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

-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 stacey.phillips@usda.gov)

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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