Crane and Installation of Crane on vehicle

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks procurement and installation of an electric/hydraulic telescoping crane on a government vehicle for its National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, with quotations due August 31, 2026, and questions due August 21. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside (1,250-employee size standard), foreclosing competition outside that pool.

Place of performance is Ames, Iowa. The solicitation specifies a Venturo Telescoping Crane model 3516E (brand name or equal, American-manufactured) with 12,000 ft/lbs capacity, 3,500 lbs rated capacity at 3 feet, 9 to 16 feet book length, power rotation, boom elevation, and extension capabilities, moment overload shutoff, 65 feet of wire rope with safety hooks and swivel snatch block, master disconnect switch with 25 feet of battery cable, and optional wireless handheld controller, boom rest, severe duty torsion suspension kit, and flatbed reinforcement. The crane mounts on the curbside front inside the flatbed of the government-provided vehicle. Delivery is required 60 days after final award to 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50010.

Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable quotation with acceptable or neutral past performance on a firm-fixed-price basis. One award is anticipated. Quotations must include dual pricing: total price without trade-in and total price with trade-in allowance for a 2016 John Deere 1600 Wide Area Mower available for inspection. The NAICS code is 333120, Construction Machinery Manufacturing; PSC is 3810, Cranes and Crane-Shovels. Contract Officer Amber M. Sampson and Contract Specialist Kerrie Hodges (kerrie.hodges@usda.gov) are the points of contact.