MARKET RESEARCH · SOURCES SOUGHT
Middle East Region Commercial Lab Testing
Defense Logistics Agency (Department of Defense), DLA Energy
Market research. Sources sought: not a bid yet. The agency wants to know which businesses can do the work. Answering can put you on its radar and can lead to a small-business set-aside.
- Deadline
- Oct 30, 2026, 11:00 AM ET (7 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Outside the U.S.: QAT
- Buying office
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Industry (NAICS)
- 541380 · Testing Laboratories and Services
- Solicitation number
- SPE60327R5X01
- Posted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Product/service code
- H191
From the notice
This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This notice is issued for planning and market research purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP), a promise to issue an RFP, or a promise by the Government to pay for information received i…
Open the official notice on SAM.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the notice on SAM.gov and read what the agency is asking.
- Send the short response it asks for (usually your capabilities, size status and past work) before the deadline.
- Mention your small-business status: enough small businesses answering can lead the agency to set the contract aside.
- Watch for the solicitation that may follow.
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