USFS R6 Trimble GNSS Equipment
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1240BK26Q0011
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6655 Geophysical Instruments
- Place of performance
- Vancouver, Washington 98661, United States
- Points of contact
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- Kevin Flores kevin.flores@usda.gov (971) 430-2344
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Forest Service issued a sole-source special notice on May 18, 2026, announcing its intent to award a non-competitive contract to Frontier Precision Inc. for Trimble brand GNSS equipment (GPS receivers, data collectors, total stations, and software) with a response deadline of June 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. No solicitation will be posted; if no affirmative written responses are received by the deadline, award will proceed without further notice.
The Forest Service determined that only Frontier Precision, the authorized Pacific Northwest distributor of Trimble brand equipment, can satisfy agency requirements. The purchase replaces aging survey-grade GPS receivers at R6 Lands locations in Vancouver and Colville, Washington, and must integrate with existing Trimble equipment currently in use by USFS survey teams. The specifications call for 8 GNSS receivers, 6 data collectors, 6 software packages, and accessories; three receivers must include IMU tilt compensation. Required integration with retained Trimble R12 receivers and compatibility with Trimble Access software eliminate alternatives; non-Trimble equipment would require substantial additional software and hardware acquisition. The USFS CIO has pre-approved and exempted Trimble branded receivers from Technical Approval requirements, while comparable alternatives lack this exemption and would require individual evaluation.
All responsible sources may submit a capability statement (business name, point of contact, email, phone, CAGE Code, DUNS number, and small business status if applicable) via email to kevin.flores@usda.gov. Oral communications are not acceptable. NAICS code 334519 applies; the small business size standard is 600 employees.
Notice text
This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 5.1 "Pre-solicitation."
U.S. Forest Service intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with Frontier Precision Inc. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by RFO FAR 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other services will satisfy agency requirements.
The contractor shall provide Trimble brand Land Surveying GPS receivers, total stations, data collectors, and software extensively used by the USFS survey teams for survey measurements and data processing. Frontier Precision Inc., as the only Pacific Northwest region, is the only authorized distributor of Trimble brand GNSS equipment.
A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. The size standard is 600 employees for the NAICS code defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement to the Contracting Officer/Specialist before the notice end date. If no affirmative written responses are received by 10:00 AM Pacific Time on 03 June 2026, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Electronic responses and questions shall be submitted via email to kevin.flores@usda.gov. The U.S. Forest Service is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SPECIAL NOTICE
1. Business name, Point of Contact name, email address, and phone number.
2. CAGE Code and DUNS number.
3. In the event that the organization is a small business, state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, or SDVOSB.
4. Statement of Capability (SOC): Discuss skills and knowledge required to provide this equipment.
Point of Contact for questions concerning this notice is Kevin Flores, kevin.flores@usda.gov
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