Required Minimum Specifications.pdf

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Field Planter Federal contract opportunity
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12505B21Q0150
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Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area

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Field Planter

Required Minimum Specifications:

Mounted research grade 4-row planter;

Shall have the ability to have cone or vacuum planting and varied seed sizes (for pelleted seed, raw seed, and seed from wild relatives of Beta vulgaris);

Shall have the ability to adjust for larger seed such as dry bean seed or seed of other rotation crops;

Shall have the ability to quickly switch between cones and vacuum seed units;

Shall have the ability to do precision planting with GPS-triggered planting in addition to a back-up system if GPS is not functioning;

Shall have the ability to mark alleys;

Shall have seating for a minimum of two people;

Shall be able to plant short plots and shift between varieties with ability to rapidly remove seed between seed lots;

Shall have the ability to for different varieties planted in each row or to plant two-rows of the same variety at a time;

20 inch rows

Row cleaners

Seed tray for seed packets

Shall be compatible with a John Deere 6230 premium tractor with RTK

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