Used No-Till Single Disc Grain Drill with 48 Openers

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD-SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT TO LARGE BUSINESS
The Government intends to pursue a sole source award Large Business to C & B Operations, LLC, for a Used No-Till Single Disc Grain Drill with 48 Openers, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements".

Summary of Award

The USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL) located in Sidney, Montana is soliciting for the purchase of Used No-Till Single Disc Grain Drill with 48 usable or repairable openers.  The purchase will include delivery of Used No-Till Single Disc Drill openers. Per specifications listed below.

Drill specifications for used no-till single disc openers.

To include John Deere 890, 1690, 1990, 1895 and 1860 to build a plot seeder and plot fertilizer applicator.

No--Till single disk drill openers 60 series or 90 series must have a total of 48 openers, half right side and half left side.   Do not need a cart you can bid with or without a cart or both.  Air seeder frame should include in the bid if it is not the whole drill.  Must be delivered to station or one of our dryland farms. Width of drill does not matter as long as it has 3 sections.  Must be in good enough condition to be rebuilt.   

Must consider trade of ford 5640sle when parked engine ran and transmission is out so it will not move. 

* MUST PROVIDE PHOTOS OF PROPOSED EQUIPMENT FOR QUALITY VERIFICATION*

Service location:

Factory authorized service center must be within 15 miles NPARL dryland research farms or NPARL in Sidney, MT 59270. (Culbertson or Sidney Montana)

Delivery Location:

USDA ARS NPARL

1500 N Central Ave

Sidney, MT  59270

POC: Michael Johnson   michael.johnson@usda.gov

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

QUESTIONS: Shall be submitted to toinette.aranda@usda.gov 

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for bid/proposal preparation costs.