Green Mountain Finger Lakes Invasive Species Map and Control
Updated
Solicitation from the Forest Service, for work in Rutland, Vermont. Due Nov 2, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5), 9 days left.
| Solicitation number | 12444726Q0053 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Office | Usda-Fs, Csa East 8 |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Support Activities for Forestry (115310) |
| Product or service code | F099 |
| Place of performance | Rutland, Vermont |
| Posted | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 2, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5) (9 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
Amendment 0003 has been issued for Solicitation 12444726Q0053. Please review the following updates: Updated deadline for quotes. Quotes are now due 11:59pm Eastern Time, November 2, 2026.
Questions and responses for the questions asked during the question period. Questions and responses for the questions asked at the site visit. Updated Maps.
The updated documents will be posted in the Attachments/Links section. All other documents remain unchanged. Amendment 0002 has been issued for Solicitation 12444726Q0053.
Please review the following updates: The updated solicitation documents titled C05_Sol12444726Q0053_Attach1_SOW_V2 and C05_12444726Q0053_Attach2_MAPS_V1 have been posted. Additional Updates: • A site visit will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 9:00 AM ET at the: USFS Manchester Ranger Station Green Mountain National Forest 2538 Depot Street Manchester Center, VT 05255 POC for the visit: Stephanie Erlandson [email protected] | 802?362?2307 • Appendix B in the SOW has been updated to reflect the correct acreage totals. • Maps have been updated to remove Rocky Hollow. • All other changes are highlighted in yellow.
Reminders: • The last day to submit questions is Monday, October 19, 2026. • Quotes are due Monday, October 26, 2026, before 11:59 PM ET. The updated documents will be posted in the Attachments/Links section. All other documents remain unchanged. Amendment 0001 is issued for Solicitation 12444726Q0053, Green Mountain Finger Lakes Invasive Species Map and Control.
Quantities for Line Items 0002–0004 have been updated. Revised documents (RFQ?RV1, Attach1?SOW?RV1, and Attach4?SOI?RV1) are provided; please refer to the updated documents in the attachments section. All original terms and conditions remain unchanged.
As a reminder, quotes are due Monday, 26 October 2026, no later than 11:59 p.m. The Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests seek contractor support to survey, map, and treat non?native invasive plant species (NNIP) across designated timber units and adjacent areas. Work includes manual, mechanical, physical, and chemical treatments to prevent the spread of NNIP before timber harvest activities.
Contractors must provide all labor, equipment, herbicides, PPE, GPS/GIS capabilities, and related materials. GIS data collection is required using GPS devices, tablets, or approved applications. Please see the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and other documents for more details.
Contracting contact
- Laniece Nixon · [email protected]
- Shannon Wrobel · [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.
Notice history
- Oct 16, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 26, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-4)
- Oct 9, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 26, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-4)
- Oct 8, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 26, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-4)
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 $4.3 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Kiewit Infrastructure South Co, Perimeter Solutions LP and Aero-Flite, Inc.. 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 20 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 115310), 9 posted in the last 7 days; 85% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Forest Service, Departmental Offices and US Fish and Wildlife Service. Most of the work with a stated place is in Florida, Vermont and Utah. A notice in this trade gives a median of 12 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 10 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
- 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.