Shavers Project
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 8
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 12444726Q0079 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 11, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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 USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this notice as a means of complying with USDA Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), SUBPART 412.201-1, requiring that all calls above $20,000 be posted to the Government Point of Entry (GPE). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive task order against the Cultural Resource Surveys-Monongahela National Forest IDIQ for the Shavers Survey. This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a task order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this … (show all)
notification. This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for IDIQ Cultural Resource Surveys-Monongahela National Forest IDIQ. There are currently 3 businesses that will receive this solicitation. Any changes to the task order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the IDIQ.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 541720.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGY, INC. | 1 | $217K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $216K | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc. | 1 | $117K | Jan 30, 2026 |
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.
- Sep 24, 2026OHIO VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGY, INC.$217KWayne National Forest, Phase 1 Heritage/Archeology Surveys
- Jan 30, 2026Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc.$117KNotice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against Mississippi Archaeological /Cultural Heritage Services BPA's
- Jan 30, 2026R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc.$216KNotice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against Archaeological /Cultural Heritage Services BPA's
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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.