Seitel, Inc.

Seitel, Inc., a for-profit geophysical data company headquartered in Houston, Texas, operates as a prime contractor delivering seismic data products to the Department of the Interior on a full-and-open basis, with no subcontract footprint and no use of set-aside categories across its federal work.

Seitel's federal capability footprint centers on the acquisition, processing, and delivery of 2D multichannel seismic reflection data meeting federal specifications, including digital copies, maps, and location files. The company's recent work includes a $155,112.98 delivery order awarded September 21, 2026, by the U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants under IDIQ 140G0224D0009 for seismic data with performance in Arkoma, Oklahoma and completion August 31, 2029; a firm fixed-price delivery order for $89,775 awarded March 25, 2025, under the same IDIQ with performance in Houston and the same completion date; and a $82,992 delivery order awarded April 17, 2026, for seismic data performance in Denver with completion April 16, 2027. The underlying IDIQ 140G0224D0009, a single-award indefinite-delivery contract awarded September 1, 2024, carries a $3 million ceiling and five-year performance period ending August 31, 2029.

Customer concentration is extremely narrow. The Department of the Interior accounts for 68% of Seitel's recent awards and 89% of combined potential value across the portfolio, specifically routed through the U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants (14 awards, $6.4 million combined potential value) and the U.S. Geological Survey proper (9 awards), with minor work under the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (4 awards, $8 thousand combined potential value). Seitel holds positions on five parent indefinite-delivery contracts, with the largest task-order concentration under IDIQs 03CRCN0045 (8 task orders, $253 thousand combined potential value) and 00CRCN0050 (7 task orders). The award portfolio spans forty prime contracts and IDVs over three decades, but recent activity is sparse—one award in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026—with only one award (combined potential value $83 thousand) facing completion inside the next twenty-four months. Combined potential value across all federal awards stands at $7.2 million, with $1.7 million obligated to date (23% realization). NAICS concentration is narrow: Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (NAICS 541360) accounts for fifteen of forty awards, with secondary work in All Other Information Services and support activities for oil and gas operations.