1174459 - ARS - Electronic Security Systems at The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Beltsville, Maryland 20705
Forest Service · USDA FOREST SERVICE-SPOC EAST
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1174459 in this department, oldest first.
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
Update: Organized Site Visit One site visit will be held on Monday, September 21, 2026 at 09:00am Eastern. The location of the site visit is the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Beltsville, Maryland 20705. In order to facilitate conference preparations, contractors must RSVP with the number of attendees AND identities no later than 24 hours prior to the start of the site visit. Contractors are REQUIRED to bring a Government Issued ID to the Site Visit. RSVPs must be sent to David Johnson at david.k.johnson@usda.gov, and CC Nicholas Bartolomei at Nicholas.Bartolomei@usda.gov. The visitor… (show all)
s must report to 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 003 (the building is at the flag pole) Beltsville, MD 20705 with a current valid REAL ID. Use the AI Phone (video/audio system) at the door to announce themselves to the security guard for entry. Visitors will be processed for a Visitor's Pass where the site POC David Johnson will meet them and escort them. The visit may last 3 hours, depending on any questions. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1174459 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Electronic Security Systems At The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Beltsville, MD 20705 as listed in the performance work statement. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 561621 The small business size standard is $25 million This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Submit offer by email to nicholas.bartolomei@usda.gov so that it is delivered into this inbox by the due date and time listed on the announcement page of SAM.gov. Emails should contain attachments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF format. Be aware that large attachments may increase the time required to deliver an email. It is the offerors responsibility to confirm receipt of the offer from Contract Specialist, Nicholas Bartolomei.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 561621.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $34K to $52K, median $42K; range $19K to $416K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHPE LLC | 1 | $416K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| ALERTWEST, INC | 1 | $56K | Oct 15, 2025 |
| AROCK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 1 | $48K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| POLYTRON CORP | 1 | $42K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| BRAINSTORM TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 1 | $34K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Proguard Protection Services, Inc. | 1 | $34K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| EDSEL E LOWELL JR Brandon VT 05733 USA | 1 | $19K | Aug 11, 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.
- Oct 1, 2026AROCK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$48KUSFS, Corvallis Forestry Sciences Lab (CFSL) Annual Inspection of Fire Alarm System and Fire Sprinkler System
- Sep 30, 2026BHPE LLC$416KRO Fire Protection
- Sep 30, 2026POLYTRON CORP$42KARS Security Door Access Reader Upgrade
- Apr 30, 2026Proguard Protection Services, Inc.$34KWhite River NF Supervisor's Office Fire Alarm Repair
- Oct 15, 2025ALERTWEST, INC$56KWildfire Camera System Operation
- Sep 24, 2025BRAINSTORM TECHNOLOGIES LLC$34KFire and Carbon Monoxide Alarm and Notification System
- Aug 11, 2025EDSEL E LOWELL JR Brandon VT 05733 USA$19KGreen Mountain & Finger Lakes Security Gate Repair
Competitive landscape
For the 7 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Forest Service since 2024 (1 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.