Agricultural Chemicals

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks restricted use herbicides for its Beltsville Agriculture Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland, with quotations due May 19, 2026 and questions due May 15. The procurement is unrestricted with no set-aside applied.

Place of performance is Beltsville, Maryland. Chemical dealers must be located within 60 miles of Beltsville, MD 20705 to enable USDA staff to pick up and return bulk tote containers; dealers beyond 60 miles must include delivery and pickup costs in their quote. All chemicals must be available for pickup by May 20, 2026, with delivery required to Research Support Services, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 209, BARC-East, within 30 days after award.

The procurement requires brand-specific restricted use herbicides for research continuity. Products must be exact brand names, makes, and model numbers from the attached specification list, newly manufactured from Original Equipment Manufacturers or OEM-approved sources with documentation confirming product authenticity. Quotations offering substitutes or equal products will be deemed technically unacceptable. The total requirement is approximately 895 gallons across nine specified products, including Gramoxone SL 2.0, Roundup Power Max, Radar 2,4-D ester, Enlist Duo, 80/20 Nonionic Surfactant, FS AMS Max, Interline, Halex GT, and Atrazine 4L in various container sizes.

The NAICS code is 325320, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,150 employees. This is a firm-fixed price requirements contract with one award anticipated. Award will go to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror with acceptable or neutral past performance. Offerors must maintain active SAM.gov registration and hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from offer submission. Jessica Pacheco is the contracting officer contact.