66--ELAT Salmon Tracking Tags - KBAO
Bureau of Reclamation · MP-REGIONAL OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140R2026Q0029 in this department, oldest first.
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
Sources Sought Notice ELAT Salmon Tracking Tags This Sources Sought notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes to conduct market research and assess industry capabilities. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Proposal (RFP), and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is seeking potential sources capable of providing IMT ELAT (Eel Lamprey Acoustic Tag) Salmon Tracking Tags. These tags will be used to monitor the survival, migration, and habitat use of juvenile Ch… (show all)
inook salmon in the Klamath River as part of ongoing fisheries research and restoration efforts. Product Description The Government requires: � Quantity: 4 Activation Boxes and 320 acoustic telemetry transmitters (ELAT Tags) � Specifications: o Implantable in juvenile Chinook salmon ?65 mm o Fully compatible with JSATS autonomous acoustic receivers (ATS SR5000) o Must match prior ELAT specifications: ? Diameter: 2 mm ? Length: 12 mm ? Weight: 0.08 g in air ? Operational life: ~30 days at 5-second ping rate ? Frequency: 416.7 kHz ? 65,536 unique ID codes Tags must ensure data continuity with previous years� studies and meet all technical requirements for compatibility and performance. Contract Type The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. Submission Instructions The Government believes that Advanced Telemetry Systems, Inc, is the only manufacturer of these ELAT tags and owns the technology required to produce them. However, interested vendors who believe they can provide ELAT Tags that fully meets all technical requirements, including size, weight, operational life, frequency, and compatibility with JSATS receivers�must submit a comprehensive capability statement. The statement must include: � Firm�s Name � Capability Statement demonstrating ability to meet all specifications � Contact Information � Business Size (Small/Large) � Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number Capability statements that do not demonstrate the ability to meet all specified requirements will not be considered valid responses to this notice. Please submit responses via email to Davinder Kullar at dkullar@usbr.gov no later than January 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM PST.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Bureau of Reclamation), same product/service code (PSC) 6655.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $35K to $59K, median $39K; range $27K to $118K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSI INC | 2 | $65K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| FEBUS INC | 1 | $118K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| FRONTIER PRECISION, INC | 1 | $40K | Jun 13, 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.
- Sep 15, 2026FEBUS INC$118K66--TSC 2026 DAS INTERROGATOR UNITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 10, 2026YSI INC$38K66--WY Torrington SONTEK ADCPNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 10, 2026YSI INC$27K66--WY Sontek Flow Trackers x2No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 13, 2025FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$40K66--MT-ADCP AND BOAT FOR WATER MEASUREMENTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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 Bureau of Reclamation since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Bureau of Reclamation 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
- 0 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.
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