Industry Day - Industry Engagement for Long-Term Fire Retardant Specification Revision
Forest Service · FOREST SERVICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SN-2027-01 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 5, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
USDA Forest Service � Fire & Aviation Management Industry Engagement Notice: Long-Term Fire Retardant Specification Revision Event Date: November 10, 2026 Event Time: Start time TBD. All activities are expected to be completed by no later than 17:00 local (mountain) time. Location: In-Person: Jack Wilson Building, National Interagency Fire Center, Boise, ID / Virtual Option: Link will be emailed to registered attendees in advance. Reasonable accommodations will be made to participate in the event for interested parties. This includes a virtual option to listen in, be sure to register in advanc… (show all)
e. Overview: The USDA Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management will host an Industry Engagement session focusing on the revision and updates to the long-term fire retardant specification (FS 5100-304e) and the associated standard test procedures. These revisions are being made in response to issues identified during the qualification process by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). This session is not a solicitation, and is intended solely for engagement and conversation around the new criteria. Industry feedback collected in Spring 2026 has already been incorporated into the revision. A copy of the revised specification will be emailed to all registered attendees prior to the event. Registration: Registration is required for interested parties for both in-person and virtual attendance. Indicate your response in the attached document containing a link and/or QR code for the registration form. Registration is limited to 3 participants per company. Final attendance details will be emailed to in-person and virtual participants in advance of the engagement. Attachments related to the engagement will also be emailed to registered attendees in advance. Disclaimers: This event is for interested parties to the FS 5100-304e specification only; This is not a solicitation; Participation does not imply preference for future awards; No cost reimbursement is authorized.
Who won similar work
1513 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Forest Service), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELIANCE CONTRACTORS INC | 21 | $1.8M | Aug 28, 2026 |
| THREE STRIPES CONTRACTING LLC | 10 | $954K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| FORTAZO CORP. | 8 | $781K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| GERMRIP LLC | 8 | $707K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| JUDD BUICK CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 7 | $7.6M | May 19, 2026 |
| Xplicit Technologies LLC | 7 | $463K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| GRANITE COMMERCIAL SERVICE LLC | 6 | $1.9M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| THE COBUILDERS LLC | 6 | $396K | Aug 3, 2026 |
| KING MATTHEW R De Pere WI 54115 USA | 6 | $168K | May 14, 2026 |
| ABSOLUTE FORESTRY LLC | 5 | $9.8M | Sep 14, 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.
- Oct 15, 2026FOX SNAP ENTERPRISE LLC$54KChicken Ranch siding replacement
- Oct 15, 2026Multiple Awardees - See Description Gainesville GA USA$8.0MChattahoochee�Oconee NF Road Maintenance Services - Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)
- Oct 14, 2026Veteran Procurement Group L.L.C.$24KAERIAL FIRE DEPOT - Daycare Fence Replacement
- Oct 14, 2026BNA INC$304KLease Extension Awarded in Greenville, TN
- Oct 14, 2026ATLAS GREENHOUSE, LLC$397KNotice of Award and Single Source Justification for USDA Replacement Greenhouse Controllers Project 2.0 (Requisition 1173946)
- Oct 13, 2026WILLCO-AIR CONDITIONING, REFRIGERATION, HEATING, ACQUISITION LLC$38KHVAC services at Grey Towers Historical Site, PA
- Oct 13, 2026Sparkly Fresh LLC$133KLake Tahoe Basin Janitorial
- Oct 13, 2026JB CONTRACTING INC$80KGreenhouse Roof Replacement Hilo Repository
- Oct 13, 2026BSE PERFORMANCE, LLC$23KCoronado NF Polyethylene Pipe
- Oct 9, 2026PEACHTREE LUMBER COMPANY$87.5MBuck Helene Fuels Reduction IRSC
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.