66--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
Interior (all) · FWS, IT GOODS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation DOIFFBO260043 in this department, oldest first.
- Mar 4, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. FWS Ludington Biological Station intends to award a sole source purchase order to: Dune Technologies, to furnish: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Specifications Item 1 RiverPro 1200kHz ADCP Acoustic doppler current profiler designed to provide depth and velocity me… (show all)
asurements on streams 20cm � 25m in depth. Includes WinRiver II software and is compatible with USGS Q-rev software. Product# RIVPRO1200-I Item 2 RiverPro Trimaran float Standard tethered hydrologic boat designed for the RiverPro ADCP. Holds RiverPro sensor and battery. Product # 71B-7007-xx The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334513 with the size standard of 750 employees. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 6695. This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with: � Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within three (3) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided. The point of contact is: Jack Skogen, email: jack_skogen@fws.gov Please reference this Notice of Intent number on your correspondence and in the �Subject� line of your email. This notice will close on: 3/11/2026 at 5:00pm, Central Time.
Who won similar work
27 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same product/service code (PSC) 6695.
Single-winner award sizes (27): middle half $20K to $46K, median $29K; range $12K to $46.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSI INC | 4 | $182K | Sep 18, 2025 |
| FRONTIER PRECISION, INC | 3 | $90K | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Suncore Distribution LLC | 2 | $75K | May 6, 2025 |
| ARHAB LLC | 2 | $48K | May 1, 2026 |
| SMITH-ROOT INC | 2 | $33K | Apr 15, 2026 |
| OTT HydroMet Corp | 1 | $46.3M | Dec 11, 2024 |
| FTS Forest Technology Systems Ltd. | 1 | $6.5M | Dec 4, 2024 |
| CC LYNCH & ASSOCIATES INC | 1 | $93K | Apr 10, 2025 |
| CARNET TECHNOLOGY 6097 OAKLEY PALESTINE RD Terry MS 39170 USA | 1 | $49K | May 20, 2025 |
| NORTEKUSA, INC | 1 | $44K | Sep 10, 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.
- May 15, 2026FSR CONSULTING LLC$27K66--Remote Control System for ADCP IAW Salients FY25 REQ# 15782 SPECIAL ORDER # S26023No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 1, 2026ARHAB LLC$26K66--Tracer Discharge Measurement System IAW Salients FY25 REQ# 15783 SPECIAL ORDER # S26026No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 22, 2026MOUNT SOPRIS INSTRUMENT COMPANY$30K66--Borehole Winch System IAW Salients FY25 REQ# 15675 SPECIAL ORDER # S25088No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 15, 2026SMITH-ROOT INC$19K66--WI - WHITNEY GL SMITHROOT - eDNA SAMPLERSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 30, 2026KISTERS NORTH AMERICA, INC.$17K66--Non-Contact Discharge Measurement System IAW Salients FY25 REQ# 15710 SPECIAL ORDER # S25108No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 25, 2026ARHAB LLC$22K66--Remote Control Systems for ADCP's IAW Salients FY26 REQ# 15743 SPECIAL ORDER # S26013No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 3, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$20K66--Remote Control Systems for ADCP's IAW Salients FY25 REQ# 15680 SPECIAL ORDER # S25092No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 23, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$36K66--Remote Control Systems for ADCP's IAW Salients FY25 REQ# 15653 SPECIAL ORDER # S25077No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 18, 2025JEWELL INSTRUMENTS LLC$13K66--SINGLE-AXIS TILT SENSORS IAW SALIENTS FY25 REQ# 15650 SPECIAL ORDER # S25078No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 25, 2025TEL-X CORPORATION$29K66--Orifice Fitting Assembly and Crest Stage Top Cap IAW SOW, Drawings, and Workmanship FY25 REQ # 15639 HIF STK # 1202002Materiality: <0.01% of $DLR revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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
- 150 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.