Spongy Moth Slow the Spread Mating Disruption
Updated
Sources Sought from the Forest Service, for work in Keavy, Kentucky. Due Nov 19, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5), 14 days left.
| Solicitation number | FY27-0003680 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Office | Usda-Fs, Csa East 8 |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Support Activities for Forestry (115310) |
| Product or service code | F105 |
| Place of performance | Keavy, Kentucky |
| Posted | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 19, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5) (14 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Kentucky Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS announcement to be used for preliminary market research purposes only. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. This is not a Solicitation and no contract shall be awarded from this synopsis.
No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) to compete and perform service under a contract for the attached Performance Work Statement.
A Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation and firm fixed priced contract is contemplated depending upon the responses to this synopsis. Response is strictly voluntary - it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in any formal RFQ process that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly influence our acquisition strategy.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (FS) cooperative National Spongy Moth Slow the Spread program (STS) works collaboratively with 11 states [Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kentucky (KY), North Carolina (NC), Ohio (OH), Minnesota (MN), Tennessee (TN), Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI)] to reduce the rate of spread of spongy moth (Lymantria dispar).
Applications for mating disruption are annually implemented to suppress newly established spongy moth populations in the STS program. One formulation of these mating disruptants will be considered for the project. Mating disruptants are formulated to slowly release the active ingredient, racemic disparlure, which is a synthetically produced spongy moth pheromone, over a period of several weeks when spongy moth adults are active and mating.
The cloud of pheromone that is released disrupts the male moth’s ability to locate and mate with female moths, thereby suppressing the following year’s population. The contractor shall perform mating disruption services in accordance with the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement. Please include the following in a response to this sources sought notice.
Company/Organization Name Company/Organization UEI Point of Contact (POC) Name POC Phone Number POC Email Address Indicate the size classification of your company/organization Provide a brief statement addressing work experience of a similar nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty to that which will be performed under the prospective requirement. All responses shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Shannon Wrobel at [email protected] with a courtesy copy to Contract Officer Laniece Nixon at [email protected].
Contracting contact
- 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 not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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About the buyer
The USDA Forest Service awarded $4.4 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.
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There are 21 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 115310), 13 posted in the last 7 days; 90% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Forest Service, Departmental Offices and Department of Energy. Most of the work with a stated place is in New York, Kentucky and Illinois. A notice in this trade gives a median of 15 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 15 days.
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