B--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
Interior (all) · FWS, IT SERVICES
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation DOIFFBO250059 in this department, oldest first.
- Mar 20, 2025 · 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
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisition & Property Operations. Legacy Region 9 intends to award a firm fixed price sole source 9-month contract under the authority of (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000 to: Woods Hole Group, Inc. 4300 Forbes Blvd, Suite 110 Lanham, MD 20706 The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requiremen… (show all)
t is 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services. The object of this sole source award to Woods Hole Group is to have continued access to the satellite data from the ARGOS network that comes from transmitters attached to wild birds. Transmitters attached to wild birds collect GPS locations (stored on-board) until a regularly scheduled interval. On this interval, these locations are uploaded via the ARGOS satellite network to Woods Hole Group, Inc. where they are downloaded by USFWS staff. Woods Hole Group Inc. is the owner of the ARGOS Satellite Network that communicates with the transmitters. USFWS Migratory Bird Management Office will only be able to download and view the data from the ARGOS network provided by Woods Hole Group, Inc. This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: lorenzo_aragon@fws.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FWS, IT SERVICES), same NAICS 518210.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $96K to $187K, median $180K; range $12K to $194K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| REAL TIME RESEARCH, INC. | 1 | $194K | May 14, 2026 |
| OCLC, INC | 1 | $180K | Dec 22, 2025 |
| INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC | 1 | $12K | Sep 8, 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 8, 2026INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC$12KD--SUPPLY: WA-MID-COLUMBIA RIV FSHS RESRC-VPS DATANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 14, 2026REAL TIME RESEARCH, INC.$194KD--SUPPLY: UT-UT ESFO-SUPPORT MAINT UCRP-BORGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 22, 2025OCLC, INC$180KD--FWS NATIONAL CONERVATION TRAINING CENTER - WORLDSHNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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.
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