D--Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Interior (all) · NORTHWEST REGION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation DOIAFBO260126 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 9, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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 AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS Prepared in accordance with FAR Part 5 The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Northwest Regional Office (NWRO), Forestry Program intends to enter into a sole source firm-fixed price contract with the Forest Biometrics Research Institute (FBRI) for an umbrella licensing agreement for specialized software under the authority of FAR 6.103-1 and 41 U.S.C. 1901. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Regional Office (NWRO), Forestry Program requires an umbrella licensing agreement for specialized software… (show all)
. This agreement is essential to support the program's capacity to perform comprehensive analyses that inform forest management strategies and harvest planning. The software will provide the necessary framework to ensure that decisions regarding forest stewardship are based on reliable data and best practices, enabling the BIA to fulfill its responsibilities in managing forest resources effectively. FBRI is unique in both structure and service regarding the management of natural resources. The Institute is the only research, service and continuing education organization of this kind throughout the United States and Canada. No other organization, university, USFS Experiment Station or consulting firm provides the scope of services provided by the FBRI. No solicitation is available and no technical questions will be answered for this requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 513210 Software Publishers. If a firm believes that BIA should not pursue this procurement, it should submit a capability statement and pricing information for this requirement by 09:00 am Pacific Time, 14 September 2026. Please contact Brian Roberts, Contracting Officer, via email at brian.roberts@bia.gov.
Who won similar work
106 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same product/service code (PSC) DA10.
Single-winner award sizes (106): middle half $13K to $185K, median $25K; range $4K to $40.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOLUTION GUIDANCE CORPORATION | 42 | $616K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| REDHAWK IT SOLUTIONS, LLC | 4 | $346K | Aug 11, 2026 |
| ADVANCED COMPUTER CONCEPTS, INC. | 3 | $307K | Jul 17, 2026 |
| RECACCESS, LLC | 2 | $3.9M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P 1 DELL WAY Round Rock TX 78682 USA | 2 | $1.1M | Mar 3, 2026 |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | 2 | $948K | Mar 11, 2026 |
| DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC. | 2 | $551K | Jun 3, 2026 |
| AUGUST SCHELL ENTERPRISES, INC. | 2 | $550K | Jan 22, 2026 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. | 2 | $159K | Sep 3, 2026 |
| STANDARD-BLAZAR, LLC | 2 | $129K | Jul 2, 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.
- Sep 23, 2026ESI ACQUISITION INC$10.7MD--DOI OLES - Personnel Security Vetting and Adjudication Management System (PSVAMS)
- Sep 22, 2026SOLUTION GUIDANCE CORPORATION$17KD--The purpose of this Call Order is to add the following project to the Project Teams Software: MACA - 258051 - Replace Housing. See attached Call Order Request.
- Sep 22, 2026SOLUTION GUIDANCE CORPORATION$12KD--The purpose of this Call Order is to add the following project to the Project Teams Software: FRRI 253825 - Rehabilitate Civil Rights Structures - A.G. Gaston Motel. See attached Call Order Request
- Sep 21, 2026SOLUTION GUIDANCE CORPORATION$4KD--The purpose of this Call Order is to add the following project to the Project Teams Software: HAFE 242454 - Pavement Preservation. See attached Call Order Request.
- Sep 18, 2026VERSATERM PUBLIC SAFETY US INC$28KD--FWS CLARK R BAVIN NFWO - LIMS-PLUS V3 ANNUAL MAINT
- Sep 18, 2026AFFINITY ESOLUTIONS INC$500KD--Air National Guard Operation and Maintenance (O&
- Sep 15, 2026The Regents of the University of Colorado 3100 MARINE ST STE 481 Boulder CO 80303 USA$8.6MD--IMT RiverWare Software Support IDIQ
- Sep 14, 2026BRIDGE INTELLIGENCE LLC$1.4MD--SUPPLY: VA-DIV OF FACILITIES-NEW BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- Sep 11, 2026ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE INC$52KD--WebKnossos Enterprise Software License and Technical Support
- Sep 10, 2026V3GATE, LLC$195KD--Atlassian Jira and Confluence Data Center Licenses
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
- 149 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.