This federal contract award is for the procurement of a JOHN DEERE 1580 FORAGE HARVESTER by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS). The contract, valued at $101,666.00, was awarded to the prime contractor RCI Engineering LLC, a small disadvantaged business. The contract was issued through a combined synopsis/solicitation that was not set aside. RCI Engineering LLC is a provider of hay and forage equipment, plot research equipment, and engineering services...
This is a $111,126.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to RCI Engineering LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for the provision of a forage harvester. The contract was awarded on a full and open competition basis, with no set-aside used. The forage harvester is to be delivered to the USDA's Southeast Area office by January 12, 2022. This award is associated with a July 2021 solicitation that sought...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Agriteer LLC, a small business vendor. The contract is for the lease of a self-propelled forage harvester with a hay head and corn head for harvesting and producing corn silage and grass silage at the USDA Dairy research facility in Beltsville, Maryland. The contract has a ceiling value of $164,000.00 and a performance period of a base year plus four...
This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to RCI Engineering LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the delivery of a forage plot harvester. The $98,766.00 contract award was set aside for total small businesses. The harvester will be used to support forage research by the USDA-ARS Midwest Area office and the University of Wisconsin Marshfield Agricultural Research Station. The harvester...
This is a $31,131.35 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Midwest Area to a small business prime contractor. The contract is for the supply of components compatible with the John Deere 1785 row crop planter, under NAICS code 333111 (Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing). The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and the place of performance is in Morton, Illinois. The...
This is a $115,514.50 firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service to RCI Engineering LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the provision of a tractor and related forage harvesting equipment and accessories, under a total small business set-aside. The equipment will be delivered to an ARS facility in Logan, Utah. RCI Engineering LLC is an established provider of specialized agricultural equipment and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Northeast Area has awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Deere & Company, doing business as John Deere, to provide a field tractor. The contract award is valued at $235,609.92 and has a period of performance through July 31, 2024. The tractor will be delivered to a location in Geneva, New York to support USDA agricultural research activities. This open market contract, which does not have a...
This federal contract award was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to RCI Engineering LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the provision of a light-duty research plot harvester, including a John Deere 1585 power unit, spare parts, and assembly. The total value of the firm fixed price contract is $102,470.00. The contract supports an urgent research project at the USDA-ARS Water Management Research Unit in Parlier, California, which is...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order worth $109,414.00 to RCI Engineering LLC, a small disadvantaged business, to provide a research plot harvester as per the solicitation. The contract award is for a self-propelled forage harvester with specific capabilities to harvest various crops from 0.5 to 3 feet tall, with an adjustable cutting height from 1 to 6 inches, and a 3-foot harvest width. The harvester is required to have...
This is a $80,994 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Steen Enterprises Inc., a woman-owned small business, for the delivery of a Kubota M6-131 tractor. The contract was awarded on September 14, 2020 with a completion date of December 15, 2020. The tractor is being procured to support operations at the USDA ARS Horticultural Research Laboratory in Fort Pierce, Florida. The original solicitation was a...