Attachment 2 Soybean Seed Specifications 2026 Combined Synopsis Solicitation 1232SA26Q0228.docx
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This is a specifications attachment for a Request for Quotation soliciting Brevant Soybean Seed or equivalent varieties for the 2026 farming season. The USDA Agricultural Research Service requires 160 units each of two soybean varieties: 342EE and 402EE, with each unit containing 140,000 seeds in bulk totes. All seed must meet or exceed specified agronomic characteristics including good to excellent disease tolerance or resistance to white mold, sudden death syndrome, iron deficiency, and phytophthora; relative maturity dates of 3.2-3.6 and 3.8-4.2 respectively; and the Enlist E3 herbicide trait package providing tolerance to 2,4-D choline, glyphosate, and glufosinate. Seed varieties must demonstrate average or better yields in published university or extension field trial data for the Mid-Atlantic region.
Seed must be available for pickup by April 1, 2026, or delivered directly to the USDA ARS facility at 301 Research Road, Beltsville, Maryland 20705 by that date. Deliveries are accepted Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Seed dealers must be located within 60 miles of Beltsville to enable USDA staff pickup and return of unused seed and containers at no additional cost; dealers located beyond 60 miles must provide free pickup, delivery, and return services or quote delivery costs separately. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $2.25 million under NAICS code 111110.
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Specifications Soybean Seed 2026
1.0 Specifications Description: Brevant Soybean Seed or Equivalent Variety and Quantity of Each: Soybeans:
1. 160 Units - 342EE (140,000 seeds per unit, bulk totes)
2. 160 Units – 402EE (140,000 seeds per unit, bulk totes)
Each item is required to meet or exceed the same agronomic characteristics as varieties specified. These characteristics are to include:
1. Good to excellent disease tolerance or resistance to white mold, sudden death syndrome (SDS), iron deficiency, and phytophthora.
2. Relative maturity date ranges of 3.2-3.6 and 3.8 to 4.2
3. Herbicide trait package (Enlist E3) that includes tolerance to 2,4-d choline, Glyphosate (Roundup Ready) and Gluphosinate (Liberty Link).
4. Well suited to the Mid-Atlantic region, with field trial performance data published by unbiased variety testing programs such as local extension or university publications with average or better yields to other varieties in the same trials.
2.0 Location Pickup/Delivery Requirements:
Seed dealer must be located within 60 miles of Beltsville, MD 20705 to allow pick up and return of unused seed or empty seed boxes by USDA staff or provide free pickup, delivery, and return of seed and containers. Seed must be available for pickup by April 1, 2026 or delivered to Beltsville Facility by such date. If dealer is further than 60 miles, then delivery and pickup must be reflected in the quote.
Place of Delivery:
USDA, ARS, NEA, Research Support Services 301 Research Road Beltsville MD 20705 Deliveries must be made between M-F 7:00am-3:30pm.
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