Summary
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued Special Notice 140G0326Q0168 announcing a notice of intent to award a sole-source purchase order to Apex Resource Management Solutions Ltd. for continued development, maintenance, and enhancement of the SyncroSim and ST-Sim modeling platforms supporting the LUCAS land use, carbon, and wildfire modeling effort. The notice states this is a non-competitive action under FAR Subpart 5.2 (NAICS 541511) because Apex is the only source authorized to modify the proprietary code. Responses must be submitted via email to elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov and received no later than July 31, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET; place of performance is listed as Ottawa, Canada.