ARS Security Door Access Reader Upgrade
Forest Service · PACIFIC SOUTHWEST FOREST AND RANGE EXPERIMENT STATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12444326Q0081 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 25, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Sep 28, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
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 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 12444326Q0081 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for ARS Security Door Access Reader Upgrades. Contractor will provide and install a total of (62) HID 40KHTKS-03-0004XR PIV Card Readers at the USDA Albany facility. Work includes function testing of each location before and after installation, documentation of func… (show all)
tionality, and replacing existing readers in the same locations. Only Lenel Value Added Resellers will be considered for award. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 561621. The small business size standard is $25 million. This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 561621.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $34K to $52K, median $42K; range $19K to $416K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHPE LLC | 1 | $416K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| ALERTWEST, INC | 1 | $56K | Oct 15, 2025 |
| AROCK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 1 | $48K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| POLYTRON CORP | 1 | $42K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| BRAINSTORM TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 1 | $34K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Proguard Protection Services, Inc. | 1 | $34K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| EDSEL E LOWELL JR Brandon VT 05733 USA | 1 | $19K | Aug 11, 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 1, 2026AROCK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$48KUSFS, Corvallis Forestry Sciences Lab (CFSL) Annual Inspection of Fire Alarm System and Fire Sprinkler System
- Sep 30, 2026BHPE LLC$416KRO Fire Protection
- Sep 30, 2026POLYTRON CORP$42KARS Security Door Access Reader Upgrade
- Apr 30, 2026Proguard Protection Services, Inc.$34KWhite River NF Supervisor's Office Fire Alarm Repair
- Oct 15, 2025ALERTWEST, INC$56KWildfire Camera System Operation
- Sep 24, 2025BRAINSTORM TECHNOLOGIES LLC$34KFire and Carbon Monoxide Alarm and Notification System
- Aug 11, 2025EDSEL E LOWELL JR Brandon VT 05733 USA$19KGreen Mountain & Finger Lakes Security Gate Repair
Competitive landscape
For the 7 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Forest Service since 2024 (1 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.