Special NoticePosted Sep 17, 2026·Responses due Sep 21, 2026

Licenses

Justice (all) · DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541512
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
D-26-OD-0026
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
7C21
Place
Arlington, VA, USA
Contact
Not stated
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation D-26-OD-0026 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 17, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 3, 2026 to Feb 4, 2027, middle of the range Oct 25, 2026.
Measured from 13 past early notices at Drug Enforcement Administration that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 17, 2026).

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 Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration intends to award a sole source purchase order to Valid8 to support anti-money laundering, illicit financing, fraud and other complex financial investigations. In accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), vendors that feel they can meet the Government�s requirement details in the attached justification may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the Agency. The Government anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition base… (show all)

d on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(2), the justification is attached with this notice. The acquisition will be conducted through the FAR Part 13 �Simplified Acquisition Procedures�. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541512. This notice is not a request for competitive quotation. The closing date for submitting a capability statement is September 21, 2026 at 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). All submissions should be submitted electronically to Denise.N.Scott@dea.gov.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Justice (all)), same NAICS 541512.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RECIDIVIZ INC1$2.5MSep 18, 2026
CREDENCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED1$627KMay 20, 2026
NICHEVISION FORENSICS LLC1$343KSep 11, 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.

Latest awards

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 Justice, Dept of (DOJ) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 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
  • 125 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.

  • 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.