# Strip Till Plow Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1168135 - Solicitation number: 1168135 - Notice type: Presolicitation - Status: Open. Offers due September 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT - Department: Department of Agriculture - Agency: Food Safety and Inspection Service - Contracting office: Usda, Fsis, Oas PCMB (123A94) - NAICS: 423820 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers - Product or service code: 2410 Tractors, Full Tracked, Low Speed - Place of performance: Lubbock, Texas - County: Lubbock County (FIPS 48303). https://abierto.us/counties/lubbock-county-tx-48303 - City: Lubbock. https://abierto.us/cities/lubbock-tx-4845000 - First posted: September 17, 2026 - Last posted: September 17, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2b7c9842639841e090beac0a577a5f91/view ## Description The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry of an upcoming requirement for a Strip Till Plow. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the procedures outlined in RFO 12.201-1(c)(2). Please be advised that this notice is published solely to inform industry of the Government’s intent to solicit quotations directly from at least three total manufacturers and suppliers. The Government does not intend to post a formal solicitation notice on SAM.gov. In accordance with RFO 12.201-1(c)(2), for acquisitions at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), the Contracting Officer is electing to solicit quotations directly from suppliers. By posting this pre-solicitation notice, the Government is fulfilling the requirement to post a pre-solicitation notice in the GPE according to subpart 5.1. Award Timeline The targeted date for contract award is 24 September, 2026. Disclaimer This is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), or an Invitation for Bid (IFB). Responding to this notice does not guarantee inclusion. The contracting officer will evaluate potential offers to evaluate their potential to be a responsible source before being solicited directly. For this notice, a responsible source will be a company whose primary industry is the manufacture or sale of total aircraft wash systems, has a satisfactory past performance, and is a small business. No formal solicitation document will be posted to SAM.gov for this requirement. It is the governments intent to solicit quotations directly from suppliers, however interested vendors may submit their company information for this requirement. ## Attachments - [PRESOLICITATION NOTICE Striptil Plow.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/c331dec66e4f47faaddcdbddd78e2f15/download) ## Publications - September 17, 2026: Presolicitation, due September 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 2b7c9842639841e090beac0a577a5f91. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2b7c9842639841e090beac0a577a5f91/view ## Points of contact - Reginald Brown, reginald.brown@fsis.usda.gov - Karen Petty, karen.petty2@usda.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/1168135.