Special NoticePosted Aug 12, 2026·Responses due Aug 27, 2026

Helitorch (Sole Source Notice,) Superior National Forest

Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 7

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
12444626Q0070
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
1250
Place
Duluth, MN, USA
Contact
Shad Stoddard (shad.stoddard@usda.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 12444626Q0070 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 12, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 4, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026, middle of the range Nov 5, 2026.
Measured from 92 past early notices at Forest Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 12, 2026).

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 negotiate with only one source, Simplex Manufacturing Co. (DBA Dart Aerospace,) 13340 NE Whitaker Way, Portland, OR 97230 for two (2) Simplex 5400 Helitorches with standard specifications. This action is authorized by FAR 12.102(a). The Government believes that the only source capable of satisfying the agency's requirement is Simplex. No Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be issued and no response will be made to letters or telephone requests for a copy of the solicitation. This is not a request for competitive quotes but serves as a procurement notice to fulfill… (show all)

public posting requirements in accordance with FAR 5.101(a)(b)(1)(i). The requirement is full and open, NAICS code 336413 Other Aircraft Part and Auxillary Equipment Manufacturing. Responsible firms believing they can provide the required supply are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer referencing action item 12444626Q0070. Convincing evidence that they are approved to provide and capable of providing the requested supplies is required. All responses will be fully considered. If no responses are received by August 27, 2026 to the effect that a comparable source exists, an order will be placed with Simplex for the requirement stated herein. Questions concerning this acquisition may be directed to Shad Stoddard at shad.stoddard@usda.gov.

Who won similar work

1514 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

Single-winner award sizes (1480): middle half $36K to $350K, median $95K; range $3K to $240.6M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RELIANCE CONTRACTORS INC21$1.8MAug 28, 2026
THREE STRIPES CONTRACTING LLC10$954KSep 15, 2026
FORTAZO CORP.8$781KSep 17, 2026
GERMRIP LLC8$707KSep 17, 2026
JUDD BUICK CONSTRUCTION, INC.7$7.6MMay 19, 2026
Xplicit Technologies LLC7$463KApr 30, 2026
GRANITE COMMERCIAL SERVICE LLC6$1.9MJul 15, 2026
THE COBUILDERS LLC6$396KAug 3, 2026
KING MATTHEW R De Pere WI 54115 USA6$168KMay 14, 2026
ABSOLUTE FORESTRY LLC5$9.8MSep 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

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 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
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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
  • 15 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. 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
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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.