1232SA26Q0139 - NOTE: Amended to att TAA Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for 8200 to 9000 U.S. Gallon Manure Application Tankers USDA-ARS-MWA Prairie du Sac WI

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, is soliciting two 8,200 to 9,000-gallon manure application tankers with injector systems under solicitation number 1232SA26Q0139, issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation under FAR Part 12 as a Request for Quotation. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside with the NAICS code 333111 and a small business size standard of 1,250 employees, and a Non-Manufacturer Rule waiver is in effect for farm-type tractors and attachments. The equipment must be delivered to the USDA Dairy Forage Research Farm in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, with delivery required within two years of order issuance, though early deliveries are accepted. The tankers must meet specific performance criteria including a minimum 8,200-gallon capacity, a six-row injector system with a straight toolbar and quick-attach features, and must include a mount or toolbar to accommodate existing government-owned injectors, which the contractor is required to install upon initial delivery. The solicitation specifies the preferred model as the Valmetal 8500 Maxx Trac Tanker or an equal that fully satisfies salient physical, functional, and performance characteristics, supported by descriptive literature, drawings, or brochures. The government will evaluate quotations using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where price responsiveness, technical acceptability, and acceptable or neutral past performance serve as pass/fail gates; failure to meet any of these criteria disqualifies an offer regardless of price. Awards will be made on a firm-fixed-price basis, with all offers subject to F.O.B. Destination terms, and must include setup and delivery costs. Compliance with the Buy American Act, prohibitions on convict and child labor, equal opportunity for veterans and persons with disabilities, and anti-discrimination requirements including Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, as well as Executive Orders 14168 and 14173 and FAR 52.222-90 addressing DEI discrimination, are mandatory and material to payment. Offerors must maintain current representations in SAM, and must submit pricing for all items to be considered responsive. Questions must be submitted via Attachment III no later than June 17, 2026, at 1:00 PM CDT, and final offers are due by July 1