B--X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis of split sediment cores
Interior (all) · OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0326Q0169 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 17, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jul 23, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis of split sediment cores Notice of Intent This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to award a purchase order to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego for X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis on sediment cores. Award will be made in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Scripps Institution of Oceanography is, to the USGS' knowledge, the only sourc… (show all)
e who can produce the required high-quality geochemical data. The USGS has used this laboratory for similar work in the past, and data comparability and consistency are critical for these analyses. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of RFO FAR Subpart 5.101(a). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS code for this action is 541380, Testing Laboratory. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to yangzhi_deng@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than August 3, 2026 at 1500 PST. Responses submitted by hardcopy or any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.
Who won similar work
113 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same NAICS 541380.
Single-winner award sizes (113): middle half $14K to $147K, median $50K; range $1K to $5.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SGS AXYS ANALYTICAL SERVICES LTD. | 7 | $2.2M | Sep 17, 2026 |
| SGS CANADA INC. | 6 | $3.7M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| CYANO HOLDINGS, INC. | 5 | $6.2M | Aug 5, 2026 |
| MDK, LLC | 5 | $338K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| SGS NORTH AMERICA INC. | 5 | $166K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES, LLC | 4 | $2.9M | Apr 2, 2026 |
| MATRIX SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL INC | 4 | $483K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| RTI LABORATORIES INC | 3 | $1.8M | Jul 21, 2026 |
| I-2-I Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $128K | Sep 10, 2025 |
| TRIBOLOGIK CORP | 3 | $120K | Dec 30, 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 25, 2026ENVIROSEARCH CORP$53KB--FY2027 CARLSBAD FIELD OFFICE WATER AND SOIL ANALYS
- Sep 25, 2026AQUATICS ASSOCIATES INC$31KB--MACROINVERTEBRATE SAMPLE ANALYSIS
- Sep 24, 2026CORESPEC ALLIANCE, LLC$72KB--Cation exchange capacity and X-ray diffraction of geologic samples
- Sep 23, 2026SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6220 CULEBRA RD San Antonio TX 78238 USA$60KB--HPLC - VALIDATION SERVICES
- Sep 22, 2026UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 506 S WRIGHT ST Urbana IL 61801 USA$147KB--IN - INDIANA ES FIELD OFFICE - BAT GENOMIC ASSESSM
- Sep 22, 2026SGS CANADA INC.$752KF--Chemical Analysis of Geological Materials
- Sep 17, 2026SGS AXYS ANALYTICAL SERVICES LTD.$154KB--Sample Lab analysis for Catalog
- Sep 14, 2026ANALYTICAL RESOURCES, LLC$24KB--OR-KLAMATH FALLS FWO-ANALYSIS
- Sep 2, 2026MDK, LLC$86KB--Organic and Inorganic Soil, Sediment & Water Laboratory Analysis - MDK LLC (WET Labs)
- Sep 1, 2026Ty Perin 701 VALLEY DR HUDSON MI 49247 USA$50KB--STUDENT SERVICES TY PERIN
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 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.