Agricultural Imaging Drone
Agriculture (all) · USDA ARS AFM APD
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1232SA25Q0616 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 13, 2025 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Sep 10, 2025Award NoticeGOVAGE, INC. · $30KOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1232SA25Q0616 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Fe… (show all)
deral Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-05 dated 08/07/2025. This solicitation is issued as small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 336411 the small business size standard is 1,500. List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure: 0001, Agricultural Imaging Drone, 1 each. Brand Name or equal to the AstroMax Drone. Description/Statement of Work/Specification: See attached specifications. Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance: Due 30 days after award to SEA Soil Dynamics Research, 411 South Donahue Drive, Auburn, AL 36832. This requirement shall be FOB Destination. FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements and its addendum. Evaluation: For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions. Quoters are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), with their quote online at SAM: www.sam.gov. Quoters must state in their quote if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements. System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals�Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications�Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition. There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation. Date, time and place quotes are due. Quotes are due by Friday, August 22, 2025, 4:00PM CST. Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time: jessica.pacheco@usda.gov Late quotes after the established deadline may be considered only if it is in the government�s best interest and if it will not unduly delay award. Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Jessica Pacheco at jessica.pacheco@usda.gov no later than Monday, August 18, 2025, 4:00PM CST.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (USDA ARS AFM APD), same product/service code (PSC) 1550 and NAICS 336411.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $57K to $68K, median $60K; range $35K to $82K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRONTIER PRECISION, INC | 3 | $177K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| HYLIO INC | 1 | $82K | Jun 12, 2026 |
| CARON EAST, INC. | 1 | $69K | Sep 3, 2026 |
| AERIAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LLC | 1 | $35K | Apr 6, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 3, 2026CARON EAST, INC.$69KMapping DroneNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 1, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$64KAgricultural DroneNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 12, 2026HYLIO INC$82KPrecision Imagery, Sampling, and Dispersion DroneNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$57KMapping Essentials � Drone Package - Lubbock TXNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2026FRONTIER PRECISION, INC$57KMapping Essentials � Drone Package - Lubbock TXNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 6, 2026AERIAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LLC$35KUnmanned Aerial System (UAM)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 133 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.