TYPE 3 FIRE ENGINES
Forest Service · USDA FOREST SERVICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12318726Q0196 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The US Forest Service intends to solicit and award a contract for Thirteen (13) 4X2 Med-Heavy cab and chassis, 33,000 GVWR; three (3) 4X4 Med-Heavy cab and chassis, 37,000 GVWR. Sixteen (16) cab and chassis total apparatuses, per USDA Forest Service national standard specifications issued March 2023(c). The contract award will include Thirteen (13) 4X2 Med-Heavy cab and chassis, 33,000 GVWR; three (3) 4X4 Med-Heavy cab and chassis, 37,000 GVWR. Sixteen (16) cab and chassis total, operational training, and delivery to various locations within Arizona, and California. The contract will be in acc… (show all)
ordance with FAR Subpart 12.1 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The resulting contract award will be a 100% Total Small Business Set � aside, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The anticipated date of solicitation will be approximately 15 business days after the date of this posted pre-solicitation. The anticipated delivery date of the type 3 fire apparatuses, according to USDA Forest Service Specification will be before or on 24 months from the date of receipt of first Government-furnished chassis.
Who won similar work
22 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same product/service code (PSC) 4210.
Single-winner award sizes (22): middle half $31K to $169K, median $46K; range $12K to $2.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&H PRODUCTS, LLC | 3 | $1.3M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| RATE, INC. | 2 | $117K | Sep 28, 2026 |
| SEITEC ASW FIREGUARD LLC | 1 | $2.5M | May 21, 2026 |
| MET ONE INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | $750K | Aug 29, 2025 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $185K | Jun 6, 2025 |
| WESTERN SHELTER SYSTEMS, LLC | 1 | $180K | May 12, 2026 |
| TEXAS PATRIOT INTERNATIONAL, LLC | 1 | $134K | Aug 10, 2026 |
| EDSAL MACHINE PRODUCTS INC | 1 | $116K | Jun 5, 2025 |
| FOL-DA-TANK, LLC | 1 | $50K | Aug 25, 2025 |
| WESTEX GROUP, INC | 1 | $42K | Jun 30, 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.
- Sep 28, 2026RATE, INC.$88KUSFS R6 Slide in Water Tank
- Sep 16, 2026RATE, INC.$30KGifford Pinchot National Forest - Fire Trailer Tank Assembly
- Aug 10, 2026TEXAS PATRIOT INTERNATIONAL, LLC$134KNFES 000712 - TOWEL - WATERLESS, CLEANSING, MINIMUM 12" X 30"
- Jul 31, 2026S&H PRODUCTS, LLC$54KSprinkler Stakes with Clamps
- Jul 21, 2026Holm Procurement Group LLC$23KSuction Hoses, 3" x 10' with female quick coupler and male camlock quick adapter
- Jul 17, 2026MULTIFAB, INC$33KTurntable Pallet Wrapping Machine
- Jun 24, 2026S&H PRODUCTS, LLC$958KAdjustable Sprinkler Head Assembly
- May 21, 2026SEITEC ASW FIREGUARD LLC$2.5MIDIQ BASE + 4 Option Years: Wrap - Structure Protection, Roll (NFES 0881)
- May 12, 2026WESTERN SHELTER SYSTEMS, LLC$180KWestern Shelter Systems LLC, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Gatekeeper SW-20 Shelter Kit Items
- Sep 12, 2025CASCADE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO White City OR 97503 USA$12KMountainair Slip In Pumper Unit Cibola National Forest
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.