B--SOURCES SOUGHT RNA SEQUENCING
Interior (all) · OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0326Q0220 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 10, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting market research to determine the availability of qualified businesses capable of RNA sequencing on an ilumina NovaSeq X Plus and library preparation described in the attached statement of work. This sources sought announcement is not a request for quote or proposal and the Government is not committed to award of a purchase order or contract pursuant to this announcement. The information resulting from this market research is simply for planning purposes to assist the Government in determining its acquisition strategy. The Governmen… (show all)
t will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this notice. NAICS code: 541380 � Testing Laboratories and Services Size Standard $19.0 million All responsible sources may submit capability statements detailing the ability of their service to meet the statement of work included with this announcement. Please indicate whether you are a small business or large business under this size standard in your response. Responses to this announcement shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to Anthony_berry@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than September 15th at 0700 Pacific time. EXAMPLE statement of work attached subject to change.
Who won similar work
70 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same product/service code (PSC) B516.
Single-winner award sizes (70): middle half $22K to $49K, median $34K; range $7K to $3.4M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWEST MARINE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1 | $3.4M | Feb 17, 2026 |
| ABR, INC. | 1 | $926K | Jan 28, 2025 |
| ICF JONES & STOKES INC | 1 | $340K | Aug 15, 2025 |
| GOVERNMENT OF CANADA 1550 AVE D'ESTIMAUVILLE QUEBEC QC G1J 0 CAN | 1 | $295K | Jul 28, 2025 |
| TAYLOR SLOUGH INC | 1 | $262K | May 19, 2026 |
| ECO ANALYSTS, LLC | 1 | $250K | Apr 3, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 506 S WRIGHT ST Urbana IL 61801 USA | 1 | $147K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research 2147 TAMU TE 300 College Station TX 77843 USA | 1 | $110K | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Teleost Environmental, LLC | 1 | $97K | Apr 21, 2025 |
| SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6220 CULEBRA RD San Antonio TX 78238 USA | 1 | $60K | Sep 23, 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.
- Sep 23, 2026SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6220 CULEBRA RD San Antonio TX 78238 USA$60KB--HPLC - VALIDATION SERVICESNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 506 S WRIGHT ST Urbana IL 61801 USA$147KB--IN - INDIANA ES FIELD OFFICE - BAT GENOMIC ASSESSMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026CARTER DR J H III & ASSOCIATES INC$14KB--SC-WACCAMAW NWR-WOODPECKER ANALYSISNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 28, 2026CERTAIRIS LLC$33KB--DRY FORK BLACKFOOT EDNA SAMPLINGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 27, 2026Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc.$20KB--WV-ESFO-BUMBLE BEE STUDYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 14, 2026BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, INC.$29KB--IN - INDIANA ES - INDIANA BAT STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 5, 2026Roy Melluish 650 N KALAMAZOO AVE Marshall MI 49068 USA$48KB--STUDENT CONTRACT - ROY MELLUISHNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 5, 2026Ella A McNeece 32502 SPRUCEWOOD ST Farmington Hills MI 48334 USA$48KB--STUDENT CONTRACT - ELLA MCNEECENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 24, 2026GTSeek LLC$23KB--NM-SOUTHWESTERN NATIVE ARC- GT SEQUENCE PANEL GILANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 14, 2026Nicolas Dial 207 CALICO AVE Portage MI 49002 USA$22KB--STUDENT CONTRACT - NICOLAS DIALNo 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 Interior, Dept of (DOI) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Interior, Dept of (DOI) 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
- 149 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.