B--METAL ANALYSIS FOR USGS CATFISH LAB
Interior (all) · OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0125Q0055 in this department, oldest first.
- Feb 24, 2025 · this noticePre-solicitation
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 intends to award a non-competitive purchase order to Brooks Applied Labs, LLC located in Seattle, Washington for the metal analysis of approximately 50 fish tissue samples in support of the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) in West Virginia. There are no option years. Brooks Applied Labs, LLC is the only known source to provide metal analysis with the necessary detection limits of As (0.002 mg/kg), Cd (0.002 mg/kg), Pb (0.002 mg/kg), and Hg (0.003 mg/kg) and also maintains the integrity of data analyses, data continuity achieved through using a single lab… (show all)
oratory. This capacity is essential in EESCs study to accurately measure very low concentrations of these analytes. In accordance with FAR 5.207, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency; however, THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The Government intends to award this requirement noncompetitively in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Email responses to kweaver@usgs.gov. The NAICS code is 541380.The size standard is $19.0 million.
Who won similar work
38 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same product/service code (PSC) B510.
Single-winner award sizes (38): middle half $34K to $347K, median $219K; range $7K to $18.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. | 5 | $20.0M | Sep 15, 2026 |
| MBK ENGINEERS 455 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95825 USA | 2 | $4.2M | Jun 11, 2026 |
| MARSTEL-DAY, LLC | 2 | $477K | Jun 5, 2026 |
| ERO Resources Corporation | 2 | $431K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| ALASKA BIOMAP, INC | 2 | $133K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| CHEMTRACK ALASKA, INC. | 2 | $39K | Sep 25, 2026 |
| IRONWOOD CONSULTING INC. | 1 | $5.9M | Mar 27, 2025 |
| ERG-TERRACON JV, L.L.C. | 1 | $1.8M | Sep 24, 2026 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & PLANNING SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $980K | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Atdepth MRV Inc. | 1 | $359K | Aug 11, 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 25, 2026CHEMTRACK ALASKA, INC.$17KB--AK-DILLINGHAM ADMIN-TOGIAK NWR - ASBESTONo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026MABBETT & ASSOCIATES, INC.$27KB--SERVICE - INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES(PFAS) AT FWS GREAT SWAMP NWR.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026ERG-TERRACON JV, L.L.C.$1.8MB--BLRI 354977 - Cultural/Natural Resources Survey anNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2026FEDERON PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS 8607 WESTWOOD CENTER DR STE 252 Vienna VA 22182 USA$248KB--VA-DIOMA PERNAMBUCCO FEASIBLILITY STUDYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2026TANANA COMMERCIAL COMPANY$178KB--Programmatic Environmental Assessments (PEA) for GNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2026ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & PLANNING SOLUTIONS LLC$980KB--AK-OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR-NEPANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2026HISTORICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.$509KB--Irrigation District Title TransfersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 14, 2026ALASKA BIOMAP, INC$25KB--VA-DIV BUDG/ ECH-BPA SETUP-WETLAND MAPPINGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 10, 2026ERO Resources Corporation$72KB--UNCOMPAHGRE FIELD OFFICE CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 2, 2026AARCHER, INC.$286KB--BLM KFO VEGETATION MGMT PLANNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 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.
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.