The USDA needs a small business to perform electrical gear and transformer maintenance at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
- The USDA needs a small business to perform electrical gear and transformer maintenance at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
- A mandatory site visit is required to be technically acceptable.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items.
- The contract is a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
- How will they pick the winner?
- The evaluation basis is not specified.
- When and how do you bid?
- Quotations are due by July 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM.
- Submit a quotation via email to erin.riffey@usda.gov.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit required to be technically acceptable.
If you're interested, do this first
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Send a completed Non-Disclosure Agreement to Jeffery Cowell and Erin Riffey to receive Attachment 7.
Primary point of contact
Name
Erin Riffey
Email
erin.riffey@usda.gov
Phone
(970) 631-2294