66--Acoustic Monitoring System Equipment
Interior (all) · OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0126Q0274 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 2, 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
NOTICE OF INTENT This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The US Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a purchase order to Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. in Maynard, MA, for Acoustic Monitoring System Equipment with the following Salient Characteristics: - Dependably record northern long-eared bat calls in field conditions - Record high-quality acoustic data - Facilitate flexible microphone placement to maximize detection probability - Be rugged and robust to extreme temperature and precipitation fluctuations - Support at least 240 hours of recording - Support programming of c… (show all)
ustom recording schedules - Support secure mounting and protection in the field - Support large (e.g. D) batteries for long-term deployment Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. is, to the knowledge of the USGS, the only source who can provide this proprietary equipment that is compatible with existing systems. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS code 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, and PSC 6645, Time Measuring Instruments, apply to this announcement. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to lynnmarie_applegate@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 09/08/2026 at 0900 PDT. Responses submitted by hardcopy or any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.
Who won similar work
130 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Interior (all)), same NAICS 334220.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 32 | $3.3M | Sep 14, 2026 |
| BK TECHNOLOGIES INC · $BKTI | 12 | $111K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| TELONICS INC | 5 | $503K | Sep 3, 2026 |
| THE WINVALE GROUP, LLC | 4 | $592K | Sep 11, 2026 |
| NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. | 3 | $682K | Sep 25, 2025 |
| FLATHEAD COMMUNICATIONS LLC | 3 | $106K | Sep 16, 2026 |
| ARCTICOM, LLC | 3 | $86K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| FTS Forest Technology Systems Ltd. | 3 | $86K | Aug 14, 2026 |
| MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. | 3 | $69K | Aug 19, 2026 |
| HOLOHIL SYSTEMS LIMITED | 3 | $60K | Jul 14, 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, 2026CELLCO PARTNERSHIP 1 VERIZON WAY Basking Ridge NJ 07920 USA$20K7E--WIRELESS DEVICE REPLACEMENT FOR MIDWEST REGION
- Sep 21, 2026DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC.$184K7G--Network Equipment for Many Farms High School
- Sep 18, 2026BK TECHNOLOGIES INC$6K7G--TX-FWS BALCONES CANYONLANDS -FIRE RADIOS
- Sep 18, 2026OTT HydroMet Corp$185K66--UFO-HYDROMET UPGRADE
- Sep 16, 2026FLATHEAD COMMUNICATIONS LLC$74K7G--BK Radios for Fort Apache Agency
- Sep 14, 2026EDGE TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$152K7G--Award - VRP RADIOS, Redwoods NSP
- Sep 14, 2026RELM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$9K7G--CA-AF WLD FIRE SVS-BEALE AFB-BK RADIO
- Sep 13, 2026Alliance Technology Group, LLC$55K63--PXAO SECURITY CAMERAS AND SURVEILLANCE
- Sep 11, 2026THE WINVALE GROUP, LLC$23K7G--TX-MIDCOAST RFGS CPX-FIRE-RADIOS
- Sep 10, 2026RELM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$3K7G--MO BIG MUDDY VEHICLE FIRE RADIO BK TECH
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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.