A-Tunes Software
Agriculture (all) · USDA, OCP-POD-ACQ-MGMT-BRANCH-FTC
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1171025 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 24, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Sep 4, 2026 · 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
This Presolicitation Notice is issued in accordance with FAR 5.101(c) and serves as a Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a request for competitive quotes. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Procurement Operations Division (POD) intends to award a sole source purchase order with A-Tune Software Inc. (UEI: VRALK4PK8CE3) using FAR Part 12 procedures. The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain Animal Management software in support of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). The Statement of Work, sole source justification are attached. This notice … (show all)
is not a competitive solicitation. However, all responsible sources may submit a quotation or capability statement, which will be considered by the government. Any party that believes it can meet this requirement should provide a capability statement for the Government�s review. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be used only to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. The government will not be responsible for any costs incurred responding to this notice. A party may identify their interest and submit a capability statement by 0600 AM EST September 21, 2026. Responses, including questions regarding this presolicitation notice, must be sent via email to Cody Grey at Cody.grey@usda.gov.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (USDA, OCP-POD-ACQ-MGMT-BRANCH-FTC), same product/service code (PSC) 7A21.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $261K to $1.5M, median $437K; range $85K to $2.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fathom, LLC · $FTHM · $335.2M | 1 | $2.5M | Sep 8, 2026 |
| FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS INSTITUTE, L.L.C. | 1 | $437K | Jun 1, 2026 |
| DATACAMP, INC | 1 | $85K | Aug 25, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $FTHM reported $335.2M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $437K, is 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 8, 2026Fathom, LLC$2.5MPRATUS Platform Training and Implementation
- Jun 1, 2026FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS INSTITUTE, L.L.C.$437KFinancial Literacy, Retirement and Thrift Savings Plan eLearning Course Content
- Aug 25, 2025DATACAMP, INC$85KDATACAMP
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 Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 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
- 132 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.
- 1 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.