Grandfather Ranger District - West - Janitorial Services for Recreation Facilities at Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 3
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12444126Q0057 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
08/19/2026: Amendment 1 is issued to provide Questions and Answers to potential offerors, clarify technical and performance requirements, and correct minor inconsistencies in the solicitation documents. Amendment 1 also updates the Schedule of Items to reflect the correct date and incorporates additional offeror acknowledgment questions regarding site accessibility, staffing commitment, and cleaning frequency requirements. - SF30 signed and questions answerd and must be included with the submission ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------… (show all)
------------------------ 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 12444126Q0057 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Grandfather Ranger District - West - Janitorial Services for Recreation Facilities at Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 561720 The small business size standard is $22M This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. The offeror must demonstrate a clear understanding that Forest Service locations requiring janitorial services are geographically remote and have historically presented challenges in recruiting and retaining adequate staffing. Historical Data (for informational purposes only): The previous West Zone contract number is 12444121D0005 and John Kapuscinski is the incumbent. We have awarded five 12-months task orders over the last five years for a total of $281,250.
Who won similar work
131 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same product/service code (PSC) S201.
Single-winner award sizes (129): middle half $47K to $120K, median $69K; range $5K to $717K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELIANCE CONTRACTORS INC | 20 | $1.8M | Aug 28, 2026 |
| GERMRIP LLC | 8 | $707K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| FORTAZO CORP. | 7 | $600K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Xplicit Technologies LLC | 7 | $463K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| THE COBUILDERS LLC | 6 | $396K | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Triangle Maintenance and Commercial Janitorial Services LLC | 4 | $541K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| ECO-FRIENDLY CLEANING SPECIALIST, LLC | 3 | $421K | Apr 24, 2026 |
| NASCENCE GROUP LLC | 3 | $167K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| DAYLI LLC | 3 | $113K | Aug 25, 2026 |
| FULL CIRCLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. | 2 | $1.1M | Jul 31, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 13, 2026Sparkly Fresh LLC$133KLake Tahoe Basin Janitorial
- Oct 7, 2026PROFRESH COMMERCIAL CLEANING LLC. Pompano Beach FL 33069 USA$5KFloor Stripping and Waxing at the Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
- Sep 30, 2026CleanSphere Commercial Cleaning, LLC$68KTonopah RD Janitorial
- Sep 29, 2026ICLEANING SERVICES LLC$68KTrabuco District Ranger Office Janitorial Services
- Sep 24, 2026Triangle Maintenance and Commercial Janitorial Services LLC$120KARS - Wapato Janitorial Services
- Sep 22, 2026RICH CLEANING & MAINTENANCE CORP$114KUS Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) Janitorial Services
- Sep 17, 2026FORTAZO CORP.$57KJanitorial for the Poteau/Cold Springs Ranger District
- Sep 17, 2026GERMRIP LLC$403KRecreation Janitorial Services for the Chattooga River Ranger District
- Sep 15, 20261 CLEAN JOB, LLC$60KSoda Springs Janitor Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- Sep 4, 2026Triangle Maintenance and Commercial Janitorial Services LLC$168KANF Janitorial
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.