Purchase and Installation of Tiller Attachment

The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) is soliciting quotations for the purchase and installation of a K 9300SF Single Front Mount Tiller with hydraulic system through RFQ 1232SA26Q0381. This procurement includes five specific component models: the KCI K-9300 Single Front Mount Tiller Assembly, K-9300T Bolt-On Tractor Mount, K-9300 HTE Auxiliary Hydraulic System, K-9300 EQH Tiller Electric Kit, and K-950-0001 Front Single Slide Box. The tiller equipment is required to support weed control operations across approximately 100 acres of breeding and research fields dedicated to grapes, prunus species, and citrus at the Parlier, California facility. Contractors must meet all technical specifications for the tiller components, maintain active SAM.GOV registration with a current UEI number, and demonstrate acceptable past performance ratings. The evaluation will use a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, with awards going to the lowest-priced offer meeting all technical requirements and compliance certifications. Quotations must be submitted via email to james.porter@usda.gov no later than April 10, 2026, at 4:00 PM Central Time, with a period of performance running from April 15, 2026, through December 31, 2026.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside procurement, meaning only small businesses with active SAM.GOV registrations are eligible to submit quotations. The solicitation does not identify any current incumbents or incumbent contractors. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation notice; however, the contract requires delivery of the tiller equipment by July 1, 2026, with final project completion by December 31, 2026. The procurement involves a single line item covering both the purchase and installation of the tiller attachment, which must be delivered and installed at the USDA-ARS facility located at 9611 South Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, California 93648. The equipment is designed to operate on approximately 100 acres of research fields, and installation services will be performed on-site at the Parlier location rather than off-site.