Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-21407
CBP accreditation of SGS North America for petroleum gauging and laboratory testing
Buyer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Department
Posted
October 20, 2026
Identifier
2026-21407
NAICS
541380
CBP recognized SGS North America, Inc. for customs-related petroleum gauging and laboratory testing at its Carteret, New Jersey facility. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Laboratories and Scientific Services. - Named vendor: SGS North America, Inc. The notice approves SGS as a commercial petroleum gauger and accredits its laboratory; it is not a solicitation or purchase request. - Approved gauging procedures: American Petroleum Institute (API) Chapters 3 (tank gauging), 7 (temperature determination), 8 (sampling), 12 (calculation of petroleum quantities), and 17 (marine measurement). - Accredited laboratory methods cover water content (CBPL 27-04 / ASTM D95), distillation (27-08 / D86), viscosity (27-11 / D445), sulfur (27-13 / D4294 and 27-14 / D2622), density and API gravity (27-48 / D4052), flash point (27-50 / D93), sulfur (27-57 / D7039), vapor pressure (27-58 / D5191), and ASTM D1160 and D1319. - The approval and accreditation run for three years, with a triennial inspection planned at the end of that period. No products, quantities, or contract value are specified.
Description
SGS North America, Inc. (Carteret, NJ) was approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test them for customs purposes. The approval and accreditation were effective September 5, 2025, and cover a three-year period. The notice identifies approved gauging procedures and accredited laboratory methods. The next triennial inspection is scheduled for September 2028.