Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Aug 12, 2026·Responses due Aug 26, 2026

1232SA26Q1268 � Combination Synopsis/Solicitation for a Fluorescence Microscope System USDA ARS MWA Urbana IL

Agriculture (all) · USDA ARS AFM APD

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
1232SA26Q1268
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6640
Place
Urbana, IL, USA
Contact
Theodore Blume (Theodore.Blume@usda.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 1232SA26Q1268 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Aug 12, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026, middle of the range Sep 1, 2026.
Measured from 63 past solicitations at Agricultural Research Service with NAICS 334516 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 12, 2026).
Responses are due Aug 26, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

Next steps for this stage

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  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1232SA26Q1268 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for acquiring a Fluorescence Microscope system, associated components and software for advanced imaging and analysis of soybean, maize and pathogen samples, supporting ongoing research at USDA-ARS SMGPG in Urbana, IL. The system must provide high-resolution fluoresc… (show all)

ence imaging, automated analysis, and compatibility with established protocols. This Requirement is Subject to Trade Agreements. FAR Clause 52.225-5 Trade Agreements (Nov 2023) and FAR Provision in full text 52.225- Trade Agreements Certificate (Feb 2021) is incorporated into this solicitation. Ensure to complete the Provision 52.225-6 Trade Agreements Certificates (Feb 2021) information. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 334516 The small business size standard is 1,000 employees This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

Who won similar work

138 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (USDA ARS AFM APD), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 334516.

Single-winner award sizes (138): middle half $34K to $121K, median $66K; range $8K to $45.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC9$1.0MSep 3, 2026
ELEMENT BIOSCIENCES, INC.5$8.8MAug 3, 2026
GERSTEL INC3$382KSep 22, 2026
Fisher Scientific Company · $TMO · $42.9B3$310KSep 30, 2026
FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED3$283KJun 11, 2026
ANTON PAAR USA, INC3$185KSep 22, 2026
FSR CONSULTING LLC3$146KJun 18, 2026
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A · $6.8B2$359KJul 17, 2026
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.2$352KSep 22, 2025
C-LOCK, INC.2$292KSep 10, 2026

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.

Investor context
  • $TMO reported $42.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 138 past awards, $66K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $A reported $6.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 138 past awards, $66K, 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.

Latest awards

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

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
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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
  • 132 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 8 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.