Sources SoughtPosted Jul 13, 2026·Responses due Jul 23, 2026

SOURCES SOUGHT: Power Sensor Check Standard

Commerce (all) · DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334515
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
NB672010-26-02284
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6625
Place
Not stated
Contact
Clifford Nicholson (clifford.nicholson@nist.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation NB672010-26-02284 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 13, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Aug 4, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 18, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Sep 21, 2026
    Award Notice
    VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. · $24K
    Open

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

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Sources Sought for Commercial Product Purchase THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that can provide the product described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can provide one Power Sensor Check Standard per the Specifications attached herein. This announcement is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) a… (show all)

nd does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is currently available. Additionally, The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this Sources Sought announcement. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. Based on this Sources Sought announcement, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement on the System for Award Management (sam.gov) website and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage that can fulfil the requirement, in accordance with the Specifications, then this acquisition shall be solicited as a small business set aside. However, NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned NAICS 334515 � Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals with a small business size standard of 750 employees. Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and Cage Code. 2. Name of company that will provide the product. 3. Name of company that will manufacture and country of origin of the product. 4. Specification sheets and examples of products that meet the Specifications attached herein. 5. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of award to include installation time and any necessary training that is provided. 6. Identification and verification of the company�s small business status. 7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our requirement and finalizing our market research. (Company sales brochures or marketing packages will not be considered). REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW: See the attached draft Specifications Document.

Who won similar work

14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334515.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.3$835KSep 30, 2026
TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.3$339KMay 5, 2026
MEASUREMENTS INTERNATIONAL INC1$246KAug 24, 2026
PC VISION INC1$104KOct 7, 2026
CHIMERA INSTRUMENTS LLC1$95KOct 1, 2026
MOOSE HILL ENTERPRISES, INC1$45KSep 23, 2026
SPECTRUM INSTRUMENTATION CORP1$36KApr 15, 2026
G G B INDUSTRIES, INC1$28KMar 17, 2026
LIQUID INSTRUMENTS INC1$25KSep 17, 2025
GAP WIRELESS INC1$16KSep 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.