20--FISH TELEMETRY EQUIPMENT
National Park Service · DOI, NPS CONOPS STRATEGIC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140PS125Q0013 in this department, oldest first.
- Jan 16, 2025 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Jun 25, 2025Award NoticeINNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC · $40KOpen
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
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND NOT A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR QUOTE. 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. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The National Park Service, Con Ops Strategic, intends to issue a Sole Source award for the following InnovaSea Marine Systems Canada Inc equipment for the St. Croix, NSR, Saint Croix Falls, WI. Vemco Rx-LIVE Cabled Receivers � Fathom LIVE Real Time D… (show all)
etection System (2ea) Vemco NexTrak R1 Acoustic Receivers � (5ea) Vemco Coded Transmitters 69 kHz � (150 total) Specifically: � V8-4x-A69-2801; Rounded Case (Mooneye) (40 total) � V13-1x-A69-2801; External Cap (Longnose Gar) (20 total) � V13-1x-A69-2801; Rounded Case (Channel Cats) (10 total) � V16-6x-A69-2801; Rounded Case (Lake Sturgeon, Flathead Catfish etc.) (50 total) � V16TP-6x-A69-2951; Rounded Case (Flatheads) (10 total) o Sensor Transmit Ratio (T:P) = 1:1 Temp range -5 ~ 35 C; Depth range 34 meters o On 3650 days; Power H; Random Delay: 90 to 150 seconds Loop back to step 1 Estimated tag life 3650 days The National Park Service intends to procure Vemco receivers and fish tags from one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. This will be a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures and will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 334511 with a Small Business Size Standard of $1.350. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within five (5) 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.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (National Park Service), same industry group (NAICS 3345).
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $27K to $41K, median $29K; range $16K to $58K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVMEDICAL LLC | 1 | $58K | Jul 22, 2026 |
| WHOOP, INC. | 1 | $45K | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Suncore Distribution LLC | 1 | $29K | Apr 28, 2025 |
| DIRECT DIMENSIONS INC | 1 | $29K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| AEG GROUP INC | 1 | $27K | Aug 25, 2025 |
| ACKERMANN IMAGING INC | 1 | $16K | May 28, 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 22, 2026DIRECT DIMENSIONS INC$29K66--3D SCANNER FOR MUSEUM OBJECTSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 22, 2026AVMEDICAL LLC$58K42--Cardiac Monitors for Yosemite National ParkNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 25, 2025AEG GROUP INC$27K66--SEKI: RMS TERRESTRIAL LIDAR SCANNERNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 24, 2025WHOOP, INC.$45KD--BIOMETRIC FEEDBACK DEVICESNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 28, 2025ACKERMANN IMAGING INC$16K65--PINN PORTABLE DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 28, 2025Suncore Distribution LLC$29K23--OBRI REPLACE FAILING SEPTIC TRAILERNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Natl Park Service (NPS) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Park Service (NPS) 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
- 15 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.