Farrier Services USFS Methow Valley Ranger District
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA NORTHWEST 2
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1240BD25Q0050 in this department, oldest first.
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 the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The combined synopsis/solicitation number is 1240BD25Q0050 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to establish a Firm Fixed Price service contract to provide routine farrier services for the Methow Valley Ranger District Stock Program, Okanogan-Wenatchee Forest, Washington, The combined synopsis/solicitation d… (show all)
ocument and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-03, effective 01/17/2025. This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. In accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (which applies to this combined synopsis/solicitation), offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected. Description of Requirement: Okanogan Wenatchee National forest(OKW) Methow Valley Ranger District, (MVRD) � Routine Farrier Services � Standard Shoeing Only The purpose of this contract is to secure routine farrier services for standard shoeing of an estimated 20 head of stock. The MVRD stock have been accustomed to being shod on a shoeing table. This will present challenges working with some animal�s with a change to stand to shoe. Currently the MVRD has 20 head of stock. 14 of the 20 animals have been shod standing at some point. 6 of the 20 animals are expected to be very difficult with stand shoeing. District staff will routinely work with the animals to improve stand to shoe suitability. Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be from Date of Award � FEB 2026 for the base year. If awarded, there will be up to (4) option periods that are 12 months in length. Period of performance will be from MARCH � FEBRUARY. See Attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) Schedule of Items (SOI) and RFQ for details and how to submit an acceptable offer.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same product/service code (PSC) R416.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $51K to $146K, median $63K; range $38K to $228K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| C D WARNER LIVESTOCK LLC | 1 | $228K | Jun 5, 2026 |
| SIPE HORSESHOEING LLC | 1 | $63K | Apr 13, 2026 |
| VALENCIA, DAN Hesperus CO 81326 USA | 1 | $38K | Mar 2, 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.
- Jun 5, 2026C D WARNER LIVESTOCK LLC$228KInyo National Forest (INF) Capture and Removal of 450 Wild Horses.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 13, 2026SIPE HORSESHOEING LLC$63KBIG HORN NF - FARRIER SERVICES - 5-YEAR - AWARD NOTICENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 2, 2026VALENCIA, DAN Hesperus CO 81326 USA$38KPagosa Ranger District- Farrier ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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.