20--eDNA AUTOSAMPLER
Interior (all) · OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation DOIGFBO260037 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 21, 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
Environmental DNA (eDNA) Autosampler NOTICE OF INTENT This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a purchase order to MTE Instruments of Quebec, Canada, for an environmental DNA (eDNA) autosampler as described in the attached Salient Characteristics. Award will be made in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. MTE Instruments is, to the knowledge of the USGS, the only source who can provide this item, as no other company offers a product tha… (show all)
t meets all of the Salient Characteristics. MTE Instruments, Inc. is the only reasonably available source identified that provides an eDNA autosampler with the following combination of required characteristics: 1. Capacity to autonomously collect and preserve at least 30 discrete samples during an extended unattended deployment. 2. Integrated UV-based biofouling protection to reduce fouling of the intake and sampling components during long-term aquatic use. 3. Land-based operation suitable for remote partner locations. 4. Off-grid operation using solar and swappable battery power. 5. Extended multiweek deployment without routine servicing or sample retrieval. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS code for this action is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, size standard 1,000, and the Product and Service (PSC) code is 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 10:00am ET. Responses submitted by hardcopy or through any other web portal shall not be accepted or considered. Attachments: Salient Characteristics
Who won similar work
35 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same product/service code (PSC) 2060.
Single-winner award sizes (35): middle half $24K to $76K, median $39K; range $15K to $1.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGIC VALLEY HELI-ARC & MFG., INC. | 7 | $365K | Aug 27, 2026 |
| NORTHWEST MARINE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2 | $1.2M | Feb 19, 2026 |
| I.M.V. INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 2 | $171K | Apr 17, 2026 |
| SMITH-ROOT INC | 2 | $55K | Jul 20, 2026 |
| ETS ELECTROFISHING SYSTEMS, LLC | 2 | $31K | Mar 23, 2026 |
| ADVANCED TELEMETRY SYSTEMS INC | 1 | $1.1M | Jul 14, 2026 |
| PACIFIC NETTING PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | $532K | Jun 17, 2026 |
| MOORE-CLARK U.S.A., INC. | 1 | $204K | Mar 5, 2026 |
| JETCO MACHINE AND FABRICATION, LLC | 1 | $176K | Sep 4, 2026 |
| TIER 1 MANAGEMENT LLC | 1 | $112K | Aug 11, 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.
- Sep 25, 2026DW METAL WORKS INC$41K20--FWS LEADVILLE NFH - FISH TRANSPORT TANKNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 4, 2026JETCO MACHINE AND FABRICATION, LLC$176K20--CA-FWS SAN FRANCISCO BAY-DELTA-TRAILERNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 27, 2026MAGIC VALLEY HELI-ARC & MFG., INC.$73K20--WA-QUINAULT NFH-FISH PUMP DEWATERER UNITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 11, 2026TIER 1 MANAGEMENT LLC$112K20--SCCAO Tracy Fish Collection Facility Fish SamplingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 20, 2026SMITH-ROOT INC$24K20--Electro Fishing EquipmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 14, 2026ADVANCED TELEMETRY SYSTEMS INC$1.1M20--Salmonid Acoustic Telemetry EquipmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 9, 2026MAGIC VALLEY HELI-ARC & MFG., INC.$23K20--WI-IRON RIVER NFH - Replacement Fish Pump - ModelNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2026Unique Technology Systems LLC$23K20--CO - Grand Junction FWCO - UCR Fish ScreensNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 17, 2026PACIFIC NETTING PRODUCTS, INC.$532K20--OR- KLAMATH FALLS FWO-FISH NET REAR SYSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2026MAGIC VALLEY HELI-ARC & MFG., INC.$77K20--OR IRRIGON FISH HATCHERY FISH PUMPNo 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.