Feed Corn for Livestock

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is soliciting quotations for the procurement of feed corn for livestock through Request for Quotation (RFQ) 1232SA26Q0159, issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items under FAR Part 12. The solicitation requires 4,500 bushels of #2 Yellow Whole Corn harvested in 2024 or 2025, delivered via bulk semi-load to the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City, Montana. Key contract requirements include strict quality compliance standards requiring moisture content below 15%, absence of mold, insects and insect damage, and minimal dust and kernel cracking, with deliveries meeting USDA Broken Corn and Foreign Materials (BCFM) limits of maximum 3% for #2 Yellow Corn. Quotations will be evaluated using lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with only the lowest-priced offer initially evaluated for technical acceptability and past performance. The deadline for submitting quotations is February 20, 2026, and all questions must have been submitted by February 12, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside restricted to small business concerns with a size standard of 1,000 employees under NAICS code 311119. No incumbent contractor or award value is specified in the solicitation documents. The government requires delivery of approximately 252,000 pounds total (4,500 bushels at 56 pounds per bushel) configured as five bulk semi-loads of 900 bushels each, with the first load due immediately upon award (ARO) and all deliveries completed by the hard deadline of May 15, 2026. Deliveries must occur between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. mountain standard time, Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and national holidays, at Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, 243 Fort Keogh Road, Miles City, Montana 59301. Quoters must submit firm-fixed pricing electronically via email on company letterhead, including solicitation number and SAM Unique Entity ID, with prices held firm for 90 calendar days from the submission deadline.