Maize Winter Nursery in Hawaii
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA25Q0631
- Agency
- Agricultural Research Service Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 111150 Corn Farming
- Place of performance
- Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Amber Sampson amber.sampson@usda.gov (970) 851-3730
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Agricultural Research Service is procuring maize winter nursery services in Hawaii through RFQ 1232SA25Q0631, specifically for the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) Project. The contractor will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a comprehensive corn seed production operation from October 2025 to April 2026, including land preparation, planting, monitoring, pest control, pollination, irrigation, fertilization, harvesting, and seed processing across 420 nursery rows with multiple pollination types. Key performance objectives include achieving 80% of desired plant stands, completing 75% or greater pollination coverage, and harvesting mature seeds at proper moisture levels between 12-15%. The evaluation will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, requiring offerors to meet all solicitation requirements, provide complete itemized pricing, submit comprehensive technical proposals addressing the Statement of Work, and demonstrate acceptable past performance ratings. Quotes must be submitted electronically to amber.sampson@usda.gov by August 21, 2025, at 4:00 PM MT, with offerors required to maintain active SAM.gov registration and complete required representations and certifications.
This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS Code 111150 (Corn Farming) with a small business size standard of $2.5 million. The contract will be structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order with one line item for the GEM Project Winter Nursery, involving specific quantities including 120 self-pollinated rows, 150 paired cross-pollination rows, 50 sib-pollinated rows, and 100 additional self-pollinated rows with varying specifications for row length and kernel counts. The period of performance spans from September 23, 2025, through April 15, 2026, with work to be conducted on one of the Hawaiian Islands (Maui, Oahu, or Kauai). While the physical nursery operations will take place in Hawaii, the delivery address is specified as the MWA Plant Introduction Research facility at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. The contractor will be subject to prevailing wage requirements under the Service Contract Act, with minimum wages of $17.75 per hour for applicable workers, and must comply with a detailed Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan that includes monthly inspections and performance monitoring by the Contracting Officer's Representative.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, 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 1232SA25Q0631 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document incorporates those provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05. The associated NAICS Code is 111150 and the Small Business Size Standard is $2.5M.
The USDA, Agricultural Research Service requires the purchase of service for Maize Winter Nursery in Hawaii. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order.
The requirements are further detail in the attached Requirements Document.
The DELIVERY ADDRESS is:
MWA Plant Introduction Research
716 Farm House Lane
G212 Agronomy Hall, Iowa State Univ
Ames, IA 50011
DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN QUOTE: In order to be considered for award, Offerors shall respond by:
1) Reference the attached RFQ submission document section
2) Have an Active SAM.gov registration and complete the Representations in FAR 52.204-24; the Representation and Certification section should also be completed electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.
Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Government Point of Entry (sam.gov).
FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 (and any addenda to those clauses) are included in the attached clauses and provisions document. Additionally, other contract requirements and terms/conditions can be located in the same document.
The Government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the specifications that will be the most advantageous to the Government in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 considering three major areas: technical acceptance, past performance and price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in
accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which quote meets the lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology.
All sources wishing to quote shall furnish a quotation by 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, on or before August 21, 2025. Quotations are to be sent via email to Amber Sampson at amber.sampson@usda.gov.
Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award.
Attached Provisions/Clauses apply to this RFQ and any subsequent award.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 1 - Statement of Work.pdf | ||
| Attachment 3 - Wage Determination.pdf | ||
| Clauses and Provisions - 1232SA25Q0631.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 - QASP.pdf |
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