Chico Seed Orchard Pesticide Application
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA SOUTHWEST 3
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 127EAT26Q0045 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 20, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- May 1, 2026Award NoticeBERTAGNA CUSTOM FARMING, INC. · $35KOpen
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
This is a firm-fixed price Request for Quotation (RFQ) for commercial services to provide government insecticide spray application for the Chico Seed Orchards (CSO) within the Mendocino National Forest. The CSO will need (4) separate applications of insecticide/fungicide spraying and multiple herbicide sprays across 84 acres for the control of target pests (seedbug, coneworm, seed chalcid) that can destroy seeds in cones within the Center�s 16 seed orchard units. Scheduled sprays will be dependent upon pest monitoring program and coordinated with contractor as needed. This combined synopsis/so… (show all)
licitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01. This procurement is set aside for 100% Small Business set-aside. The NAICS code is 115112, Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating and the Small Business Size Standard is $9.5M. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to submission of quotations to be eligible for award. Lack of SAM registration will make a contractor ineligible for award. Questions shall be submitted via email to cesia.gil@usda.gov and are due no later than April 23, 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. The estimated Period of Performance for this requirement is May 1, 2026, through September 18, 2026. Quote Submissions: Quotes are due no later than April 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight time. Offerors are responsible for verifying receipt of their quotes to this office before offer due date and time.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same product/service code (PSC) F105.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $25K to $63K, median $39K; range $23K to $90K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTURE CREEK LAND MANAGEMENT, INC. | 1 | $90K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| HABITAT PROTECTION, INC | 1 | $54K | Oct 14, 2025 |
| AGRISERVE PEST CONTROL INCORPORATED | 1 | $25K | Oct 14, 2025 |
| CHARLES E HAMBEL INC | 1 | $23K | Aug 25, 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.
- Sep 29, 2026MONTURE CREEK LAND MANAGEMENT, INC.$90KPost-Fire Noxious Weed Treatment on the Fort Pierre National GrasslandsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 25, 2026CHARLES E HAMBEL INC$23KReforestation-Non-Native Invasive Species (NNIS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 14, 2025AGRISERVE PEST CONTROL INCORPORATED$25KPRD Developed Site Carbaryl ApplicationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 14, 2025HABITAT PROTECTION, INC$54KTRD Developed Site Carbaryl ApplicationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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.