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

General

Status:Closed (past due)

Solicitation Identifier:1232SA26Q1079

Due Date:Sep 25, 2026 02:00 PM

Posted Date:Sep 22, 2026 10:34 AM

Contract Period:1 year base + 4 × 1 year options

Set Asides:

Small Business

Type:Request for Quote/Qualifications (RFQ)

Level:Federal

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1232sa26q1079 amendment 00002 dry bean winter nursery usda-ars-mwa east lansing mi

Contact

Name:Theodore Blume

Email:theodore.blume@usda.gov

Phone:+18508198885

Address: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 an open-field agricultural setting in a warm-climate area in Puerto Rico, and maintain the plots using appropriate tillage, irrigation, fertilization, weed control, and pest management practices. Greenhouse production is not acceptable because the agency needs to select the best breeding lines. The contractor must 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 requirement includes one base year and four one-year option periods, for a maximum duration of five years. Amendment 00001 changes the evaluation to the highest technically rated quotation with fair and reasonable pricing and acceptable or neutral past performance. Quotations must include pricing for the base period and all option periods, a detailed technical approach addressing delivery, any requirements the offeror cannot meet, brake transmitter repair, and test and evaluation requirements, along with signed copies of SF 30 Amendments 00001 and 00002.

Title	Date Posted
C04_Attachment III - Contractor RFI FORM_1232SA26Q1079.pdf	Sep 09, 2026 12:00 PM
C04_Attachment II - SOW_rev3_1232SA26Q1079.pdf	Sep 09, 2026 12:00 PM
C04_Contractor Questions-Government Responses_1232SA26Q1079.pdf	Sep 11, 2026 12:00 PM
C04_Attachment IV - Past Performance Questionnaire_1232SA26Q1079.doc	Sep 09, 2026 12:00 PM
C04_SF 1449_1232SA26Q1079.pdf	Sep 09, 2026 12:00 PM
C04_Attachment I - Terms and Conditions_1232SA27Q1079.pdf	Sep 09, 2026 12:00 PM
C04_Attachment San Juan PR DOL WD 2015-5707 Rev 31 dated 8-27-2026.pdf	Sep 09, 2026 12:00 PM
C05_Attachment I - Terms and Conditions Amendment 00001_1232SA26Q1079.pdf	Sep 14, 2026 12:00 PM
C05_SF 30 Amend 00001_1232SA26Q1079.pdf	Sep 14, 2026 12:00 PM
C05_SF 30_P00002_1232SA26Q1079.pdf	Sep 22, 2026 12:00 PM