Hand Tree Planting IDIQ Hiawatha and Huron-Manistee National Forests
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 6
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12444525Q0005 in this department, oldest first.
- Mar 11, 2025 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- May 22, 2025Award Noticemultiple Eau Claire WI USA · $3.0MOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
The USDA Forest Service, CSA#6 Team, announces a Small Business Set-Aside request for proposal opportunity for Tree Planting Services Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts on the Hiawatha National Forest and Huron-Manistee National Forest, both located in Michigan. Work consists of containerized/seedling tree planting per the specifications attached in the solicitation, and work area is located in various locations of the Hiawatha National Forest and Huron-Manistee National Forest. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 115112. The Small… (show all)
Business Administration size standard is $9.5 million. Contractors are required to be actively registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov in order to be considered for award. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis, the solicitation or any follow up information requests. The solicitation is posted to this sam.gov announcement and no hard copies of the solicitation, supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any, will be provided. The contractor shall provide all management and project administration services, quality control, logistical support, vehicles, labor, equipment and materials to complete the work described in this solicitation. One or more IDIQ contracts will be awarded from this solicitation with a performance period of five years from date of award. The maximum award amount, of all IDIQ contracts combined, shall not exceed $3,000,00.00. Proposals may be emailed to the address located on page 4 of the combined synopsis/solicitation or emailed to danette.cappello@usda.gov. As stated on page 4 of the solicitation, a complete quote will consist of: - Completed Schedules of Items (Attachments A, 1, 2, and 3). - Completed pages 11-16 of this combined solicitation (12444525Q0005 Terms Conditions Provisions). - A technical proposal consisting of the following items: Past Experience Past Performance Personnel Qualifications Quality Control Plan Any additional; technical information the offeror would like to share in reference to the evaluation criteria on pages 4-10 Technical Questions can be referred to: Andrea Schoch � Hiawatha NF East Zone (906) 298-8112 Jake Attebery � Hiawatha NF West Zone (906) 387-2512 ext. 1024 Stephen Osborne � Huron-Manistee NF East Zone (231) 878-2211 Keith Konen � Huron-Manistee NF West Zone (231) 848-7090 ext. 555-3116 Mark Shermak � Huron-Manistee NF West Zone (231) 745-5858
Who won similar work
29 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same product/service code (PSC) F005.
Single-winner award sizes (29): middle half $72K to $7.5M, median $315K; range $10K to $7.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THREE STRIPES CONTRACTING LLC | 3 | $429K | Apr 15, 2026 |
| ABSOLUTE FORESTRY LLC | 2 | $7.6M | Apr 8, 2026 |
| MP FORESTRY, INCORPORATED | 2 | $7.5M | Apr 8, 2026 |
| GONZALEZ FORESTRY INC. | 2 | $7.5M | Apr 8, 2026 |
| SEVENTH GENIUS LLC | 2 | $817K | Jul 24, 2026 |
| IMPERIAL FORESTRY, INCORPORATED | 2 | $535K | Apr 9, 2026 |
| C&O FORESTRY, INC. | 1 | $7.5M | Apr 8, 2026 |
| SCENIC FORESTRY LLC | 1 | $7.5M | Apr 8, 2026 |
| LEGACY FORESTRY, LLC | 1 | $7.5M | Apr 8, 2026 |
| OC FORESTRY, INCORPORATED | 1 | $7.5M | Apr 8, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Jul 24, 2026SEVENTH GENIUS LLC$558KTonto National Forest - Tree Shelters
- Jul 22, 2026SEVENTH GENIUS LLC$259KCibola National Forest - Cibola Reforestation Tree Shelter Supply Order
- Jun 30, 2026PRIME DATA SOURCE LLC$598KCoconino National Forest - Procurement of 140,000 Tree Shelters
- Apr 21, 2026ROGUE RIVER FORESTRY LLC$87KNorther California Reforestation IDIQ
- Apr 15, 2026THREE STRIPES CONTRACTING LLC$29KUmatilla National Forest - North Zone Spring Tree Planting
- Apr 9, 2026IMPERIAL FORESTRY, INCORPORATED$191KUSDA Forest Service Kaniksu Spring Tree Planting - Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA Call
- Apr 8, 2026GONZALEZ FORESTRY INC.$7.5MSouthwestern Region Tree Planting IDIQ
- Apr 8, 2026C&O FORESTRY, INC.$7.5MSouthwestern Region Tree Planting IDIQ
- Apr 8, 2026IMPERIAL FORESTRY, INCORPORATED$344KWillamette NF, Detroit RD 2026 Tree Planting
- Apr 8, 2026OC FORESTRY, INCORPORATED$7.5MSouthwestern Region Tree Planting IDIQ
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Forest Service since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Forest Service job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 15 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.