Thermo Scientific GEMINI Handheld Units

Past New Requirement Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$2,000,000 to $5,000,000
Set-aside
No set-aside

Forecast facts

Anticipated award
Through
NAICS code
541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
Place of performance
Newark, NJ
Forecast number
F2026074268
Points of contact

Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.

About this forecast

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is procuring Thermo Scientific Gemini Chemical Identification Analyzer handheld instruments combining Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectrometer technology, with solicitation release on August 21, 2026 and award anticipated for September 15, 2026. The analyzers will support CBP's Laboratory and Scientific Services in providing field-based chemical identification to the Office of Field Operations, Office of Trade, U.S. Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, and Air and Marine Operations to address illicit drug trafficking, trade classification, and antidumping and countervailing enforcement. The acquisition is structured as a competitive Firm Fixed Price purchase order under FAR Subpart 13.5 with no small-business set-aside, eligible to large businesses only.

The estimated award value ranges from $2 million to $5 million, with performance scheduled from September 15, 2026 through December 14, 2026 at Newark, New Jersey. Emmanuel Calderon (emmanuel.d.calderon@cbp.dhs.gov, 202-802-3218) serves as the requirements contact, and Matthew Saluto (matthew.j.saluto@cbp.dhs.gov, 415-713-6703) is the federal contracting point of contact.

Forecast text

The LSS FOLs seek to purchase Thermo Scientific Gemini Chemical Identification Analyzer handheld instruments that are a combination of the Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer and Raman Spectrometer analytical techniques. These analyzers will further assist LSS’s mission to provide laboratory-based field support to their stakeholders, Office of Field Operations (OFO), Office of Trade (OT), United States Border Patrol (USBP), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Air and Marine Operations (AMO), along with other federal or local law enforcement entities to target illicit drug trafficking, trade classification needs, and enforce antidumping and countervailing (AD/CV) operations.

Acquisition Strategy: Large Business

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