Rover and Rotor Spinning Frame (Brand Name Rieter or Equal)

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks quotations for one Rieter F33 roving frame and one Rieter R40 rotor spinning frame (or equal), with quotations due September 6, 2026. Amendment 001, effective August 31, 2026, extended the deadline from August 24 and expanded acceptable offerings to include used, reconditioned, or remanufactured equipment in addition to new.

This is an unrestricted RFQ under FAR Part 12 commercial items with no set-aside; all responsible sources may submit. Place of performance is New Orleans, Louisiana. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a 1,000-employee small business size standard.

The roving frame must feature a 120-spindle count or better, automated doffing and bobbin changing, and touch-screen PLC controls with automated creels. The rotor spinning frame must be 2004 model or later with 320 rotors or better and inverter-controlled drives. Both systems require clear traceability to Rieter or an authorized distributor and Certificates of Conformance. Delivery is required within 60 days of order receipt. All proposed equipment must operate on 480 V power and be suitable for continuous laboratory operation in a pilot-plant environment supporting cotton and alternative fiber research.

Offerors proposing "or equal" products must submit descriptive literature demonstrating compliance with salient characteristics. Those proposing used, reconditioned, or remanufactured components must identify the equipment, describe its condition, remaining useful life, and any prior refurbishment. Award will be made on a firm fixed-price basis to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror with acceptable or neutral past performance. Pricing must be held firm for 90 calendar days. Questions are due via email to shane.pope@usda.gov no later than two days prior to close at 12:00 PM Central Time.