Seed Drill

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks quotations for one seed drill unit with end-user familiarization, with offers due August 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET and questions due August 21. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside; only small business concerns may submit quotations.

Place of performance is Sidney, Montana. The procurement is for a single commercial item on a firm-fixed-price purchase order basis. The seed drill must feature 16 openers on 7 to 7.5 inch spacing arranged on two tool bars, T-slot openers for seed and fertilizer separation, narrow press wheels, a rigid frame approximately ten feet wide, minimum of two hoppers, one hydraulic cylinder on each unit, lights, and parallel disks with seed and fertilizer placed on separate sides of the disk. The solicitation permits brand-name-or-equal proposals; the reference product is the NOVAG T-ForcePlus 350.16 Seed Drill, though offerors may propose equal American-made products. Contractor must deliver the unit and provide in-person training on operations, troubleshooting, and maintenance within two weeks of delivery, with delivery scheduled 120 days after receipt of order. The NAICS code is 333111, Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. Evaluation uses lowest-price-technically-acceptable criteria; technical acceptability requires the product meet all salient characteristics, be clearly identified by brand name and model, include sufficient descriptive literature, and be available within the specified delivery timeframe. Questions should be directed to Kerrie Hodges at kerrie.hodges@usda.gov by August 21.