Grandfather Ranger District - West - Janitorial Services for Recreation Facilities at Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 3
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12444126Q0057 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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
8/26/2026 Amendment 2 is issued to incorporate additional Questions and Answers for Solicitation 12444126Q0057. This amendment provides further clarification on water requirements at Catawba Falls Trailhead, subcontractor eligibility for janitor identification, acceptance of subcontractor past performance, supply pickup expectations, biohazard certification timing, disposal options, combined service visits, COR?coordinated service times, billable service quantities, insurance documentation, and independent site access. - SF30 Amendment 1 and 2 must be signed and included with the submission --… (show all)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08/19/2026: Amendment 1 is issued to provide Questions and Answers to potential offerors, clarify technical and performance requirements, and correct minor inconsistencies in the solicitation documents. Amendment 1 also updates the Schedule of Items to reflect the correct date and incorporates additional offeror acknowledgment questions regarding site accessibility, staffing commitment, and cleaning frequency requirements. - SF30 signed and questions answerd and must be included with the submission ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 12444126Q0057 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Grandfather Ranger District - West - Janitorial Services for Recreation Facilities at Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 561720 The small business size standard is $22M This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. The offeror must demonstrate a clear understanding that Forest Service locations requiring janitorial services are geographically remote and have historically presented challenges in recruiting and retaining adequate staffing. Historical Data (for informational purposes only): The previous West Zone contract number is 12444121D0005 and John Kapuscinski is the incumbent. We have awarded five 12-months task orders over the last five years for a total of $281,250.
Who won similar work
131 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same product/service code (PSC) S201.
Single-winner award sizes (129): middle half $47K to $120K, median $69K; range $5K to $717K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELIANCE CONTRACTORS INC | 20 | $1.8M | Aug 28, 2026 |
| GERMRIP LLC | 8 | $707K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| FORTAZO CORP. | 7 | $600K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Xplicit Technologies LLC | 7 | $463K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| THE COBUILDERS LLC | 6 | $396K | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Triangle Maintenance and Commercial Janitorial Services LLC | 4 | $541K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| ECO-FRIENDLY CLEANING SPECIALIST, LLC | 3 | $421K | Apr 24, 2026 |
| NASCENCE GROUP LLC | 3 | $167K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| DAYLI LLC | 3 | $113K | Aug 25, 2026 |
| FULL CIRCLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. | 2 | $1.1M | Jul 31, 2025 |
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.
- Oct 13, 2026Sparkly Fresh LLC$133KLake Tahoe Basin Janitorial
- Oct 7, 2026PROFRESH COMMERCIAL CLEANING LLC. Pompano Beach FL 33069 USA$5KFloor Stripping and Waxing at the Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
- Sep 30, 2026CleanSphere Commercial Cleaning, LLC$68KTonopah RD Janitorial
- Sep 29, 2026ICLEANING SERVICES LLC$68KTrabuco District Ranger Office Janitorial Services
- Sep 24, 2026Triangle Maintenance and Commercial Janitorial Services LLC$120KARS - Wapato Janitorial Services
- Sep 22, 2026RICH CLEANING & MAINTENANCE CORP$114KUS Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) Janitorial Services
- Sep 17, 2026FORTAZO CORP.$57KJanitorial for the Poteau/Cold Springs Ranger District
- Sep 17, 2026GERMRIP LLC$403KRecreation Janitorial Services for the Chattooga River Ranger District
- Sep 15, 20261 CLEAN JOB, LLC$60KSoda Springs Janitor Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- Sep 4, 2026Triangle Maintenance and Commercial Janitorial Services LLC$168KANF Janitorial
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.