Attachment 1 - SOW_Specifications.pdf

Identification of Agency and Activity:

The agency requesting the purchase of a Cab Low‐Profile Utility Tractor is the USDA ARS Crop

Germplasm Research Unit located at 2881 F&B Rd., College Station, TX, 77845. The end user for the tractor is Braden Tondre and can be contacted at 210‐602‐4627. Purchasing contact at this location is Keith Kubenka. The address where the Cab Tractor will be located is USDA ARS Pecan Breeding and

Genetics Program, 10200 FM 50 Rd, Somerville, TX, 77879.

Description of Action:

The USDA‐ARS Pecan Breeding and Genetics program in conjunction with the NCGR‐Pecans and

Hickories evaluates crop diversity and breeding materials in multiple orchards spanning hundreds of acres. For breeding and maintenance work, we will routinely spray pecan orchards with foliar fertilizers, insecticides, and fungicides. The use of a cab tractor is essential to protect the driver from contact with applications. A cab Low‐profile utility tractor would also minimize the amount of fertilizer dust the driver is exposed to during spring and summer applications. Orchard maintenance is routinely done throughout winter, and a cab tractor would allow the driver less exposer to cold temperatures. The program would utilize this machine in those research endeavors.

Description of Supplies/Services:

The purchase is for a Cab Option Low‐profile Utility Tractor with 128 horsepower Brand Name or Equal to a John Deere 5130ML. It provides timely and effective management to orchards and field plots of the

NCGR Germplasm Repository and Pecan Breeding Program. This machine will increase productivity and provide efficient research spray applications. Specifications are as follows:

Tractor should be low‐profiled with an orchard cab

Minimum 125 engine horsepower rating

32F/16R Transmission with creeper The cab tractor should come equipped with a horizontal side exhaust.

Triple stackable rear deluxe selective control valve’s with lever control

Three Speed PTO‐540/540E/1000

Front weight support

Electronic hitch control

Ball end draft links ‐(Category 2)

Left hand and right‐hand Adjustable Lift Links

Mechanical center link with ball end – (Category 2)

A Basic Drawbar

Left hand and right‐hand stabilizer bar

Mechanical front wheel drive ‐standard width

Tire: 19.5L‐24 10pr R4 BAIS

Tire: 12.5/80‐18 6PR I3 (R4 type)

Rear window wiper

Bluetooth radio

A full LED Lighting package with headlights

*You must include delivery costs in your quote.

Required Minimum Specifications for Orchard Cab Low Profile Utility Pecan Program (USDA‐ARS, College Station, TX)

Brand Name or Equal to John Deere 5130ML

Tractor should be low‐profiled with an orchard cab Minimum 125 engine horsepower rating 32F/16R Transmission with creeper The cab tractor should come equipped with a horizontal side exhaust.

Triple stackable rear deluxe selective control valve’s with lever control Three Speed PTO‐540/540E/1000 Front weight support Electronic hitch control Ball end draft links ‐(Category 2) Left hand and right‐hand Adjustable Lift Links Mechanical center link with ball end – (Category 2) A Basic Drawbar Left hand and right‐hand stabilizer bar Mechanical front wheel drive ‐standard width Tire: 19.5L‐24 10pr R4 BAIS Tire: 12.5/80‐18 6PR I3 (R4 type) Rear window wiper Bluetooth radio A full LED Lighting package with headlights

You must include delivery costs in your quote.*