Brevant Soybean Seed or Equivalent for 2026 Farming Season

The USDA Agricultural Research Service is seeking quotations for Brevant Soybean Seed or equivalent varieties for the 2026 farming season under solicitation number 1232SA26Q0228. The procurement requires 160 units each of two soybean varieties (342EE and 402EE), with each unit containing 140,000 seeds in bulk totes. Vendors must demonstrate that their products meet specified agronomic characteristics including disease tolerance to white mold, sudden death syndrome, iron deficiency, and phytophthora; relative maturity dates of 3.2-3.6 and 3.8-4.2 respectively; the Enlist E3 herbicide trait package; and suitability to the Mid-Atlantic region supported by published field trial data. The government will evaluate proposals based on technical acceptability, price fairness and reasonableness, and past performance, with award going to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer. Offerors must submit electronic quotations to monte.jordan@usda.gov by March 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Time, with all questions regarding the solicitation due by March 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside, limiting eligibility to small business concerns under NAICS code 111110 with a size standard of $2.25 million. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis with F.O.B. destination terms, meaning the contractor bears all shipping costs to the Beltsville facility. All seed must be available for pickup or delivery to the USDA ARS facility in Beltsville, Maryland by April 1, 2026, with deliveries accepted Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Seed dealers located within 60 miles of Beltsville may have USDA staff pick up the order at no additional cost, while those beyond 60 miles must provide free pickup, delivery, and return services or quote delivery costs separately.