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SPEC TESTING RESEARCH LABORATORY

SPEC TESTING RESEARCH LABORATORY obligated $184.3K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 31 contract actions (−22% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC ($49.5K).

Obligations · FY2026
$184.3K
Actions
31
New awards: 8
Sole-source
88%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 299.9KFY2017
  2. 319.7KFY2018
  3. 262.9KFY2019
  4. 216.8KFY2020
  5. 356.2KFY2021
  6. 400.5KFY2022
  7. 474.9KFY2023
  8. 443.9KFY2024
  9. 235.5KFY2025
  10. 184.3KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC$49.5K27%
  2. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION$28.2K15%
  3. LOGISTICS365 INC$25K14%
  4. AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY$24.5K13%
  5. SAFEWARE INC$23.7K13%
  6. POWERVAR INC$22.3K12%
  7. ARCET EQUIPMENT CO$8,5084.6%
  8. UNIFIRST CORP$6,1873.4%
  9. METTLER-TOLEDO LLC$2,7641.5%
  10. DIRECTV, LLC$1,7771.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$75.6K41%
  2. Equipment maintenance$54.2K29%
  3. Transportation & logistics$28.2K15%
  4. IT & telecom$26.3K14%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$153.3K83%
  2. Ohio$24.5K13%
  3. District of Columbia$6,5003.5%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition88%
    US 39% · $162.1K
  • Sole-source awards88%
    US 30% · $162K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.8% · $87.76
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 5.6% · -$3,932
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing10.0%
    US 4.2% · $18.4K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. TITLE: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC TSQ FORTIS PLUS REQUESTOR: VICTORIA N HEIFFERON AFT#: 2026-L1-0008 DELIVERY DATE: 03/31/2026$28.7K
    THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC· Palm Beach County, FL· Equipment maintenance· Apr 13, 2026 – Jun 26, 2026· 15DDL126P00000003
  2. WORK ASSIST VEHICLE (WAV) WAV60-118$25K
    LOGISTICS365 INC· Loudoun County, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 4, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026· 15DDL126P00000021
  3. TITLE: DOE, CAS SCIFINDER POP 11/01/2025-10/31/2026 REF AWARD/BPA: 15DDHQ25A00000001 POP DATES: 11/01/2025 TO 10/31/2026$24.5K
    AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY· Franklin County, OH· IT & telecom· Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 5, 2025· 15DDL126F00000001
  4. TITLE: FY26 FEDEX ADMIN RECURR$22.5K
    FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION· Loudoun County, VA· Transportation & logistics· Sep 24, 2025 – Jun 12, 2026· 15DDL125F00000009
  5. TITLE: CLAN LAB SUPPLIES- KINGDOM HEARTS REQUESTOR: JONATHAN C DUMKE REF AWARD/BPA: 15DDHQ21A00000017 DELIVERY DATE: 09/30/2026$22.5K
    SAFEWARE INC· Loudoun County, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 17, 2026· 15DDL126F00000004
  6. TITLE: POWERVAR UPS$22.3K
    POWERVAR INC· Loudoun County, VA· Other equipment & supplies· May 7, 2026 – May 7, 2026· 15DDL126P00000012
  7. TITLE: THERMO REPAIR - DEA41285A$20.8K
    THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC· Loudoun County, VA· Equipment maintenance· Apr 10, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026· 15DDL126P00000009
  8. PURCHASE OF ANALYTICAL GASES FOR THE PERIOD OF 04/01/2025 TO 09/30/2025 ESTIMATED BASED ON PRIOR YEAR USAGE.$17.2K
    LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC.· Loudoun County, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 28, 2025 – Nov 14, 2025· 15DDL125F00000003

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.