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This Statement of Work outlines requirements for increasing seeds of tropical soybean germplasm accessions (maturity groups IX and X) for the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection in Urbana, Illinois. The contractor must plant 800 plots with 75 plants per plot in a tropical environment between 10-11 degrees latitude by December 15, 2024.
The work involves managing the complete growing cycle including import/export permits, preparing seed beds, implementing proper agronomic practices, weeding, irrigation, monitoring plant characteristics, photo documentation, and record-keeping in provided fieldbooks. The contractor must verify flower and pubescence colors, record maturity dates, harvest and clean the seeds when mature, include four mature pods per sample, and ship all materials to the National Soybean Research Center in Urbana, Illinois by June 30, 2025. The government will provide the initial seeds and an Excel workbook detailing unique characteristics of each accession. Key personnel must be trained in agronomic practices for soybean winter nurseries and experienced with diverse, exotic germplasm. No security requirements or data rights restrictions apply as the germplasm and associated information are publicly available.
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STATEMENT OF WORK
(SERVICE)
GENERAL INFORMATION.
1.0 SCOPE OF WORK.
Covered components will include:
2.0 BACKGROUND.
Seed Increase for Tropical Soybean Germplasm Accessions
Contractor will increase seeds of diverse, tropical soybean germplasm accessions (maturity group IX and X) managed by the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection in Urbana, Illinois. These germplasm accessions flower, put on seed, and mature best between longitude 10 & 11, which cannot be found in the United States. Planting preference is early December.
1) Assist with import permit and custom clearing.
2) Provide proper seed bed for soybean planting and growth.
3) Administer appropriate agronomic practices during growing season.
4) Harvest and clean seed, ship seed to Urbana, Illinois.
5) Assist with export and shipping logistics.
The requirement is for tropical soybean germplasm seed increase projects that take place around the same time every other year in latitudes most similar to Upala, Costa Rica. The results are influenced by the growing environment of the projects. The soybean accessions for these projects are those adapted to the tropics that will not mature in the continental United States.
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS.
3.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS/TASKS.
Service tasks include, but are not limited to:
4.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED.
1) Tropical environment (10-11 latitude) suitable to tropical soybean production.
2) Planting should occur no later than December 15.
3) Plant 800 plots of seeds that we send (75 plants per plot).
4) Weed the plots during the growing season.
5) Irrigate the plots (as needed).
6) Discard any off-type plants.
7) Each row must be uniform for all descriptive characteristics.
8) Verify flower and pubescence color, record maturity date.
9) Notes should be recorded in the fieldbook provided.
10) Photo-document the plots and communicate any issues via email.
11) Harvest the rows at maturity and clean the harvested seed.
12) Put four mature pods in the bag with the harvested seed.
13) Ship the cleaned seeds to Urbana, Illinois.
Government-furnished support includes providing seed of each accession to be increased, as well as an excel workbook detailing the unique characteristics of each accession.
5.0 DELIVERABLES/SCHEDULE.
KEY DELIVERABLES:
Item No. Deliverable Objective Due
6.0 TRAVEL.
None.
Plant 800 soybean plots.
Take notes on flower color and other characteristics.
Harvest soybean plots, individual rows, clean seed.
Ship seed to National Soybean Research Center at 1101 West Peabody Dive, Room 180, Urbana, IL 61801 United States
Plant 800 soybean plots.
Verify identity of unique, diverse, tropical soybean accessions.
Obtain clean, identity preserved seed of soybean accessions.
Ship seed to National Soybean Research Center at 1101 West Peabody Dive, Room 180, Urbana, IL 61801 United States
December 15, 2024, or earlier
Throughout growing season until harvest.
When mature.
By June 30, 2025
7.0 CONTRACTOR’S KEY PERSONNEL.
8.0 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.
9.0 DATA RIGHTS.
10.0 SECTION 508 – ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS.
Staff trained in agronomic practices for soybean winter nurseries, and experienced with diverse, exotic germplasm.
None. The soybean germplasm seed is freely and publicly available.
None. The soybean germplasm associated information is freely and publicly available.
None.
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