Special notice of intent to award to a sole source

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Northeast Region, based in Hadley, Massachusetts, has issued a Notice of Intent to Award to a Sole Source on February 18, 2026. This notice announces the agency's intention to award a firm fixed price contract to Frontier Precision for the procurement of a YellowScan Mapper Plus Navigator system. The USFWS has determined that only one responsible source can satisfy its specific requirements, and therefore plans to proceed with a sole source acquisition rather than a competitive procurement. This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b), with the contract value not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. The contracting officer has certified that the proposed price is fair and reasonable based on market research.

Interested parties have ten calendar days from publication to submit evidence demonstrating that competition would be advantageous to the government; responses must be directed to Melissa Niemi at melissa_niemi@fws.gov and are due by February 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The YellowScan Navigator is intended to support the USFWS's surveying and mapping requirements, including accurate boundary delineations, ground condition surveys, forest and habitat monitoring, and salt marsh health monitoring and restoration across the Northeast Region. Market research conducted by the USFWS evaluated three competing vendors—Reigel, Rock Robotic, and RESEPI/OUSTER—and determined each failed to meet the agency's technical specifications, budget constraints, or compliance requirements. Frontier Precision was selected as the sole qualified source based on superior adaptability, software suite capabilities, product support, pricing, accuracy, and weight specifications relative to alternatives. The USFWS will consider any substantive responses received during the ten-day comment period solely to determine whether competitive procurement is warranted, though the agency retains full discretion to proceed with the sole source award.