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
- 0 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.
- 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.