Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 16, 2026·Responses due Sep 21, 2026

Maize Winter Nursery- Country of Chile

Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA SOUTHWEST 4

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
111150
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
127EAU26Q0079
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
F009
Place
CHL
Contact
Veronica Beck (veronica.beck@usda.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 127EAU26Q0079 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 16, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 8, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026, middle of the range Oct 22, 2026.
Measured from 565 past solicitations at Forest Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 16, 2026).

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What the notice says

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has a requirement for Maize Winter Nursery Services in Chile. The contractor shall provide all necessary field activities, including land, land preparation, planting, monitoring, weed and pest control, pollination services, irrigation, fertilization, harvesting, drying and shelling as required, progress reporting, inspections, fumigation as required, and preparation of seed for return shipment. Th… (show all)

e requirement consists of approximately 1,500 nursery rows and will be performed in the country of Chile. The period of performance is October 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. Offerors shall submit pricing using the attached Schedule of Items and include all costs necessary to perform the requirement. Offers shall be submitted electronically to veronica.beck@usda.gov.

Who won similar work

1513 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Forest Service), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RELIANCE CONTRACTORS INC21$1.8MAug 28, 2026
THREE STRIPES CONTRACTING LLC10$954KSep 15, 2026
FORTAZO CORP.8$781KSep 17, 2026
GERMRIP LLC8$707KSep 17, 2026
JUDD BUICK CONSTRUCTION, INC.7$7.6MMay 19, 2026
Xplicit Technologies LLC7$463KApr 30, 2026
GRANITE COMMERCIAL SERVICE LLC6$1.9MJul 15, 2026
THE COBUILDERS LLC6$396KAug 3, 2026
KING MATTHEW R De Pere WI 54115 USA6$168KMay 14, 2026
ABSOLUTE FORESTRY LLC5$9.8MSep 14, 2026

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Latest awards

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
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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

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  • 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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