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Crown Touch Release

USDA-FS, CSA EAST 8 · Mars Hill, North Carolina

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Response status

Due in 5 days

Sep 10, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC

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Posted
Aug 7, 2026
Archive date
Sep 10, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • USDA-FS, CSA EAST 8 published this special notice.
  • Competition is listed as Small Business Set-Aside - Total.
  • The place of performance is Mars Hill, North Carolina.
  • The notice uses NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
becf059f40dc4224853dab46b1aa7bd0
Solicitation
12444726Q0055
Base type
Special Notice
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
Special Notice
Solicitation number
12444726Q0055
NAICS
115310 — Support Activities for Forestry
PSC
F099 — NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- OTHER
Set-aside
Small Business Set-Aside - Total
Set-aside code
SBA
Posted
Aug 7, 2026
Responses due
Sep 10, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
Archive date
Sep 10, 2026
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Special Notice
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-FS, CSA EAST 8
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
—
Office address
Atlanta, GA, 303092449, USA
Place of performance
Mars Hill, North Carolina
City code
—
State
North Carolina
State code
NC
Postal code
—
Country
—

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

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 the North Carolina Vegetation Management BPA Holders for Crown Touch Release supporting reforestation of the Pisgah National Forest. 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 orth Carolina Vegetation Management BPA There are currently 13 businesses that will receive this solicitation. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA.

Comparable award range

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

Low end (p25)$31,564
Median$81,328
High end (p75)$198,643
Comparable awards
50
Median
$81,328
Computed
Aug 12, 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
CROATAN LANDSCAPE ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROJECT (CLASP)ESPINOZA CULTURAL SERVICES, LLC$4,663,537.13Jun 25, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CHT FY26 UPPEREND STAND EXAMSKYLIGHT FORESTRY INC$23,625.00Aug 4, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TREATMENT OF CLIMBING VINES AND NNIS ON 252 ACRES ACROSS NINE AREAS ON THE PISGAH RANGER DTOM LODGE$46,494.00Jul 2, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
LIDAR-ASSISTED, PLOT LEVEL VEGETATION INVENTORY AND NEPA SUPPORT FOR HEBER-KAMAS RDS, OUTPGAIA AI, INC$210,000.00Aug 4, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TRINITY STEWARDSHIP IRSC 12363N23F4192 MOD 006 $4,500.00 TOTAL TIMBER VALUE APPLIED - NO CBLACK KNIGHT ENTERPRISES INC$13,005,873.64Jul 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
BANNOCK TWO STEWARDSHIP IRSC -12363N23F4309 MOD 001 $184,720.00 TOTAL TIMBER VALUE APPLIEDPRO INC$2,734,420.00Jul 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST (FOREST) IS PROPOSING THE FINAL PRODUCTS FOR THE SPIRICATALYST ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION$1,652,185.00Jul 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
NATURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS TO SUPPORT ANALYSIS OF FUTURE FUELS TREATMENT PROJECTS.BIOMETRICS FORESTRY SERVICES, LLC$217,410.00Jul 22, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO INCORPORATE THE MANDATORY CONTRACT CLAUSE FAR 52.22PINEDA POST & POLES, INC.$1,726,124.05Jul 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
UMPQUA ROADSIDE IRSC 12363N24F4302 PNW STEWARDSHIP BPA 12363N24A4105 UMPQUA NF, NORTH UMPU.R.E. OUTDOORS LLC$853,416.15Jul 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THIS CONTRACT IS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE STATUTORILY REQUIRED (36CFR800) GROUNDWORK IN SUPPOTERRAXPLORATIONS, INC.$238,178.00Jul 29, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ALLIGATOR STEWARDSHIP IRSC-12363N25Q4147 R3 SOUTHWEST (SW) STEWARDSHIP BPA PRESCOTT NATIONSUMMITT FORESTS, INC.$574,347.46Jul 27, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TALLADEGA RD HERITAGE SURVEYSCLARK GROUP, LLC, THE$97,680.33Jun 25, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
BOISE NF DISASTER RELIEF AERIAL INVASIVES TREATMENTS, POST 2024 WILDFIRES.CROP JET AVIATION, L.L.C.$199,050.75Jul 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
#18 HALFWAY POTATO MARKING AND CRUISINGTOILER FOREST CONTRACTING, LLC$31,155.90Jul 7, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ROCK BASS MARKING AND CRUISING CONTRACTHUNTZINGER BRETT$59,925.60Jul 8, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
#19 OTF-CON NIKX/SSCC SMALLMOUTH MARKING AND CRUISING CONTRACT 371 AC / 2.53 MMBFHUNTZINGER BRETT$31,971.55Jul 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
0402 LUCKY PEAK NURSERY FY26 SEEDLING SHIPPINGTHIRD DIMENSION LOGISTICS LLC$107,691.78Jul 14, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FORMAL MSO PAC MONITORING IN 15 ESTABLISHED PACS ON THE BRADSHAW RANGER DISTRICT AND 2) INSAGEBRUSH ADVISORS, LLC$62,463.60Jul 22, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
2026 KANIKSU FUELS TREATMENTS MANUAL #2 SSC -12363N26F4156 $322,569.00 TOTAL CONTRACT VALURGZ FORESTRY LLC$322,569.00Jul 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
1Special NoticeAug 10, 2026Sep 10, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC753e1eeeaac62037
2Special NoticeAug 28, 2026Sep 10, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC2234facb47a825ac

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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 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 12, 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.