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USDA-Forest Service_Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with sensor package (Forage and Range Research of the USDA Agricultural Research Service)

Issued by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · FOREST SERVICE · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 2 · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

Published
14 Sept 2026
Closes
18 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC
Reference
12444026Q0215
Location
UT, United States
Sector
space-satellite

Details

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · FOREST SERVICE · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 2 is soliciting USDA-Forest Service_Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with sensor package (Forage and Range Research of the USDA Agricultural Research Service). Solicitation number 12444026Q0215. Classified under NAICS 336411 — Aircraft Manufacturing. Product/service code 1550 — DRONES. Place of performance: UT, USA. Responses are due by 18 September 2026 16:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

-This will be a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract between the United States Forest Service and the prospective vendor -Vendors will have an active System for Award Management (SAM) https://sam.gov account at the time of award and provide the sam.gov Unique Identity Identifier (UEI) in their responses. -Payment is only made via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) at: https://www.ipp.for.fiscal.treasury.gov -Vendors responding to this solicitation shall submit their quote in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), FAR 52.212-1. Pursuant to FAR 52.212-2, the criteria for evaluations are (1) Price. The basis for award is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) -This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the most current version of the FAR and other applicable laws. -A complete package will contain the following - Offers submitted without completion of items listed here shall be considered non-responsive and ineligible for award:  (Email all offers to [contact details removed])

  • Signed SF 1449
  • Filled out Schedule of Items (SOI)

-Targeted Delivery Date: November 23, 2026

-Delivery Locations: PWA FORAGE AND RANGE RESEARCH -  700 N 1100 E , UTAH STATE UNIV,  LOGAN, UT 84322

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Context for bidders

We hold 6 notices from AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · FOREST SERVICE · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 2, going back to September 20265 of them still open. They buy mostly in Financial & Professional Services, electronics-semiconductors and Facility Management & Cleaning. There are 376 open space-satellite tenders in United States. This one closes in 4 days.

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