New Bale Press and Conveyor System with Scissor Lift-Tilt Table for the USDA, AMS, Cotton & Tobacco Program Memphis, TN Cotton Classing Office
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- Solicitation number
- 12639525Q0161
- Agency
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Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 3720 Harvesting Equipment
- Place of performance
- Memphis, Tennessee 38133, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Cotton & Tobacco Program is procuring a new bale press and conveyor system with scissor lift-tilt table for their Memphis, Tennessee Cotton Classing Office. The contract requires the removal of existing equipment and the complete delivery, installation, and ongoing maintenance of the new automated system at 3275 Appling Rd, Memphis, TN 38133. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, equipment, parts, permits, insurance, supervision, and transportation necessary to complete both the removal and installation phases, along with preventive maintenance services to maintain optimal efficiency per manufacturer recommendations. The government will evaluate offers based on technical factors including Technical Approach Narrative and Experience & Past Performance, which when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. The solicitation document (12639525Q0161) is available for download, with a response deadline of July 30, 2025, and questions should be directed to Contract Specialist Matthew Phillips at Matthew.Phillips3@usda.gov.
This procurement is designated as a 100% total small business set-aside under FAR 52.219-6, with the applicable NAICS code 333111 (Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing) having an SBA size standard of 1,250 employees. The Product Service Code is 3720 for Harvesting Equipment, and the opportunity was posted on July 11, 2025. No incumbent contractor or current service provider is identified in the notice. The solicitation does not specify award values, budget ranges, or quantity details for the equipment, though it emphasizes that vendors must periodically check the website for amendments as no notifications will be sent regarding solicitation issuance or modifications. The procurement falls under the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services division.
Notice text
The USDA, AMS, Cotton Program requires the removal of the existing bale press and the delivery and installation of a new full eject bale press and automated conveyor system with a scissor lift-tilt table to be delivered and installed at the Memphis Classing Office. The USDA also requests quotes for disassembling and removing the existing bale press at the Memphis Classing Office located at the following address:
Cotton and Tobacco Program
Cotton Division
3275 Appling Rd
Memphis, TN 38133
The Contractor must furnish all labor, materials, equipment, parts, permits, insurance, supervision and transportation necessary to complete the removal of the existing system and the delivery and installation of the entirety of the new system specified within the Statement of Work (SOW) and provide on-going maintenance service necessary to maintain the equipment in good operating condition, including routine/preventive maintenance, scheduled inspections. These systems must be maintained at optimum efficiency in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations.
The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
Award will be issued to the Vendor whose quote is determined to provide best value to the Government, price and other (technical) factors considered. Technical factors, including the Technical Approach Narrative (Factor 1), Experience & Past Performance (Factor 2), when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price (Factor 3).
This procurement will be a 100% total small business set-aside in accordance with FAR 52.219-6. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333111 – Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (2022 NAICS), with a Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of 1,250 employees. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) is 3720.
THIS NOTICE IS THE SYNOPSIS ONLY. Interested Vendors may download a copy of the Solicitation 12639525Q0161. NOTIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SENT TO VENDORS REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION NOR ANY OF ITS AMENDMENTS. IT IS THE VENDOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THIS WEB SITE PERIODICALLY FOR AMENDMENTS. Quotes must be submitted to the contracting activity by the date and time indicated in the solicitation.
For any questions regarding this pre-solicitation synopsis, please contact the Contract Specialist, Matthew Phillips, at Matthew.Phillips3@usda.gov.
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