BPA Call Order Exceeding $20,000 Synopsis RFQ 1175250
Updated
Special Notice from the Forest Service, for work in Laona, Wisconsin. Due Nov 18, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-6), 4 days left.
| Solicitation number | 12443927Q0009 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Office | Usda-Fs, Csa East 1 |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Support Activities for Forestry (115310) |
| Product or service code | F099 |
| Place of performance | Laona, Wisconsin |
| Posted | Nov 13, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 18, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-6) (4 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Wisconsin Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this notice as a means of complying with USDA Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), SUBPART 412.201-1, requiring that all calls above $20,000 be posted to the Government Point of Entry (GPE). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against Region 9 Timber Mark & Cruise BPA - Ottawa/Chequamegon-Nicolet NF BPA for Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Forest County, Wisconsin – Carter Tower Marking and cruising.
The purpose of this request is to secure services to perform forestry services in timber sale preparation: cut tree marking (CTM) and cruising of 400 acres. 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 against Region 9 Timber Mark & Cruise BPA for FS. There are currently 14 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.
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 115310, a business counts as small if it has no more than $11.5 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 support activities for forestry work, who also hold Forest Service contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Grayback Forestry, Inc. $26.4 million in this trade
- Patrick Environmental Inc $21.4 million in this trade
- Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression, Inc. $18.2 million in this trade
- Miller Timber Services, Inc. $17.2 million in this trade
- Imperial Forestry, Incorporated $14.2 million 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.
Support Activities for Forestry contracts right now
There are 24 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 115310), 11 posted in the last 7 days; 96% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Forest Service, Department of Energy and Departmental Offices. Most of the work with a stated place is in Wisconsin, Colorado and Oregon. A notice in this trade gives a median of 13 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 5 days.
All open support activities for forestry 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
- Austin Peay State University $48,077 · Departmental Offices · Nov 3, 2026
- Mike Kesler Enterprises Inc $85,237 · Departmental Offices · Oct 22, 2026
- Heloair, Incorporated $1.9 million · Department of the Army · Oct 9, 2026
- Blue OAK Environmental Group, Inc. $9.5 million · Department of the Army · Dec 11, 2025
- CMD Landworks LLC $96,800 · National Park Service · Jul 11, 2024
From the award notices agencies publish.