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Multi Crop Shredder — Harvesting Equipment

Issued by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE · USDA, FSIS, OAS PCMB · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
23 Sept 2026
Closes
28 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC
Reference
123A9426F0062
Location
MT, United States
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply

Details

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE · USDA, FSIS, OAS PCMB is soliciting Multi Crop Shredder — Harvesting Equipment. Solicitation number 123A9426F0062. Classified under NAICS 333111 — Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing. Product/service code 3720 — HARVESTING EQUIPMENT. Place of performance: MT, USA. Responses are due by 28 September 2026 16:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

This acquisition is for the procurement of one (1) Multi Crop Shredder required by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS). The equipment is needed for a research project on residue management in irrigated corn-based cropping systems in the northern Great Plains (Sidney, MT). The objective is to provide farmers with information about how to achieve the best planting results and subsequent crop yield following grain corn, which produces large amounts of crop residue. A shredder is needed that lifts fallen corn residue and shred all residue to a size that facilitates tillage operations and promotes residue decomposition in a semi-arid area with cold, dry winters.

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