Field Corn Seed - RFQ

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) is issuing Request for Quotation (RFQ) 1232SA26Q0177 for the procurement of field corn seed. The solicitation seeks 82 total bags of seed consisting of 42 bags of 106-day maturity corn and 40 bags of 110-day maturity corn, with each bag containing 80,000 seeds weighing 50 pounds. The seed must demonstrate good to excellent disease tolerance and resistance to tar spot, stalk rot, root rot, and grey leaf spot, and must include above and below ground trait packages for control of corn rootworm, corn earworm, and cutworms, along with dual herbicide tolerance traits for Glyphosate and Glufosinate with non-BT refuge blends. Evaluation will be conducted using lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with award going to the offeror representing the best value; only the lowest priced offer will initially be evaluated for technical acceptability, with evaluation proceeding in order of lowest price if necessary. The quotation deadline is March 13, 2026, and all questions must be submitted in writing to the Primary Point of Contact no later than 72 hours prior to solicitation close (by March 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.).

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, restricting competition to small business concerns with a size standard threshold of $2.5 million under NAICS code 111150 (Corn Farming). No incumbent contractor or current award value is identified in the solicitation materials. All seed must be available for pickup or delivery within 10 days of award to 301 Research Road, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, with deliveries restricted to Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Quotes must be submitted electronically in Adobe PDF format with current SAM.gov registration and a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI); firms located within 60 miles of the delivery location must allow government pickup, while those beyond 60 miles must arrange and fund delivery. Contractors must hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from the quote receipt date, and the contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis with F.O.B. terms determined by the contractor's proximity to the delivery location.