Livestock trailer, steel, 24' with gooseneck hitch for the USDA, ARS, US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, NE
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA25Q0187
- Agency
-
Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336212 Truck Trailer Manufacturing
- PSC
- 2330 Trailers
- Place of performance
- Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Agricultural Research Service is procuring a 24-foot steel livestock trailer with gooseneck hitch for delivery to the US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. This combined synopsis/solicitation follows simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with the solicitation number 1232SA25Q0187 issued as a Request for Quotation. The trailer must meet detailed specifications including solid sides with venting slats, rubber composite flooring, escape door, center gates, full rear swinging gate with slam latch, dual 7,000-pound axles, 14-ply tires with spare, electric brakes, and tandem double axle fenders. Quotes will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable criteria, with technical capability assessed on a pass/fail basis focusing on the quoter's ability to meet trailer specifications, followed by price as the determining factor. The solicitation was posted on August 11, 2025, with quotes due by August 18, 2025, allowing only seven days for response preparation.
This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 336212 (Truck Trailer Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees or fewer. No incumbent contractors or potential award values are specified in the solicitation documents. The single trailer unit must be delivered within 120 days after contract award on an FOB Destination basis, with all delivery costs included in the quoted price. Performance will occur at the government facility located at 844 Road 313 in Clay Center, Nebraska 68933. Quoters must complete their submissions electronically and maintain current representations and certifications in the SAM.gov system as part of the submission requirements.
Notice text
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 1232SA25Q0187 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 2025-05 dated 08/07/2025.
This solicitation is issued as issued as a Total Small Business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 336212 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:
CLIN 001 Livestock trailer, steel, 24’, with gooseneck hitch
Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
Please see Specifications document
Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
Delivery is due within 120 days after receipt of the award.
This requirement shall be FOB Destination. Any and all costs for delivery of all items to the USDA, ARS, US Meat Animal Research Center at 844 Road 313 in Clay Center, NE 68933 shall be included in your quote.
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.
Date, time and place quotes are due.
Quotes are due by August 18, 2025, at 3:00p.m. EDT.
Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time:
Shelley Steen at shelley.steen@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.
Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Shelley Steen at shelley.steen@usda.gov no later than August 14, 2025.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications Updated- Stock Trailer.doc | DOC document | |
| T and Cs with P and Cs_ 1232SA25Q0187.docx | DOCX document |
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