Notice of Intent to Sole Source, Blast and Security Modeling and Simulation Tools and Software Development Training
Army Corps of Engineers · W2R2 USA ENGR R & D CTR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W912HZ26Z1C1D in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), intends to issue an award to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (UEI: LTMGBJ76B9D8/CAGE: 9R446) on sole source basis for Blast and Security Modeling and Simulation Tools and Software Development Training. ERDC-GSL Structural Mechanics Branch (SMB) requires software development, software modification, and training for software development within ARA developed modeling and simulation (M&S) tools. ARA is the sole developer of the Vulnerability Assessment and Protection Option (VAPO) software and is a leading… (show all)
software developer for modeling and simulation (M&S) tools for rapid estimation of blast damage to buildings. ARA is the sole developer of the Ravel code which is a proprietary computational fluid dynamics solver that provides simulations of blast propagation while using minimal computational resources. The Ravel code is proprietary to ARA. The award will be issued in accordance with 6.103-1(b), One responsible source. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) with a size standard of 1000 employees. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor�s ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past performance in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Janalyn Dement at Janalyn.H.Dement@usace.army.mil. The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of the email submission. Responses must be received no later than 15 days from the posted date of this notice.
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W2R2 USA ENGR R & D CTR), same NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $283K to $3.1M, median $550K; range $136K to $5.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF Baton Rouge LA 70802 USA | 2 | $391K | Sep 11, 2025 |
| Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80521 USA | 1 | $5.2M | May 9, 2025 |
| NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Reno NV 89512 USA | 1 | $5.0M | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Gibbs & Cox, Inc. · $LDOS · $15.3B | 1 | $3.1M | Apr 14, 2025 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED Reno NV 89557 USA | 1 | $3.0M | Sep 11, 2025 |
| MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC | 1 | $600K | Sep 26, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND College Park MD 20740 USA | 1 | $500K | Sep 29, 2025 |
| MVB Engineering, LLC | 1 | $389K | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Purdue Universtiy West Lafayette IN 47906 USA | 1 | $136K | May 29, 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.
- $LDOS reported $15.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 10 past awards, $550K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 4, 2026MVB Engineering, LLC$389KAward Notice Under 2026 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Sep 29, 2025UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND College Park MD 20740 USA$500K2024 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Sep 26, 2025MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC$600K2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Sep 11, 2025BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED Reno NV 89557 USA$3.0M2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Sep 11, 2025WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF Baton Rouge LA 70802 USA$248K2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- Jun 12, 2025NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Reno NV 89512 USA$5.0M2024 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- May 29, 2025Purdue Universtiy West Lafayette IN 47906 USA$136K2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- May 9, 2025Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80521 USA$5.2M2024 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
- May 6, 2025WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF Baton Rouge LA 70802 USA$143KBAA Award for Water Hazard Model Data Management Catalog Pilot
- Apr 14, 2025Gibbs & Cox, Inc.$3.1MCoastal Research Amphibious Buggy (CRAB) Prototype Final Design and Build
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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- $319K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 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
- 32 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.