Two-row flame weeder
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1161673
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 3750 Gardening Implements And Tools
- Place of performance
- Yutan, Nebraska 68073, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is seeking to procure a two-row flame weeder designed for agricultural crop treatment applications. This equipment must be capable of treating two rows of crops with 30-inch row spacings and feature adjustable hoods that can operate fully closed for shorter crops or partially open for taller crops. The weeder must be mountable on a standard tractor via 3-point hitch and meet strict dimensional and weight specifications, including a maximum transport width of 8 feet 6 inches and a fully-fueled weight not exceeding 2,500 pounds to ensure compatibility with most existing tractor inventory. The procurement falls under the Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing NAICS category (333111) and the Gardening Implements and Tools PSC category (3750). The pre-solicitation notice was posted on March 3, 2026, with a due date of March 10, 2026, providing respondents with one week to submit their proposals.
No set-aside designations have been applied to this contract opportunity, making it available to all qualified vendors. The pre-solicitation notice does not identify any incumbent contractors or provide specific award values or budget ranges for this procurement. The equipment must feature a 200-gallon propane tank capacity to support sustained flame weeding operations across agricultural applications. While specific evaluation criteria and final award amounts are not detailed in this pre-solicitation notice, interested vendors should anticipate that proposals will be assessed based on their ability to meet all specified technical requirements and deliver equipment within the defined parameters by the March 10, 2026 deadline.
Notice text
Requirement for a two-row flame weeder with 250 wgal tank (200 gallon propane capacity).
Specifications:
- Capable of treating two rows of crops with 30-inch row spacings.
- Must have hoods designed to operate fully closed for shorter crops or partially open for taller crops.
- Capable of mounting on a tractor with a 3-point hitch.
- Total width must be no wider than 8 feet 6 inches for transport on public roads.
- Propane tank capacity of 200 gallons.
- Fully-fueled weight less than 2,500 pounds to allow for use with most tractors currently in inventory.
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