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Telehandler Skid Loader — Earth Moving and Excavating Equipment

Issued by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · FOREST SERVICE · USDA-FS, CSA INTERMOUNTAIN 4 · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

Published
1 Sept 2026
Closes
14 Sept 2026, 22:00 UTC
Reference
1240LP26Q0162
Location
IA, United States
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply

Details

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · FOREST SERVICE · USDA-FS, CSA INTERMOUNTAIN 4 is soliciting Telehandler Skid Loader — Earth Moving and Excavating Equipment. Solicitation number 1240LP26Q0162. Classified under NAICS 333120 — Construction Machinery Manufacturing. Product/service code 3805 — EARTH MOVING AND EXCAVATING EQUIPMENT. Place of performance: IA, USA. Responses are due by 14 September 2026 22:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1240LP26Q0162 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for one (1) Telehandler Skid Loader with an 84-inch bucket, equivalent to a JCB 3TS-8W TeleSkid Loader, for the USDA-ARS National Animal Disease Center (NADC) Animal Resources Unit in Ames, Iowa. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 333120. The small business size standard is 1,250 employees. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Submit questions to [contact details removed] by September 7th, 2026 @ 1600 (MT). Submit quotations to [contact details removed] by September 14th, 2026 @ 1600 (MT).

Context for bidders

We hold 3 notices from AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · FOREST SERVICE · USDA-FS, CSA INTERMOUNTAIN 4, going back to August 20263 of them still open. They buy mostly in Manufacturing & Supply and electronics-semiconductors. There are 1,970 open Manufacturing & Supply tenders in United States. This one closes in 8 days.

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