Morgantown Field Office (MFO) Insect Taxonomy Support
Forest Service · NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1240BE26Q0101 in this department, oldest first.
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
Description - 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 1240B26Q0101 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Insect Taxonomy Support This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services business size standard is $19.… (show all)
5 This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Purpose: USDA Forest Health Protection is requesting an identification service contract with option years to support the Morgantown Field Office forest health staff with bark beetles, ambrosia beetles, and pollinators identification during the field season. The taxonomist will provide identifications to ensure that field forest health staff are able to provide the most accurate data to land managers. Location: Morgantown Field Offic. 180 Canfield Street, Morgantown, WV 26505
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 541990.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $3K to $238K, median $3K; range $3K to $470K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACR CONSULTANTS, INC. | 2 | $3K + 1 shared | Aug 18, 2026 |
| BARRON LLC | 2 | $3K + 1 shared | Aug 18, 2026 |
| HOPE ARCHAEOLOGY INC | 2 | $3K + 1 shared | Aug 18, 2026 |
| LIGHTBOX PARENT, L.P. | 1 | $470K | Sep 29, 2025 |
| CRANMER ENGINEERING, INC. | 1 | $238K | Nov 26, 2025 |
| PROJECT SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | – + 1 shared | Aug 18, 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.
- Aug 18, 2026BARRON LLC$4.0M (shared ceiling)BLK-MBR-NEB Heritage IDIQ 2026-2031
- Aug 18, 2026PROJECT SOLUTIONS, INC.$4.0M (shared ceiling)BLK-MBR-NEB Heritage IDIQ 2026-2031
- Aug 18, 2026ACR CONSULTANTS, INC.$4.0M (shared ceiling)BLK-MBR-NEB Heritage IDIQ 2026-2031
- Aug 18, 2026HOPE ARCHAEOLOGY INC$4.0M (shared ceiling)BLK-MBR-NEB Heritage IDIQ 2026-2031
- Nov 26, 2025CRANMER ENGINEERING, INC.$238KSQF FW Water Testing & Sampling Multiple-Year Contract
- Nov 25, 2025ACR CONSULTANTS, INC.$3KBGHNF SNF Heritage IDIQ
- Nov 25, 2025HOPE ARCHAEOLOGY INC$3KBGHNF SNF Heritage IDIQ
- Nov 25, 2025BARRON LLC$3KBGHNF SNF Heritage IDIQ
- Sep 29, 2025LIGHTBOX PARENT, L.P.$470KExplicit Parcel Ownership Data
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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. 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.