Purchase Order 1232SA26P0023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $126,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Charles Moore, Inc., a small business concern, on February 2, 2026, for the supply of alfalfa hay to support livestock research at the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City, Montana. The contract, issued under Solicitation 1232SA26Q0016 as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, requires the delivery of approximately 600 tons of round, net-wrapped alfalfa bales from 2025 domestically grown crops. Specific quality requirements include sun-cured hay free of mold and contaminants with crude protein levels between 15 and 22 percent, with individual bales weighing between 1,200 and 1,500 pounds. The contractor is obligated to deliver approximately 62 tons daily from January 26 through February 6, 2026, with final delivery of 42 tons, adhering to weekday delivery windows between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

The hay procurement supports the Fort Keogh laboratory's research initiatives examining cattle reproductive physiology, nutrition, and genetics. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of February 13, 2026, was awarded through a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation method applied to quotations solicited via request for quotation under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 for commercial items. Charles Moore, Inc. was selected from among small business concerns meeting the eligibility requirements under NAICS Code 311119, competing on the basis of price, technical acceptability, and past performance.