Sources SoughtPosted Oct 7, 2026·Responses due Oct 14, 2026

Scientific Consulting Services for the Brown Tree Snake

Agriculture (all) · MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541690
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
1174626
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
B529
Place
USA
Contact
Gerry Hensley (gerry.hensley@usda.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 1174626 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 7, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 23, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026, middle of the range Nov 7, 2026.
Measured from 65 past early notices at Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 7, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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 United States Department of Agriculture - Wildlife Services is looking for scientific consultation directly related to the Brown Tree Snake and barrier testing. Reference the attached Performance Work Statement for specific details. Only direct experience with Brown Tree Snake biology, ecology, and locomotion will be acceptable due to the documented unique climbing ability of the BTS compared to other arboreal snakes. There is no solicitation at this time. This is a request for capability information for market research purposes only. The result of this market research will contribute to d… (show all)

etermining the method of the acquisition. Submission of any information in response to this notice is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. All interested parties are invited to submit capability statements for acquisition planning purposes. The following information should be provided: 1. Organization name, address, email address, website address, and size and type of ownership for the organization, and UEI 2. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this requirement 3. Recent and relevant past performance information Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set aside for small business. Respondents should ensure the information provided is current accurate, and complete. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.

Who won similar work

24 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), same product/service code (PSC) B529.

Single-winner award sizes (24): middle half $23K to $68K, median $31K; range $10K to $552K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SEQMATIC, LLC3$136KJul 31, 2026
ADMERA HEALTH LLC3$64KSep 30, 2025
LIFEASIBLE INC2$88KSep 9, 2026
ATLAS CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LLC1$552KAug 17, 2026
AZENTA US INC1$241KSep 10, 2026
MolBreeding Biotechnology LLC1$144KApr 20, 2026
NOVOGENE CORPORATION1$126KSep 26, 2025
MOLECULAR RESEARCH LP1$90KSep 22, 2026
HUDSONALPHA INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY Huntsville AL 35806 USA1$67KJun 11, 2025
CENTER FOR AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1$41KJul 20, 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.

Latest awards

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 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
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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
  • 133 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. 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
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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.

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.