76--PROJECT BLUE 2026
Interior (all) · OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0126Q0245 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 14, 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
Intend to Award Notice - PROJECT BLUE 2026 The US Geological Survey (USGS) has a requirement for a one-year subscription to The Project Blue Group Limited to purchase 26 reports. Project Blue services are required by the Mineral Commodity Specialists within the Mineral Commodities Section of the National Minerals Information Center to provide center-wide access to comprehensive information on 22 critical mineral commodities. The services provide periodic reports, market intelligence, and data covering a broad range of mineral commodities, with information regularly updated throughout the year … (show all)
to support research, analysis, and mission requirements. The total anticipated period of performance will be 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027. The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the above. Therefore, it intends to make an award to The Project Blue Group Limited unless it is contacted by any vendor who believes they have similar product that can meet the needs of this requirement. Vendors are invited to contact the Contract Specialist, Patrick Anderson via email at patrick_anderson@usgs.gov no later than 09:00 AM Eastern, Monday, August 24, 2026, with an affirmative answer.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Interior (all)), same NAICS 513120.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRU INTERNATIONAL Ltd. | 1 | $502K | Mar 17, 2026 |
| INFOMINE USA, INC. | 1 | $474K | Sep 23, 2026 |
| SPRINGER NATURE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER LLC | 1 | $410K | May 28, 2026 |
| COX SUBSCRIPTIONS, INC. | 1 | $343K | Feb 13, 2026 |
| S&P GLOBAL INC. · $SPGI | 1 | $169K | May 4, 2026 |
| SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT, INC. | 1 | $50K | Aug 12, 2025 |
| AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 1155 16TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 USA | 1 | $36K | Jan 27, 2026 |
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 23, 2026INFOMINE USA, INC.$474K7A--MINE MILL COST DATA, TRAINING
- May 28, 2026SPRINGER NATURE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER LLC$410KD--SUPPLY: WV-NCTC SPRINGERNATURE SCIENCE JOURNALS
- May 4, 2026S&P GLOBAL INC.$169KD--SUPPLY: VA-ASSIST DIR-BUS MO-DATA SUBSCRIPTION
- Mar 17, 2026CRU INTERNATIONAL Ltd.$502K76--CRU Group Subscription
- Feb 13, 2026COX SUBSCRIPTIONS, INC.$343KD--SUPPLY: WV-FWS NATL CONSERV TRNG-WILEY CORE SCIENCE JOURNALS
- Jan 27, 2026AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 1155 16TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 USA$36KT-- ACS JOURNAL PUBS
- Aug 12, 2025SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT, INC.$50K76--CO DIV MIG BIRDS PUBLICATION FEES
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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
- $15K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- 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
- 149 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.
- 1 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.