Granular Fertilizer - Beltsville, MD
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 1232SA25Q0095
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8720 Fertilizers
- Place of performance
- Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is seeking granular fertilizer for their research operations at the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center in Maryland through RFQ #1232SA25Q0095. The procurement involves two specific types of fertilizers: two tractor trailer loads (48-50 total tons) of Muriate of Potash (0-0-60) and one tractor trailer load (24-25 tons) of Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP) (11-52-0), both essential for crop research and animal feed production. Delivery must be completed within 30 days after award on an FOB Destination basis. The evaluation will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where the lowest-priced quote will be technically evaluated first, with subsequent lower-priced quotes assessed if the initial quote fails technical evaluation. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by June 5, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. ET, and all quotes are due by June 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. ET via electronic submission to laura.nessa@usda.gov.
This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 325311 (Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,050 employees. No incumbent contractors or award values are specified in the solicitation documents. The total quantity required consists of approximately 72-75 tons of granular fertilizer across the two different types, with delivery scheduled in bulk loads via dump trucks or trailers. Performance will take place at Building 301, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, with deliveries restricted to Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Contractors must coordinate delivery at least two days in advance and provide scale tickets with weights upon delivery. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed-price commercial item contract with quotes required to remain valid for 60 calendar days.
Notice text
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, 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 1232SA25Q0095 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-03 dated 01/17/2025.
This solicitation is issued as a small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 325311 the small business size standard is 1,050 employees.
Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
Granular Fertilizer for the USDA ARS in Beltsville, MD
Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
Delivery no later than 30 days after award.
This requirement shall be FOB Destination.
FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements and its addendum.
Evaluation:
For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.
Quoters are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), with their quote online at SAM: www.sam.gov. A quoter must state in their quote if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements.
System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM
FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum.
FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.
There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.
Quotes are due 06/18/2025, at 2 p.m. ET and must be submitted Laura Nessa electronically to laura.nessa@usda.gov.
Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time: laura.nessa@usda.gov
Late quotes after the established deadline may be considered only if it is in the government’s best interest and if it will not unduly delay award.
For information regarding this synopsis/solicitation, please contact Laura Nessa electronically to laura.nessa@usda.gov. Only written submitted questions will be given a response and questions received after 06/05/2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET may not receive a response.
Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award.
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for bid/proposal preparation costs.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Clauses and Provisions - 1232SA25Q0095.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Minimum Specifications.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Granular Fertilizer - Beltsville, MD | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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