Notice of Intent to Sole Source Iridium Satellite Collars with Video
Agriculture (all) · MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SS1157895 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 25, 2025 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Sep 22, 2025Award NoticeLOTEK WIRELESS INC. · $83KOpen
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. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) intends to issue a noncompetitive contract to Lotek Wireless Inc, 115 Pony DR, Newmarket, On, L3Y 7B5, Canada. The contract is for the purchase of 20 Lotek LITETRACK IR CAM S+ Iridium Satellite collars with video cameras. See attached justification for sole source under simplified procedures for certain commercial items (FAR 13.5). The Government contemplates the award of a one-time, firm fixed price, commercial purchase order. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However,… (show all)
all responsible sources may submit a response which shall be considered by the agency. Responses must be received no later than 12:00pm CST on September 1, 2025. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Respondents should ensure the information provided is detailed, current, accurate, and complete. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is solely within the discretion of the Government. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 334290 with a small business size standard of 800 employees.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), same industry group (NAICS 3342).
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $24K to $461K, median $44K; range $18K to $1.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 2 | $1.7M | Sep 10, 2025 |
| YELLOWSTONE ELECTRIC CO Billings MT 59101 USA | 1 | $26K | Jun 24, 2025 |
| BK TECHNOLOGIES INC · $BKTI · $90.6M | 1 | $18K | Oct 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $BKTI reported $90.6M revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $44K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 8, 2026BK TECHNOLOGIES INC$18KRadio Accessories For Custer/Gallatin National Forest, West YellowstoneMateriality: 0.02% of $BKTI revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 10, 2025RELM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$1.7M58--Moratorium NRE ID Line approval dateNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 28, 2025RELM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$62KEmergency Wildland Fire Radio Accessories Combined Synopsis RFQNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2025YELLOWSTONE ELECTRIC CO Billings MT 59101 USA$26KReplace Fire Panel - Miles City, MTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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
- 133 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.