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GAOA Blanchard Springs Caverns Tunnel Rehabilitation in Ozark-St. Francis NF

USDA FOREST SERVICE · Fifty Six, Arkansas, 72533

Response status

Due in 26 days

Sep 30, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC

Responses remain open.

Posted
Aug 12, 2026
Archive date
Oct 15, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • USDA FOREST SERVICE published this combined synopsis/solicitation.
  • Competition is listed as Small Business Set-Aside - Total.
  • The place of performance is Fifty Six, Arkansas.
  • The notice uses NAICS 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
42d2afa84427481497083f2202798590
Solicitation
1240BH26R0013
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation number
1240BH26R0013
Set-aside
Small Business Set-Aside - Total
Set-aside code
SBA
Posted
Aug 12, 2026
Responses due
Sep 30, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Oct 15, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
Subagency
Forest Service
Subagency code
Office
USDA FOREST SERVICE
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
WASHINGTON, DC, 20250, USA
Place of performance
Fifty Six, Arkansas, 72533
City code
State
Arkansas
State code
AR
Postal code
72533
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

On August 12, 2026, amendment 0001 to solicitation 1240BH26R0013 - GAOA Blanchard Springs Caverns Tunnel Rehabilitation in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest has been posted to SAM.gov and accomplished the following: 1. Post Golder Specifications labeled �C04m Attachment 11 Golder 1240BH26R0013.� This SF30 must be acknowledged and submitted with your proposal. *********************************************************************************************************************************************** This project includes all labor, equipment, supplies, testing & inspections, and incidentals necessary for the Blanchard Springs Caverns (BSC) Dripstone and Discovery Trail Infrastructure repairs and safety upgrades. All work shall conform to the attached Drawings and Specifications. All work shall be performed by qualified and licensed contractors for all trades applicable. Work includes but is not limited to structural stabilization of tunnel entrance and exits, disposal and removal of existing supports, masonry repairs, Installation of Instrumentation & monitoring equipment, replacement of existing air lock doors at entrance and exits, replacement of existing security doors at entrance and exits, replacement of existing suspended ceiling system, components, and associated ductwork, replacement of existing bypass tunnel door, replacement of existing lighting and distribution system components, replacement of existing safety handrails, and replacement of the existing mine phone system and components.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$25,487
Median$69,268
High end (p75)$808,279
Comparable awards
35
Median
$69,268
Computed
Aug 15, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
MALHEUR NF FY25 RANGE FENCE CONSTRUCTION TO REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING RANGE FEL & S FENCING, LLC$1,148,018.56Jan 30, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ECRD RANGE FENCE CONSTRUCTIONCARGILL FENCE CO, LLC$955,511.79Mar 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ECRD RANGE FENCE CONSTRUCTIONGLOBAL ENGINEERING SERVICES INC$1,929,898.77Mar 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ECRD RANGE FENCE CONSTRUCTIONL & I FENCE CONSTRUCTION INC$1,544,993.96Mar 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ECRD RANGE FENCE CONSTRUCTIONTYTAN CONSTRUCTION LLC$499,977.78Mar 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ACCESS ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (NTDP), SAN DIRODGERS, STEVEN R$61,627.00Jun 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
REROUTE APPROXIMATELY 100FT OF SEAWATER PIPE AT HORN POINT MD TO ADDRESS CORS STATION ISSUPARLIAMENT LLC$16,150.00Mar 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
REPAIR FENCE FOR BIA, WESTERN NAVAJO AGENCY, TRANSPORTATION YARDBUFFALO FENCE CO INC$5,650.00Apr 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
REPLACEMENT OF SIX FREE-STANDING DRINKING FOUNTAINS, AND UP TO SIX ADDITIONAL FOUNTAINS ONOUTSIDE BOX LLC$849,552.96May 27, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TX-MCFADDIN NWR-SECURITY FENCECROSS NATION ENTERPRISES LLC$43,686.00Jul 15, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
HI- HONOULIULI MAMMALIAN EXCLUSION FENCE REPAIRSCHEROKEE STAFFING AND SERVICES LLC$13,450.00Apr 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SD-WAUBAY NWR-WBY O'FARELL WPA FENCEKOTA FENCE & SUPPLY LLC$38,000.00Mar 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EO14398 SD WAUBAY NWR WBY FY26 O'FARRELL FENCEGIGA, INC.$51,000.00Jul 27, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EO 14398 - THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE MARCOTTE COULEE BOUNDARY FENCE REPAIR/REPLACE (~3 MRUFF COUNTRY FENCING LLC$78,180.00May 12, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MT-CHARLES M RUSSELL NWR-BOBCAT CREEK BOUNDARY FENCINGRUFF COUNTRY FENCING LLC$107,122.00Jul 28, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OH-OTTAWA NWR - ENTRANCE GATE REPAIRS. MODIFICATION P00001, TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF PERFORINTERNATIONAL CONTROLS & EQUIPMENT COMPANY$3,476.00May 22, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CHAIN LINK FENCE REPAIR SERVICESFENCE SPECIALISTS LLC$3,590.00Mar 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MULTIPLE FENCE REPAIRS FOR THE NORTHWEST OREGON DISTRICTMCCRAY GROUP VENTURES LLC$12,630.00Jul 31, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
UTAH RESIDENCE FENCING REPAIR AND INSTALLATION AT DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENTSTUBBS & STUBBS OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION, INC.$15,539.73Jul 29, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THIS MODIFICATION IS NEEDED TO ADD ADDITIONAL 550LF OF WORK DETERMINED THROUGH DIFFERING SALPHA CONTRACTORS GROUP INC$466,031.00Jul 27, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Amendment history

A version is preserved whenever the normalized notice contents change.

VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Combined Synopsis/SolicitationAug 14, 2026Sep 30, 2026, 9:00 PM UTCd4d614c82c2e7619
2Combined Synopsis/SolicitationAug 28, 2026Sep 30, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC383b36829f44b5f3

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 35 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 15, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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