Notice of Intent to Single Source to UnderCurrent News
NOAA · DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FD-2026-480 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 6, 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
In compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations coupled with the provisions set forth by FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1), this Notice is hereby published to inform of the following:The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authorities provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, with Undercurrent News. The requirement is to procure the following: The objective of this contract is to secure 26 subscription license… (show all)
s for a base with two option years. The supporting rationale is that only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below: Brand Name � Undercurrent News is one of four sources that NMFS used to deliver news, analytics, and data that drives decisions made by NMFS leadership. Undercurrent News specifically provides forward-looking, actionable, seafood market intelligence for NMFS. It is also used to shed light on pricing, demand, and consolidation dynamics, allowing NMFS to make decisions for NOAA Fisheries more effectively. Business Impact � If this particular online source is not acquired, this would put NMFS leadership behind industry when making decisions about how to recover NOAA priority species. The applicable Size Standard is North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 531110 with a Small business size standard of 1000 employees. This Sole Source Determination is based on NOAA's requirement that Undercurrent News is the only Vendor that provides the requirements. Period of performance is Date of Award through 3 years. **THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
Recent Agency Awards (Loose Match)
502 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NOAA), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (485): middle half $32K to $492K, median $98K; range $3K to $8.0B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROUND LEVEL SERVICES LLC | 15 | $22.5M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| TITANIUM LOGISTIC SERVICES, LLC | 6 | $558K | Feb 24, 2026 |
| PARYMON CORP | 5 | $3.5M | Sep 21, 2026 |
| RYZHKA INTERNATIONAL LLC | 4 | $127K | Mar 30, 2026 |
| JAG ALASKA INC. | 3 | $106.5M | Sep 11, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | 3 | $71.0M | Sep 2, 2026 |
| A.I.S., Inc. | 3 | $50.7M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| DETYENS SHIPYARDS INC | 3 | $19.0M | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Microwave Power Products, Inc. | 3 | $5.1M | Sep 21, 2026 |
| NTVI SOLUTIONS LLC | 3 | $593K | Jul 11, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either (1 here). Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Oct 14, 2026THE GORDIAN GROUP, INC.$72K14 RS Means License RenewalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 14, 2026CASTAGNOLA TUG SERVICE, INC.$21KV--Vessel Charter - Buoy Recovery and Deployment - SaNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026MUNDAY SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LTD$18KPM of MicroscopesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026MACKAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC$22K58--Procurement of Furuno Felcom GMDSS ReplacementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026GAUMARD SCIENTIFIC CO, INC$27K65--Auscultation Manikin Light Skin/Dark Skin proficieNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE Boulder CO 80303 USA$620KSBES Data Discovery and Interoperability AwardsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026CE SOLUTION PLUS CORP.$40KJ--Santa Cruz Laboratory Cooling Tower & Chiller MxNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026JONAH VENTURES, LLC$34KB--REQUIREMENTS-26-3767 eDNA Sample ProcessingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026LYCEUM DYNAMICS LLC$18KJ--Narragansett, RI - Diesel Generator & ATS Svc & MxNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026ENTERPRISE ELECTRIC AND RENTAL INCORPORATED$398KJ--Point Adams Backup Power SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 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
- 305 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.
- 0 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.