Description
The USDA is seeking quotations for a “Small Batch Seed Treater” – a piece of farm equipment that treats seed with a single liquid fungicide/insecticide coating, dries the seed, and delivers treated seed ready for planting within a few days. The equipment must allow operators to avoid handling treated seed post‑treatment for safety reasons. Vendors must be registered in SAM, submit a detailed technical specification comparing their offering to the brand‑name reference (LCB25‑100‑0010), and meet delivery within 120 days to the USDA facility in Urbana, Illinois. The award will be a firm‑fixed‑price contract; the lowest technically acceptable bid will be selected.
• Requirement: one small‑batch seed‑treating machine meeting USDA specifications.
• Delivery location: 1101 W. Peabody Dr., Urbana, IL 61801, FOB destination.
• Quote submission: electronic email to [email protected] by 4 PM CST, Sep 11 2026.
• Question deadline: 3 PM CST, Sep 8 2026.
• Evaluation: lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) with past‑performance review.
• Contract type: firm‑fixed‑price, single award.
• Eligibility: unrestricted – any responsible source registered in SAM may bid.