Special NoticePosted Aug 4, 2026·Responses due Aug 14, 2026

BPA Call Order Exceeding $20,000 Synopsis Requisition 1172451

Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 1

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541720
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
12443926Q0193
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
B503
Place
Oxford, MS, USA
Contact
SEAN Metzger (sean.metzger@usda.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 12443926Q0193 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 4, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Aug 6, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 26, 2026 to Dec 22, 2026, middle of the range Oct 28, 2026.
Measured from 92 past early notices at Forest Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 4, 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

The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this synopsis/solicitation notice as a means of complying with the USDA�s policy in AGAR 412.201-1 (e)(3)(ii) Simplified Procedures. The USDA-FS intends on awarding a BPA Call Order against: Archaeological/Cultural Heritage Services for multiple National Forests BPA Holders: 12444222A0011, 14, 16, 18-19, 21-23. This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification. This p… (show all)

rocurement is restricted to the approved companies eligible for call orders under the aforementioned BPA Holders. These services are for cultural resources survey for the Holly Springs Ranger District, MS. This requirement will be awarded as a BPA Call Order against the BPA. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 541720.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
OHIO VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGY, INC.1$217KSep 24, 2026
R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc.1$216KJan 30, 2026
Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc.1$117KJan 30, 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 3 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.

  • 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.