Notice to Award on Sole Source Basis-USDA-ARS Diversity Array Technologies (DArTag) DNA extraction and sequencing service for 3,840 hop plants
Forest Service · USDA-FS, STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING BRANCH
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12363N26Q4245 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 9, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUOTATIONS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. No solicitation will be issued. Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competiti… (show all)
ve procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Responses are to be received within two (2) calendar days of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted. The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), supported by FS-BO-PPS-ADNPO-SCB intends to award on a single source basis. Purchase order type will be a Firm Fixed Price awarded to Diversity Arraystechnology PTY Limited (DArTag). Diversity Arraystechnology PTY Limited is to perform specifically designed Diversity Array Technologies (DArTag) genomic marker panel for hop that generates approximately 3k single nucleotide polymorphism markers. The service will include submission of 3,840 samples from different hop genotypes, DNA extraction from leaf tissue, and both curated and raw data delivery in the form of FASTQ files. The service needs to be purchased to enable genomics-assisted breeding in hop and to fully realize the benefits and impacts of numerous years� worth of ARS investment into data collection and breeding, and to make the program more efficient. Estimated completion of repair is with in (45) days after award. Estimated Value: $55K. Award is in accordance FAR 12.204.
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 541380.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $21K to $123K, median $28K; range $8K to $5.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIED ENGINEERING SERVICES INC | 1 | $5.0M | Feb 10, 2026 |
| FLORAGENEX, INC. | 1 | $231K | Sep 4, 2026 |
| FANN ENVIRONMENTAL LLC | 1 | $153K | May 21, 2026 |
| DAJANI LLC | 1 | $33K | Jan 7, 2026 |
| TECH O. R., LLC | 1 | $32K | Oct 5, 2026 |
| ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES, INC. | 1 | $24K | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Michigan State University Foundation East Lansing MI 48823 USA | 1 | $23K | Oct 5, 2026 |
| I-2-I Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $20K | Mar 17, 2026 |
| RHITHRON ASSOCIATES INC | 1 | $12K | Jul 8, 2026 |
| XLEAGLE LLC | 1 | $8K | Aug 24, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 5, 2026Michigan State University Foundation East Lansing MI 48823 USA$23KWheat DNA Library SequencingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 5, 2026TECH O. R., LLC$32KCNF WATER SAMPLE TESTINGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 8, 2026ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES, INC.$24KUSFS R6 Drinking Water System PFAS Sampling and AnalysisNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 4, 2026FLORAGENEX, INC.$231KRMRS FIA Genetic Tree SamplingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 24, 2026XLEAGLE LLC$8KAnnual Chemical Fume Hoods, Laminar Bench Hoods, and Biosafety Cabinet RecertificationsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 8, 2026RHITHRON ASSOCIATES INC$12KRio Grande NF Macroinvertebrate AnalysisNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2026FANN ENVIRONMENTAL LLC$153KPrescott National Forest, Forest-wide Water OperatorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 17, 2026I-2-I Solutions, Inc.$20KWater Systems Testing for the White Mountain National ForestNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 10, 2026ALLIED ENGINEERING SERVICES INC$5.0MR1 Geotech Service IDIQ (AE)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 7, 2026DAJANI LLC$33KWater Sample Testing and Analysis for Region 8 Forest ServiceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Forest Service since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Forest Service job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 15 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.