Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 13, 2026·Responses due Aug 28, 2026

SciFinder Enterprise-Wide Access Software

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-RI-PICATINNY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
513210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W15QKN-26-Q-1CDM
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
7A21
Place
Columbus, OH, USA
Contact
Antonius Gill (antonius.gill.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W15QKN-26-Q-1CDM in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 13, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Sep 22, 2026
    Award Notice
    AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Columbus OH 43202 USA · $514K
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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. Army Contracting Command � Rock Island (ACC-RI-PICA) at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, 07806-5000, on behalf of United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command � Armament Center (DEVCOM) intends to issue a sole source Request for Proposal to American Chemical Society, 2540 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43202-1505, (CAGE Code 019P5) pursuant to Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) FAR 12.102(b) for SciFinder Enterprise-Wide Software, as there is no other search engine in the world that can provide the depth of collected information that American Chemical Society can. SciFinder soft… (show all)

ware is useful to research scientists in many industries that focus on research and development. The software is a comprehensive search engine that allows scientists to explore many scientific areas and is used frequently to determine if prior knowledge exists with respect to new compounds. The software is a database for chemical literature, searchable by topic, author, and substances by name or chemical structure. It is a useful tool for synthetic chemists to research and create new compounds and will serve the Army mission with the development of novel energetic compounds. The resultant contract shall be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price, commercial contract utilizing RFO FAR 12.201-1 simplified procedures. The period of performance for this effort is a base year of twelve (12) months, with four (4), twelve (12) month options. The applicable NAICS Code is 513210. This effort is to purchase licensed access for one (1) SciFinder Software Account. THIS SYNOPSIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ). Further, this synopsis does not guarantee for release of a future RFQ and should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the U.S. Government. Responses to this synopsis are not considered proposals/quotes, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Who won similar work

20 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), same NAICS 513210.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC2$848KMay 7, 2025
Appian Corporation · $APPN1$500.0MDec 30, 2025
ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC · $ACN1$480.4MSep 10, 2026
PALANTIR USG INC · $PLTR1$400.7MDec 17, 2024
COMPUTABLE INSIGHTS LLC1$99.7MAug 4, 2025
Onebrief, Inc.1$20.0MSep 15, 2026
HID GLOBAL CORP1$17.2MMar 25, 2026
NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.1$1.7MSep 16, 2025
PHM TECHNOLOGY US INC1$388KJul 30, 2026
DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC1$120KSep 8, 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
  • $41K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • 1 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.

  • 3 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 17 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.