Nitrogen Content Analysis Equipment
Updated
Solicitation from the Department of the Army. Due Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), due today.
| Solicitation number | W911S227U0056 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W6QM Micc-Ft Drum |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516) |
| Product or service code | 6640 |
| Posted | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5) (due today) |
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Description
Nitrogen Content Analysis Equipment: Amendment 0001:
- Which nitrogen analysis instrument does the laboratory operate today? - Nitrogen determination divides into Kjeldahl and Dumas combustion methods, and the two are not interchangeable with an existing accredited method.The nitrogen analysis is performed using a ferrous sulphate potentiometric titration method. The needed equipment was specified in the solicitation.
- Which method is required here, and is there a required make and model, or will an equal meeting stated salient characteristics be considered? If salient characteristics have been documented, please confirm where they are posted.- Method 4.5.1.2 of MIL-N-00494B and 4.5.1 of MIL-DTL-244C Amendment 1; both publicly available documents.
- Sample matrix and required throughput.N/A see method4.
Scope: is an autosampler, digestion unit, scrubber or fume handling included? Are consumables and reference standards included?No5. Are installation, operational qualification and operator training within contractor scope?This was detailed in the solicitation.
6. Required warranty term and whether a service or calibration plan is in scope.This was detailed in the solicitation. 7.
Required delivery date.This was detailed in the solicitation.
Contracting contact
- Vincent Padula · [email protected] · 520-713-7791
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 334516, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 22, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing work, who also hold Army contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Abbott Laboratories Inc. $92.0 million in this trade
- Roche Diagnostics Corporation $66.7 million in this trade
- Beckman Coulter, Inc $63.1 million in this trade
- Government Scientific Source Inc $41.1 million in this trade
- Agilent Technologies Inc $31.0 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Army awarded $84.6 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company. See what Army is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 75 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334516), 35 posted in the last 7 days; 39% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health and Department of the Navy. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, Florida and Ohio. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 1 day.
All open analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing contracts
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