IT equipment and accessories

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks assorted IT equipment and accessories on a Total Small Business set-aside, with proposals due September 23, 2026 and questions due September 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM Mountain Time.

Place of performance is Salt Lake City, Utah. The NAICS code is 541519, Other Computer Related Services. The Bill of Materials specifies a complete server build with 12 line items including a Supermicro 2U chassis, dual Intel Xeon 6136 processors, 32GB DDR4 ECC memory, storage controllers, SSDs, enterprise HDDs, and a four-year protection plan, with an independent government cost estimate of $21,086.46 for base year delivery by November 1, 2026. Delivery must occur within 60 days of award on an F.O.B. Destination basis unless the offeror specifies F.O.B. Origin with included shipping costs.

All offerors must be small business concerns with a size standard of 500 employees. The procurement uses a "Brand Name or equal" approach, permitting equivalent products meeting specified physical, functional, or performance characteristics. Award will be firm-fixed price to the responsible offeror offering the lowest evaluated price meeting acceptability standards. Offerors must submit an Accessibility Conformance Report using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Version 2.1 or later, certifying compliance with the Revised Section 508 Standards for all ICT items. Contractors must comply with USDA Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management contract language requirements, including country of origin identification, HSPD-12 background checks, and cybersecurity incident response obligations with 30-day vulnerability disclosure timelines. Prices must be firm for 60 days from offer receipt. The solicitation incorporates Buy American requirements and DEI compliance certifications. Questions should be directed to brandon.newland@usda.gov.