Special NoticePosted Aug 28, 2026·Responses due Sep 18, 2026

Unipolar Diffusion Aerosol Charger

Commerce (all) · DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
NB305000-26-013333
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6640
Place
Not stated
Contact
Erik Frycklund (erik.frycklund@nist.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation NB305000-26-013333 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 28, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 24, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027, middle of the range Nov 16, 2026.
Measured from 19 past early notices at National Institute of Standards and Technology that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 28, 2026).

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

FBO ANNOUNCEMENT: PRESOLICITATION NOTICE, NOTICE OF INTENT ACTION CODE: SPECIAL NOTICE SUBJECT: Sole source � Unipolar Diffusion Aerosol Charger SOLICITATION NUMBER: NB305000-26-013333 RESPONSE DATE: 09/18/26 DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Chemical Sciences Division (CSD) is part of the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) at NIST. The CSD provides the measurement science, standards, technology, data, and chemical informatics required to support the nation's needs in determining the chemical composition and chemical structure of gases, organic, and ino… (show all)

rganic species. This acquisition supports the CSD mission by providing critical technical infrastructure for Grand Challenge Project, enabling precise unipolar diffusion charging of aerosol particles, which is necessary for advanced metrology and chemical analysis. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR Part 12.102(b) with Cambustion, Ltd., Inc located in United Kingdom, for this equipment. Sole Source justification is based on the following: Market research has shown that the only product to meet NIST�s requirement is manufactured by Cambustion, Ltd. Extensive Market research has been conducted and Source Sought notice titled Sources Sought Notice for unipolar diffusion aerosol charger yielded no additional sources. NAICS code for this requirement will be 334516 -Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size of 1000 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by 1:00AM EST on 9/18/26 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiry POCs Erik.Fycklund@nist.gov Primary Donald.Graham@nist.gov Secondary National Institutes of Standards and Technologies NIST Acquisition Management Division (AMD) 100 Bureau Dr. Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, MD. 20899-1640

Who won similar work

114 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334516.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.6$1.5MOct 7, 2026
TOPTICA PHOTONICS INC6$614KOct 7, 2026
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC4$2.7MSep 24, 2026
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC3$136KSep 22, 2026
BRISTOL INSTRUMENTS INC3$91KSep 24, 2025
Montana Instruments Corporation2$440KSep 8, 2026
STABLE LASER SYSTEMS INC2$277KSep 15, 2026
SPINNER ICT INC2$196KOct 7, 2026
LIQUID INSTRUMENTS INC2$176KSep 15, 2026
NKT PHOTONICS INC.2$48KSep 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.

Latest awards

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 Commerce, Dept of (DOC) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Commerce, Dept of (DOC) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
  • 372 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.