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Solicitation, total small business set-aside

2026 Gunnison Site Preparation for Natural Regeneration

1284LM26Q0121

Forest Service, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forest. Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating.

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Awarded

K Lovato Contracting LLC

$57,375.00 obligated so far on USAspending

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.  Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. 

Solicitation number 1284LM26Q0121 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for crawler tractor work on the Gunnison Ranger District.

This acquisition  is set-aside for small business concerns.  The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 115112  The small business size standard is $9.5M  This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.  All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. 

Count and location of ash pits was by determined from field reconnaissance and GPS waypoints received from the fire crew, cross checked against aerial photographic imagery taken in 2023 and ground truthed in early 2025.  All slash piles are reported to have been burned as of January, 2026.  No forest products shall be removed from the project area and the Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies, and incidentals to perform all work necessary of teh areas sepcified.

Please see attachments for Statement of Work, Schedule of Items, Maps, Experience Questionaire, and Wage Determination.

Please direct any questions to buffy.kittleson@usda.gov NLT 08/27/2026.

Attachments

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The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
K Lovato Contracting LLC
UEI
MBNHR4UNXE33
CAGE
43SN5
Vendor location
Saguache, CO
Contract
1284LM26P0045, purchase order
Obligated
$57,375.00
Actions
1 between September 25, 2026 and September 25, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 7 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Gmug Nf/Gunnison RD Site Preparation for Natural and Artificial Regeneration.
Match
solicitation number 1284LM26Q0121 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 12C2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. August 20, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due September 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice aeaca10240f24085a4b1a11afcd06378

    1 revisions on SAM
    • August 20, 2026: publish, solicitation

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