SolicitationPosted Sep 9, 2026·Responses due Sep 22, 2026

Compilation of Ocean-Going Self-Propelled Deep-Draft Vessel Operating Costs (DDVOCs)

Army · W4LD USA HECSA

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912HQ26RA017
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R499
Place
Not stated
Contact
David A. Kaplan (david.a.kaplan@usace.army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912HQ26RA017 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 9, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
  • Sep 17, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 3, 2026 to Nov 28, 2026, middle of the range Oct 16, 2026.
Measured from 22 past solicitations at Dept of the Army with NAICS 541990 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 9, 2026).

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What the notice says

This requirement is in support of the US Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources. The anticipated contract will be awarded using RFO Part 12 "Acquisition of Commercial Services". The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract. The primary emphasis of work efforts under this contract will be the compilation of vessel operating costs according to cargo vessel type and size or capacity classes typically of concern to USACE analysts when undertaking waterborne navigation project evaluations. Integral to the needs for estimation of vessel operating costs will be the … (show all)

creation of a computerized application to support use, comparative audit and limited adjustment of estimates and estimation of bunkerage costs. It will be an integral requirement that bunkerage costs be separably investigated and estimated as a critical input to operational costs of ocean-going commercial cargo vessels. See the RFP and the PWS for additional information.

Who won similar work

15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541990.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE Columbus OH 43201 USA4$7.6MSep 8, 2026
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC · $BAH1$49.9MSep 3, 2026
OM GROUP, INC1$49.9MSep 3, 2026
TAYLOR-WOOLPERT, LLC1$49.9MSep 3, 2026
STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC.1$49.9MSep 3, 2026
Abt Global LLC1$49.9MSep 3, 2026
CDM Federal Programs Corporation1$49.9MSep 3, 2026
MARITIME STRATEGIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED1$343KSep 30, 2026
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY East Lansing MI 48824 USA1$96KSep 26, 2025
WEB AND WRITING SOLUTIONS COMPANY1$85KSep 19, 2025

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Latest awards

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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • $76K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • 1 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
  • 32 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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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