LA-LS Screen seed cleaner - Sole Source notification

The Department of Agriculture issued a sole-source notification on August 26, 2026, for procurement of a Westrup LA-LS air screen cleaner, with responses due by August 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. The acquisition, valued at $52,292 (base period $46,592; shipping $5,700), is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and will be firm-fixed price.

The equipment is required by the Agricultural Research Service's Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit to clean multiple grass seed crops with variable shapes and sizes for accurate sample processing, storage preparation, and research scheduling. The cleaner must feature two adjustable screens with multiple settings for oscillation speed, air speed and volume, and hopper feed rate; two outlets between screens for sieving inert material and refining seed; separate light seed and clean seed outlets; an aspirated chaff cyclone; and an extended hopper for larger samples.

The Government has determined that West Coast Companies (Salem, Oregon; UEI KC9RE3TJQHN7) is the sole responsible source capable of meeting requirements, as market research confirmed that all other vendors in the Pacific Northwest region ceased operations or discontinued this unit, and the Westrup LA-LS is the only small-scale laboratory air screen cleaner on the market with an enclosed air column, aspirator, and multifunction screen adjustments meeting specification compatibility.

Interested parties may submit responses demonstrating capability to fulfill the requirement with clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government; such information will be evaluated to determine whether competitive procurement should be conducted instead.