DIGITAL SONAR SYSTEM
Interior (all) · OFC OF ACQUISITION GRANTS-DENVER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140G0225Q0038 in this department, oldest first.
- Mar 25, 2025 · this noticeSolicitation
- May 14, 2025Award NoticeKijero, LLC · $117KOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
DIGITAL SONAR SYSTEM 1) This Synopsis/Solicitation Notice is to announce the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey has a requirement for a Digital Sonar System at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) in accordance with the attached solicitation. 2) The synopsis/solicitation number is 140G0225Q0038 and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). 3) The award for this requirement shall be made using the policies in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and in conjunction with the policies and procedures for so… (show all)
licitation, evaluation, and award prescribed in FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, as appropriate for this Acquisition. The award shall be made to the vendor whose quote, conforming to this RFQ, is determined to be the most advantageous to the Government. 4) This solicitation is a SMALL BUSINSESS SET ASIDE. The associated NAICS Codes is 334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. 5) A copy of this solicitation may be accessed by clicking "Attachments/Links". 6) All requirements for preparation, submission, and receipt of quotes are contained in this solicitation and shall be adhered to. 7) All questions and quotes must be emailed to Travis Herberholz at therberholz@usgs.gov.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (OFC OF ACQUISITION GRANTS-DENVER), same NAICS 334519.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $38K to $108K, median $76K; range $22K to $242K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOTECH ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT INC | 1 | $242K | Sep 19, 2025 |
| ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF B AVENUE CIRCULAIRE 3 BRUSSELLS 1180 BEL | 1 | $108K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| WILDLIFE ACOUSTICS, INC. | 1 | $76K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| NR FRAGRANCES & COSMETICS INC | 1 | $38K | Jun 3, 2025 |
| RAPID CREEK RESEARCH INC | 1 | $22K | Mar 21, 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 15, 2026WILDLIFE ACOUSTICS, INC.$76K58--Wildlife Acoustics Ultrasonic-Acoustic Records BraNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF B AVENUE CIRCULAIRE 3 BRUSSELLS 1180 BEL$108K66--RMI AUTOMATIC D/I FLUX (AUTODIF)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 19, 2025GEOTECH ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT INC$242K66--PURCHASE OF 12,500 FILTER,CAPSULE,.45UM,700CM2 DISPOS-A-FILTER,VERSAPORNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 3, 2025NR FRAGRANCES & COSMETICS INC$38K66--UAS Based Ground Penetrating RadarNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 21, 2025RAPID CREEK RESEARCH INC$22K36--CYPRESS HEATPULSE FLOWMETERSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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.