Sources SoughtPosted Jun 24, 2026·Responses due Jul 2, 2026

A-tune Software

Agriculture (all) · MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
513210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
1171025
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
7J20
Place
KS, USA
Contact
Cody Grey (cody.grey@usda.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 1171025 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 24, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Sep 4, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jul 10, 2026 to Aug 26, 2026, middle of the range Jul 25, 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 Jun 24, 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 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), Manhattan, KS., requires A-Tune: Animal Research and Compliance and Maintenance Software. The primary objective of issuing this Sources Sought Notice is to seek information from vendors with the capability of providing A-Tune: Animal Research and Compliance and Maintenance Software. The Integrated Research Animal Management System is an electronic information management system which will manage research animals used at the USDA. Additionally, this management system will aid the Institutional Bios… (show all)

afety Committee (IBC) in oversight of recombinant DNA research for research using animals or plants, and the Institutional Biosafety Subcommittee in oversight of infectious and hazardous agents. The Animal Care Compliance Office, IBC must be able to track and manage the use of rDNA, hazardous and biological toxins using plants and research animals, their use of history, meeting agendas and minutes, and veterinary care records of each animal as required by law. DESCRIPTION � A-Tune: Animal Research and Compliance Maintenance Software SPECIFICATIONS � Tick Lab software � User support for configuration changes � Support the 3Rs and animal welfare � Track animal numbers in real time; counts and conditions for defined criteria � Tag and color mark animals � Manage fish/aquatics as batches or individuals Compliance: � Animal Welfare Act Regulations (9CFR, �2.31, d, 1-8) NAICS: 513210 - Software Publishers PSC: 7J20 - IT and Telecom - Security and Compliance Products (hardware and Perpetual License Software) NOTE TO OFFERS: This is not a request for proposals. This is a Sources Sought Notice intended for Market Research to determine interested and capable vendors prior to issuing a solicitation. Pricing information provided is for estimation purposes only. A determination by the Government on the method of competing this requirement has not been established. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice; the information received; nor will it reimburse participants for the information they provide. If you are an interested vendor, please provide the following information: 1.) Business name and point of contact; 2.) DUNS number and CAGE code (on documentation); 3.) Business size; (on documentation); 4.) GSA Schedule number (if any-on documentation); 5.) A brief Statement of Capability (no more than three pages), which demonstrates the ability to meet the specialized work requirements above. In addition, include any past performance information on contracts of similar size and scope (services only). All vendors are required to have an active registration in the System of Award Management (https://sam.gov/). Electronic responses are mandatory. Information provided will not be used as a part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. Interested vendors who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN), same NAICS 513210.

Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $49K to $142K, median $61K; range $33K to $361K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
KEY SOLUTIONS, INC.1$361KOct 21, 2024
DATAWORKS DEVELOPMENT, INC1$69KJul 15, 2025
R3 UNIQ INC1$54KJun 4, 2025
WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION1$33KJan 3, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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
  • 132 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.