Notice of Intent to Sole Source: TEM2Go Geophysical Scanner
Army · W2R2 COLD RGNS RSCH ENG LAB
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W913E527N7810 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 14, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Signature Physics Branch (SPB) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Exploration Instruments LLC under the authority provided at RFO 12.102(a). Requirement: The TEM2Go geophysical scanner shall fulfill the following specifications: TEM2Go Geophysical Scanner (Part # 7001) TEM2Go Software for 12-months (Part # 7301) TEM2Go extended support, 12-month subscription (Part # 7311) Exploration Instruments LLC has been identified as the… (show all)
only source capable of providing the TEM2Go geophysical scanner. This equipment is strictly required to ensure scientific data integrity, waveform consistency, extreme portability, and continued operational interoperability with existing government-owned TEM Company equipment. Exploration Instruments LLC is the only authorized North American reseller and service partner. No other vendor or manufacturer is legally authorized to distribute or service TEM Company products within North America. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions received will be considered by the Government; however, there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will alter the Government's acquisition strategy. Responses to this notice shall be submitted No Later Than (NLT) 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time, October 20, 2026 to Tomeka.J.McNeely@usace.army.mil Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or a commitment to receive a copy of any future solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Note: In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with no active exclusions and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334519.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINALEA IMAGING CORP | 1 | $70K | Jun 16, 2025 |
| BEADEDSTREAM INC. | 1 | $35K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| MORGAN INGLAND LLC | 1 | $20K | Sep 30, 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.
- Sep 30, 2026BEADEDSTREAM INC.$35KThermistor Strings
- Sep 30, 2025MORGAN INGLAND LLC$20KBRAND NAME / EQUAL: Impact Echo System
- Jun 16, 2025HINALEA IMAGING CORP$70KHyperspectral Imaging System Purchase
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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard 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
- 32 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.
- 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.