USDA Forest Service Cultural Resource Evaluation and Documentation
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA INTERMOUNTAIN 2
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1284LM27Q0001 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 6, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Oct 16, 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.
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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 1284LM27Q0001 is issued as a Request for Quotes. The Sand Creek Road Cultural Site Evaluation project is evaluation of 25 previously identified cultural sites along approximately 6 miles of road located in McKenzie County on the McKenzie Ranger District of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands. The USFS is requesting that 25 unev… (show all)
aluated sites within a 50 ft ROW of Sand Creek Road (McKenzie County Road 2) have evaluative testing. A list of these sites is provided in Table 1 of the Performance Work Statement. The testing will be done in two phases. The intent of this contract is phase one. Phase one is shovel testing to determine the presence or absence of buried cultural material. Phase two will be formal testing to determine if found cultural deposits represent intact cultural components will be done at a later time and is not part of this contract. Many of the cairn sites have lithic materials found at these locations. The presence of lithic materials suggests that there may be evidence of open camp activities. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541620. The small business size standard is $19M. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Please see the attached documents for specific requirements and submittal instructions. Questions should be emailed to joanne.meiers@usda.gov no later than 10/15/26. 10/16/26 - Amendment 0001: Incorporates Q&As (attached to C05a) Amends SF-1449 (C05b) to correct block 10 (100% small business set aside), and includes amended documents in list of attachments. Amends Project Schedule and Delivery Deadlines section of Performance Work Statement (C05c) Extends the due date for quotes from 10/20/26 to 10/27/26. Changes to the SF-1449/CSS and PWS are highlighted in green. Please sign and return the SF-30 with your quote to acknowledge the amendment.
Who won similar work
14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 541620.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN PROPERTIES Rancho Cordova CA 95742 USA | 1 | $423K | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Environmental Assessment Services, LLC | 1 | $400K | May 7, 2026 |
| COPPERHEAD ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING INC | 1 | $322K | Sep 8, 2026 |
| NAKONECHNY, LYLE D Ocean Park WA 98640 USA | 1 | $146K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| GRULLON PENKOVA, IANA FAUSTO San Juan PR 00924 USA | 1 | $141K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| CORNERSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $126K | Jun 2, 2026 |
| ESPINOZA CULTURAL SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $114K | Jun 1, 2026 |
| MICHAEL, TERRY Washington DC 20003 USA | 1 | $71K | Jun 7, 2026 |
| BBJ GROUP LLC | 1 | $56K | Jul 14, 2026 |
| EGC, INC. | 1 | $55K | May 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.
- Sep 24, 2026GRULLON PENKOVA, IANA FAUSTO San Juan PR 00924 USA$141KInternational Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) Logistics Planning Support
- Sep 15, 2026NAKONECHNY, LYLE D Ocean Park WA 98640 USA$146KUSDA Forest Service Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) - Bean Gulch Heritage Surveys
- Sep 8, 2026COPPERHEAD ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING INC$322KNotice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
- Sep 8, 2026Neishaly Garcia Carolina PR 00985 USA$12KField Technician For Vegetation Survey
- Jul 30, 2026WESTERN PROPERTIES Rancho Cordova CA 95742 USA$423KUpper Long Creek Heritage Survey - LMIR BPA HOLDERS ONLY
- Jul 14, 2026BBJ GROUP LLC$56KShamrock Mine 18 Complex Site
- Jun 7, 2026MICHAEL, TERRY Washington DC 20003 USA$71KChippewa National Forest RFSS Surveys - Plants
- Jun 2, 2026CORNERSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LLC$126KHorse Wash Heritage Survey Prescott National Forest
- Jun 1, 2026ESPINOZA CULTURAL SERVICES, LLC$114KSpence Basin Heritage Survey Prescott National Forest
- May 8, 2026EGC, INC.$55KDeschutes National Forest, Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District - Darlene Cultural Heritage Surveys
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.
- 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.