Flail Mowers

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks quotations for two commercial flail mowers for orchard vegetation management at its Agricultural Research Service facility in Byron, Georgia, with quotations due September 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM Mountain Time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside; the small business size standard is 1,250 employees.

Place of performance and delivery destination is 21 Dunbar Road, Byron, GA 31008. The solicitation requests one 20-foot flail mower (SEPPI SMWA Multipla or equal) with a 600 cm working width and hydraulically retracting wings to 94-inch transport width, and one smaller low-profile orchard flail mower (SEPPI S9 Coupe or equal) with a slimline chassis for under-canopy operation. Both must operate with a John Deere 6145M tractor via dedicated 1000 RPM rear PTO input and be removable, not mounted. The larger mower must mulch grass and prunings up to 5 cm diameter and require 80 to 150 HP; the smaller unit must mulch up to 9 cm diameter including brushwood and tree branches, require 100 to 150 HP, and incorporate a hydraulic side-shift mechanism allowing up to 70 cm lateral movement.

This is a Request for Quotations under NAICS 333111 (Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing). Award will be made on a firm-fixed-price basis using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation. Evaluation assesses price reasonableness through independent government cost estimates, technical acceptability based on salient specifications, and past performance using acceptable/neutral/unacceptable ratings. Delivery is required within 60 calendar days of award on an F.O.B. Destination basis. Offerors must submit a completed SF-1449 form with pricing for both contract line items and hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from offer receipt. Questions are due by September 14 at 4:00 PM Mountain Time to Westley.Bisson@usda.gov. Amendment 0001, issued September 15, provides answers to submitted questions with no changes to the offer due date.