Special NoticePosted Feb 7, 2025·Responses due Feb 21, 2025

Notice of Intent to Sole Source ONRAB Oral Rabies Vaccine Baits

Agriculture (all) · MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
325414
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SS1145423
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6505
Place
Concord, NH, USA
Contact
Amanda Barbosa (amanda.barbosa@usda.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SS1145423 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Feb 7, 2025 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Apr 24, 2025
    Award Notice
    ARTEMIS TECHNOLOGIES INC · $7.5M
    Open

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) intends to issue a noncompetitive contract to Artemis Technologies Inc, 51 Watson RD S, Guelph, On, N1L 1E3, Canada (UEI: HKZ8PU9ZUE22). Contract is for the purchase of ONRAB rabies vaccine baits. See attached justification for sole source under simplified procedures for certain commercial items (FAR 13.5). The Government contemplates the award of a firm fixed-price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity commercial supply contract. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. H… (show all)

owever, all responsible sources may submit a response which shall be considered by the agency. Responses must be received no later than 12:00pm CST on February 21, 2025. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Respondents should ensure the information provided is detailed, current, accurate, and complete. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is solely within the discretion of the Government. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 325414 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), same NAICS 325414.

Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $59K to $137K, median $82K; range $23K to $270K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TRACY A. DOERR, INC.2$164KApr 16, 2026
CROSS EQUITY LLC1$270KDec 16, 2024
Suncore Distribution LLC1$23KAug 8, 2025

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 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 Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
  • 133 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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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
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