Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 3, 2026·Responses due Sep 24, 2026

International Organization for Standards (ISO) 17025 Accreditation

Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 5

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
12444326Q0075
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
R420
Place
Missoula, MT, USA
Contact
Carrie L Edwards (carrie.edwards@usda.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 12444326Q0075 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 3, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, middle of the range Oct 9, 2026.
Measured from 565 past solicitations at Forest Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 3, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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 12444326Q0075 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for training, review and audit for the International Organization for Standard accreditation for the Wildland Fire Chemical Systems Laboratory on 15 to 17 of the standard test plans that are major portions of each wildland fire chemical specification, (retardants, f… (show all)

oams and water enhancers). This accreditation for the lab is an international industry standard for first article and chemistry labs. It will strengthen National Technology and Development Programs, Wildland Fire Chemicals and Aerial Delivery Systems Programs. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541990 � All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. The small business size standard is $19.5 million annual receipts. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

Who won similar work

9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 541990.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ACR CONSULTANTS, INC.2$3K + 1 sharedAug 18, 2026
BARRON LLC2$3K + 1 sharedAug 18, 2026
HOPE ARCHAEOLOGY INC2$3K + 1 sharedAug 18, 2026
LIGHTBOX PARENT, L.P.1$470KSep 29, 2025
CRANMER ENGINEERING, INC.1$238KNov 26, 2025
PROJECT SOLUTIONS, INC.1– + 1 sharedAug 18, 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 6 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.