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140D0426Q0290

Water right settlement economic analysis

INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE > DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES > IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)

Archived

Notice Type Solicitation

Due 2026-04-03

Posted 2026-03-30

NAICS 541620

PSC B510

Set-aside Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Scout Score 15

Quick analysis

Scope indicated by title and NAICS is economic analysis for water rights; this is outside Trace’s stated core capabilities and target mission lanes (per company_profile).

All three provided solicitation documents (solicitation, PWS, pricing attachment) are unreadable; only metadata is available, preventing validation of requirements, PoP, evaluation, or compliance details (per Scout ledger and file briefs).

Set-aside is Total Small Business; Trace’s SB status is NAICS-dependent and unverified here. Given Trace’s size (approx. 330 employees; ~$49M revenue), eligibility risk is high and cannot be resolved from current evidence.

Agency is Department of the Interior (IBC); not among Trace’s Tier 1–3 targets, and no related past performance is listed in company_profile, reducing competitive position and strategic value.

Scope summary

Economic analysis related to a water right settlement (inferred from solicitation title; unverified due to unreadable PWS/solicitation).
Pricing submission likely required (pricing attachment present but unreadable).

Dimension scores

Total - 15/100

Technical Fit - 1/20

Title and NAICS 541620 indicate economic analysis work; Trace’s core capabilities center on SATCOM, CDS, JADC2/C5ISR, MPE, cyber/O&M, SE&I (company_profile). No evidence this aligns with those lanes. PWS unreadable, so no contrary evidence.

Past Performance - 1/20

company_profile lists past performance with DISA, USAF, USSF, MDA, Army, etc.; none with DOI or economic analysis missions. No evidence of similar scope in Scout ledger.

Vehicles / Contract Access - 5/10

Appears to be a standalone solicitation (not restricted to a specific vehicle Trace lacks). However, it is a Total Small Business set-aside; vehicle access is neutral but eligibility is uncertain (compliance issue).

Competitive Position - 1/15

No Trace differentiators apply (Starshield, NSA TI/CDS, OCONUS FSR) to economic analysis for DOI. PWS unreadable and no incumbency info; based on company_profile lanes, Trace is an underdog here.

Risk - 3/15

High uncertainty: all key documents unreadable, compressed response deadline (2026-04-03), unfamiliar mission and agency, and unresolved small-business eligibility risk (Scout ledger; company_profile).

Strategic Value - 1/10

DOI is not listed among Trace’s Tier targets; scope is outside core lanes. Limited strategic fit or synergies indicated by available evidence.

Compliance - 3/10

Set-aside is Total Small Business; Trace’s eligibility is NAICS-dependent (company_profile) and cannot be verified with unreadable docs. Potential ineligibility risk plus inability to confirm other compliance requirements from unreadable files.

Concerns

All primary solicitation documents are unreadable; requirements and instructions unknown.
Total Small Business set-aside; Trace’s eligibility under NAICS 541620 is unverified and potentially not met.
Compressed response timeline limits ability to clarify requirements or team.
Unfamiliar customer (DOI/IBC) and mission area increase execution and capture risk.

Teaming opportunities

Lack of demonstrated water/economic analysis domain expertise for DOI.
If Trace is not small for NAICS 541620, access would require a small-business prime partner.

Competitive position

None evident given current evidence and misalignment with Trace core capabilities.

Bid/No bid factors

All attachments unreadable; PWS and solicitation content unavailable.
Total Small Business set-aside with unverified Trace eligibility.
Scope outside Trace’s core capabilities and past performance.
Short response deadline (2026-04-03).

Documents

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B08_SOL_Pricing_T_Attach_2.xlsx Download

Restricted: Unreadable

Summary

Spreadsheet named as a pricing attachment could not be opened or parsed. Extraction is pending and the file is restricted, so no internal contents are available for review.

Filename indicates this is a pricing attachment (B08_SOL_Pricing_T_Attach_2.xlsx) — likely relevant to cost/pricing evaluation but contents unavailable.
Extraction/processing metadata: extractor pending; processing_mode=metadata_only; review_status=restricted; limitation reason = unreadable.
Relevance to scoring: a pricing spreadsheet would materially affect Vehicles/Compliance (pricing by CLIN), Risk (cost realism), and Strategic Value (pricing competitiveness) — confirm when file is readable.
Action required: obtain readable copy or re-run extraction before using this file as evidence; cannot use for Technical Fit, Past Performance, or Compliance assessments in current state.

B08_SOL_PWS_Attach_1.pdf Download

Restricted: Unreadable

Summary

This file was provided as part of the solicitation attachments but is unreadable in the ingestion pipeline (extractor pending, processing_mode=metadata_only, review_status=restricted). No file text was recovered, so the document's contents cannot be verified or summarized at this time. The filename contains 'PWS' which commonly denotes a Performance Work Statement, but that inference is unconfirmed due to the unreadable extraction.

File extraction status: pending; processing_mode=metadata_only; review_status=restricted; limitation_reason=unreadable — blocks content review.
No extracted text available from this file; cannot confirm scope, deliverables, period of performance, place of performance, or security/classification requirements from this attachment.
Filename includes 'SOL_PWS_Attach_1.pdf' (suggests a solicitation PWS attachment), but content is not available to validate scope or requirements.
Critical missing facts for Trace scoring that would likely be in this attachment: detailed task description, deliverables/milestones, performance location(s), period of performance, security/clearance requirements, evaluation criteria, incumbent/teaming or subcontracting instructions, and any specified contract vehicle or administrative instructions.
Operational blocker: until this file is successfully extracted or a readable copy is obtained, technical fit, past performance mapping, compliance (clearances/certifications), and risk cannot be assessed from the PWS-level detail.

Sol_140D0426Q0290.pdf Download

Restricted: Unreadable

Summary

The solicitation PDF was unreadable to the extractor and no text was extracted; only solicitation-level metadata is available from the opportunity record. Because the file is unreadable, the document provides no parsed requirements, deliverables, scope, or evaluation criteria for Trace to evaluate.

Solicitation title (from opportunity metadata): 'Water right settlement economic analysis' — suggests an economic analysis scope (title only; content unverified due to unreadable file).
Solicitation number: 140D0426Q0290 (metadata available despite unreadable PDF).
Issuing agency: Department of the Interior — IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (metadata).
NAICS: 541620 (Economic Consulting Services) — relevant to technical fit and size/competency checks.
Set-aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (SBA) — Trace's small-business eligibility is NAICS-dependent (see company profile).
Response deadline (metadata): 2026-04-03T17:00:00-04:00 — compressed timeline for capture activity.
Archive date (metadata): 2026-04-18 — solicitation window and award timing may be short.
Place of performance: not specified in extracted metadata — location/performance expectations unknown.
Attachments / source links exist in the opportunity record but the primary solicitation PDF could not be read; further download/re-extraction recommended.
Unreadable file prevents assessment of required clearances, incumbency, contract vehicle, performance period, deliverables, and proposal instructions — these are blockers for scoring until the PDF is recovered.

Technical details

Entry: sync

Review status: Up to date

Logical upstream opportunity: 6629

Notice lineage:

d7bd73dbd69a46f89a1ca1ed36b5261c (posted 2026-03-30) - current

Last synced: 2026-03-30T18:50:44.497876+00:00

Last analyzed: 2026-03-30T18:52:36.419872+00:00

Latest package fingerprint: b62ccfe785fb4dc841aeb523f23f58ab3eb3c478ca4b0296ec0ccd9feb214722

Latest package notice: d7bd73dbd69a46f89a1ca1ed36b5261c

Latest package documents: 3

Evidence limitations

B08_SOL_Pricing_T_Attach_2.xlsx: restricted (unreadable)
B08_SOL_PWS_Attach_1.pdf: restricted (unreadable)
Sol_140D0426Q0290.pdf: restricted (unreadable)
Documents exist upstream, but no usable document text was available yet; Scout analyzed metadata only.

Recent package history

2026-03-30T18:50:44.503740+00:00: d7bd73dbd69a46f89a1ca1ed36b5261c with 3 docs

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