GAOA Grizzly Bear Campground
Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 127EAX27Q0004 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 8, 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
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 127EAX27Q0004 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for updates to the Grizzly Bear Campground. Updates include: Road alignment will be adjusted to accommodate expected traffic, subbase will be enhanced. The water system well will remain; the pumphouse, service and distribution lines, and point-of-use hydrants will b… (show all)
e replaced and rerouted to better serve campers. The information board will be replaced and relocated. Host and Volunteer Sites will each to be equipped with sewage vault, water, and electric services. Campsites will be redesigned for accessibility and improved layout, parking and functionality. A new stick-built double toilet and stick-built pump house are part of the project. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 237990 The small business size standard is $45.0M 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
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same product/service code (PSC) Z1PA.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $196K to $999K, median $665K; range $40K to $4.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. W. EMERSON, INC. | 1 | $4.5M | Aug 15, 2025 |
| THOMPSON CONTRACTING, INC. | 1 | $1.6M | Dec 1, 2025 |
| YOUNG GUN CONSTRUCTION LLC | 1 | $999K | Jun 11, 2025 |
| TURNER, RAMIREZ AND ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | $853K | Aug 15, 2026 |
| EASY STREET GRAVEL ROAD REPAIR LLC | 1 | $665K | Sep 22, 2025 |
| PLATINUM CONTRACTING SERVICES Boulder Creek CA 95006 USA | 1 | $293K | May 22, 2026 |
| Seaberg Enterprise, Inc. | 1 | $196K | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Gaia Forestry Limited | 1 | $175K | Apr 16, 2026 |
| R LAZY B ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | $40K | Oct 6, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 6, 2026R LAZY B ENTERPRISES LLC$40KDAKOTA PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS - Road Signage Elkhorn and Buffalo Gap Burn AreasNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 15, 2026TURNER, RAMIREZ AND ASSOCIATES, INC.$853KTrail Hardening MUT, Lake Loop SectionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 22, 2026PLATINUM CONTRACTING SERVICES Boulder Creek CA 95006 USA$293K127EAW26Q0003 - Plumas NF Bear BoxesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 16, 2026Gaia Forestry Limited$175KDisaster Recovery Limepoint Fire Trails Stabilization Payette National ForestNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 1, 2025THOMPSON CONTRACTING, INC.$1.6MGAOA Timberlane Campground ReconstructionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2025EASY STREET GRAVEL ROAD REPAIR LLC$665KForest Service - Disaster, Recreation Site RepairsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 15, 2025K. W. EMERSON, INC.$4.5M127EAW25R0024 - GAOA, Scenic Byway Recreation Site RehabNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 11, 2025YOUNG GUN CONSTRUCTION LLC$999KGAOA Forest Wide Toilet Replacement and InstallationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 4, 2025Seaberg Enterprise, Inc.$196KHiawatha National Forest Grand Island DredgingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.