58--SPECIAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SOLE SOURCE
Interior (all) · FWS, IT SERVICES
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation DOIFFBO260164 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 15, 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 TO A SOLE SOURCE This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources office in Basom, New York, intends to award a firm fixed price contract to Innovasea to furnish: Proprietary fish tracking equipment that is compatible with current equipment and program… (show all)
s used by USFWS. Please see the attached Single Source Justification form for further detail. This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within seven (7) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convicting evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided. The point of contact is: Melissa Niemi, email: melissa_niemi@ios.doi.gov. Please reference this Notice of Intent number on your correspondence and in the Subject line of your email. This notice will close on: 08/21/2026 at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time
Who won similar work
70 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Interior (all)), same NAICS 334511.
Single-winner award sizes (70): middle half $24K to $101K, median $47K; range $3K to $3.4M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOMARK LLC · $MRK · $60.1B | 11 | $754K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| FRONTIER PRECISION, INC | 9 | $524K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| INNOVASEA SYSTEMS, INC. | 4 | $950K | Aug 18, 2026 |
| TRIMBLE INC · $TRMB · $3.8B | 4 | $206K | Jun 15, 2026 |
| NORTHWEST MARINE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 3 | $4.6M | Feb 19, 2026 |
| ADVANCED TELEMETRY SYSTEMS INC | 3 | $1.1M | Jul 14, 2026 |
| INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC | 3 | $298K | Sep 8, 2026 |
| NORTEKUSA, INC | 3 | $160K | Jan 16, 2026 |
| FONDRIEST ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. | 2 | $118K | May 12, 2026 |
| AANTILIA LLC | 2 | $71K | Apr 9, 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.
- $MRK reported $60.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 70 past awards, $47K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $TRMB reported $3.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 70 past awards, $47K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 24, 2026BIOMARK LLC$26K66--CA COLEMAN NFH FISH COUNTER
- Sep 18, 2026US TECH DEVICES, INC$13K67--Brand Name Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner
- Sep 17, 2026BIOMARK LLC$113K7G--OR-KLAMATH FALLS FWO-BIOMARK PIT TAGS
- Sep 14, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$137K66--TRIMBLE SURVEY EQUIPMENT FOR MWRO, TRANSPORTATION
- Sep 8, 2026INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC$116K7G--SUPPLY: NY-LGLFWCO-FISH TRACKING EQUIPMENT
- Sep 4, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$129K66--UAS LIDAR YELLOWSCAN MAPPER ULTRA
- Sep 2, 2026BIOMARK LLC$256K7G--FISH MONITORING EQUIPMENT
- Sep 1, 2026SEVENTH GENIUS LLC$12K66--Brand Name Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner
- Aug 26, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$45K7G--MN-DIV OF NATURAL RESOURCES-TRIMBLE GPS
- Aug 19, 2026DUNE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$19K46--MN-DIV OF NATURAL RESOURCES-ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRE
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
- $49K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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.