MOF Elk Lick Dam Decommissioning & Restoration
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 13
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12445526Q0113 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- 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 12445526Q0113 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for MOF Elk Lick Dam Decommissioning & Restoration. PROJECT SUMMARY: The USFS is pursuing a Purchase Order for decommissioning and restoration construction services on the Monongahela National Forest Elk Lick Dam. Work includes removal of an existing concrete gravit… (show all)
y dam and restoration of a stable stream channel through the former reservoir footprint. Services shall be performed by the awardee in accordance with the specifications, terms, and conditions of this solicitation, including those found in the solicitation attachments. SET-ASIDE: This solicitation is set aside 100% for Small Business entities under NAICS 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Size Standard: $45M). PROJECT LOCATION: Elk Lick Dam, Monongahela National Forest. See solicitation and its attachments for additional location details. SOLICITATION POINT OF CONTACT: Matthew (Matt) Killian, Contracting Officer matthew.killian@usda.gov SITE VISIT INFORMATION: A site visit will be held at 9:30 AM EDT on Tuesdsay, 11 August 2026. Site Visit Meet-up Coordinates: 39.061205, -79.668473 To attend the site visit, contact the Contracting Officer, Matthew (Matt) Killian, via email at matthew.killian@usda.gov. PLEASE REVIEW ALL SOLICITATION MATERIALS IN-FULL, INCLUDING ALL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS, PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A QUOTATION. LATE QUOTATIONS AND/OR QUOTATIONS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH SAID INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE DETERMINED NON-REPONSIVE AND ELIMINATED FROM AWARD CONSIDERATION.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 237990.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD RESOURCES INC | 1 | $3.5M | Aug 14, 2026 |
| CAROLINA UNDERBRUSHING LLC | 1 | $750K | Mar 23, 2026 |
| EAST WIND ENTERPRISES, INC. | 1 | $97K | Jul 23, 2026 |
| VARNER CONSTRUCTION LLC | 1 | $33K | Sep 9, 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.
- Aug 14, 2026SD RESOURCES INC$3.5MCrane Lake Dam Rehabilitation
- Jul 23, 2026EAST WIND ENTERPRISES, INC.$97KLefferts Pond Accessibility Improvements
- Mar 23, 2026CAROLINA UNDERBRUSHING LLC$750KGAOA Iargo Springs Interpretive Site Stair and Boardwalk Renovation
- Sep 9, 2025VARNER CONSTRUCTION LLC$33KSummit Lake Dam Repairs and Safety Improvements
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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.