Strip Till Plow
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1168135
- Agency
-
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 423820 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- PSC
- 2410 Tractor, Full Tracked, Low Speed
- Place of performance
- Lubbock, Texas 79403, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to solicit quotations for one Strip Till Plow under simplified acquisition procedures, targeting contract award by September 24, 2026. This procurement falls at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and will not be posted as a formal public solicitation on SAM.gov; FSIS will solicit quotations directly from at least three manufacturers or suppliers via email.
The acquisition is Full and Open with no set-aside. FSIS anticipates issuing the RFQ on or around September 18, 2026. Only vendors contacted directly by FSIS will receive the RFQ package; responding to this pre-solicitation notice does not guarantee solicitation. FSIS will evaluate potential sources for responsible-source status—defined as manufacturers or sellers with primary industry focus on farm equipment, satisfactory past performance, and small-business status—before direct solicitation.
The requirement is classified under NAICS 423820 (Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers) and PSC code W037. Award will be made as a firm fixed-price purchase order using FAR Part 12 commercial item procedures, with quotations evaluated under FAR 12.203 and FAR 13.106. Interested vendors may submit company information directly to Contract Specialist Reginald Brown at reginald.brown@usda.gov for consideration in the direct-quote solicitation.
Notice text
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry of an upcoming requirement for a Strip Till Plow. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the procedures outlined in RFO 12.201-1(c)(2).
Please be advised that this notice is published solely to inform industry of the Government’s intent to solicit quotations directly from at least three total manufacturers and suppliers. The Government does not intend to post a formal solicitation notice on SAM.gov.
In accordance with RFO 12.201-1(c)(2), for acquisitions at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), the Contracting Officer is electing to solicit quotations directly from suppliers. By posting this pre-solicitation notice, the Government is fulfilling the requirement to post a pre-solicitation notice in the GPE according to subpart 5.1.
Award Timeline
The targeted date for contract award is 24 September, 2026.
Disclaimer
This is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), or an Invitation for Bid (IFB). Responding to this notice does not guarantee inclusion. The contracting officer will evaluate potential offers to evaluate their potential to be a responsible source before being solicited directly. For this notice, a responsible source will be a company whose primary industry is the manufacture or sale of total aircraft wash systems, has a satisfactory past performance, and is a small business. No formal solicitation document will be posted to SAM.gov for this requirement. It is the governments intent to solicit quotations directly from suppliers, however interested vendors may submit their company information for this requirement.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PRESOLICITATION NOTICE Striptil Plow.pdf |
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