Notice of intent to sole source - isportsman interface
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W56ZTN26QA001
- Agency
-
ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- Place of performance
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for the iSportsman interface, a website platform serving Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. This special notice, posted on December 3, 2025, announces the agency's intention to award a Firm Fixed Price purchase order on a sole source basis to Applied Sciences and Information Systems, Inc., located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The sole source procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1) authority. The contracting officer has determined that no alternative vendor can satisfy the Army's requirements for this system. The anticipated award date is January 1, 2026, and the contract will include one year of warranty coverage.
Applied Sciences and Information Systems, Inc. is identified as the sole provider of the iSportsman interface because it is the only system that meets FedRAMP requirements and functions as the enterprise solution for United States Army Installation Management Command installations nationwide. The company holds all intellectual property rights to the iSportsman interface, including design, layout, licensing, and graphic design elements. The system is standardized across military installations and ensures compliance with the Sikes Act, which governs access to installations for hunting, fishing, trapping, firewood collection, and other outdoor activities. Importantly, this notice does not constitute a Request for Quote, Invitation for Bid, or Request for Proposal, and the Army is not accepting unsolicited submissions or quotes at this time. The agency will not reimburse any costs incurred by contractors in response to this notice.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order for the iSportsman interface (website interface for Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, including one (1) year of warranty) on a sole source basis to Applied Sciences and Information Systems, Inc., located at 209 Business Park Drive, Suite 200, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-6586.
This action will be conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1), as no other source of supply will satisfy agency requirements. Applied Sciences and Information Systems, Inc. is the only vendor capable of meeting the Army’s needs for the following reasons:
- Applied Sciences and Information Systems, Inc. is the sole provider of the iSportsman interface.
- iSportsman is the only interface that meets FEDRAMP requirements and serves as the sole enterprise solution for United States Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) installations.
- Applied Sciences and Information Systems, Inc. owns all intellectual property and materials related to iSportsman, including design, layout, logistics, licensing, graphic design, and authorizations.
- The iSportsman interface is standardized across military installations nationwide and complies with the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.), which governs access to installations for hunting, fishing, trapping, firewood collection, and other dispersed outdoor activities.
The anticipated award date is 01 January 2026.
This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Proposal (RFP), nor does it commit the Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground to issue any such solicitation in the future. The Command is not seeking quotes, bids, or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited submissions in response to this notice. The Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground will not reimburse any costs incurred in responding, and submittals will not be returned.
A determination not to compete this requirement, based on responses to this notice, is solely at the discretion of the Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground. Should a competitive solicitation be issued, it will be posted on the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE). Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring the GPE for updates.
- NAICS Code: 541511 – Custom Computer Programming Services
- Size Standard: $34,000,000
Responses received by 12 December 2025 at 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Information Technology Solution for Sikes Act Permit Sales & Recreation Management Services (SAPRMS) | Pre-Solicitation |
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