Special NoticePosted Aug 14, 2026·Responses due Aug 19, 2026

Ideum Interactive Kiosk and Software

NASA · NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541512
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
80NSSC26942096Q
Set-aside
8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)
PSC
DE01
Place
USA
Contact
McKenzie Hanson (mckenzie.m.hanson@nasa.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 80NSSC26942096Q in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 14, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 1, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027, middle of the range Dec 19, 2026.
Measured from 23 past early notices at National Aeronautics and Space Administration that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 14, 2026).

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

Synopsis: NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Ideum Interactive Kiosk and Software. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to IDEUM, INC. under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that IDEUM, INC.is the sole provider of Ideum Interactive Kiosk and Software NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Government intends to acquire Commercialitems or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 for Commercial The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541512. I… (show all)

nterested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 8/19/2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf . Primary Point of Contact: McKenzie Hanson Procurement Specialist McKenzie.M.Hanson@nasa.gov

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NASA), same industry group (NAICS 5415).

Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $576K to $39.3M, median $1.5M; range $367K to $150.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MACLEAN ENGINEERING & APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.1$150.0MJul 3, 2025
MEDICAL INFORMATICS ENGINEERING, INCORPORATED1$2.4MApr 21, 2025
THE GORDIAN GROUP, INC.1$645KApr 21, 2026
ZEVA INCORPORATED1$367KJun 27, 2025

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Competitive landscape

For the 4 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 Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 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
  • 16 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. 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
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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.