Feed Corn for Livestock

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
1232SA26Q0159
Agency
Agricultural Research Service Department of Agriculture
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
PSC
8710 Forage And Feed
Place of performance
Miles City, Montana 59301, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

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.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. 

Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0159 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Feed Corn for Livestock.   

This acquisition  is set-aside for small business concerns.  This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference.  The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 311119  The small business size standard is 1,0000 employees  This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.  All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency

Questions and Answers has been added specifically to address Contractor questions.
 

Update #1 ·

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. 

Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0159 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Feed Corn for Livestock.   

This acquisition  is set-aside for small business concerns.  This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference.  The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 311119  The small business size standard is 1,0000 employees  This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.  All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
Questions and Answers.pdf PDF
1232SA26Q0159 Questions and Answers Amendment.pdf PDF
Attachment 1 Terms and Conditions.pdf PDF
Attachment 3 Delivery Schedule.pdf PDF
Attachment 2 SOW.pdf PDF

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