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24 open notices from NIST right now. It posted 235 since Aug 7, 2026.

Part of the Department of CommerceNISTUpdated Nov 12, 2026
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Its notices by NAICS code, busiest first. Codes with steady volume link to their own page.

IndustryNoticesOpen now
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

NAICS 334516

9612
Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals

NAICS 334515

121
Software Publishers

NAICS 513210

121
Electrical contracting

NAICS 238210

101
Electronics repair

NAICS 811210

80
IT support services

NAICS 541519

70
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing

NAICS 333242

70
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS 334220

50
Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing

NAICS 334519

50
Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

NAICS 334413

40
Plumbing and HVAC

NAICS 238220

41
Electronic Computer Manufacturing

NAICS 334111

40
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance

NAICS 484230

43
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

NAICS 334419

30
Industrial equipment repair

NAICS 811310

30
Specialized Automotive Repair

NAICS 811114

20
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

NAICS 332999

20
Used Household and Office Goods Moving

NAICS 484210

20
Specialty trades

NAICS 238990

20
Industrial Building Construction

NAICS 236210

20
Industrial Gas Manufacturing

NAICS 325120

20
All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

NAICS 333248

20
Commercial construction

NAICS 236220

22
Medical Laboratories

NAICS 621511

20
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables

NAICS 334513

20

Latest notices from NIST

Open notices first, soonest deadline first. Recently closed ones follow.

OpportunityPlacePostedDeadlineSource
NIST/G Trash and Recycling Removal New Contract

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Not listedNov 10, 2026Nov 19, 2026SAM.gov
Sources Sought Notice for new Microscopes

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Boulder, CONov 6, 2026Nov 20, 2026SAM.gov
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Spent Fuel Cell Shipment(s)

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Nov 10, 2026Nov 23, 2026SAM.gov
Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometer

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MDOct 28, 2026Nov 28, 2026SAM.gov
Award Notice - Continuous Wave Parametric Oscillator (CW OPO) Laser System

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 10, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Award Notice for a Fiber Coupled Widely Tunable Laser

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 9, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Mode-Locked Laser

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 9, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Award Notice for Radio Frequency (RF) Synthesizer

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 8, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Award Notice for 4K Recirculating Cryostat

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 8, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Disposal of Chemical Waste (Hazardous and Non-Hazardous) And Emergency Response Support Services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology – Gaithersburg and Department of Commerce Boulder Lab

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 4, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Upgrade of the Cold Neutron Imaging Instrument, Phase Grating Roll Alignment System

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 4, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Thermo Chillers (Brand Name Only SMC Pneumatics)

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Boulder, CO 80305Sep 3, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
NIST Boulder Building 2 1330 Fume Hood Replacement

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Boulder, CO 80305Sep 2, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Award Notice for Piezoelectric Z-stage Upgrade for Optical Microscope

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 1, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Award Notice for Replacement Probe for Superconducting Quantum Interference Device Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (SQUID VSM)

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 1, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Safety Shower and Eyewash Corrections Phase 1

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Boulder, CO 80305Aug 28, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Award Notice: DCC Bridge, High Resistance Bridge, and Scanners

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Aug 24, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Award Notice: Electrochemical Analysis System

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Aug 24, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Enterprise Financial and Market Intelligence Platform

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

MD 20899Aug 24, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Steam Tunnel Ventilation Replacement

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Boulder, CO 80305Aug 21, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING TRAINING COURSE

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Aug 20, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
NIST Boulder Sitewide Exterior Lighting Inspection and Repair

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Boulder, CO 80305Aug 18, 2026Not listedSAM.gov
Replacement Cesium Source Head for a Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Instrument

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Not listedOct 28, 2026Nov 7, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Subscription to a Mathematical Bibliographic and Expert Reviews Database

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Oct 23, 2026Oct 29, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Building 215 Clean Room HEPA Filter Replacement

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Oct 19, 2026Nov 2, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
High-performance computer

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 10, 2026Sep 15, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Vacuum compatible reflective microscope objective and optomechanical hardware

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 10, 2026Sep 11, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
SRD License Key System

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 10, 2026Sep 15, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice for Providers/Suppliers of Liquid Nitrogen and Related Services

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 10, 2026Sep 24, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Solicitation for Gas Abatement System

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
PSITC Relocation Support

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Boulder, CO 80305Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Procurement of two uninterrupted power supplies

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Not listedSep 9, 2026Sep 16, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Transformer Service

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MDSep 8, 2026Sep 11, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Residual Gas Analyzer

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 8, 2026Sep 14, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Large-Tier Electrical Construction IDIQ

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MDSep 8, 2026Sep 10, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
18W pump laser for laser cooling of erbium

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 8, 2026Sep 16, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Gas Cylinders

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 4, 2026Sep 18, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
AploPrep Liquid Handler & Nanoimager Microscope Maintenance

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 4, 2026Sep 18, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
671nm Laser cooling of lithium atoms

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20899Sep 3, 2026Sep 8, 2026ClosedSAM.gov
Mecademic Robotics MECA500-R4-OB Robot Arm

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Gaithersburg, MD 20877Sep 2, 2026Sep 11, 2026ClosedSAM.gov

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Contractors ranked by value obligated on NIST awards.

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The Mitre Corporation

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29$229M
Hensel Phelps Construction Co

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2$131M
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, the

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Hitt Contracting, Inc.

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1$51.8M
Olgoonik Enterprises, LLC

UEI NTJRK3T2CKN7

13$48.6M
Fei Company

UEI CL4ELDSNT465

13$38.2M
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc

UEI JCBMLGPE6Z71

2$37M
Four Points Technology, L.L.C.

UEI H1KHJPJH9R51

3$35.1M
Didlake Inc

UEI YMZ1PCB5LEM9

2$31.4M
Hhi Corporation

UEI MKM2UNBJVD95

4$30.3M

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