Opportunities · Montana

Forest Service Hand Thinning, MATOC North Rockies/Great Basin

Forest Service · Missoula, Montana · Sources Sought

AgencyForest Service
Place of performanceMissoula, Montana
CategoryForestry support
Notice typeSources Sought
Set-asideNONE
PostedOct 19, 2026
Response dueNov 19, 2026
Solicitation no.1176101
02From the notice
Requirement includes a wide variety of non-merchantable vegetation management activities for the purpose of fuels reduction, prescribed burn unit preparation, stand improvement, or unit rehabilitation. Activities could include, but are not limited to, tree thinning, slashing, girdling, pruning, weed and release, release of browse species, slash treatment, hand piling, fuel break construction, Fireline construction, residual tree protection, duff mound removal, unit preparation work, rehabilitation, chipping and related services. Unit boundary/special protection area designation and/or traversing for or within these units may also be included in the activity.

Excerpt from the public notice. Read the full solicitation and all attachments on SAM.gov.

03Market history

Who has won similar work in Montana.

RecipientAwarding agencyAward valuePeriod
New Frontier Aviation, LlcDepartmental Offices$8,118,486May 2, 2024 – May 31, 2027
New Frontier Aviation, LlcDepartmental Offices$7,919,884Aug 5, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027
New Frontier Aviation, LlcDepartmental Offices$7,543,881Mar 5, 2024 – Apr 30, 2025
New Frontier Aviation, LlcDepartmental Offices$5,211,199Jun 4, 2024 – Jul 2, 2027
New Frontier Aviation, LlcDepartmental Offices$5,054,623Jun 10, 2025 – Apr 30, 2026
R & R Conner Aviation, LlcForest Service$1,965,609Aug 10, 2023 – Dec 17, 2024

Largest federal contract awards in forestry support performed in Montana, with contract activity in the past three years. Source: USAspending.gov. Shown for market context; not necessarily the incumbent for this requirement.