D--Notice of Intent to Sole Source ResFracPro simulation software subscription.
Energy · NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 89243325NFE000196 in this department, oldest first.
- Mar 27, 2025 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Apr 17, 2025Award NoticeResFrac Corporation · $25KOpen
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 Sole Source ResFracPro simulation software subscription. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to ResFrac. NETL requires a simulation software that can provide fully coupled hydraulic fracture, reservoir, and geomechanics reproduction. The ResFracPro simulation software, is proprietary to ResFrac and there are no authorized resellers, and it is the only type of software commerciall… (show all)
y available where subsurface physics are inherently coupled and fluid flow through the matrix and fracture propagation occur simultaneously. The coupling of the physics allows for enhanced realism of subsurface processes compared to other numerical solutions, which solve these physics in separate codes. Conventional reservoir simulators calculate temperature changes of the working fluid (CO2) during injection, and some packages can calculate thermal stresses. However, these codes do not truly model the fracture mechanical opening and propagation, effects with proppant distribution within fractures, etc. Conversely, a frac simulator could do fracture propagation and proppant transport, but not the calculation of thermal stresses or compositional effects of using CO2. This is considered a sole source to ResFrac as to the best of the NETL�s knowledge, based on market research conducted, ResFrac is the only known source that can offer this specific software�s capabilities. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it can meet the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 1:00 PM ET on April 11, 2025. Responses must be submitted in writing to the purchasing agent, Rebekah Parks, via email at rebekah.parks@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY), same product/service code (PSC) DA10 and NAICS 513210.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $44K to $382K, median $160K; range $25K to $785K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. · $EMR · $15.2B | 2 | $828K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| HITACHI ENERGY USA INC. | 1 | $551K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| ENVERUS, INC. | 1 | $212K | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Sightline Analytics, Inc. | 1 | $160K | Jul 24, 2026 |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED · $BSY · $1.2B | 1 | $45K | Jul 29, 2026 |
| ResFrac Corporation | 1 | $25K | Dec 29, 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.
- $EMR reported $15.2B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $160K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BSY reported $1.2B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $160K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 30, 2026ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.$785KD--Buyer: Anissa Beasinger.Renewal of AspenTech liMateriality: <0.01% of $EMR revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 29, 2026ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.$43KD--AspenTech Premier Support-Maintenance and SupportMateriality: <0.01% of $EMR revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 29, 2026BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED$45KD--Seequent Leapfrog Geo & Edge Software SubscriptionMateriality: <0.01% of $BSY revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 24, 2026Sightline Analytics, Inc.$160KD--Sightline Analytics Platform AccessNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 29, 2025ResFrac Corporation$25KD--Renewal of ResFracPro License POP 01/01/2026 - 06/No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2025ENVERUS, INC.$212KD--Annual Subscription to Enverus FoundationsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.$551KD--Energy Velocity Essential and PROMOD Maintenance ANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 6 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 3 of these past winners lobbied Energy, Dept of since 2024 (15 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Energy, Dept of 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.
- 5 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 75 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.