Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 2, 2026·Responses due Sep 7, 2026

Dry Ice

Agriculture (all) · MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
325120
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
12639526Q0292
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
6830
Place
Ames, IA, USA
Contact
Kathy Melby (kathleen.melby@usda.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 12639526Q0292 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 2, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 24, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026, middle of the range Oct 2, 2026.
Measured from 75 past solicitations at Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 2, 2026).

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

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 12639526Q0292 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Dry Ice This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 325120 The small business size standard is 1,200 employees. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All respon… (show all)

sible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

Who won similar work

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), same NAICS 325120.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GREEN LANTERN, LLC3$733KApr 24, 2026
AIRGAS USA, LLC1$535KDec 12, 2024
RCG OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC1$250KSep 30, 2026
MISSISSIPPI WELDERS SUPPLY COMPANY1$207KApr 15, 2026
MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC.1$136KSep 25, 2025
FERRELLGAS, L.P Liberty MO 64068 USA1$88KSep 17, 2025
OXARC, LLC1$11KSep 30, 2026
LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC.1$8KJun 15, 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.

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 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
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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
  • 132 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.

  • 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.