Special NoticePosted Aug 11, 2026·Responses due Aug 26, 2026

Notice of Intent to Sole Source - National Managed Aquifer Recharge Assessment Tool - Enhancement, Expansion and Sustainment

Army · W4LD USA HECSA

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541715
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912HQ26S0056
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
B599
Place
Not stated
Contact
David A. Kaplan (david.a.kaplan@usace.army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912HQ26S0056 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 11, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 21, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026, middle of the range Oct 16, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 11, 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

This is a Special Notice prepared in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) subpart 5.2, Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. A Solicitation will not be posted, however any firm who believes it can perform the required services may give written notice to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this Special Notice. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government to compete the requirement based on the … (show all)

responses to this Special Notice is solely the discretion of the Government. The US Army Corps of Engineers Mission Support Battalion (UMSB) intends to award a sole source fixed-price contract to The Earth Genome for enhancement, expansion and sustainment services to support the National Managed Aquifer Recharge Assessment Tool. This Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responses or inquiries to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. All information received from this notice shall be used for planning and market research purposes only. The determination to refrain from competing proposed contracts based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. Interested parties may express interest and provide a capability statement.

Who won similar work

136 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541715.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GSI ENVIRONMENTAL INC.5$6.0MAug 20, 2025
APTIM FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC4$3.5MAug 19, 2026
FRAUNHOFER USA INC3$6.0MOct 7, 2026
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY Blacksburg VA 24060 USA3$5.6MSep 28, 2026
INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY Des Plaines IL 60018 USA3$5.1MSep 28, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Seattle WA 98195 USA3$4.2MSep 10, 2026
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.3$3.6MSep 29, 2026
ARCADIS U.S., INC.3$3.3MOct 2, 2025
WHITE RIVER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.3$3.3MSep 11, 2026
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Corvallis OR 97331 USA3$2.5MAug 26, 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.

Latest awards

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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard 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
  • 32 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.

  • 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.