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Agricultural Drone

USDA ARS AFM APD · Temple, Texas, 76502

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Response status

Historical record

Aug 21, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Aug 11, 2026
Archive date
Sep 5, 2026
SAM status
Active
This is a preserved solicitation record. The response window is closed because the published deadline passed.

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • USDA ARS AFM APD published this combined synopsis/solicitation.
  • Competition is listed as Small Business Set-Aside - Total.
  • The place of performance is Temple, Texas.
  • The notice uses NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
376d728915cc46a38e65516153e76ca7
Solicitation
1232SA26Q1215
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation number
1232SA26Q1215
NAICS
336411 — Aircraft Manufacturing
PSC
1550 — UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
Set-aside
Small Business Set-Aside - Total
Set-aside code
SBA
Posted
Aug 11, 2026
Responses due
Aug 21, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 5, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
—
Subagency
Agricultural Research Service
Subagency code
—
Office
USDA ARS AFM APD
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
—
Office address
BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705, USA
Place of performance
Temple, Texas, 76502
City code
—
State
Texas
State code
TX
Postal code
76502
Country
—

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

*The requuirements description has been updated to maximum capacity of tank spreader system to 45 gallons instead of 50.* 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 1232SA26Q1215 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for an agricultural drone. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 336411 � Aircraft Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 1,500 employees. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$27,060
Median$41,565
High end (p75)$49,709
Comparable awards
50
Median
$41,565
Computed
Aug 14, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
DRONE, ASTRO MAX MAPPING ESSENTIALS & MULTISPECTRAL SENSOR SENTERA 6XFRONTIER PRECISION, INC$56,675.00May 21, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OU67-FY26-203-NEW OUTDOOR SMALL UNCREWED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (SUAS)AANTILIA LLC$26,590.95Jul 20, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
AN FCC-COMPLIANT UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS) EQUIPPED WITH MULTISPECTRAL AND THERMAL CAMEAERIAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LLC$35,360.00Apr 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ACQUISITION OF PRECISION IMAGERY, SAMPLING, AND DISPERSION DRONEHYLIO INC$81,620.25Jun 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
DELIVERY ORDER FOR UAS AND ACCESSORIESSKYDIO, INC$224,457.50Apr 12, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER'S NATIONAL WILDLIFE DISEASE PROGRAM IS REQUESTING TOSKYDIO, INC$27,429.70Jun 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PROCUREMENT OF SKYDIO X10 DRONES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.SKYDIO, INC$52,429.50Jun 26, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TWO (2) BRAND NAME OR EQUAL FREEFLY ASTRO MAX NDAA/BLUE QUADCOPTER UNCREWED AERIAL SYSTEM IMPULSERADAR USA, INC.$55,090.00Apr 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OLE NORTHEAST DIVISION AND SOUTHEAST DIVISION NEED THE SKYDIO X10 PATROL-LED DFR KIT UAS ILYME COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.$43,389.78Mar 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OU67-FY26-020-NEW SMALL UNCREWED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMBRINC DRONES, INC$29,997.00May 19, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SKYDIO X2E AND NEXT GENERATION UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT CALLSKYDIO, INC$55,146.15Apr 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SKYDIO X2E AND NEXT GENERATION UAS BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT CALLSKYDIO, INC$251,447.70Apr 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SKYFRONT CORP. BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT CALL ORDERSKYFRONT CORP$18,720.00Mar 5, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CARSON EAST WINGTRA BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT CALL ORDERCARON EAST, INC.$63,183.77Mar 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SKYDIO X2E AND NEXT GENERATION UAS BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT CALL ORDERSKYDIO, INC$147,387.25Mar 25, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CARSON EAST WINGTRA BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT CALL ORDERCARON EAST, INC.$55,943.50Apr 3, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CALL ORDER OFF SKYDIO X2E AND NEXT GENERATION UAS BPASKYDIO, INC$29,926.70Apr 8, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FREEFLY SYSTEMS BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT CALL ORDERFREEFLY SYSTEMS INC$43,180.00Apr 20, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FREEFLY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS)FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC$43,180.00Apr 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FREEFLY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) PRODUCTSFREEFLY SYSTEMS INC$26,690.00Apr 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Amendment history

A version is preserved whenever the normalized notice contents change.

VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Combined Synopsis/SolicitationAug 13, 2026Aug 21, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC816a146651f0127a
2Combined Synopsis/SolicitationAug 28, 2026Aug 21, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC94e4a03820c7029a

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 14, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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