Plot Combine

Past New Requirement Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$500,000 to $999,000
Set-aside
No set-aside

Forecast facts

Anticipated award
NAICS code
333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Place of performance
Raleigh, NC
Forecast number
46437
Points of contact

Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.

About this forecast

The Department of Agriculture is procuring a new research plot combine to replace aging equipment that has reached the end of its operational life. The replacement equipment must deliver significant performance improvements, including approximately 30% faster harvesting capability, 99% sample cleanliness, and seed damage reduction to less than 1%. This is a new requirement that will be competed as a full and open competition firm fixed price purchase order.

The estimated contract value ranges from $500,000 to $999,000, with a basic exercised value of $550,000. The solicitation is expected to be released on May 22, 2026, with an estimated award date of March 31, 2026. The place of performance is Raleigh, North Carolina, and inquiries should be directed to Nicole McKenzie, Contracting Officer, at the United States Department of Agriculture (nicole.mckenzie@usda.gov).

Forecast text

A new research plot combine is needed to replace a 20 year old combine which is aging out requires high maintenance and will become unsafe. In addition compared to the plot combines currently used by the unit the requested replacement provides approximately 30 faster harvesting 99 sample cleanliness and reduces seed damage to less than 1.

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