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This Solicitation opportunity from Environmental Protection Agency was posted on July 14, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

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68HE0526Q0013Federal

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office intends to award a sole source purchase order to Sequoia Scientific, LLC for the acquisition of a hyper-bb hyper-spectral scatter instrument and a LISST-200X submersible particle size analyzer to be deployed on the research vessel Lake Guardian. Market research confirms that Sequoia Scientific, LLC is the sole commercial supplier capable of providing both instruments, justifying the sole source approach under the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul 6.103-1(b). This notice is not a solicitation or request for quotes but serves as a formal announcement allowing other potential suppliers to demonstrate their capability to meet the requirement by submitting written evidence to Contracting Officer Meonii Bristol no later than July 28, 2026. Responses must be sent via email to [email hidden]; telephone submissions will not be accepted. The government retains full discretion to determine whether to proceed with the sole source award based on any responses received, and all submissions will be used strictly for market research purposes for future similar procurements. The solicitation number is 68HE0526Q0013, with the NAICS code 334519, and the notice was posted on July 14, 2026, with the agency based in Chicago, Illinois.

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EPA to sole-source purchase two instruments from Sequoia Scientific for Lake Guardian deployment by July 28, 2026.

NAICS

334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing

Place of Performance

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Documents

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Solicitation 68HE0526Q0013 for EPA Water Quality Monitoring

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EPA GLNPO Notice of Intent to Sole Source Purchase Order

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AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency → Region 5
Contacts1 person available
OfficeChicago, IL, 60604-3507, USA
Office AddressChicago, IL, 60604-3507, USA
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Meonii BristolContracting Officer

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Note of Intent to Sole Source In accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO FAR) 6.103-1(b), the Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Sequoia Scientific, LLC for the purchase of a hyper-bb hyper-spectral scatter and the LISST-200X submersible particle size analyzer which will be used onboard the research vessel Lake Guardian. Based on market research conducted, Sequoia Scientific, LLC is the only commercial manufacturer/supplier of both instruments. This notice of intent is not a request for quote. This is not a solicitation. Any interested party that believes it can meet the GLNPO requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by July 28, 2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Officer, Meonii Bristol at contact@example.gov no later than the time and date identified on the notice. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received will be treated as market research information for future of same or similar requirements.

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