Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Jul 29, 2026·Responses due Aug 4, 2026

CANCELLED Confined Space Assessment - Beltsville MD

Agriculture (all) · USDA ARS AFM APD

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541620
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
1232SA26Q0498
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
R428
Place
Beltsville, MD, USA
Contact
Christopher Turner (christopher.c.turner@usda.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 1232SA26Q0498 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Jul 27, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 28, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 28, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 29, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 12, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026, middle of the range Aug 21, 2026.
Measured from 333 past solicitations at Agricultural Research Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 27, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

29JUL26 - SOLICITATION CANCELLED. 28JUL26 - Clarification: The "The yellow checkbox declaration on the FAR 52.222-48 Exemption Provision included immediately after the SF-1449 is required." language in sub section 4.4.1 of the Terms and Conditions FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors section does not apply to this solicitation. 28JUL26 - Clarifications only no amendment or change to Attachment 1. Clarification A: Determining the number/inventory of confined spaces and number of buildings is part of the actual scope of this requirement as described in Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement an… (show all)

d QASP. Further requests for granular or estimated detail regarding number/inventory of confined spaces and number of buildings will not be addressed. Clarification B: Confined spaces as established in Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement and QASP are distributed throughout the full 6,000 acre campus. Most are located within buildings, but there are also maintenance holes, waste pits, and fuel tanks that are not attached to or within structures. The term "facilities" as used in Attachment 1 is not limited to buildings. Clarificaton C: A site visit is offered but not required for quote submittal. The site visit provision included in the terms and conditions is presented in full text. Attachment 3 was included in the base RFQ posting and includes the site visit details. 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 1232SA26Q0498 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Confined Space Assessment. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541620 The small business size standard is $19M. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

Who won similar work

17 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), same NAICS 541620.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BEAR CREEK ARCHEOLOGY INC1$1.0MOct 31, 2024
WESTERN PROPERTIES Rancho Cordova CA 95742 USA1$423KJul 30, 2026
Environmental Assessment Services, LLC1$400KMay 7, 2026
COPPERHEAD ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING INC1$322KSep 8, 2026
NAKONECHNY, LYLE D Ocean Park WA 98640 USA1$146KSep 15, 2026
GRULLON PENKOVA, IANA FAUSTO San Juan PR 00924 USA1$141KSep 24, 2026
CORNERSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LLC1$126KJun 2, 2026
ESPINOZA CULTURAL SERVICES, LLC1$114KJun 1, 2026
MICHAEL, TERRY Washington DC 20003 USA1$71KJun 7, 2026
BBJ GROUP LLC1$56KJul 14, 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.

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 Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 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
  • 132 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

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
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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.