Questions from Industry -3 September 2024.pdf
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- Agricultural Planter - Barley Federal contract opportunity
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- 12805B24Q0645
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This document is a set of questions from industry related to a federal solicitation for an agricultural planter. The solicitation, number 12805B24Q0645, is being issued by the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service for the purchase of an agricultural planter to be used in Stillwater, OK. The procurement is set-aside for 100% Small Business and will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price contract based on a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation. Key details include:
The solicitation requires a planter with manual push buttons for tripping and a wheel distance measuring device. Offerors had questions about the flexibility of the row spacing, which the government clarified should allow for 7 single rows at 7.5 inches or multiple rows at 11 inches. The government also indicated they do not have any requirements related to tractor and planter wheel widths. Offers are due by 12:00 PM CST on September 5, 2024, and the government reserves the right to cancel the solicitation. Site visits are not offered, and questions were due by September 3, 2024.
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| Questions from Industry -5 September 2024.pdf | ||
| 12805B24Q0645 Amendment 1.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 Salient Characteristics.docx | DOCX document | |
| Combined Synopsis Solicitation 12805B24Q0645.pdf |
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Questions from Industry 12805B24Q0645 As of 31 August 2024
1. The specs are asking for manual push button for tripping and a wheel distance measuring device. Can you clarify the requirement? Normally you have 1 or the other.
Govt Response: I want to be able to set the row length but then someone by sight determining when to trip the button and drop the seed.
2. Regarding the row spacing requirements--- the specs state row unit adjustability from 7.5 inches to 11 inches.
Does that mean the end user wants to plant 7 rows @ 7.5 inches and then move the rows to plant 7 rows @ 11 inches or do they want to plant 7 rows @ 7.5 inches and then 4 rows at 11 inches.
Govt Response: The later please. We want the option to plant 7 single rows or multiple row plots. The row width needs to be adjustable.
3. Can you clarify what the wheel centers need to be on the drill along with what the wheel centers are on the tractor.
Govt Response: I don’t know what you are asking here. We do not have anything on our specs about this. Tractor wheels cannot exceed the width of the planter wheels.
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