Sources SoughtPosted Aug 24, 2026·Responses due Aug 31, 2026

SEI Industries, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), "Premo Fireballs" Aerial Ignition Sphere Dispenser Purchase and Reburbishment

Forest Service · USDA-FS, INCIDENT PROCUREMENT LOGISTICS

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
332994
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
1202SC26SS2718
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
4210
Place
USA
Contact
Shannon Meadows (shannon.meadows@usda.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 1202SC26SS2718 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 24, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 11, 2027, middle of the range Nov 17, 2026.
Measured from 92 past early notices at Forest Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 24, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

This Sources Sought Notice (SS) is solely for information and planning purposes only regarding vendors who are capable of providing SEI Industries, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) manufactured items listed in the �Deliverables and Services� section below and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the USDA Forest Service. The purpose of this SS is to identify qualified sources capable of providing items described herein. As a result of this SS, the Forest Service National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) may issue a Request for Quote (RFQ). The Governmen… (show all)

t will not pay for, nor reimburse, any expenses incurred in responding to this SS. The NIFC does not intend to notify respondents of the evaluation and will not share information made available; please ensure any sensitive or protected information submitted is marked as such. The Forest Service reserves the right to terminate this request and change its requirements if needed and any material submitted becomes the property of the Forest Service and will not be returned. Responding to this notice does not guarantee participation in any future activities. See Attachment: 1202SC26SS2718 Sources Sought Premo Fireballs Aerial Ignition Sphere Dispenser Purchase and Refurbishment

Who won similar work

18 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (USDA-FS, INCIDENT PROCUREMENT LOGISTICS), same product/service code (PSC) 4210.

Single-winner award sizes (18): middle half $31K to $169K, median $46K; range $18K to $2.5M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
S&H PRODUCTS, LLC3$1.3MJul 31, 2026
SEITEC ASW FIREGUARD LLC1$2.5MMay 21, 2026
MET ONE INSTRUMENTS, INC.1$750KAug 29, 2025
WESTERN SHELTER SYSTEMS, LLC1$180KMay 12, 2026
TEXAS PATRIOT INTERNATIONAL, LLC1$134KAug 10, 2026
EDSAL MACHINE PRODUCTS INC1$116KJun 5, 2025
FOL-DA-TANK, LLC1$50KAug 25, 2025
WESTEX GROUP, INC1$42KJun 30, 2025
THE MALLORY CO. Longview WA 98632 USA1$36KJun 11, 2025
MULTIFAB, INC1$33KJul 17, 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.

Latest awards

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
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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
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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
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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.