SILVAH software coding
Updated
Sources Sought from the Forest Service, for work in Parsons, West Virginia. Due Nov 11, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 19 days left.
| Solicitation number | 12760426Q0195 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Office | USDA Forest Service |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Custom Computer Programming Services (541511) |
| Product or service code | DA01 |
| Place of performance | Parsons, West Virginia |
| Posted | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 11, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (19 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) is conducting market research to identify capable sources to repair SILVAH version 8 in C++ code to then work with scientific staff to produce a new SILVAH version 9 coning some features from SILVAH 7 and 8.
Contracting contact
- Brandon Newland · [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 541511, a business counts as small if it has no more than $34.0 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 custom computer programming services work, who also hold Forest Service contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Dynamo Technologies, LLC $50.3 million in this trade
- Communications Resource Inc $21.7 million in this trade
- IEM International, Inc. $20.6 million in this trade
- Techtrend, Inc. $12.5 million in this trade
- Terrestris, LLC $11.9 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.
Custom Computer Programming Services contracts right now
There are 36 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541511), 8 posted in the last 7 days; 31% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of Energy and Department of the Navy. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, District of Columbia and Maryland. A notice in this trade gives a median of 20 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 20 days.
All open custom computer programming services contracts
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From the award notices agencies publish.