Q&A DQ1 2026-0367.pdf

This document is a Questions and Answers file for a grass seed drill procurement by Colorado Parks and Wildlife under contract opportunity PMAA-2026-5612-Area 12 South Grass Drill (Bid DQ1 2026-0367). The procurement requests one grass seed drill unit for delivery to Colorado Parks and Wildlife headquarters at 34227 County Road 38.5, Two Buttes, Colorado 81084, on or before May 31, 2026. The contract was posted on April 14, 2026, with bids due on April 17, 2026, providing a three-day submission window. The specification requirements include a 13.5-foot width drill with a 10-foot planting width, 7.5-inch row spacing, and 16 rows. Additional mandatory features include cool season and fluffy seed boxes, small seed box with ultra adjustment metering, no-till capability with independent hydraulic control, digital acre meter, front and rear-mounted open grid grate walkboard steps, output reduction kit, row dividers, tail lights, safety chain, folding tongue, 12–14 inches of ground clearance, double row bearings in planting discs, "no tangle" stroke control knuckle, anti-sway torsion arm, calibration handle, grease bank, and parking stands.

The procurement documentation does not disclose a specific award value or budget range for this equipment purchase. Vendors must complete a Specification Verification and Delivery Sheet confirming with yes or no responses whether their bid item meets each requirement and describing any deviations. No formal evaluation criteria beyond specification compliance are detailed, and no set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting eligible respondents are specified. Standard State of Colorado Purchase Order Terms and Conditions apply, requiring vendors to maintain workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per accident. Delivery is on an FOB destination basis with freight prepaid, and the State reserves the right to inspect goods at all reasonable times and to terminate the purchase order prior to vendor acceptance without cause or for cause if timely performance is not met.