Special Notice of Intent to Restrict Competition�Skid Steer Repair
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA NORTHWEST 3
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FS-1176500-SPECIAL in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 15, 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
It is the Government�s intent to restrict competition for repair services for a USDA Forest Service-owned skid steer supporting wildfire suppression, fire and fuels work, terrain management, and emergency response operations. The skid steer is currently dismantled and inoperable at the Western States CAT facility in Fruitland, Idaho, where it is undergoing diagnostic evaluation. Restricting competition to the vendor currently in possession of the equipment will avoid the additional transportation, cost, delay, and duplication of diagnostic work associated with relocating the dismantled equipme… (show all)
nt to another repair facility. Repair services are required as soon as practicable to minimize disruption to Forest Service mission operations. The anticipated source is Western States CAT, 500 East Overland, Meridian, Idaho. Interested sources that believe they can meet the Government�s requirement should submit a capability statement to karen.weaver@usda.gov by the response deadline. This notice is not a solicitation or request for quotations
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 811310.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $8K to $56K, median $24K; range $4K to $238K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHIT-LOG, INC | 1 | $238K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| TECH O. R., LLC | 1 | $198K | Jul 21, 2026 |
| SUTTER EQUIPMENT COMPANY | 1 | $74K | Mar 10, 2026 |
| FOSSELMAN REFRIGERATION, HEATING & AIR, INC. | 1 | $63K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Soniat & Willow Inc | 1 | $49K | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Xenturis LLC | 1 | $26K | Dec 8, 2025 |
| T3 PROMOS LLC | 1 | $25K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| GIBBS INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1 | $24K | Jan 7, 2025 |
| RTD SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $22K | Sep 2, 2025 |
| FACILITY GATEWAY CORPORATION | 1 | $12K | Sep 24, 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 30, 2026808 SOLUTIONS INC$6KFarm Equipment Service at Hilo RepositoryNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026FOSSELMAN REFRIGERATION, HEATING & AIR, INC.$63KIdaho National Forest North Districts Tree Cooler Repair/ReplaceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026WHIT-LOG, INC$238KDeschutes National Forest Belly Dump Trailer ReconditioningNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026FACILITY GATEWAY CORPORATION$12KLighting Inverter ServiceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026ENDRITE ELECTRICAL L.L.C Milford PA 18337 USA$4KGenerator Repairs at Grey Towers National Historic Site, PANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 24, 2026ATZ SOLUTION LLC$7KClean Agent System RepairsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 18, 2026Soniat & Willow Inc$49KLibby Tree Cooler HVAC ReplacementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 3, 2026PARACLETE MAINTENANCE & DESIGN, LLC$5KGate Motor Replacement for Kisatchie National Forest, LANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 21, 2026TECH O. R., LLC$198KElevator Maintenance for the the Ozark St Frances NFNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 30, 2026T3 PROMOS LLC$25KRepair of John Deere 700J LGP DozerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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. 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.