Notice of Intent to Sole Source - RS Means
NOAA · NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
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Where this opportunity stands
This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.
- Aug 31, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is prescribed by RFO 12.201-1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate and award a sole-source purchase order to RS Means Company, LLC for the RS Means Data Subscription as described below . The anticipa… (show all)
ted award date is September 18, 2026. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration�s Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO) requires a total of 14 licenses for RS Means Full Library data access. The OCAO manages major construction projects, in addition to repair and alteration projects. The project managers rely on the dataset available through RS Means to build accurate construction cost estimates necessary to manage their projects. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 513210 (Software Publishers). Notice of Capability Statement Consideration: This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any responsible source that believes it can meet the government's requirement may submit a capability statement for quote. Capability statements or quotes received prior to the closing date will be considered by the agency solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NOAA), same NAICS 513210.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $62K to $400K, median $346K; range $26K to $787K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELEDYNE DIGITAL IMAGING INC | 2 | $1.2M | Sep 9, 2025 |
| IRSA UMAR Glen Burnie MD 21060 USA | 1 | $418K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| FORGE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY LLC | 1 | $384K | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Ansys Government Initiatives, LLC | 1 | $308K | Jul 31, 2025 |
| THE GORDIAN GROUP, INC. | 1 | $72K | Oct 14, 2026 |
| URNER BARRY PUBLICATIONS, INC. | 1 | $33K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| GRAVA HYDROGRAPHIC SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $26K | Sep 21, 2025 |
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 14, 2026THE GORDIAN GROUP, INC.$72K14 RS Means License RenewalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 1, 2026IRSA UMAR Glen Burnie MD 21060 USA$418KLabView Software Enterprise Program RenewalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025URNER BARRY PUBLICATIONS, INC.$33KD--Urner Barry (Expana) Online Seafood Market and OnlNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 21, 2025GRAVA HYDROGRAPHIC SOLUTIONS LLC$26K7A--Purchase of HYSWEEP software for MO-E Science teamNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 9, 2025TELEDYNE DIGITAL IMAGING INC$787KNotice of Intent to Sole Source Teledyne CARIS Software Annual MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 8, 2025TELEDYNE DIGITAL IMAGING INC$394K7A--CARIS Software Assurance (SA), Maintenance, and EnNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 14, 2025FORGE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY LLC$384KD--Atlassian Software Maintenance and RenewalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 31, 2025Ansys Government Initiatives, LLC$308KD--Systems Tool Kit (STK) Software Licenses (8/1/2025No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 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
- 304 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.