Sources Sought_Micro Gin Motor Control Center Upgrade.pdf

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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct market research for a potential small business set-aside purchase order. The notice is not a Request for Proposal and no contract will be awarded based on responses received. The objective is to acquire components and installation services for the upgrade of an existing Micro Gin Motor Control Center, with detailed requirements contained in an attached Statement of Work (SOW) and SOW Appendix.

Responses are required by email in Microsoft Office Word or PDF format and are due at 11:00 AM Mountain Daylight Savings Time on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, to frank.palmer@usda.gov. Interested qualified small businesses must submit: a capabilities synopsis (limited to 5 pages), UEI Number, company name and address, business size validation via the System for Award Management (SAM), company points of contact with phone and email, and past work experience with federal agencies or commercial businesses of similar size and scope, including contract numbers, amounts, and contract types. The applicable NAICS code is 238210 with a $19.0 million size standard. The contemplated solicitation will be evaluated using the Tradeoff Process in accordance with FAR Part 12, and prospective contractors must be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted.

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United States Department of Agriculture

Research, Education, and Economics

Agricultural Research Service

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS) is conducting market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified Small Businesses, (i.e., small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub Zone, serviced-disabled veteran-owned small business) to set aside a Purchase Order. The USDA will use responses to this notice to make the appropriate acquisition decision. The contemplated solicitation will be issued in accordance with FAR Part 12.

The objective of this requirement is for the acquisition of components and installation services for the upgrade of an existing Micro Gin Motor Control Center.

The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this Sources Sought. No contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Data submitted in response to this Sources Sought will not be returned. This request is for informational purposes only and the Government will not pay any costs associated with the preparation and submission of a response to this Sources Sought.

Micro Gin Motor Control Center Upgrade

Description of Work

See attached SOW and SOW Appendix.

The contemplated solicitation will be evaluated based on the Tradeoff Process in accordance with FAR PART 12. All interested contractors who can meet the requirements stated above should respond with information describing their interest, capabilities statements, and indicate the small business category for which they qualify. E-mail responses are required. The due date for responses to this Sources Sought is at 11:00 am Mountain Daylight Savings Time on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Please email your responses to frank.palmer@usda.gov.

Electronic files must be in Microsoft Office Word or PDF format. All information must be UNCLASSIFIED material.

Respondents should include as part of their submission:

a. A synopsis of the company's capabilities to meet the requirements stated above (limit 5 pages).

b. UEI Number.

c. Company Name.

d. Company Address.

e. Business size as validated via the System for Award Administration (SAM). All offerors must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov.

f. Company points of contact, phone number, and email address.

g. Past work experience. If you have experience working with other Federal Agencies and/or commercial businesses of similar size and scope, please include agency and/or business name contract number (if applicable), amount and type of contract.

Any company proprietary information must be marked as such.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 238210, which contains a size standard of $19.0 million is applicable to this acquisition. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications and in conjunction with FAR 4.11, are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted.

[END OF SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE]

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