Construct Concrete Containment for Bldg 125 and 157 - Ames, IA
Agriculture (all) · USDA ARS AFM APD
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1232SA25Q0358 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
Contractor shall have knowledge of all aspects pertaining to the Solicitation Documents. The SOW and Specifications are written for constructing concrete containment structures around oil filled electrical transformers. There is NOT a mandatory site visit to attend. Please see paragraph L.6. All RFI questions pertaining to this project must be submitted in writing to the POC (david.hildebrand@usda.gov) of this solicitation. Responses to RFI questions will only be posted on sam.gov. To ensure a response, questions must be submitted by 4:00 PM July 29th, 2025. Questions submitted after July 29th… (show all)
until proposals are due may not receive a response.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (USDA ARS AFM APD), same NAICS 238110.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $38K to $79K, median $51K; range $4K to $163K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACS CONTRACTING LLC | 1 | $163K | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Ideal Balance LLC | 1 | $52K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| GOVYORK INC | 1 | $50K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| SOUTHERN COVENANT CONSTRUCTION LLC | 1 | $4K | Sep 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 25, 2026SOUTHERN COVENANT CONSTRUCTION LLC$4KBuilding 6 Concrete WorkNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026Ideal Balance LLC$52KDecommission and Remove LiftNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 2, 2026GOVYORK INC$50KLoading Dock RepairsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2026ACS CONTRACTING LLC$163KConcrete Greenhouse Floors in Prosser, WANo 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 Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 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
- 132 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.