Definitive Contract 1240BG22C0006
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- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, a civilian agency, to TP Communications Inc. (doing business as Apello), a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract, valued at $17,190.40, is for an answering service to be responsible for after-hours check-in/check-out to maintain the safety of the agency's field crew. The contract has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2025. This contract is not...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to TP Communications Inc./Apello, a small disadvantaged business, for $95,465.00. The contract is for a monthly answering service to support approximately 60-100 field employees working in remote locations across the Intermountain West region. The service will be responsible for daily after-hours check-in/check-out procedures, as well as coverage on weekends and holidays, to ensure the...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA FS) to Executive Answering Inc., a woman-owned small business, to provide 24-hour answering services for the Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The contract has a ceiling value of $25,933.00 and a performance period from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029, with four one-year option periods. The contract was awarded as a total small business set-aside...
- <p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region to Executive Answering Inc., a woman-owned small business in Pueblo, Colorado. The contract is for $14,927.06 to provide dispatch answering services for the fire dispatch center in Pueblo, Colorado. The contract was set aside for small businesses and has an ultimate completion date of March 18, 2024.</p>
- The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $7,797.60 firm fixed price purchase order to Satmodo LLC, doing business as Satmodo, for annual service renewal of 10 Iridium Extreme satellite phones. The phones will support research activities under the Research Station's programs through October 31, 2016. As the prime contractor, Satmodo will provide satellite communication services for the agency's field researchers operating in remote areas without terrestrial network...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region) awarded a purchase order totaling $8,964 to Emergency Support Services, LLC for satellite communication services. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, was awarded on August 27, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 7, 2025. The work will be performed in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Emergency Support Services, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Mesa, Arizona,...
- <p>The U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $8,600.00 firm fixed price purchase order to James D. Showkeir & Company, Inc., a small business, for a 3-day communications workshop. The contract is set aside for total small business and has a completion date of March 5, 2015. The contractor must register and submit invoices through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). This contract award is not associated with a larger vehicle.</p>
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Andrew Communications Group, LLC, a woman-owned small business, for science writing services for the agency's science delivery and communications products. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, has a potential value of $3,555.00 and a completion date of February 29, 2024. The place of performance is Fort Collins, Colorado.
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $2,500 firm fixed price delivery order to MP Forestry, Incorporated, an SBA Certified 8A Program Participant, to provide minimum guarantee services. Performance will occur in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a completion date of February 28, 2026. No set-aside designation was used for this award issued under an unspecified multiple award contract vehicle. The Rocky Mountain Research Station supports...
- This federal contract award was made by the U.S. Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, a civilian agency, to the Utah Communications Authority (UCA) on October 15, 2015. The contract, valued at $12,656.00, is for the provision of monthly radio service for 52 mobile and handheld radios to support Utah law enforcement officers and agents for the fiscal year 2016, with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2016. The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order and...
The U.S. Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract to TP Communications Inc. (doing business as Apello) on March 22, 2022, for phone answering services supporting field crew operations in West Haven, Utah. Valued at $41,063.70 with completion scheduled for December 31, 2026, this contract was awarded without set-aside designation. TP Communications Inc., a small disadvantaged business incorporated in Utah and registered in SAM since 2002, specializes in providing professional communication and answering services for remote field operations across government agencies. The contract deliverable centers on maintaining critical communication infrastructure for field-based employees, with services including after-hours phone answering, employee check-in and check-out tracking, and field crew status reporting. This service supports remote employee safety protocols and operational coordination for the Rocky Mountain Research Station's field teams throughout the Intermountain West region. The award reflects the contractor's established expertise in this specialized niche, as evidenced by the company's consistent history of providing similar services to the Forest Service under multiple contracts ranging from approximately $17,000 to $95,000.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00005 | Exercise an Option | $13.2k | 12/17/25 | |
| P00004 | Funding Only Action | $12.0k | 12/12/24 | |
| P00003 | Funding Only Action | $4.0k | 5/20/24 | |
| P00002 | Funding Only Action | $4.2k | 11/2/23 | |
| P00001 | Exercise an Option | $4.1k | 10/17/22 |