NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
Justice (all) · DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation D-26-OD-0048 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 12, 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
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Office of Acquisition (FA) intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price contract to NTREPID LLC. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101, the Limited Source Documentation is attached with this notice. As this is not a request for competitive quotes, interested parties who believe they can provide the service may contact Laura Over via email at laura.e.over@dea.gov with a written description of their ability to provide the services by Wednesday, September 16… (show all)
, 2026 by 10:00AM, EST and reference number D-26-OD-0048. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered for the purpose of market research and determining the viability of a future competitive procurement. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Justice (all)), same NAICS 519290.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $2.8M to $6.1M, median $4.1M; range $1.5M to $8.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELX INC. · $RELX | 1 | $8.0M | Apr 23, 2026 |
| WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION | 1 | $4.1M | Feb 26, 2026 |
| SAMPLES PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE CONSULTING, LLC | 1 | $1.5M | Jan 16, 2026 |
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.
- Apr 23, 2026RELX INC.$8.0MElectronic Law Library (ELL)
- Feb 26, 2026WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION$4.1MLicenses Plate Reader Data Access for the Bureau of ATF
- Jan 16, 2026SAMPLES PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE CONSULTING, LLC$1.5MWeb Based Medical Review Database for various institutions
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Justice, Dept of (DOJ) since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Justice, Dept of (DOJ) job
- $25K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on the Judiciary, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- 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
- 125 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 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.