Award and Justification - Acquisition of a Flow Cytometry Instrument
Agriculture (all) · MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12639526P0182 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 7, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeBECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $398K
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What the notice says
This award is a sole-source, fixed price, 90 day delivery, new contract for the manufacture or procurement of a spectral flow cytometer with cell imaging capabilities, a critical piece of scientific equipment which measures fluorescent emission spectra from stained samples allowing for the rapid and accurate measurement of specific live cell populations within a mixed sample as well as being capable of visualizing the cells. The spectral flow cytometer is needed to ensure the laboratory is capable of testing regulatory samples which are submitted to the laboratory, enhance the laboratory�s cap… (show all)
abilities to produce and develop new reagents used in regulatory testing, and support the ongoing research efforts focused on finding alternatives to animal testing. The justification is IAW 41 U.S.C. 1901 FAR 12.201-1 Simplified Procedures.
Who won similar work
11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN), same NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $41K to $142K, median $49K; range $19K to $50.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 2 | $108K | Sep 19, 2025 |
| USTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 1 | $50.0M | Mar 10, 2025 |
| TSI INCORPORATED | 1 | $465K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY · $TMO · $42.9B | 1 | $159K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| GERSTEL INC | 1 | $125K | Jul 21, 2026 |
| FOSS NORTH AMERICA, INC | 1 | $45K | Aug 14, 2025 |
| EPPENDORF NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 1 | $43K | Apr 1, 2025 |
| TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. | 1 | $39K | Jan 17, 2025 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $32K | Sep 22, 2025 |
| THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC | 1 | $19K | Dec 18, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $TMO reported $42.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $49K, 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.
- Sep 10, 2026FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY$159KCytation 9 and accessories
- Jul 21, 2026GERSTEL INC$125KPurchase and installation of a Gerstel Freestyle Robotic System
- Sep 23, 2025TSI INCORPORATED$465K26 PortaCount� Respirator Fit Tester 8048�s and 24 Software Licenses
- Sep 22, 2025AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$32KPurchase of a 990 MicroGC from Agilent Technologies
- Sep 19, 2025GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$59KBioRad Automatic Droplet Generator Service Contract
- Sep 9, 2025GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$49KEvident BX53 Clinical Microscope
- Aug 14, 2025FOSS NORTH AMERICA, INC$45KPurchase of Oil Extraction Instrumentation
- Apr 1, 2025EPPENDORF NORTH AMERICA, INC.$43KPreventive Maintenance epMotion Pipette System
- Mar 10, 2025USTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC$50.0MCotton Testing Instruments
- Jan 17, 2025TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.$39KAward Brand Name or Equal Agilent - 990 Micro GC
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 Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) job
- $30K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 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
- 132 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.
- 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.