SOURCES SOUGHT: ERDC Watercraft and Ship Simulator Support Services Multiple Award Task Order Contract
Army Corps of Engineers · W2R2 USA ENGR R & D CTR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PANERD-26-P-0000-027124 in this department, oldest first.
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 Sources Sought / Request for Information is issued for market research purposes only in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10. This is not a solicitation, request for proposal, request for quotation, invitation for bid, or promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The Government is conducting market research to determine the availability and capability of SBA-certified small business concerns with active SAM.gov registration that are capable of performing the full scope of services required to augment and enhance the ERDC Watercraft and Ship Simulator capability. The… (show all)
Government is particularly interested in identifying SBA-certified small businesses with demonstrated experience in watercraft, ship, towboat, vessel, or maritime simulation, including the development of simulator databases, simulator visuals, environmental forcings, and vessel models. Responses to this notice will assist the Government in determining whether the requirement may be appropriate for a small-business set-aside, partial set-aside, or another acquisition strategy.
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W2R2 USA ENGR R & D CTR), same NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $283K to $3.1M, median $550K; range $136K to $5.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF Baton Rouge LA 70802 USA | 2 | $391K | Sep 11, 2025 |
| Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80521 USA | 1 | $5.2M | May 9, 2025 |
| NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Reno NV 89512 USA | 1 | $5.0M | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Gibbs & Cox, Inc. · $LDOS · $15.3B | 1 | $3.1M | Apr 14, 2025 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED Reno NV 89557 USA | 1 | $3.0M | Sep 11, 2025 |
| MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC | 1 | $600K | Sep 26, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND College Park MD 20740 USA | 1 | $500K | Sep 29, 2025 |
| MVB Engineering, LLC | 1 | $389K | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Purdue Universtiy West Lafayette IN 47906 USA | 1 | $136K | May 29, 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.
- $LDOS reported $15.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 10 past awards, $550K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 4, 2026MVB Engineering, LLC$389KAward Notice Under 2026 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Sep 29, 2025UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND College Park MD 20740 USA$500K2024 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Sep 26, 2025MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC$600K2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Sep 11, 2025BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED Reno NV 89557 USA$3.0M2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Sep 11, 2025WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF Baton Rouge LA 70802 USA$248K2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Jun 12, 2025NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Reno NV 89512 USA$5.0M2024 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- May 29, 2025Purdue Universtiy West Lafayette IN 47906 USA$136K2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- May 9, 2025Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80521 USA$5.2M2024 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- May 6, 2025WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF Baton Rouge LA 70802 USA$143KBAA Award for Water Hazard Model Data Management Catalog Pilot
- Apr 14, 2025Gibbs & Cox, Inc.$3.1MCoastal Research Amphibious Buggy (CRAB) Prototype Final Design and Build
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 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
- $319K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.