1232SA26Q1079 Questions/Responses Posted Dry Bean Winter Nursery USDA-ARS-MWA East Lansing MI
Agriculture (all) · USDA ARS AFM APD
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1232SA26Q1079 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
Contractor Questions and Government Responses posted. See Attachment C04_Contractor Questions-Government Responses_1232SA26Q1079 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 1232SA26Q1079 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a winter nursery in a warm climate area to support the ARS Sugar Beet and Bean Research Unit (SBRU), East Lansing, MI dry bean breedi… (show all)
ng program. The winter nursery is used to advance breeding materials by a generation over the winter, which greatly speeds up breeding progress This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 111130 The small business size standard is $2.8M This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), same industry group (NAICS 1111).
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $18K to $54K, median $26K; range $14K to $2.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHS INC. · $CHSCL · $37.0B | 1 | $2.8M | May 28, 2026 |
| DEL RIO FEED & SUPPLY, LLC | 1 | $66K | Feb 19, 2025 |
| JC MATERIAL HANDLING CO., L.L.C. | 1 | $42K | Dec 18, 2024 |
| SHANNON FRANKLIN Westminster MD 21158 USA | 1 | $26K | Apr 8, 2026 |
| ADAM N EVE SAFETY LLC | 1 | $18K | Mar 13, 2026 |
| COSTA RICA SEEDS SOCIEDAD ANONIMA San Jose CRI | 1 | $18K | Dec 11, 2024 |
| HAWAII SEED PRO LLC | 1 | $14K | Aug 18, 2026 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $CHSCL reported $37.0B revenue (12 months to May 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $26K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 18, 2026HAWAII SEED PRO LLC$14KMaize Winter Nursery - Award NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 28, 2026CHS INC.$2.8MAMS International Export Bulk Hard Red Winter Wheat SolicitationMateriality: <0.01% of $CHSCL revenue (Low) SEC
- Apr 8, 2026SHANNON FRANKLIN Westminster MD 21158 USA$26KField Corn Seed - Award NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 13, 2026ADAM N EVE SAFETY LLC$18KBrevant Soybean Seed or Equivalent for 2026 Farming SeasonNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 19, 2025DEL RIO FEED & SUPPLY, LLC$66KIvermectin (Pour On)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 18, 2024JC MATERIAL HANDLING CO., L.L.C.$42KSmall Square Straw Bales IDIQ - AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 11, 2024COSTA RICA SEEDS SOCIEDAD ANONIMA San Jose CRI$18KSeed Increase for Tropical Soybean Germplasm Accessions - AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 7 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (11 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) job
- $33K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 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.
- 2 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.
- 1 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.