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Shavers Project

Closed — responses were due 25 Sep 2026 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Forest Service, USDA · Elkins, WV · NAICS 541720 · Solicitation 12444726Q0079

Solicitation details

Solicitation number	12444726Q0079
Notice ID	4cd8915298f34c4abae9e8f766d8094a
Agency	Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Sub-agency	Forest Service
Contracting office	USDA-FS, CSA EAST 8
NAICS code	541720 — Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Product / service code (PSC)	B503
Set-aside	Small Business Set Aside - Total
Notice type	Special Notice
Posted	11 September 2026
Response deadline	25 September 2026 (closed)
Place of performance	Elkins, WV, USA

Description

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 task order against the Cultural Resource Surveys-Monongahela National Forest IDIQ for the Shavers Survey. This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a task 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 IDIQ Cultural Resource Surveys-Monongahela National Forest IDIQ. There are currently 3 businesses that will receive this solicitation. Any changes to the task order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the IDIQ.

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