Quadrupedal UGV Platform Supply

The contract is for the supply of a quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle designed to operate autonomously in unstructured agricultural environments, requiring precise locomotion to avoid damaging crops. The system must navigate complex terrain typically found in farming settings with high accuracy and minimal environmental impact, ensuring it can perform tasks such as monitoring, sampling, or light intervention without disrupting plant life or soil integrity. The vehicle must be robust enough to handle outdoor conditions while maintaining advanced sensor integration and AI-driven navigation capabilities. This is a subcontract opportunity issued by the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland, under NAICS code 333312 for agricultural, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing. The solicitation was posted on July 21, 2026, with a response deadline of August 3, 2026. Performance is required to be executed in Beltsville, with no set-aside designation specified. Interested parties must submit proposals by the stated deadline to be considered for award, and all technical and operational requirements must align with the USDA’s objective of advancing autonomous agricultural robotics in real-world field environments.