U--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
Interior (all) · INDIAN EDUCATION ACQUISITION OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation DOIAFBO260118 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 28, 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 TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) intends to enter into a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract with WestEd under the authority of FAR 12.102 (a). BIE Wingate High School has a requirement for WestEd to provide instructional support and coaching for all academic staff for SY26-27 based upon its WestEd copyrighted educational material. The anticipated delivery date will be July 31, 2027. WestEd has issued a single source letter indicating that ther… (show all)
e are no authorized providers of this brand-specific requirement. No solicitation is available, and no technical questions will be answered for this requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 611710. The point of contact for this requirement is Charmaine.Williams-James@bie.edu.
Who won similar work
13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (INDIAN EDUCATION ACQUISITION OFFICE), same product/service code (PSC) U009 and NAICS 611710.
Single-winner award sizes (13): middle half $34K to $102K, median $70K; range $15K to $298K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPOWER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING LLC | 3 | $263K | Sep 15, 2025 |
| WESTED 730 HARRISON ST FL 5 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 USA | 2 | $397K | Aug 24, 2026 |
| HMH Education Company | 2 | $57K | Sep 3, 2025 |
| TRANSITIONS LLC | 1 | $186K | Jan 28, 2025 |
| NEW MEXICO EDUCATION CONTINUUM LTD. | 1 | $102K | Aug 20, 2025 |
| WEBSTER ANNE 168 OAK VALLEY DR Durango CO 81301 USA | 1 | $70K | Jan 8, 2025 |
| READER TO READER, INC. | 1 | $68K | Aug 13, 2025 |
| HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING CO 125 HIGH ST BOSTON MA 02110 USA | 1 | $34K | Jan 27, 2025 |
| SCHOLASTIC INC | 1 | $32K | Jan 13, 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.
- Aug 24, 2026WESTED 730 HARRISON ST FL 5 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 USA$298KU--EDUCATIONAL SERVICES & PROF DEVELOPMENTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2025EMPOWER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING LLC$18KU--Curriculum Consulting for Kayenta Community SchoolNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2025WESTED 730 HARRISON ST FL 5 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 USA$99KU--EDUCATIONAL SERVICES & PROF DEVELOPMENTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 3, 2025HMH Education Company$42KU--PROFESSIONAL DEV BECALBITONo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 3, 2025EMPOWER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING LLC$149KU--EMPOWER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTINGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 20, 2025NEW MEXICO EDUCATION CONTINUUM LTD.$102KU--Adaptive Physical Education Services for Ojo EncinNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 13, 2025READER TO READER, INC.$68KU--CONTRACT SERVICE BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 13, 2025EMPOWER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING LLC$96KU--EMPOWER EDUCATION CONSULTING TIAC26001No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2025HMH Education Company$15KU--HMH Educational Support for Lake Valley Navajo SchNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 28, 2025TRANSITIONS LLC$186KU--Parent & Student Training Cottonwood Day SchoolNo 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 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
- 150 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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.