Sources SoughtPosted Mar 8, 2026·Responses due Mar 13, 2026

F--BLRI-345019 HAZARD TREE REMOVAL

National Park Service · MWR MISSOURI MABO(62000)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
115310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
140PS126Q0006
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
F014
Place
Not stated
Contact
Loftus, Stephen (stephen_loftus@ios.doi.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 140PS126Q0006 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Mar 8, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Apr 24, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • May 14, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • May 19, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • May 19, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • May 22, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • May 25, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • May 26, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Jun 15, 2026
    Award Notice
    RUSSELL TREE EXPERTS LTD · $421K
    Open

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 National Park Service (NPS) is conducting a market survey to determine the interest and capability of contractors for an emergent upcoming project. All costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey shall be the responsibility of the firm. Any information submitted is voluntary. The Contracting Officer will determine the acquisition strategy determination based on the results of this market survey. This project involves the identification, planning, removal, and disposal of hazard trees and storm-related debris within Julian Price Memorial Park Campground (ap… (show all)

proximately 62 acres) and the adjacent Price Picnic Area (approximately 28 acres) on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The forest in this area consists of an eastern mixed hardwoods common in the mountainous areas of Western North Carolina. The goal is to ensure public safety, protect park infrastructure, and maintain the natural environment. This work is in response to storm damage from Hurricane Helene and includes a significantly higher volume of tree removal and debris hauling than routine maintenance operations. The NAICS code for this project is 115310, with a small business size standard of $34M. Contractors must be registered as a small business under the listed socio-economic categories in SAM (System for Award Management) under NAICS code 115310 to be considered/confirmed. Overview: This project will include all work and labor to complete This market research is being conducted to acquire additional information about potential contractors that may be interested in performing this work. This is not an invitation for bid (IFB), request for proposal (RFP), or Request for Quote (RFQ) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government to issue any solicitation. All interested firms must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicitation that may be issued will be posted on SAM.gov. All responses must be submitted via email not later than March 13, 2026, at 1700 EDT to Stephen Loftus, Contracting Officer, email address stephen_loftus@ios.doi.gov

Who won similar work

23 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (National Park Service), same product/service code (PSC) F014.

Single-winner award sizes (23): middle half $36K to $157K, median $82K; range $19K to $303K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SMOKEYS HELPING HAND, LLC. 1610 E 14TH AVENUE Denver CO 80218 USA3$695KMay 7, 2026
Ross Tree Expert Company2$234KJun 10, 2026
BRENNAN MANNS 1571 TIMBER WOLF DR Festus MO 63028 USA2$91KJun 11, 2025
Excel Tree Expert Company1$271KJun 11, 2026
DELUNA, JOHN 811 W LYRE RIVER RD Port Angeles WA 98363 USA1$260KApr 30, 2026
GOD AND COUNTRY TREE SERVICE, LLC1$165KJun 4, 2025
MOURNEY, JONATHAN 468457 E 923 RD Bunch OK 74931 USA1$150KJul 1, 2026
PACIFIC COAST CONTRACTING INC1$126KJun 30, 2026
CARROLL TREE SERVICE, INC.1$100KJun 25, 2026
STERILECO LLC1$86KJul 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.

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 Natl Park Service (NPS) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Park Service (NPS) 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.