Attachment_I_-_Statement_of_Work.pdf

Attachment I

Specifications/Statement of Work Harvesting Services – Winter Wheat

USDA, ARS

Grazinglands Research Laboratory El Reno, Oklahoma

BASE Year – Date of Award through Sept. 30, 2016

OPTION Year 1 - Oct. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2017 OPTION Year 2 - Oct. 1, 2017 through Sept. 30, 2018 OPTION Year 3 – Oct. 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2019 OPTION Year 4 – Oct. 1, 2019 through Sept. 30, 2020

RFQ No.: AG-32SD-RFQ-16-JC15

Statement of Work

Harvest of Winter Wheat and Canola for the Experimental Model Farm

ARS-USDA Grazinglands Research Laboratory

7207 W. Cheyenne St., El Reno, Oklahoma 73036

Harvest contract: Beginning with the year 2016, it shall be considered as the base year with the option to renew for four consecutive years (2017-2020). Renewal of harvest for the following crop year shall be based on the quality, timeliness and provision of yield data of said crops. Yield data can be in the form of real time on board monitoring systems and/or by documentation of commodity weight for each plot.

In addition to the harvest of winter wheat and canola, the contractor shall provide transportation of said commodities to the destination points that can and will accept wheat and canola. Determination of point will be determined prior to harvest that will be in the best interest of the agency and contractor.

General Information:

Grazinglands Research Laboratory (El Reno, OK.) is seeking a contract for the harvest of red winter wheat and canola. The total farm consists of @ 440 acres which is sub-divided into 10 individual plots averaging in size of 40 to 50 acres. Approximately half of the farm will be managed as conventional (220 acres) and the other half as no-till (220 acres). Within each management practice, four treatments will be assigned and the treatments will rotate each year for four years.

Treatments consist of wheat for grain, fall graze to grain, graze out, control (graze out every year) and canola. The contract for harvest for the first year (2016), will be for the wheat assigned acres (@ 330 acres, conventional and no-till) and canola (@100 acres, conventional and no-till) treatments. Yield data shall be collected in each harvested area either by in cab monitoring or crop weight (grain cart scales and/or stamped weigh tickets).

Harvest wheat acres following the first year (2016) shall be reduced (@ 160 acres), as the treatments for graze out will implemented for the following four years.

Quote for Contract

Winter Wheat Harvest:

Provide harvest for both conventional and no-till production systems (@ 330 acres).

Provide trucking of grain to elevator (refer to delivery points).

Include harvest cost (combine acres), mileage and excess fees (yield) for transportation of grain.

Provide yield map for each individual field to be harvested, within one week post-harvested.

Yield mapping can occur in real-time and/or by grain buggy or truck weight, either is acceptable.

Each harvest year shall be quoted individually with appropriate annual increases for 2016-2020.

Winter Canola Harvest:

Provide harvest for both conventional and no-till production systems (@ 100 acres).

Provide trucking of grain to elevator (refer to delivery points).

Include harvest cost (combine acres), mileage and excess fees (yield) for transportation of grain.

Provide yield map for each individual field to be harvested, within one week post-harvested.

Yield mapping can occur in real-time and/or by grain buggy or truck weight, either is acceptable.

Swathing (draper head with cone roller), windrowing and processing of canola shall be considered as an option for harvest.

Each harvest year shall be quoted individually with appropriate annual increases for 2016-2020.

Delivery Points

Points of destination – Currently for canola, there is three options for delivery. CHS Plains Partners in

Okarche and Kingfisher (@18 mi. & 28 mi.), Producers Co-op in OKC (@36 mi.) and ADM in Enid (@ 60 mi.). For wheat the closest point is Schroeder Grain (@ 5 mi.) followed by Coffey Grain Co. (@ 7 mi.)

and Banner Co-op (@ 10 mi.).

Quality and Performance Considerations

Arrival and harvest of said crops, shall be performed in a timely manner (end of May – first of

June) and dependent on crop readiness and maturity.

Discourage and avoid if possible excessive combine ruts, with particular emphasis on the no-till production systems.