The JL-Shepard Model 484F-C need the Cobalt 60 recharged with approximately 20000 Curies.
Past New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Department of Agriculture
- 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
- Phoenix, AZ
- Forecast number
- 46576
- Points of contact
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- Marcus Brown marcus.t.brown@usda.gov
Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of Agriculture seeks to procure Cobalt 60 recharge services for a JL-Shepard Model 484F-C irradiation system located at the Phoenix Rearing Facility. This requirement is critical to maintain the facility's capability to irradiate navel orangeworm moths at 30Kr dosage levels in support of the federally appropriated specialty crops program aligned with the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act. The recharge of approximately 20,000 Curies must be completed by the end of Calendar Year 2026, with an estimated solicitation release date of September 30, 2026, and an estimated award date of June 30, 2026.
The estimated award value ranges from $500,000 to $999,000, with a basic exercised value of $800,000 under a full and open competition Purchase Order. Work will be performed at the Phoenix Rearing Facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Interested vendors may contact Marcus Brown at marcus.t.brown@usda.gov for additional information regarding this procurement opportunity, which is managed under the APHIS-PPQ billing code with funding office 12K3-1281K9.
Forecast text
The Phoenix Rearing Facility (PRF) is part of a federally appropriated program that aligns with the Congressional Findings in Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seg.) In order for the PRF to maintain the capability to irradiate navel orangeworm moths at 30Kr in a time frame that will keep up with current and future production needs the JL-Shepard Model 484F-C needs the recharge before the end of CY2026.
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