B--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Otolith Analysis
Interior (all) · FWS, SAT TEAM 1
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation DOIFFBO260154 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 30, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
United States Fish and Wildlife Service intends to award a firm fixed price commercial services contract on a sole source basis to Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Department of UEI QMYKF4YEEGX8, for highly specialized otolith and scale analysis services supporting ESA listed spring Chinook Salmon life history studies in the Entiat River and Columbia River basin. The contractor will prepare, process, and analyze up to 400 adult Entiat summer Chinook otoliths using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and associated methods, and conduct paired scale and otolith analysi… (show all)
s to evaluate juvenile residency, migration timing, growth, and rearing location. The proposed action is for commercial services under the simplified acquisition threshold for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source, as implemented under FAR Part 12. All responsible sources that believe they can meet this requirement may submit a capability statement to Contracting Officer Oscar Orozco at oscar_orozco@ios.doi.gov no later than August 10, 2026, at 8:00 AM Pacific Time. This notice is not a request for quotations or proposals; information received will be used solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FWS, SAT TEAM 1), same NAICS 541380.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $18K to $58K, median $35K; range $7K to $250K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORENSIC ANALYTICAL SCIENCES, INC. | 1 | $250K | May 6, 2025 |
| THE KLAMATH TRIBES 501 S. CHILOQUIN BLVD. Chiloquin OR 97624 USA | 1 | $60K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| ANATEK LABS INC | 1 | $56K | May 21, 2025 |
| VASTGLOBE LOGISTICS LLC | 1 | $35K | May 28, 2026 |
| ANALYTICAL RESOURCES, LLC | 1 | $24K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 240 FRENCH ADMINISTRATION BLDG Pullman WA 99164 USA | 1 | $11K | Jan 31, 2025 |
| AVIATE ENTERPRISES, INC. | 1 | $7K | Feb 18, 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.
- Sep 14, 2026ANALYTICAL RESOURCES, LLC$24KB--OR-KLAMATH FALLS FWO-ANALYSISNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 31, 2026THE KLAMATH TRIBES 501 S. CHILOQUIN BLVD. Chiloquin OR 97624 USA$60KF--OR-KLAMATH FALLS FISH- NUTRIENT ANALYSISNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 28, 2026VASTGLOBE LOGISTICS LLC$35KB--OR-WARM SPRINGS NFH-WATER TESTINGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2025ANATEK LABS INC$56KB--ID-FWS DWORSHAK-NPDES TESTING FY25No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 6, 2025FORENSIC ANALYTICAL SCIENCES, INC.$250KB--OR CLARK R BAVIN FORENSIC FIREARMS ANAYLNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 18, 2025AVIATE ENTERPRISES, INC.$7KB--CA-PACIFIC SW REGION-WATER QUALITY TESTING IN SACRAMENTO, CANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 31, 2025WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 240 FRENCH ADMINISTRATION BLDG Pullman WA 99164 USA$11KB--WA-COLUMBIA RIVER FISHERIES-EDNA SAMPLE PROCESSINGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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
- 149 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.