Sand Trail Phase II
Forest Service · USDA FOREST SERVICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1240BJ26Q0021 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 1240BJ26Q0021 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This project is located on the Cordova Ranger District. This contract aims to repair and mitigate future failures of the USFS Sand Trail infrastructure, trail number 229. The total trail length is 12.20 miles long; this contract will only address the first 1.70 mil… (show all)
es of failing trail. The mitigation consists of installing bank armoring with rip rap, and placing sub grade aggregate along the trail. The sub grade aggregate (3� minus) is to be placed as backfill behind the riprap and is incidental to item 201501A. Backfill quantities will vary but the end product is to have ~2-4 ft of 3� minus behind the placed riprap. The D-1 aggregate is to be placed on the trail running surface to harden the trail for ATV use. The majority of trail 229 is 6 to 8 feet in width and will require additional clearing and minor excavation depending on type of equipment used. Construction must occur during low water times of year, diversion of smaller channels within the project location will be needed to dewater bank locations. Small diversion for bank armoring is assumed to be conducted with either a dozer or excavator that may operate in the stream channel or along the stream bank. Work must be performed when there is 5 consecutive days below 30F degrees are reached This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard is $45,000,000.00 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
41 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 237990.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC PRAUS LLC | 1 | $9.4M | Sep 8, 2025 |
| NEHEMIAH CONSTRUCTION LLC | 1 | $4.8M | Dec 1, 2025 |
| K. W. EMERSON, INC. | 1 | $4.5M | Aug 15, 2025 |
| CK May Excavating, Inc. | 1 | $3.7M | Mar 10, 2026 |
| JACKSON EXCAVATION, INC | 1 | $3.6M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| SD RESOURCES INC | 1 | $3.5M | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Wesslen Construction and Development, Inc | 1 | $2.6M | Aug 25, 2026 |
| LJS CONCRETE & EXCAVATING, LLC | 1 | $2.0M | Jun 25, 2026 |
| EASTSEW LLC | 1 | $1.8M | Jul 8, 2026 |
| THOMPSON CONTRACTING, INC. | 1 | $1.6M | Dec 1, 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.
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- Sep 24, 2026MIKE MCCONNELL Sonora CA 95370 USA$984KGAOA Accessible Upgrades Toilet Replacement
- Sep 14, 2026GRIZZLY MARKETING, INC.$185KTIMPAS PICNIC AREA SITE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
- Sep 9, 2026YOUNG GUN CONSTRUCTION LLC$1.2MGAOA Greenough Campground Reconstruction, Custer-Gallatin National Forest
- Sep 1, 2026HESS CONTRACTING LLC$583KGAOA Const Mesa Falls Boardwalk CTNF
- Sep 1, 2026M. PETERS, INC.$385K127EAW26Q0050 - Ash Creek Helispot Construction
- Aug 25, 2026Wesslen Construction and Development, Inc$2.6MGAOA Sam Owen Campground Improvements, Idaho Panhandle National Forest
- Aug 15, 2026TURNER, RAMIREZ AND ASSOCIATES, INC.$853KTrail Hardening MUT, Lake Loop Section
- Aug 14, 2026SD RESOURCES INC$3.5MCrane Lake Dam Rehabilitation
- Aug 5, 2026BO TRAILS INC$605KCUSTER GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST - Sweet Trunk Trail #274
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.
- 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.