The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
How to respond — with a free templatearrow_forwardThe USDA needs a small business to provide a domestically sourced paddle blender/ribbon blender for mixing wet and dry ingredients for extruding fish feeds.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The USDA needs a domestically sourced paddle blender/ribbon blender to mix wet and dry ingredients for extruding fish feeds. The blender must meet or exceed the following requirements: capacity of 50 gallons, bulk density rating of 55 pounds per cubic feed, agitator speed of 50 rotations per minute, and motor horsepower of 3 horsepower.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The USDA will not award a contract based on responses to this notice. Instead, they will use the information to determine whether to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation. The anticipated solicitation release date is July 31, 2026.
- How will they pick the winner?
The USDA will evaluate responses based on the company's ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified in the notice.
- When and how do you bid?
Submit a Capabilities Statement by July 24, 2026, no later than 3:00 p.m. EDT to the attention of Shelley Steen at shelley.steen@usda.gov.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
- Has experience in food product machinery manufacturing.
- Has a domestically sourced supply chain.
Heads up — easy to miss
- This is not a solicitation announcement or request for proposal.
- The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice.
- Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Submit a Capabilities Statement by July 24, 2026, no later than 3:00 p.m. EDT to the attention of Shelley Steen at shelley.steen@usda.gov.
- Monitor SAM.gov for the release of solicitation and any updates or amendments.