Notice of Intent to Award on Sole Source Basis
Agriculture (all) · USDA ARS AFM APD
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1232SA26Q1198 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 3, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUOTATIONS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. No solicitation will be issued. Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competiti… (show all)
ve procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Responses are to be received within five (5) calendar days of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted. The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), APD, intends to award on a single source basis. Purchase order type will be a Firm Fixed Price awarded to California LightWorks. This is for the purchase of specialized LED horticultural lighting systems to upgrade multiple controlled?environment plant production facilities. NAICS Code is335132. The delivery will be within 60 days after receipt of award. Award is in accordance FAR 12.204.
Who won similar work
1981 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Washington DC USA | 153 | $1.7B | Sep 25, 2026 |
| RELIANCE CONTRACTORS INC | 15 | $1.9M | Aug 28, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 10 | $1.7M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| BRAVO, INC. · $CCZ | 9 | $1.8M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| TYSON FOODS INC. · $TSN | 8 | $120.9M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| THREE STRIPES CONTRACTING LLC | 8 | $748K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Xplicit Technologies LLC | 7 | $396K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| PARLIAMENT LLC | 6 | $1.2M | Sep 8, 2026 |
| KING MATTHEW R De Pere WI 54115 USA | 6 | $168K | May 14, 2026 |
| Covington Firelake JV, LLC | 5 | $31.7M | Sep 23, 2026 |
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.
- Oct 15, 2026FOX SNAP ENTERPRISE LLC$54KChicken Ranch siding replacement
- Oct 15, 2026Multiple Awardees - See Description Gainesville GA USA$8.0MChattahoochee�Oconee NF Road Maintenance Services - Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)
- Oct 14, 2026BNA INC$304KLease Extension Awarded in Greenville, TN
- Oct 14, 20269 SCHILLING ROAD LLC$1.4MAward Notice
- Oct 14, 2026ATLAS GREENHOUSE, LLC$397KNotice of Award and Single Source Justification for USDA Replacement Greenhouse Controllers Project 2.0 (Requisition 1173946)
- Oct 14, 2026Veteran Procurement Group L.L.C.$24KAERIAL FIRE DEPOT - Daycare Fence Replacement
- Oct 13, 2026BSE PERFORMANCE, LLC$23KCoronado NF Polyethylene Pipe
- Oct 13, 2026Sparkly Fresh LLC$133KLake Tahoe Basin Janitorial
- Oct 13, 2026WILLCO-AIR CONDITIONING, REFRIGERATION, HEATING, ACQUISITION LLC$38KHVAC services at Grey Towers Historical Site, PA
- Oct 13, 2026JB CONTRACTING INC$80KGreenhouse Roof Replacement Hilo Repository
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (11 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) job
- $178K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 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.