Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 29, 2026·Responses due Aug 6, 2026

2026 TACTICAL WATER TENDERS

Forest Service · USDA FOREST SERVICE

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336211
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
12318726Q0198
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
4210
Place
Washington, DC, USA
Contact
Kimberly Turner (kimberly.turner@usda.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 12318726Q0198 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 29, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
  • Jul 29, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 30, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 20, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026, middle of the range Oct 22, 2026.
Measured from 92 past early notices at Forest Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 29, 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

Requiring Office: USFS Washington Office - Fleet NAICS: 336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing. PSC: 4210 Fire Fighting Equipment Title: 2026 Tactical Water Tenders The US Forest Service intends to solicit and award a contract for three (3) Tactical Water Tender bodies custom built to Forest Service national standard specifications, mounted on Government-furnished 4X2 standard cab and chassis, per USDA Forest Service national standard specifications issued March 2024(c). The contract award will include Tactical Water Tender bodies custom built to Forest Service national standard specification… (show all)

s, mounted on Government-furnished 4X2 standard cab and chassis., operational training, and delivery to various locations within California and Idaho. The contract will be in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.1 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The resulting contract award will be a 100% Total Small Business Set � aside, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The anticipated date of solicitation will be approximately 15 business days after the date of this posted pre-solicitation. The anticipated delivery date of the Tactical water Tenders and equipment, according to USDA Forest Service Specification will be before or on 24 months from the date of receipt of first Government-furnished chassis.

Who won similar work

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 336211.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TITAN TRUCK EQUIPMENT COMPANY3$166KOct 1, 2025
EVS Emergency Vehicle Systems LLC1$110KSep 22, 2026
Spencer Motorworks LLC1$82KSep 25, 2026
DIGITCOM ELECTRONICS, INC.1$75KMar 23, 2026
WASATCH CLEAN ENERGY LLC1$35KSep 17, 2025
NORMONT EQUIPMENT CO. Great Falls MT 59404 USA1$24KMar 13, 2026
GOVCREST INC1$21KMay 15, 2025
CASCADE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO White City OR 97503 USA1$12KSep 12, 2025

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 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.