Dry Bean Winter Nursery Services

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service is seeking a contractor to operate a Puerto Rico dry bean winter nursery, including planting, maintaining, harvesting, and shipping 500 to 800 bean samples for its East Lansing breeding program.

United States of America > AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF > AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE > USDA ARS AFM APD


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1232SA26Q1079
Sep 22, 2026 03:00 PM
Sep 11, 2026 01:33 PM
1 year base + 4 × 1 year options
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Contact
theodore.blume@usda.gov
+18508198885
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD, USA
Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service is soliciting a firm-fixed-price contractor to provide dry bean winter nursery services supporting the Sugar Beet and Bean Research Unit's breeding program. The contractor will receive government-furnished seed, prepare and label approximately 500 to 800 individual samples, plant them in single 10-foot rows in Puerto Rico by December 2026, and maintain the plots using appropriate tillage, irrigation, fertilization, weed control, and pest management practices. The contractor must perform the seed plots in open-field agricultural settings, not in a greenhouse, preserve the identity and integrity of each sample, prevent cross-contamination, harvest the beans by March 2027, and package and ship the harvested seed to the USDA research unit in East Lansing, Michigan, for receipt by April 2027. The anticipated contract includes one base year and four one-year option periods, for a maximum duration of five years. Quotations must include pricing for the base period and all option periods, a detailed technical approach addressing the scope of work, explanations of any requirements the offeror cannot meet, and past-performance information or references as applicable. The requirement also involves travel by U.S. Government officials; areas designated as “Do Not Travel” by the U.S. Department of State will not be considered.

Classification Codes
NAICS111130Dry Pea and Bean Farming
PSCF009Seed Collection/Production Services
Smart Codes
dry bean farmingagricultural field managementseed harvesting and shipping
Specifications
Service
NSNs:
7540-01-152-8067
Timeline
Sep 16, 2026-Questions Due Date
Sep 22, 2026 03:00 PM-Offers Due Date
Oct 1, 2026-Base Period Begins
Sep 30, 2027-Base Period Ends
Oct 1, 2027-Option Year 1 Begins
Sep 30, 2028-Option Year 1 Ends
Oct 1, 2028-Option Year 2 Begins
Sep 30, 2029-Option Year 2 Ends
Oct 1, 2029-Option Year 3 Begins
Sep 30, 2030-Option Year 3 Ends
Oct 1, 2030-Option Year 4 Begins
Sep 30, 2031-Option Year 4 Ends
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