Grade 2 wastewater operator
Forest Service · Six Rivers National Forest
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12444026Q0230 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 22, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
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
The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain the services of a Contract Operator (Grade 2) to provide comprehensive operations, maintenance, service and repairs for one (1) wastewater treatment plant and associated infrastructure for the Six Rivers National Forest. The systems included in this contract are the Orleans Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Forest Service will continue to be the permit holder and retain ultimate responsibility for overall system performance.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 221320.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $178K to $2.1M, median $188K; range $18K to $7.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION | 1 | $7.1M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| WATERWORKFORCE INC | 1 | $2.1M | Apr 29, 2026 |
| ALLEGHENY SITE MANAGEMENT, INC | 1 | $188K | Jul 2, 2025 |
| GERTZEN WATER MGMT CO Wanatah IN 46390 USA | 1 | $178K | Mar 26, 2026 |
| COPPER MOUNTAIN SERVICES LLC | 1 | $18K | Dec 11, 2024 |
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.
- Sep 30, 2026OPTIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION$7.1MUmpqua NF Operations and Maintenance Water/Wastewater Systems IDIQ
- Apr 29, 2026WATERWORKFORCE INC$2.1MInyo National Forest (NF) Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Operations (Ops) & Maintenance (Maint)
- Mar 26, 2026GERTZEN WATER MGMT CO Wanatah IN 46390 USA$178KHardin Ridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Operation & Maintenance
- Jul 2, 2025ALLEGHENY SITE MANAGEMENT, INC$188KALF North Central Lagoon Wastewater Plant Operation
- Dec 11, 2024COPPER MOUNTAIN SERVICES LLC$18KBRIDGEPORT SEWER LIFT STATION REPAIRS
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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.