Special NoticePosted Aug 22, 2026·Responses due Aug 28, 2026

58--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE

Interior (all) · FWS, IT GOODS

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
DOIFFBO260171
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
5836
Place
Not stated
Contact
Skogen, John (john_skogen@ios.doi.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation DOIFFBO260171 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 22, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 27, 2026 to Sep 5, 2026, middle of the range Sep 2, 2026.
Measured from 11 past early notices at Us Fish and Wildlife Service with NAICS 334516 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 22, 2026).
Responses are due Aug 28, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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 AWARD A SOLE SOURCE This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The FWS KY ESFO intends to award a sole source purchase order to NTERTEST, INC. to furnish: Thermal cameras for bat roost monitoring USFWS approached Intertest about needing to monitor mammalian bat activity inside and at the entrances of caves and mines as well as a… (show all)

t other roosts like bridges, culverts and trees. Currently available camera solutions do not provide the clarity and accuracy required for our monitoring purposes. The camera needed to be IP67-rated to endure wet environments and have thermal vision optics. White lighting could not be used as it would disrupt the bats' natural behavior. USFWS also needed the system to be simple and portable without an auxiliary battery supply. Finally, the system needed to have interchangeable focusing lenses to capture different views of the bats' activity depending upon the type of feature being surveyed. InterTest developed the camera around the Sierra Olympia Viento 10 with a 60 Hz frame rate and long-wave infrared (LWIR) imaging. InterTest ensured that Viento focusing lenses worked with the custom IP-67-rated housing. Additionally, a ruggedized tablet device was chosen for viewing the live camera footage while simultaneously powering the camera. A durable cord grip secured the cable and ensured the camera housing remained IP67-rated. The interchangeable lenses featured a germanium window that sealed and attached seamlessly to the camera housing, ensuring the system remained IP67-rated. The cable enabled the camera to draw enough power from the tablet, so no auxiliary power source was needed. Additionally, the tablet provided a method of data storage, allowing still images and video capture. The result was a fully portable, IP67 rated, infrared camera system with adjustable lenses that accurately monitored bats in their natural habitat. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 333316 with the size standard of 1250 employees. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 5836. This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with: � Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within three (3) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided. The point of contact is: Jack Skogen, email: john_skogen@ios.doi.gov Please reference this Notice of Intent number on your correspondence and in the �Subject� line of your email. This notice will close on: 8/28/2026 at 5:00pm, Central Time.

Who won similar work

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FWS, IT GOODS), same NAICS 334516.

Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $19K to $40K, median $33K; range $12K to $54K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · $TMO · $46.3B2$76KMay 20, 2026
SMITH-ROOT INC2$42KApr 8, 2025
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A · $7.4B1$54KMay 13, 2026
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.1$41KFeb 5, 2026
YSI INC1$39KSep 1, 2026
INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC1$37KDec 6, 2024
QIAGEN, LLC1$17KMay 19, 2026
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC1$13KJul 9, 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.

Investor context
  • $TMO reported $46.3B revenue (12 months to Jun 27, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 10 past awards, $33K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
  • $A reported $7.4B revenue (12 months to Jul 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 10 past awards, $33K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

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
  • $45K 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
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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
  • 150 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 8 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.