BPA Call Order Exceeding $20,000 Synopsis Requisition 1179185
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Special Notice from the Forest Service, for work in Boyce, Louisiana. Due Nov 22, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-6), 9 days left.
| Solicitation number | 12443927Q0024 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Office | Usda-Fs, Csa East 1 |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720) |
| Product or service code | B503 |
| Place of performance | Boyce, Louisiana |
| Posted | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 22, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-6) (9 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Louisiana Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this special notice as a means of complying with Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3 - Simplified Acquisition Methods, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA Phase I archaeological survey of 1,242 acres on Calcasieu RD, Kisatchie National Forest Louisiana.
12363N23Q4023 The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consists of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize. This is not a solicitation.
This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification. This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS. There are currently 38 businesses that will receive this solicitation.
The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA. Point of Contact is [email protected].
This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the multiple award schedule BPA continuously solicited on the GPE at: SAM.gov. If contractors are not on the LMIR BPA and wish to join, they can respond to the BPA during the onboarding window which is Oct 1-Oct 31st each year for the life of the BPA. For instructions on how to join the BPA, search “Contract Opportunities” on sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023” or emailing the LMIR BPA team for a list of onboarding instructions.
Contracting contact
- Tobi Shumaker · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541720, a business counts as small if it has no more than $28.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for research and development in the social sciences and humanities work, who also hold Forest Service contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- NEW South Associates, Inc. $549,735 in this trade
- Project Solutions, Inc. $113,492 in this trade
- Integrated Environmental Solutions LLC $104,716 in this trade
About the buyer
The USDA Forest Service awarded $4.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Perimeter Solutions LP, Aero-Flite, Inc. and Helicopter Transport Services, LLC. See what Forest Service is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities contracts right now
There are 9 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541720), 2 posted in the last 7 days; 44% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Maritime Administration, Forest Service and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Most of the work with a stated place is in Louisiana, Maryland and District of Columbia.
All open research and development in the social sciences and humanities contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Washington State University $5.0 million · Department of the Army · Sep 30, 2026
- ERG-Terracon JV2, L.L.C. $429,139 · Department of the Army · Sep 3, 2026
- Stell Environmental Enterprises Inc $343,730 · Department of the Army · Aug 31, 2026
- Stell Environmental Enterprises Inc $57,549 · Department of the Army · Aug 27, 2026
- Westat, Inc. $2.9 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Aug 20, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.