Attachment 2 - Performance Work Statement.pdf
PDF 183 KB Posted
- Attached to
- Corn Winter Nurseries
- Solicitation number
- 1240BK26Q0023
- Issued by
-
Department of Agriculture Forest Service
About this file
This is a Statement of Work (SOW) for a corn winter nursery project issued by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Plant Introduction Research Facility.
The USDA requires contractor services to manage a complete short-day corn nursery operation in Hawaii during the 2026-2027 winter season, running from September 30, 2026, through April 30, 2027. The contractor must perform all field activities including land acquisition and preparation, planting, monitoring, weed and pest control, pollination services, irrigation, fertilization, harvest, drying, and shelling. The nursery consists of 420 rows planted between early October and mid-November 2026: 120 self-pollinated rows (15-foot length, 25 kernels per row, early October) with individually packaged ears; 150 paired rows for cross-pollination (15-foot length, 25 kernels per row, mid-October) with bulk-shelled seed in 16-ounce envelopes; 50 sib-pollinated rows (15-foot length, 25 kernels per row, early October) with bulk-shelled seed in 12-ounce envelopes; and 120 self-pollinated rows (10-foot length, 15 kernels per row, mid-November) with individually packaged ears. The contractor must also provide bi-weekly or monthly progress reports with photos, phytosanitary certificates, agricultural inspections, fumigation services meeting import/shipping standards, and shipping container specifications. Work must be performed on Maui, Oahu, or Kauai. The contract is fixed-price. Evaluation factors include technical acceptability, demonstrated past performance, and price. The Technical Point of Contact is Adam Mahan (515-460-2100, adam.mahan@usda.gov).
View the file
Other files
On GovTribe
Work with this file
- Download the original file
- Contacts named in this file
- Similar government files
- Ask GovTribe AI about this file
Text version
Statement of Work (SOW) Project: Short-day corn nursery for 2026-2027 winter season
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.0 Scope of Work:
The USDA, ARS, Plant Introduction Research Facility has determined a requirement for a corn winter nursery for increase seed production for growing between September 30, 2026 and April 30, 2027. The details for this planting, growing, and harvesting requirement are attached to this posting. Offerors must include all associated costs and state on quotes any variances between their offered products and the provided specifications. Any resulting award from this solicitation will be a fixed price contract.
2.0 Background:
Subject to local weather, soil moisture conditions, minimal disease and low insect pressure, and U.S. based location has been determined required. Hawaii has been determined to have a location best suited for the requirements for the winter nursery required for this research. Nursery sets shall be grown within a 6-month period, beginning in late September-November 2026. Nursery should be harvested and returned no later than late-April 2027.
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
3.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks:
Contractor will provide for all field activities including land, land preparation, planting, monitoring, weed and pest control, pollination services, irrigation, fertilization, harvest and for drying and shelling if needed, bi-weekly or monthly progress reports depending on crop development, phytosanitary certificate, Ag inspections, fumigation to meet standards for import/or shipping within or to the US and preparation for shipping. The contractor will provide information on containers and weight sufficient for USDA to procure shipping services via UPS or FedEx or
DHL.
GEM Project Winter Nursery An early-October – mid November planting will consist of 420 nursery rows comprised of:
- 120 self-pollinated rows, 15-foot-long rows planted with 25 kernels per row (early
October). Ears will be shelled and packaged individually.
- 150 paired rows for cross-pollination, 15-foot-long rows planted with 25 kernels per row (mid-October). Ears from paired rows will be bulk shelled into a single 16-ounce tri-fold envelope.
- 50 sib-pollinated rows, 15-foot-long rows planted with 25 kernels per row (early- October). Ears from a single row will be bulk shelled into a single 12-ounce tri-fold envelope.
- 120 self-pollinated rows, 10-foot-long rows planted with 15 kernels per row (mid- November). Ears will be shelled and packaged individually.
Additional detail for the return shipment of seed will be provided by the Technical Point of Contact.
4.0 Government Furnished:
The USDA is responsible for providing phytosanitary certification and import permit for seed entering Hawaii and for treating the seed according to requirements for all seed to be planted. Seed envelopes for the return of seed will be shipped once the Technical Point of Contact is supplied with the number of pollinations attempted are supplied.
5.0 Deliverables / Schedule:
Contractor will provide brief report of crop development progress in weekly or every two-intervals prior to flowering, and photos as the crop develops. Shoot bagging and pollination will be done according to USDA breeder’s instructions.
Hand-harvesting will be done by plot when grains have dried sufficiently, and the ears will be allowed to dry to approximately 12%-14% moisture. Dried ears and/or seeds will be prepared for shipping according to USDA breeder’s instructions.
6.0 Travel: N/A
7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel: N/A
8.0 Security Requirements: None required
9.0 Data Rights: All corn nursery data collected on stand counts, plant height, and ear height, flowering, or other traits are to be returned to USDA.
10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards: N/A
11.0 Place of Performance: Hawaiian Islands of Maui, Oahu, or Kauai
12.0 Period of Performance: September 30, 2026, through April 30, 2027
13.0 Evaluation Factors:
Bids will be evaluated based on:
• Technical acceptability of proposal
• Demonstrated past performance
• Price
14.0 Technical Point of Contact:
Adam Mahan 515-460-2100 adam.mahan@usda.gov
| CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS |
| 3.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks: |
| 6.0 Travel: N/A |
| 11.0 Place of Performance: Hawaiian Islands of Maui, Oahu, or Kauai |
| 12.0 Period of Performance: September 30, 2026, through April 30, 2027 |
| 14.0 Technical Point of Contact: |
File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .