Special NoticePosted Sep 15, 2026·Responses due Sep 22, 2026

B--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

Interior (all) · FWS, IT SERVICES

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
518210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
DOIFFBO260177
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
B524
Place
Not stated
Contact
Rawlinson, Mary (mary_rawlinson@ios.doi.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation DOIFFBO260177 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 15, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 11, 2026, middle of the range Oct 17, 2026.
Measured from 291 past early notices at Us Fish and Wildlife Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 15, 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

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, Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office in Red Bluff, CA intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000: Real Time Research, INC. 1000 SW Emkay DR Bend, Oregon 97702-1010, United States The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 518210, Computing Infrast… (show all)

ructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) seeks a vendor to provide continuing statistical and analytic services to support several programs of the Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office (RBFWO); including Habitat Restoration, Hatchery Evaluation and Monitoring, Mainstem Juvenile Fish Monitoring, and Tributary Monitoring, which encompasses the Battle Creek Program and Clear Creek Program. These programs conduct research and monitoring to assess and manage the effects of federal water projects and associated activities on fish and wildlife. The selected consultant will provide statistical and analytic services to support the development, execution, automation, analyses, and interpretation of research and monitoring projects associated with these monitoring programs at RBFWO. The anticipated contract will be a base plus four year award. 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: Mary_Rawlinson@ios.doi.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 518210.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
REAL TIME RESEARCH, INC.1$194KMay 14, 2026
OCLC, INC1$180KDec 22, 2025
THE WOODS HOLE GROUP, INC.1$22KApr 9, 2025
INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC1$12KSep 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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
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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
  • 149 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.

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