RFQ 1232SA25Q0167 - Corn double haploid production services
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA25Q0167
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 111422 Floriculture Production
- PSC
- 8730 Seeds And Nursery Stock
- Place of performance
- Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service is soliciting corn double haploid production services through RFQ 1232SA25Q0167, seeking a contractor to generate 500 double haploid breeding lines from F1 seeds using specialized haploid inducer technology. The contractor must possess proven experience in corn haploid services and demonstrate the capability to produce a maximum of 5 seeds per F1 plant through processes including haploid induction, marker identification, genome doubling treatment, and field transplantation. The government will evaluate quotes using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) criteria, where technical capability is assessed on a pass/fail basis and price becomes the determining factor among technically acceptable offers. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by August 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM CT, with quotes due by August 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM CT via email submission to the contracting officer.
This procurement operates under NAICS code 111422 (Floriculture Production) with a small business size standard of $3.75 million and carries no set-aside designation, making it unrestricted and open to all qualified bidders. The contractor must deliver all doubled haploid seeds within 15 months of receiving the F1 seeds from the ARS Principal Investigator, ensuring compliance with specific planting target dates and purity requirements for the double haploid lines. Performance will occur at the SEA Corn Host Plant Resistance Research facility located at 810 Highway 12 East, POB 5367, Mississippi State, MS 39762, with delivery required by August 13, 2025 on an FOB Destination basis. The solicitation document does not specify contract value ranges or identify any incumbent contractors, and quoters must maintain firm pricing for 60 calendar days while completing all required representations and certifications through SAM.gov.
Notice text
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
i. 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.
ii. The solicitation number is 1232SA25Q0167 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
iii. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-05 dated 08/07/2025.
iv. This solicitation is issued as unrestricted. The associated NAICS code is 111422 the small business size standard is $3.75M.
v. List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:
- 500 double haploid (DH) breeding lines from F1 seeds submitted by the ARS PI and return DH seeds to the USDA ARS and must generate a maximum of 5 seeds per F1 plant.
vi. Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
See attached Specifications
vii. Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
SEA CORN HOST PLANT RESISTANCE RESE
810 HIGHWAY 12 EAST, POB 5367
MISSISSIPPI, MS 39762
Due 08/13/2025 at 800AM CT
This requirement shall be FOB Destination.
viii. 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.
ix. Evaluation:
For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.
x. 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. An 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
xi. 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.
xii. 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.
xiii. 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.
xiv. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.
xv. Date, time and place quotes are due.
Quotes are due by 08/21/202
Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time:
[Jovan Haynes, jovan.haynes@usda.gov at 800AM CT]
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.
xvi. Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Jovan Haynes; jovan.haynes@usda.gov no later than 08/14/2025 at 800am CT.
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