Mapping Drone
Agriculture (all) · USDA ARS AFM APD
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1232SA26Q0626 in this department, oldest first.
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
Questions and Answers added. Description - This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0626 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Mapping Drone. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 336411. The small business size standard is 1,500 Employees. This acquisit… (show all)
ion is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Statement of Requirement This requirement is for Mapping Drone in accordance with the attached specifications. Vendors are required to be active and registered in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov when submitting a quote and at time of award (FAR 52.204-7(b)(1)). Payment will be made utilizing the Department of the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform at www.ipp.gov. SAM.gov and IPP.gov are free, official websites of the United States government. Quotes are due no later than 4:00 pm Central Standard Time on Friday, August 7, 2026. Quotes must be submitted electronically, e-mailed to lynn.hults@usda.gov; no faxed or hard copy quotes are allowed. Responses must include a detailed description of the capability of providing a Mapping Drone, any relevant experience providing this type of data to other government agencies or organizations, and past performance history. Quotes that merely offer to provide the data as described in the Specifications without any additional information will not receive further consideration for award. The final day for question submission is 3:00 pm Central Standard Time on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 336411.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRONTIER PRECISION, INC | 3 | $177K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| HYLIO INC | 1 | $82K | Jun 12, 2026 |
| CARON EAST, INC. | 1 | $69K | Sep 3, 2026 |
| AERIAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LLC | 1 | $35K | Apr 6, 2026 |
| GOVAGE, INC. | 1 | $30K | Sep 10, 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.
- Sep 3, 2026CARON EAST, INC.$69KMapping Drone
- Sep 1, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$64KAgricultural Drone
- Jun 12, 2026HYLIO INC$82KPrecision Imagery, Sampling, and Dispersion Drone
- May 21, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$57KMapping Essentials � Drone Package - Lubbock TX
- May 21, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$57KMapping Essentials � Drone Package - Lubbock TX
- Apr 6, 2026AERIAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LLC$35KUnmanned Aerial System (UAM)
- Sep 10, 2025GOVAGE, INC.$30KAgricultural Imaging Drone
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 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
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
- 132 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.
- 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.