Intent to Sole Source
Solicitation # 68HE0527Q0001Updated Nov 4, 2026Scored Nov 14, 2026
Closes in 3 days, Nov 17, 2026, 5:00 PM EST
Responses due
Nov 17
Nov 17, 2026, 5:00 PM EST
Summary by RFP Detector
What this RFP is about
Environmental Protection Agency (REGION 5 CONTRACTING OFFICE) posted a request for quotations titled “Intent to Sole Source” under solicitation number 68HE0527Q0001. It was posted on Nov 4, 2026. Responses are due Nov 17, 2026, 5:00 PM EST. It is classified under NAICS 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) and product/service code 6640. No set-aside is listed. The listed point of contact is Cox, Matthew T..
Key facts
- Department / office
- Environmental Protection Agency›Environmental Protection Agency›REGION 5 CONTRACTING OFFICE
- Sector
- Federal
- Category
- Supplies, Equipment & Furniture
- PSC
- 6640
- Set-aside
- None (full and open)
- Place of performance
- Not stated
- Value
- Not stated
- Solicitation #
- 68HE0527Q0001
- Listing
- Official federal notice
RFP Detector Score
Score breakdown
Every RFP starts at 50. Each factor adds or subtracts points compared with a typical RFP; unknown data counts as neutral.
Starts at 50
- Value0.0unknown
No value published, and there isn't enough award history to estimate one. Scored as neutral.
- Competition & access−5.8estimated
Notice signals a sole-source or brand-name intent.
- Issuer & market−0.9estimated
5 other RFPs from Environmental Protection Agency on RFP Detector in the past 12 months; no award history found.
- Time & stage−8.5measured
Solicitation, bids due: 3 days to respond (due Nov 17, 2026, 5:00 PM EST). Tight.
- Clarity & completeness0.0estimated
Documents not listed, named contact with email and phone, 224-word description.
- Freshness+2.8measured
Posted 9 days ago.
Capped at 30: not openly competed
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 14, 2026.
Requirements & submission
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
Description
Notice 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 SciAps, Inc for the purchase of a X-ray Fluorescence Analyzer for to detect lead-based paint and determine compliance with TSCA and RCRA by the regulated community. Based on market research conducted, SciAps, Inc. is the only commercial manufacturer/supplier that makes this handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrument with official HUD Performance Characteristic Sheet (PCS) approval for residential lead-based paint inspections that does not utilize a radioactive isotope source. 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 November 17, 2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Matthew Cox at cox.matthew.t@epa.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 similar requirements.
Documents
No documents are listed for this notice.
Contacts
Cox, Matthew T.
Primary
Points of contact as published on the notice.
Timeline & history
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posted
Archive date on the official noticeNext · in 3 days
Responses due
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About this notice
Official federal notice. Updated Nov 4, 2026.
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