PA Northern Plains ARS compact wheel loader
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA26Q1525PS
- Agency
-
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- North Dakota 59270, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service intends to solicit quotations for one new compact wheel loader under a Total Small Business set-aside, with quotes requested directly from selected suppliers using Simplified Acquisition Procedures and no formal public solicitation to follow; delivery is required by December 31, 2026 to PA Northern Plains Agricultural Research Service in Sidney, Montana.
The Government has identified the Wacker WL250 as the known product meeting its requirements and will accept brand-name-or-equal offerings provided the equipment meets or exceeds all stated salient physical, functional, and performance characteristics. The loader must deliver 25 horsepower, hydrostatic four-wheel hub motors, auxiliary hydraulic flow of 11.8 gpm, tipping load capacity of 3,616 pounds with bucket, total length of 150.8 inches, and operating weight of 4,630 pounds with cab. Required features include a skidsteer-style hydraulic attachment coupler, heavy-duty 48-inch bucket with minimum 0.50 cubic yard capacity, fully enclosed heated cab with ROPS/FOPS certification, fully suspended comfort seat with safety belt, service and parking brake on all four wheels, road lighting package, and hydraulic articulated steering with hydrostatic all-wheel drive. The equipment must be a domestic end product and include all required fluids, manuals, and accessories for complete operation.
Quotations must include the manufacturer's standard commercial warranty and identify an OEM-authorized warranty repair facility within 100 miles of Sidney, Montana with full warranty coverage details. Evaluation will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach under commercial-product and simplified-acquisition procedures. Delivery is FOB Destination.
Notice text
This is a pre-solicitation notice prepared in accordance with RFO FAR 5.1 and satisfies the posting requirement under RFO FAR 12.201-1(c)(2)(i). The Government intends to solicit quotations directly from suppliers using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. A formal solicitation will NOT be posted publicly. Quotes will be requested directly from selected suppliers. This notice is for information purposes only. It is NOT a request for quotations. This acquisition will be a Small Business Set-Aside. The Government will use a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation approach under applicable commercial-product and simplified-acquisition procedures.
The Government requires one new compact wheel loader, delivered fully operational and suitable for earth-moving and excavating operations. The solicitation identifies the Wacker WL250 as a known product that meets the Government’s requirements. Brand-name-or-equal products are anticipated to be acceptable, provided the offered product meets or exceeds all stated salient physical, functional, and performance characteristics.
Delivery will be FOB Destination no later than December 31, 2026.
Delivery location:
PA Northern Plains Agricultural Research Service
1500 North Central Avenue
Sidney, Montana 59270
The quoted equipment will include the manufacturer’s standard commercial warranty. Quoters will be required to identify an OEM-authorized warranty repair facility located within 100 miles of Sidney, Montana.
Important: This notice is not a solicitation and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation, solicit any particular vendor, or award a contract. The Government reserves the right to modify the requirement, issue a solicitation using a different procedure, cancel the planned acquisition, or determine that another acquisition strategy is in the best interest of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| C04a Specifications for compact wheel loader.pdf |
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