C04 SOW Transplanter.pdf
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This is a Statement of Work (SOW) for USDA contract 12444126Q0068 describing the procurement of a two-row sweetpotato transplanter. The U.S. Vegetable Laboratory in Charleston, SC requires a transplanter optimized for 10-12" sweetpotato vine cuttings (slips) to modernize planting operations currently requiring significant manual labor for approximately 25,000 individual plants. The procurement aims to reduce personnel labor requirements, improve efficiency, and align research practices with industry standards.
The contractor must deliver a transplanter meeting specific technical requirements including: two-row configuration with land-wheel ground drive system, adjustable wheels, finger-style distributors for precise plant spacing without slippage, and a parallelogram system ensuring consistent planting depth regardless of operator weight or terrain. Additional specifications include an irrigation tank, disc kit in front of each opening shoe, fit and finished machining, and a Category II 3-point hitch compatible with standard farm equipment. The transplanter must be delivered to USDA, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, 2700 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414 within 120 days from the date of award.
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SOW Transplanter 12444126Q0068
Statement of Work (SOW)
Two-row sweetpotato transplanter with land-wheel drive, finger-style distributors for precise plant spacing and parallelogram system for consistent depth control
1.0
Scope of Work. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) U.S. Vegetable Laboratory in Charleston, SC has a need for a two-row transplanter optimized for sweetpotato slips with land-wheel ground drive system, finger-style distributors for precise plant spacing and parallelogram system for consistent depth control.
The contractor shall be required to deliver the transplanter in accordance with the technical requirements in Section 3 below.
2.0 Background. The U.S. Vegetable Laboratory has depended on significant personnel labor to plant ~25,000 individual sweetpotato plants, by hand, for many decades.
Modernizing our planting methods by utilizing a transplanter would significantly reduce personnel labor requirements, improve efficiency, reduce labor costs, and bring our research program up to date with industry standard practices and with other sweetpotato research programs.
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
Technical Requirements/Tasks. This project requires the purchase of a transplanter compatible with 10-12” sweetpotato vine cuttings (slips), with land-wheel drive system, adjustable wheels, and finger-style distributors for precise plant spacing to ensure proper alignment and spacing within rows and parallelogram system to ensure consistent depth.
2.1 Two row
2.2 Land-wheel driven
2.3 Fit and finished machining
2.4 Finger-style distributors to grip bare-root slip for entire duration and ensure upright placement / vertical orientation
2.5 Precise plant spacing (no slippage)
2.6 Parallelogram system to ensure consistent planting depth regardless of operator weight or terrain
2.7 Includes irrigation tank
2.8 Disc kit in front of each opening shoe
2.9 Category II 3-point hitch
2.10 The transplanter shall be deliverable onsite to the address listed below no later than 120 days from the date of award.
3.0 Place of Delivery: The transplanter must be delivered within 120 days of award to USDA, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory 2700 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29414.
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