Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Chemicals and Spray Application
Department of Justice · Federal Prison Industries, Inc
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AI summarySolicitation SV0101-27 (Chemicals and Spray Application): Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) wants a contractor to scout crops, recommend, supply and apply farm chemicals and fertilizer on about 500 acres at its Lompoc Farm in Lompoc, California. It is full and open competition with no set-aside, a one-year base plus four one-year options. The response due date is November 17, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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Solicitation SV0101-27 (Chemicals and Spray Application): Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) wants a contractor to scout crops, recommend, supply and apply farm chemicals and fertilizer on about 500 acres at its Lompoc Farm in Lompoc, California. It is full and open competition with no set-aside, a one-year base plus four one-year options. The response due date is November 17, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid (4)
- A certified and trained Pest Control Adviser (PCA) who inspects crops once a week
- All federal, state and local licenses needed to inspect, make recommendations and apply agricultural chemicals
- Criminal history (NCIC) forms for every person who will enter the farm, sent with the offer; a background check clears people before site access
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- Active SAM registration before award, through performance and final payment
How to submit: Email to Chad Privett at chad.privett2@usdoj.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Licensed Pest Control Adviser and chemical-application licenses required. A small business needs a certified PCA on staff or under contract and the licenses to apply farm chemicals in California before it can perform.
- Serious: Nearby location is the second most important factor. Firms far from Lompoc, California score lower on distance, rapid response and local presence, which carry more weight than price.
- Worth checking: Criminal history checks for site access sent with the offer. Everyone who will work at the prison farm needs an NCIC check approved before entering, and the forms must go in with your proposal.
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- Worth checking: Fast response and start times. Urgent inspections or treatments are due within 48 hours of notice, and work starts within 2 calendar days after a task order; weekend work may also be needed.
- Worth checking: Order quantities are estimates; guaranteed minimum is only $10,000. Section B quantities are estimates over the base and option years, so revenue is not assured beyond the minimum.
- Minor: Questions due in writing. Written questions to chad.privett2@usdoj.gov are accepted until Tuesday, November 03, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST; answers come as a SAM.gov amendment, and phone calls are not accepted.
- Minor: Contractor carries all equipment, materials and security limits. No government-furnished property is provided; cell phones, cameras and weapons are not allowed inside, and prices should reflect the security rules.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- 1620000404 Chemical and Spray Application.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Supply and apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers, side-dress materials and line sprays across about 500 acres of crops at Lompoc Farm
- Provide a certified, trained Pest Control Adviser (PCA) to inspect the crops once a week, and more often after weather events or pest outbreaks
- Respond to urgent inspection or treatment needs within 48 hours and start work within 2 calendar days after receiving a task order
- Write treatment plan and inspection reports within 2 business days of each field visit
- Send a monthly pesticide and fertilizer report and a monthly pesticide report to county commissioners, both due by the 10th of each month
- Keep records of inspections, PCA recommendations and crop disposition, and provide safety data sheets (SDS) for all chemicals
- Supply 40 priced chemical and service line items (named products such as QUADRIS, AVAUNT and ENDURA, plus line-spray application and labor per hour); equivalent products are welcome
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price per unit) indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needed) with economic price adjustment (EPA: prices reviewed every 12 months)
- Period of performance
- 1 base year + 4 one-year option periods (Section F also says five base years from the date of award)
- Place of performance
- FCC Lompoc Farm, 3901 Klein Blvd, Lompoc, CA 93436
- Estimated value
- No estimate or ceiling stated; guaranteed minimum for the life of the contract is $10,000.00
- How they'll choose
- Best value: award to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered; price is the least important factor
- Offers due
- November 17, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to Chad Privett at chad.privett2@usdoj.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Delivery Capability and Schedule Compliance (most important): capacity to meet required delivery times; staffing, equipment and logistics plans
- Geographic Proximity and Availability (second most important): distance from the service location, rapid response or on-site support, local presence
- Technical Capability (third): compliance with technical specifications, relevant expertise, certifications and qualifications, past performance on similar efforts
- Price (least important): reasonableness and affordability
What to include when you submit
- Include the solicitation number SV0101-27, your name, address and telephone number
- Include a technical description of the items offered in enough detail to check they meet the requirements, plus any warranty terms, price and discount terms
- Fill in your SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI), phone and fax, email and business size
- Acknowledge all amendments
- Send the completed price sheet
- Include the company name, full names and phone numbers of each person who will visit the farm, and signed Authorization for Release of Information Criminal History Check (NCIC) forms (BP-A0660)
- Give a phone number or contact for notice of any denied NCIC checks
- Offered prices must stay firm for 60 calendar days from the date offers are received
- Be registered in SAM before award; firms new to UNICOR also fill in the ACH (bank payment) form, matching the SAM.gov record
Not in the notice text
- Exact quantities per line item: the schedule text in the file runs numbers together, so check the price sheet and Section B on SAM.gov
- The price sheet and the NCIC form (BP-A0660) are listed as attachments but their contents are not in the text read
- Whether a Service Contract Act wage determination applies is not stated
- Two period statements appear: 1 base year plus 4 option years, and five base years from award; confirm the option structure with the contracting officer
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Chad Privett at chad.privett2@usdoj.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- SAM.gov has no description for this notice beyond its title. The work is described in its attachments, listed under Notice details.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Federal Prison Industries, Inc, Washington, DC
- Product/service code
- 6840 · Pest Control Agents and Disinfectants
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 325320)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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