Harvest Alfalfa & Alfalfa Grass Mixture

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
1232SA20Q0049
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
111940 Hay Farming
PSC
AA96 R&D- Agriculture: Other (Management/Support)
Place of performance
Clay Center NE 68933 USA

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

Notice text
  • Introduction: The USDA ARS USMARC is in need of two separate contractors to harvest alfalfa & alfalfa grass mixture on USMARC property.  Contractors to operate simultaneously in order to complete harvest in a condensed timeframe.  Contractors to be in close communication with USMARC hay crew and complete the services in the below referenced four phases.
  • Phase I:  Windrowing, equipment and labor.  Windrowing methods used should be of design to facilitate drying of forage product.  Work is dependent upon soil conditions and weather forecast.  Multiple fields, multiple cuttings.  May 10 through October 1st.  Annual acres windrowed is 500 to 2200 per contractor.  Price per acre.
  • Phase II:  Raking, equipment and labor.  Raking designated windrowed acres.  Raking to be appropriately timed to accelerate dry down of windrowed forage and to minimize time between windrowing and baling without causing excessive nutrient loss.  Work is weather dependent.  Multiple fields, multiple cuttings.  May 10 through October 1st.  Annual acres raked is 500 to 2200 per contractor.  Price per acre.
  • Phase III:  Baling of designated acres, equipment and labor.  Large square bales appropriately tied.  3FT X 4FT X 8FT bales.  Bale weights 1400 to 1600 LB each.  Efforts and decisions made in baling operation should be to ensure highest feed quality possible with existing forage conditions and weather (current and forecasted).  Multiple fields, multiple cuttings.  May 10 through October 1st.  Total bales is yield dependent, range 1800 to 6000 bales. Price per bale.
  • Phase IV:  Bale retrieval to field edge or locations within 1.5 miles of production field.  Remote bale delivery from production field locations may allow for dispensing load rapidly, USMARC crew to stack and/or store. To minimize or eliminate weather impact on bales, bale retrieval should occur simultaneously with baling operations. Price per bale.

Files

File Type Posted
Clauses Current (FAC 2020 02) Alfalfa Hay.docx DOCX document
Hay Harvest SOW (3).docx DOCX document

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