INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE - ALASKA WHALE FOUNDATION
NOAA · NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 26-475 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 26, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Aug 26, 2026Special NoticeOpen
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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration�s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Management and Budget Acquisition Office (OMB), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 12.102(a) and 41 USC 190, with Alaska Whale Foundation . The requirement is for professional services to support long-term whale monitoring in Southeast Alaska. The sole source determination is based on NOAA�s requirement for integrated data collection, including systematic surveys, photo-identification, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) photogrammetry, and biologging tag data. This requi… (show all)
rement encompasses two primary projects: (1) estimating gray whale abundance, habitat use, and energetic benefits in Sitka Sound, and (2) identifying spatially and temporally important humpback whale foraging hotspots throughout northern Southeast Alaska to evaluate their ecological significance. The stated vendor is the only entity able to execute the desired services as they must demonstrate the specialized capability to operate small research vessels safely in remote coastal Alaskan waters, possess a significant record of peer-reviewed publication in cetacean ecology or bioenergetics, and hold or be able to obtain the specific NMFS research permits required for gray and humpback whale research activities. ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
Who won similar work
26 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NOAA), same NAICS 541990.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARYMON CORP | 4 | $342K | Sep 21, 2026 |
| NTVI SOLUTIONS LLC | 3 | $593K | Jul 11, 2025 |
| A.I.S., Inc. | 2 | $25.8M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| GENWEST SYSTEMS INC | 2 | $2.5M | Sep 11, 2025 |
| CASCADIA SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LLC | 2 | $180K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| SEQMATIC, LLC | 2 | $88K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| OCEAN ASSOCIATES INC | 2 | $58K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| RESEARCH PLANNING, INC. | 1 | $5.0M | Dec 10, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS Davis CA 95618 USA | 1 | $600K | Jun 23, 2026 |
| FLOAT Partners II LLC | 1 | $378K | Sep 1, 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.
- Sep 22, 2026SEQMATIC, LLC$16KB--DNA Sequencing of Commercially Important Groundfis
- Sep 22, 2026SEQMATIC, LLC$71KB--Whole Genome Sequencing Services
- Sep 21, 2026PARYMON CORP$83KR--Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Operation and
- Sep 21, 2026PARYMON CORP$107KR--Analysis of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) In
- Sep 18, 2026OCEAN ASSOCIATES INC$47KB--Assessing Biodiversity using environmental DNA (eD
- Sep 15, 2026OCEAN ASSOCIATES INC$10KQ--DNA Next-Generation Amplicon Sequencing Services
- Sep 15, 2026PARYMON CORP$79KR--Observer Program Gear Team Services
- Sep 14, 2026CASCADIA SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LLC$80KB--Refining seasonal cetacean density models to suppo
- Sep 11, 2026CASCADIA SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LLC$100KHawaiian false killer whale photo-identification
- Sep 1, 2026FLOAT Partners II LLC$378KB--Study Fleet Admin Support
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 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 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
- 304 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.