Technical expertise for ATF explosives testing using Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR)
Justice (all) · ATF ACQUISITION AND PROPERTY MGMT DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 15A00026FAQA00312 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 19, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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What the notice says
Consideration of this award will be limited to A-P-T Research, Inc. (APT), the developer and owner of the Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR) quantitative risk assessment software under the GSA MAS 47QRAA21D0040. ATF currently uses the software to evaluate risk posed to the public from explosives storage sites throughout the United States. The purpose of this effort is to obtain support and technical expertise for ATF explosives testing and related technical meetings as they relate to the proprietary IMESAFR software. Data from explosives tests conducted by ATF… (show all)
are used to create and/or improve algorithms and models within IMESAFR, thereby ensuring more accurate evaluations of risk to the public from explosives operations.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Justice (all)), same product/service code (PSC) 5810.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $574K to $6.4M, median $663K; range $447K to $23.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LLC | 1 | $23.5M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Mastiff design Poway CA 92064 USA | 1 | $710K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Mastiff Design Poway CA USA | 1 | $617K | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Special Services Group, INC | 1 | $447K | Sep 24, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Sep 23, 2026PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LLC$23.5MCIRG MESH Technology ProgramNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2025Mastiff Design Poway CA USA$617KPR-25-001937 Medium IP Host for VSUNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2025Special Services Group, INC$447KPR-25-000445 SOG BAG IP Host for VSUNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2025Mastiff design Poway CA 92064 USA$710KPR-25-000616 Mach IP Host for VSUNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 Justice, Dept of (DOJ) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 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
- 125 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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