Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Penlink LTD. (ADAPT)
State · STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PR16047890 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 4, 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
This is a Notice of Intent for the Government to award a definitive contract to Penlink on behalf of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). This contract will provide an Advanced Digital Analysis Platform and Technology Product (ADAPT) that will be donated to Government of Mexico Attorney General�s Office, Technical Control Unit (UCTC) for use as their Digital Legal Interception System. This sole source contracting action is being pursued pursuant to FAR 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Th… (show all)
is notice constitutes a synopsis of the proposed contract action and is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested parties may submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to meet the Government�s requirements as described in the draft Statement of Work (SOW). Responses must provide sufficient detail for the Government to evaluate the vendor�s technical capability, interoperability, deployment approach, and operational suitability. In addition, responses should address whether the proposed solution is interoperable with the PenLink PLX Platform currently used by U.S. government agencies to facilitate sharing digital evidence and intelligence. Responses must also demonstrate that interested vendors have a notional or actual business approach that permits the full array of required services to be legally performed by appropriately licensed entities within Mexico. All responses received by the deadline identified in this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination regarding whether a competitive procurement is feasible will be made solely at the discretion of the Government based on the information received. If no affirmative responses are received that demonstrate a capability advantageous to the Government and consistent with the operational requirements identified in the draft SOW, the Government intends to negotiate solely with PenLink. Responses must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objectives described in the draft requirements document. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this notice.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (State), same industry group (NAICS 5415).
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBG CONSULTING, LLC | 1 | $10.0B | Feb 19, 2026 |
| CGI FEDERAL INC. | 1 | $213.8M | Sep 23, 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.
- Feb 19, 2026PBG CONSULTING, LLC$10.0BEvolve multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for enterprise IT services.
- Jan 14, 2026LLC$39KSubscription for BigDataPeople 2 Software for NABU
- Sep 23, 2025CGI FEDERAL INC.$213.8MBook Print Personalization Facilities
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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 State, Dept of (DOS) since 2024 (4 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past State, Dept of (DOS) 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
- 33 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.
- 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.