D--Notice of Intent to Sole Source for service contract agreement for the AspenTec
Energy · NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 89243326NFE000243 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 23, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Sep 29, 2026Award NoticeASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. · $43KOpen
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 for service contract agreement for the AspenTech for software maintenance and support (SMS) renewal with a period of performance 10/01/2026 � 09/30/2027. In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to AspenTech the maintenance agreement is proprietary to the software manufacturer. Because without AspenTech software maintenance and support (… (show all)
SMS) NETL would be at risk of failure or loss of historical data that could severely impact the organization�s ability to operate in an efficient and effective manner and prevent access to engineering software for research. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 1300 PM ED on 08/07/2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist Shannon Lynch, via email at shannon.lynch@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 the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement.
Who won similar work
11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 513210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ResFrac Corporation | 2 | $50K | Dec 29, 2025 |
| ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. · $EMR | 1 | $785K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| HITACHI ENERGY USA INC. | 1 | $551K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| ENVERUS, INC. | 1 | $212K | Sep 29, 2025 |
| COMPUTER MODELLING GROUP LTD | 1 | $193K | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Sightline Analytics, Inc. | 1 | $160K | Jul 24, 2026 |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED · $BSY | 1 | $45K | Jul 29, 2026 |
| NOR LABS, INC. | 1 | $25K | Dec 17, 2024 |
| GAMS DEVELOPMENT CORP | 1 | $16K | Dec 5, 2024 |
| IXRF, INC. | 1 | $10K | Jul 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.
- Sep 30, 2026ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.$785KD--Buyer: Anissa Beasinger.Renewal of AspenTech li
- Jul 29, 2026BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED$45KD--Seequent Leapfrog Geo & Edge Software Subscription
- Jul 24, 2026Sightline Analytics, Inc.$160KD--Sightline Analytics Platform Access
- Dec 29, 2025ResFrac Corporation$25KD--Renewal of ResFracPro License POP 01/01/2026 - 06/
- Sep 29, 2025ENVERUS, INC.$212KD--Annual Subscription to Enverus Foundations
- Sep 23, 2025HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.$551KD--Energy Velocity Essential and PROMOD Maintenance A
- Jul 28, 2025IXRF, INC.$10K7A--2 ATLAS perpetual software licenses for Atlas M Mi
- Apr 17, 2025ResFrac Corporation$25KD--Sole Source ResFracPro simulation software subscri
- Mar 14, 2025COMPUTER MODELLING GROUP LTD$193K7G--CMG Software: Hydrates Program (Gas Hydrates): CMOST Pro - Annual Lease Qty:1 Network Builder - Annual Lease Qty:1 Network Results - Annual Lease Qty:1 SOLVE STARS (Max) - Annual Lease Qty:1
- Dec 17, 2024NOR LABS, INC.$25K7J--Kion Cloud Spend Limited Subscription, 500K and St
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.
- 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.
- 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.