B--Coded Wire Fish Tags
Bureau of Reclamation · MP-REGIONAL OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140R2026Q0007 in this department, oldest first.
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 Sources Sought notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes to conduct market research and assess industry capabilities. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Proposal (RFP), and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is seeking potential sources capable of providing Coded Wire Fish Tags for use at Coleman and Nimbus Fish Hatcheries under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA). These tags are used to support fishery management and monitoring effort… (show all)
s, including estimating hatchery contributions and triggering environmental protections. Product Description The Government requires the following item: Manufacturer: Northwest Marine Technology, Inc. Product Number: 1CWTSTANDARD Description: Coded Wire Tags Tags must be standard length and encoded with Agency Code �05� to signify production at a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) hatchery. Contract Type The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year ordering period: Submission Instructions The Government believes that Northwest Marine Technology, Inc. is the sole manufacturer of the required coded wire fish tags that meet the specifications outlined above. However, interested vendors who believe they can provide an equivalent product that fully meets all technical requirements�including tag length, encoding specifications (Agency Code �05�), and compatibility with existing hatchery tagging systems�must submit a comprehensive capability statement. The statement must include substantive and verifiable evidence demonstrating the vendor�s ability to design, produce, and deliver coded wire tags that are fully compatible in form, function, and performance with those currently in use by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hatcheries. Capability statements that do not demonstrate the ability to meet all specified requirements will not be considered as valid responses to this notice. Firm�s Name Capability Statement Contact Information Business Size Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number Please submit responses via email to Davinder Kullar at dkullar@usbr.gov no later than November 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM PST.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (MP-REGIONAL OFFICE), same NAICS 334511.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $13K to $674K, median $74K; range $3K to $1.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED TELEMETRY SYSTEMS INC | 1 | $1.1M | Jul 14, 2026 |
| NORTHWEST MARINE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1 | $674K | Dec 20, 2024 |
| BIOMARK LLC · $MRK · $66.6B | 1 | $74K | Mar 12, 2026 |
| INNOVASEA SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $13K | Aug 18, 2026 |
| VIDEORAY LLC · $AVAV · $2.0B | 1 | $3K | May 6, 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.
- $MRK reported $66.6B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $74K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $AVAV reported $2.0B revenue (12 months to Aug 1, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $74K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 18, 2026INNOVASEA SYSTEMS, INC.$13K7G--INNOVASEA TELEMETRY SUPPLIESNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 14, 2026ADVANCED TELEMETRY SYSTEMS INC$1.1M20--Salmonid Acoustic Telemetry EquipmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 12, 2026BIOMARK LLC$74K7G--Ratification for BioMark Task Order - Actual item receivedMateriality: <0.01% of $MRK revenue (Low) SEC
- May 6, 2025VIDEORAY LLC$3K67--Northern California Area Office (NCAO) ROV Parts aMateriality: <0.01% of $AVAV revenue (Low) SEC
- Dec 20, 2024NORTHWEST MARINE TECHNOLOGY, INC.$674K20--Coded Wire Fish TagsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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 Bureau of Reclamation since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Bureau of Reclamation job
- $49K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- 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
- 0 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 11 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.