Sole Source Notice, Fire Launcher Kits Needed for the Superior N.F.
Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 6
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1175281 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 21, 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
This request is for the sole-source purchase of two (2) Firequick Launcher III kits from Firequick Products Inc. This specialized equipment is a proprietary system designed specifically for wildland fire operations and is assigned National Fire Equipment System NFES #000571. Firequick Products Inc. is the sole manufacturer and exclusive direct vendor of this platform; no other distributors or alternative products exist that offer this multi-round, remote-ignition capability.
Who won similar work
22 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Forest Service), same product/service code (PSC) 4210.
Single-winner award sizes (22): middle half $31K to $169K, median $46K; range $12K to $2.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&H PRODUCTS, LLC | 3 | $1.3M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| RATE, INC. | 2 | $117K | Sep 28, 2026 |
| SEITEC ASW FIREGUARD LLC | 1 | $2.5M | May 21, 2026 |
| MET ONE INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | $750K | Aug 29, 2025 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $185K | Jun 6, 2025 |
| WESTERN SHELTER SYSTEMS, LLC | 1 | $180K | May 12, 2026 |
| TEXAS PATRIOT INTERNATIONAL, LLC | 1 | $134K | Aug 10, 2026 |
| EDSAL MACHINE PRODUCTS INC | 1 | $116K | Jun 5, 2025 |
| FOL-DA-TANK, LLC | 1 | $50K | Aug 25, 2025 |
| WESTEX GROUP, INC | 1 | $42K | Jun 30, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Sep 28, 2026RATE, INC.$88KUSFS R6 Slide in Water TankNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2026RATE, INC.$30KGifford Pinchot National Forest - Fire Trailer Tank AssemblyNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 10, 2026TEXAS PATRIOT INTERNATIONAL, LLC$134KNFES 000712 - TOWEL - WATERLESS, CLEANSING, MINIMUM 12" X 30"No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 31, 2026S&H PRODUCTS, LLC$54KSprinkler Stakes with ClampsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 21, 2026Holm Procurement Group LLC$23KSuction Hoses, 3" x 10' with female quick coupler and male camlock quick adapterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 17, 2026MULTIFAB, INC$33KTurntable Pallet Wrapping MachineNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2026S&H PRODUCTS, LLC$958KAdjustable Sprinkler Head AssemblyNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2026SEITEC ASW FIREGUARD LLC$2.5MIDIQ BASE + 4 Option Years: Wrap - Structure Protection, Roll (NFES 0881)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 12, 2026WESTERN SHELTER SYSTEMS, LLC$180KWestern Shelter Systems LLC, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Gatekeeper SW-20 Shelter Kit ItemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 12, 2025CASCADE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO White City OR 97503 USA$12KMountainair Slip In Pumper Unit Cibola National ForestNo 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.