Telehandler Skid Loader
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 1240LP26Q0162
- Agency
- Forest Service Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Ames, Iowa, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Westley Bisson westley.bisson@usda.gov (605) 431-0135
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks one Telehandler Skid Loader with an 84-inch bucket, equivalent to a JCB 3TS-8W TeleSkid Loader, with quotations due September 16, 2026 at 1600 (MT). The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees, and questions are due September 7 at 1600 (MT).
Place of performance is Ames, Iowa, with delivery required to Building 24, 1920 Dayton Avenue, USDA NADC/ARS National Animal Disease Center Animal Resources Unit, within 90 calendar days after award under F.O.B. Destination terms. The equipment will be used for unloading and stacking feed and bedding for research animals and loading feed ingredients into a TMR wagon. NAICS code is 333120, Construction Machinery Manufacturing; PSC is 3805, Earth Moving and Excavating Equipment.
Award uses Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology. Technical acceptability is evaluated on a pass/fail basis against salient characteristics equivalent to the JCB 3TS-8W specification, including an 84-inch bucket, 8-foot reach (7.4-foot standard reach of the JCB 3TS-8W is acceptable when accounting for bucket attachment extension), electric quick hitch for changing attachments, and hydraulic attachment coupler for hydraulically-powered attachments. Offerors must provide written confirmation of an authorized dealership or certified service company within 30 miles of the delivery location. Pricing is evaluated for reasonableness through comparison with other quotes and an Independent Government Cost Estimate. Past performance is rated as Acceptable, Neutral, or Unacceptable. Quotations must include signed unit and total pricing, descriptive literature demonstrating equipment specifications, dealership confirmation, and proof of active SAM registration. Prices must remain firm for 30 calendar days from the offer due date. Award will be a firm-fixed-price purchase order. Amendment 0001, issued September 11, extended the quotation deadline from September 14 and provided answers to six submitted questions.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
09/11/2026 - Amendment 0001 - The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions received and extend the offer due date to provide additional time for quotations. The offer due date is extended until September 16, 2026 at 1600 (MT). There are no other changes.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1240LP26Q0162 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for one (1) Telehandler Skid Loader with an 84-inch bucket, equivalent to a JCB 3TS-8W TeleSkid Loader, for the USDA-ARS National Animal Disease Center (NADC) Animal Resources Unit in Ames, Iowa.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 333120. The small business size standard is 1,250 employees. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Submit questions to Westley.Bisson@usda.gov by September 7th, 2026 @ 1600 (MT).
Submit quotations to Westley.Bisson@usda.gov by September 14th, 2026 @ 1600 (MT).
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1240LP26Q0162 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for one (1) Telehandler Skid Loader with an 84-inch bucket, equivalent to a JCB 3TS-8W TeleSkid Loader, for the USDA-ARS National Animal Disease Center (NADC) Animal Resources Unit in Ames, Iowa.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 333120. The small business size standard is 1,250 employees. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Submit questions to Westley.Bisson@usda.gov by September 7th, 2026 @ 1600 (MT).
Submit quotations to Westley.Bisson@usda.gov by September 14th, 2026 @ 1600 (MT).
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1240LP26Q0162.0001 - Telehandler Skid Loader.pdf | ||
| J.1 - Statement of Work - Telehandler Skid Loader.docx | DOCX document | |
| 1240LP26Q0162 - Telhandler Skid Loader.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Telehandler Skid Loader | Award Notice | |
| Telehandler Skid Loader | Solicitation |
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