USFS Wildland Fire Aviation Helicopter Support Services for Hoist and Medical Services
Forest Service · INCIDENT PROCUREMENT AVIATION BRANCH
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1202SA-RFIHSS26-01 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 22, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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 for Information (RFI) is for market research and planning purposes only. Product Service Code: V221 NAICS Code: 481212 Business Size Standard: 1,500 employees This RFI is issued solely for planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or commitment by the Government. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this RFI. It should not be interpreted as a request for proposal or an obligation to acquire any products or services. The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred in responding to this RFI, nor does submission of information grant any ent… (show all)
itlement to payment. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor�s input resulting from this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Whatever information is provided in response to this RFI may be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for future needs. The information provided may be utilized by the US Forest Service in developing its acquisition strategy and in its Statement of Objective, Statement of Work, and/or Performance Specifications. The information resulting from this RFI may be included or combined with other submissions in one or more options considered in the analysis of alternatives. Please email the primary point of contact below to submit an official response. See attached RFI document. Primary Point of Contact: Shelia Stoddard, Contracting Officer shelia.stoddard@usda.gov 623-293-8721
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.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELIANCE CONTRACTORS INC | 21 | $1.8M | Aug 28, 2026 |
| THREE STRIPES CONTRACTING LLC | 10 | $954K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| FORTAZO CORP. | 8 | $781K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| GERMRIP LLC | 8 | $707K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| JUDD BUICK CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 7 | $7.6M | May 19, 2026 |
| Xplicit Technologies LLC | 7 | $463K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| GRANITE COMMERCIAL SERVICE LLC | 6 | $1.9M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| THE COBUILDERS LLC | 6 | $396K | Aug 3, 2026 |
| KING MATTHEW R De Pere WI 54115 USA | 6 | $168K | May 14, 2026 |
| ABSOLUTE FORESTRY LLC | 5 | $9.8M | Sep 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.
- Oct 19, 2026ELEVEN BRAVO GROUP, LLC$14KBoundary Line Maintenance - Kisatchie National Forest - Louisiana
- Oct 15, 2026Multiple Awardees - See Description Gainesville GA USA$8.0MChattahoochee�Oconee NF Road Maintenance Services - Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)
- Oct 15, 2026FOX SNAP ENTERPRISE LLC$54KChicken Ranch siding replacement
- Oct 14, 2026ATLAS GREENHOUSE, LLC$397KNotice of Award and Single Source Justification for USDA Replacement Greenhouse Controllers Project 2.0 (Requisition 1173946)
- Oct 14, 2026Veteran Procurement Group L.L.C.$24KAERIAL FIRE DEPOT - Daycare Fence Replacement
- Oct 14, 2026BNA INC$304KLease Extension Awarded in Greenville, TN
- Oct 13, 2026JB CONTRACTING INC$80KGreenhouse Roof Replacement Hilo Repository
- Oct 13, 2026BSE PERFORMANCE, LLC$23KCoronado NF Polyethylene Pipe
- Oct 13, 2026WILLCO-AIR CONDITIONING, REFRIGERATION, HEATING, ACQUISITION LLC$38KHVAC services at Grey Towers Historical Site, PA
- Oct 13, 2026Sparkly Fresh LLC$133KLake Tahoe Basin Janitorial
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.