Fertilizer
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 12805B24Q0085
- Agency
- Plains Area Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325314 Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8720 Fertilizers
- Place of performance
- Temple, Texas 76502, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area seeks quotes for the delivery of approximately 42.1 tons of various dry fertilizer blends. Offerors must submit pricing by 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time on February 6, 2024 and shall reference the requirements document and complete representations in the System for Award Management. Quotes will be evaluated based on technical acceptance, past performance, and price using lowest price technically acceptable procedures. Award will be a firm fixed price purchase order for delivery to the USDA-ARS Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory in Temple, Texas by March 1, 2024.
This requirement has been set aside 100% for small business with a size standard of 550 employees. The primary NAICS code is 325314 for fertilizer mixing. The solicitation seeks pricing for 37.4 tons of 46% nitrogen fertilizer blended with additives, 3.5 tons of another blended product, and smaller amounts of two other formulations, for a total of approximately 42.1 tons. Place of performance will be Temple, Texas at the USDA laboratory and all documentation must be submitted electronically through the System for Award Management.
Notice text
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 12805B24Q0085 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document incorporates those provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-02. The associated NAICS Code is 325314 - Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing and the Small Business Size Standard is 550 employees.
The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area, Grassland, Soil and Water Research require purchase of fertilizer. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order.
The requirements are further detail in the attached Requirements Document.
The DELIVERY ADDRESS is:
PA GRASSLAND, SOIL AND WATER RESEARCH
808 EAST BLACKLAND ROAD
TEMPLE, TX 76502
DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN QUOTE: In order to be considered for award, Offerors shall respond by:
1) Reference the attached RFQ submission document section
2) Have an Active SAM.gov registration and complete the Representations in FAR 52.204-24; the Representation and Certification section should also be completed electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.
Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Government Point of Entry (sam.gov).
FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 (and any addenda to those clauses) are included in the attached clauses and provisions document. Additionally, other contract requirements and terms/conditions can be located in the same document.
The Government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the specifications that will be the most advantageous to the Government in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 considering three major areas: technical acceptance, past performance and price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in
accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which quote meets the lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology.
All sources wishing to quote shall furnish a quotation by 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time, on or before February 6, 2024. Quotations are to be sent via email to Amber Sampson at amber.sampson@usda.gov.
Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award.
Attached Provisions/Clauses apply to this RFQ and any subsequent award.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 2 - Specifications.pdf | ||
| Clauses and Provisions - 12805B24Q0085.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Pricing Schedule.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Fertilizer | Award Notice | |
| Fertilizer | Solicitation |
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