DAKOTA PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS - Road Signage Elkhorn and Buffalo Gap Burn Areas
Forest Service · USDA FS DAKOTA PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1240LU26Q0121 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 FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1240LU26Q0121 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for furnishing and installing signs. North American Industry Classification (NAICS): 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors, Size Standard is $19.0 M. Set Aside: 100% small business set-aside. Project Magnitude � $25,000 to $100,000 Bid Bond/Offer Guarantee (… (show all)
FAR 52.228-1): 20% required if quote/offer in excess of $150,000 Performance & Payment Bonds (FAR 52.228-15): Both required at 100% of original contract price if value in excess of $150,000, due 10 days after award. Only payment protections required for contracts exceeding $35,000 but not exceeding $150,000, irrevocable letter of credit or payment bond allowed per FAR 52.228-13, due within 10 days of contract award. Provide quote by: 12:00 PM, Mountain Time on September 3, 2026. DOCUMENTS TO RETURN: The following documents shall be submitted by the quoter for evaluation to be considered responsive: Schedule of Items The attached experience questionnaire or a document demonstrating recent and relevant experience and past performance in respect to the size and scope of this particular project. See pages 25 - 27 for specific information to include for evaluation. Bid guarantee per information above. Acknowledge Amendments (per the instructions in Block 11 on the SF-30) if applicable. Send quote to: Forest Service, Property and Procurement Services, Intermountain Zone, CSA #9 Attn: Alisha Knaub E-mail: alisha.knaub@usda.gov For solicitation questions contact Alisha Knaub at email alisha.knaub@usda.gov. Questions are due no later than August 31, 2026, at 12:00 PM Mountain Time. This will ensure enough time to respond before the solicitation period ends. Please include the solicitation name and number as the subject line of the email. Amendment 001 - Posted 8/21/2026, addition of maps. Amendment 002 - Posted 9/2/2026, extension to September 11, 2026
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same product/service code (PSC) Z1PA.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $196K to $999K, median $665K; range $40K to $4.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. W. EMERSON, INC. | 1 | $4.5M | Aug 15, 2025 |
| THOMPSON CONTRACTING, INC. | 1 | $1.6M | Dec 1, 2025 |
| YOUNG GUN CONSTRUCTION LLC | 1 | $999K | Jun 11, 2025 |
| TURNER, RAMIREZ AND ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | $853K | Aug 15, 2026 |
| EASY STREET GRAVEL ROAD REPAIR LLC | 1 | $665K | Sep 22, 2025 |
| PLATINUM CONTRACTING SERVICES Boulder Creek CA 95006 USA | 1 | $293K | May 22, 2026 |
| Seaberg Enterprise, Inc. | 1 | $196K | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Gaia Forestry Limited | 1 | $175K | Apr 16, 2026 |
| R LAZY B ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | $40K | Oct 6, 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.
- Oct 6, 2026R LAZY B ENTERPRISES LLC$40KDAKOTA PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS - Road Signage Elkhorn and Buffalo Gap Burn AreasNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 15, 2026TURNER, RAMIREZ AND ASSOCIATES, INC.$853KTrail Hardening MUT, Lake Loop SectionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 22, 2026PLATINUM CONTRACTING SERVICES Boulder Creek CA 95006 USA$293K127EAW26Q0003 - Plumas NF Bear BoxesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 16, 2026Gaia Forestry Limited$175KDisaster Recovery Limepoint Fire Trails Stabilization Payette National ForestNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 1, 2025THOMPSON CONTRACTING, INC.$1.6MGAOA Timberlane Campground ReconstructionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2025EASY STREET GRAVEL ROAD REPAIR LLC$665KForest Service - Disaster, Recreation Site RepairsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 15, 2025K. W. EMERSON, INC.$4.5M127EAW25R0024 - GAOA, Scenic Byway Recreation Site RehabNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 11, 2025YOUNG GUN CONSTRUCTION LLC$999KGAOA Forest Wide Toilet Replacement and InstallationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 4, 2025Seaberg Enterprise, Inc.$196KHiawatha National Forest Grand Island DredgingNo 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.