D--Notice of Intent to Sole Source-FLOW-3D Software
Interior (all) · OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0126Q0258 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 24, 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
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a sole source contract for FLOW 3D HYDRO a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. This notice is issued in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a), which specifies that Part 12 acquisition procedures apply to commercial products and services and shall take precedence where inconsistencies exist with other FAR parts. The USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center relies on FLOW 3D HYDRO�a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software�to support ongoing and future hydraulic engineering and fish passage research. Continuity of … (show all)
maintenance and technical support is required to ensure uninterrupted access to software updates, corrections, and assistance, enabling timely capture, processing, and dissemination of scientific data. The current maintenance contract expires September 30, 2026, and renewal is necessary to sustain operational capability and mission objectives. Flow Science, Inc. is the exclusive provider and licensor for FLOW-3D software and maintenance. They maintain sole proprietary rights to the creation, development, distribution, and maintenance for this software, and there are no other authorized distributors available. There are no resellers in the marketplace. This procurement is being conducted under commercial acquisition procedures per RFO 12.102(a), as the services required meet the definition of commercial services under FAR 2.101. The NAICS code is 513210 Software Publishers. The size standard is $47.0. Period of Performance: One year with three option periods. Place of Performance: Woods Hole, Maine 02543 Anticipated award date: 9/7/2026 This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may submit capability statements demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of on FLOW 3D HYDRO Capability statements must be submitted by the date and time specified in this notice and must provide sufficient detail for Government consideration. Responses shall be emailed to: mindie_dixon@ios.doi.gov.
Who won similar work
77 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same product/service code (PSC) DA01.
Single-winner award sizes (77): middle half $41K to $1.3M, median $180K; range $4K to $82.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. · $GD · $53.8B | 4 | $96.3M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | 4 | $9.0M | Aug 26, 2026 |
| NTT DATA SERVICES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LLC | 3 | $13.8M | Sep 24, 2025 |
| DH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | $125K | May 5, 2026 |
| ACCESSAGILITY LLC | 3 | $48K | May 7, 2026 |
| ESSEX MANAGEMENT LLC · $ESS · $9.3M | 2 | $8.8M | Sep 8, 2026 |
| INALAB CONSULTING, INC. | 2 | $3.9M | Sep 24, 2026 |
| GOVSMART, INC. | 2 | $1.4M | Sep 17, 2026 |
| MINDBANK CONSULTING GROUP, L.L.C. | 2 | $400K | Jul 25, 2025 |
| REAL TIME RESEARCH, INC. | 2 | $244K | May 14, 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.
- $GD reported $53.8B revenue (12 months to Apr 5, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 77 past awards, $180K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $ESS reported $9.3M revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 77 past awards, $180K, is 2% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 24, 2026INALAB CONSULTING, INC.$736KD--FWS IT Services BPA - FWS DIV OF MGT ATHRY - AI FONo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2026GOVSMART, INC.$1.1MD--FWS AD IRTM - Entuity Network Management SoftwareNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 14, 2026SUREFOOT DATABASE CONSULTING INC$315KD--FWS DIV OF REALTY - PATS SYSTEM SUPPORTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 8, 2026ESSEX MANAGEMENT LLC$2.5MD--BDISSMateriality: 26.5% of $ESS revenue (High) SEC
- Sep 1, 2026SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC$44KD--SUPPLY: AK MARITIME NWR SIEMENS BAS UPGRADENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 31, 2026GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$409KD--NIAID NEAT BPA Order 6 for Service Now Support Services (SNSS)Materiality: <0.01% of $GD revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 26, 2026DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$285KD--DSRMANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 24, 2026ESSEX MANAGEMENT LLC$6.3MD--Clinical Reporting and Research Informatics (CRRI)Materiality: 68.3% of $ESS revenue (High) SEC
- Aug 18, 2026BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$1.9MD--NEAT BPA F&O Order 4, Enterprise Content Management Support Services (ECMSS)Materiality: 0.02% of $BAH revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 1, 2026The Regents of the University of Colorado 3100 MARINE ST STE 481 572 UCB Boulder CO 80309 USA$229KD--RiverWare Software Support Services for LCBNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Interior, Dept of (DOI) since 2024 (6 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Interior, Dept of (DOI) job
- $330K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- 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.
- 8 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 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.