140G0326Q0076
66--Geode Seismograph
INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE > US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY > OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS
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Sources Sought for a Geode Seismograph from USGS (DOI). Attachment is unreadable; only SAM metadata available.
NAICS 334519 and classification 6625 indicate a specialized measurement instrument buy, outside Trace’s core SATCOM/CDS/JADC2/IT O&M lanes.
No evidence of Trace holding OEM/reseller status for geophysical/seismograph equipment; no relevant DOI/USGS past performance found in company profile.
Open access (no vehicle restriction noted), but short timeline and unclear requirements increase risk. Strategic value to Trace is low.
Scope summary
- Respond to USGS Sources Sought by 2026-04-06T05:00:00-07:00 (per metadata).
- Indicate capability to provide a Geode Seismograph or equivalent (inferred from title).
- All other technical/delivery/specification requirements are unknown due to unreadable attachment.
Dimension scores
Total
- 22/100
Technical Fit
- 2/20
The opportunity appears to be a COTS seismograph instrument (title: '66--Geode Seismograph'; NAICS 334519). Trace’s core capabilities (SATCOM/Starshield, CDS/NSA TI, M-DRIVE, C5ISR/JADC2, IT O&M) do not include geophysical instrument manufacturing or distribution per company_profile.txt.
Past Performance
- 2/20
Company profile lists DISA, USAF, USSF, Army, MDA as primary customers; no DOI/USGS past performance is cited. Mission area (geophysical instruments) is new relative to listed past performance.
Vehicles / Contract Access
- 5/10
This is a Sources Sought with no stated restricted vehicle in the metadata, so Trace could respond without vehicle access barriers. It is not issued on a Trace-held vehicle.
Competitive Position
- 1/15
No evidence Trace manufactures or resells seismograph equipment (NAICS 334519). Likely competition from OEMs or specialized distributors; without OEM alignment, Trace is an underdog.
Risk
- 6/15
High uncertainty from unreadable attachment (requirements unknown) and misalignment with Trace’s lanes. Timeline is short (response due 2026-04-06). While unclassified and likely small, execution risk is high for Trace without OEM relationships.
Strategic Value
- 1/10
DOI/USGS is not a listed target agency, and geophysical instruments do not align with strategic lanes. Limited to no strategic expansion value for Trace.
Compliance
- 5/10
No set-aside indicated in metadata; no clearance/certification hurdles evident. However, potential OEM authorization or brand-specific compliance could be required—unknown due to unreadable file. Partial confidence only.
Concerns
- Primary attachment unreadable; no specs or terms available.
- Outside Trace’s core capabilities; lack of OEM/seismograph supply chain relationships.
- Potential brand-specific requirement could exclude non-OEM vendors.
- Short response window limits time to develop teaming or OEM authorization.
- Unknown set-aside or supply compliance requirements (e.g., TAA/BAA) due to missing details.
Teaming opportunities
- OEM or authorized reseller relationship for Geode/seismograph equipment.
- Domain expertise in geophysical/seismic instrumentation.
- USGS/DOI past performance or customer intimacy.
Competitive position
- If pursued only via teaming, Trace could offer federal contracting compliance and delivery logistics while an OEM partner supplies the instrument; however, no compelling differentiator is evident.
Bid/No bid factors
- Attachment unreadable; no substantive requirements available.
- NAICS 334519 misaligned with Trace’s listed NAICS priorities and capabilities.
- Non-target agency (DOI/USGS) with low strategic overlap.
- Potentially brand-specific product requirement limiting competition.
- Very short response deadline.
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Sources_Sought_PR0044041589_Geode_Seismograph_1.pdf
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Summary
Attachment for a Sources Sought titled '66--Geode Seismograph' is unreadable; only SAM metadata and file-level processing metadata were available. The PDF is listed as remote, extractor pending, review_status 'restricted', and limitation reason 'unreadable', so no substantive solicitation text could be reviewed.
- Opportunity title (from folder): 66--Geode Seismograph
- Solicitation / reference: 140G0326Q0076 (noticeId fd5847e5b912496ea99eb6aac518bea1, internal id fm_00056f)
- Notice type / baseType: Sources Sought (r)
- Issuing agency: Dept. of the Interior — US Geological Survey — Office of Acquisition Grants
- NAICS: 334519 (from opportunity metadata)
- Classification code: 6625 (from opportunity metadata)
- Response deadline: 2026-04-06T05:00:00-07:00 (from opportunity metadata)
- Archive date: 2026-04-07 (from opportunity metadata)
- Place of performance: not specified in metadata (blank)
- File processing state: remote attachment, processing_mode 'metadata_only', extractor pending, review_status 'restricted'
- No substantive requirements, deliverables, set-aside info, POA&M, or performance location text available due to unreadable file
Technical details
Entry: sync
Review status: Up to date
Logical upstream opportunity: 6711
Notice lineage:
- fd5847e5b912496ea99eb6aac518bea1 (posted 2026-03-30) - current
Last synced: 2026-03-30T17:46:47.490045+00:00
Last analyzed: 2026-03-30T17:47:39.332849+00:00
Latest package fingerprint: 85bc718f404da505f5390275784c6e5e2f4526e727c6cca9f110ef13c92ab8a4
Latest package notice: fd5847e5b912496ea99eb6aac518bea1
Latest package documents: 1
Evidence limitations- Sources_Sought_PR0044041589_Geode_Seismograph_1.pdf: restricted (unreadable)
- Documents exist upstream, but no usable document text was available yet; Scout analyzed metadata only.
- 2026-03-30T17:46:47.492678+00:00: fd5847e5b912496ea99eb6aac518bea1 with 1 docs
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