Minimum Specifications approved with SourcesSoughtNotice.docx
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This document is a Sources Sought Notice and Minimum Specifications for the USDA Agricultural Research Service's procurement of 10 double disc drill openers with specific technical requirements. The agricultural equipment must be compatible with AgPro Inc.'s drill opener down pressure system and include detailed specifications such as 15-inch disc coulters, 4.5-inch Optico Farmflex packing wheels, stainless steel seed tubes, and black-painted metal frames. The procurement is seeking small business vendors, with potential set-asides for SBA-certified HUBZone, 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.
The market research solicitation covers equipment for the Soil and Water Conservation Research Lab in Adams, Oregon, with a NAICS code of 333111 (Farm Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing) and a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. Interested companies are invited to submit a Capabilities Statement by July 8, 2025, to Shelley Steen (shelley.steen@usda.gov), demonstrating their expertise in manufacturing the specified agricultural equipment. The notice emphasizes that this is a market research effort and does not constitute a formal solicitation or commitment to purchase.
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USDA Agricultural Research Service Soil and Water Conservation Research 48037 Tubbs Ranch Rd. Adams, Oregon 97810
Minimum Specifications for a AgPro Double Disc Openers
Mission-critical requirements
Need 10 double disc drill openers with packing wheels manufactured that are compatible (bolt-on ready) with AgPro Inc. Drill opener down pressure system
· The bolt-on ready frame needs to have two disc coulters, stainless steel seed tube, and independently adjustable packing wheel mounted on a sturdy metal frame, compatible with AgPro Inc. down pressure system, that can withstand maximum hydraulic down pressures without being damaged
· 4.5 inch Optico Farmflex packing wheels need to be installed
· Packing wheel depth control with 0.25 inch increments
· Packing wheel maximum depth control needs to be 3 inches Packing wheel depth needs to be adjustable quickly without the use of tools
· Packing wheel depth control needs to be adjustable independent of the disc coulters
· Double disc coulters need to be mounted leading the packing wheel
· Disc coulters need to be 15 inches in diameter
· Disc coulters need to be mounted with non-serviceable bearings with robust dust seals and caps
· Needs to have a leading-guard to deflect residue in front of the coulters
· Seed boot stainless steel tubing needs to be 1.25 inch O.D.
· Seed boot needs to drop seed no higher than 3 inches from the bottom of the coulter discs
· Seed boot needs to be made out of stainless steel tubing and mounted securely to a frame that allows seed to drop inside both disc coulters
· The entire metal frame and coulters need to be painted black to avoid surface rusting
· 3/8” x 1.75” grade 5 shear bolt needs to installed compatible to AgPro Inc. down pressure mounting frame
· 5/8” x 2” grade 5 bolt needs to installed compatible to AgPro Inc. down pressure mounting frame
· Two ¾" x 2” grade 5 bolt needs to installed compatible to AgPro Inc. down pressure mounting frame
· Double disc drill opener complete units need to be available post-purchase, in case of breakdown and have immediate need of replacement
· Double disc drill opener parts need to be available post-purchase, in case of breakdown and have immediate need of replacement
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