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This solicitation seeks proposals for sample hauling services between cotton gins, warehouses and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service in Dumas, Arkansas. Offerors should provide pickup of cotton samples from designated points and delivery to the USDA AMS Cotton and Tobacco Program office under a firm fixed price contract with economic price adjustment over a potential five-year period. The contract value will be determined based on a price per mile for an estimated 67,000 miles on the Dumas bundled route. Proposals are due by September 16, 2021 and the agency will evaluate submissions based on relevant experience, technical approach, past performance, equipment and price. This is a 100% small business set-aside for offerors with less than $30 million annual revenue. The solicitation includes requirements for proposal contents, references, system for award management registration, wage determinations and insurance. Questions must be submitted by September 13 and the agency will award to the responsible offeror with the most advantageous proposal.