Definitive Contract 123A9422C0014
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- The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Fredric E Gerr in the amount of $32,722.48 on November 17, 2023, for contracting support to design and conduct a research study examining potential health effects on establishment workers resulting from increased slaughter line speeds in both young chicken and swine processing operations. The study encompasses ergonomic hazards present in these workplace environments and related measurement activities. The...
- The U.S. Office of Administrative Services Procurement Management Branch awarded a $314,293.00 firm-fixed-price definitive contract to Kathleen M Fagan, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to conduct a study on the impact of slaughter line speed on worker safety in both young chicken and swine slaughter establishments. The contract has a completion date of September 29, 2024 and was awarded on September 30, 2022. This contract is not associated with a larger contract vehicle and...
- <p>This is a definitive, firm-fixed price contract awarded by the Office of Administrative Services Procurement Management Branch, a civilian agency, to David Rempel in the amount of $119,525.00. The contract is for a study on the impact of slaughter line speed on worker safety in both young chicken and swine slaughter establishments. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by March 31, 2025.</p>
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Administrative Services Procurement Management Branch awarded a $3,800 firm fixed-price purchase order to the International Association for Food Protection Inc. (IAFP) on August 17, 2016, with an ultimate completion date of August 26, 2016. The contract covers the submission of an article titled "Using a Six Sigma Fishbone Analysis Approach to Evaluate the Effect of Extreme Weather Events on Salmonella Positives in Young Chicken Slaughter...
- This is a $92,769.63 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to Pork Safety Consulting, a sole proprietorship doing business in Annapolis, Maryland. The contract is for pork safety consulting services, including trichinella testing and data reporting support, to assist the agency's animal disease research programs. The period of performance runs from December 2020 through November 2022. While earlier awards to Pork...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded the University of Georgia (UGA) a $12,510.00 firm fixed price purchase order to purchase 80 swine of various sizes to be used during the testing of two Swine Mobile Electrocution Units (SMEU). This contract is not associated with a larger indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV). No set-aside was used for this award, which has a completion date of October 31, 2024. UGA, through its Sponsored...
- <p>This definitive, firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the Veterinary Services unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to a small business, LYN Douglas Mclean, to collect and submit swine blood slaughter samples in accordance with the attached statement of work. The contract has a ceiling value of $209,785.75 and a base-year total not to exceed 2,000 hours. The contract was awarded on March 30, 2018, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2023.</p>
- This is a $184,641.98 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to Smithers Viscient LLC, a veteran-owned small business. The contract is for an animal food residue study conducted under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The study involves detecting nitrite and...
- Applied Curiosity Research, LLC, a small business based in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, was awarded a $125.9K firm fixed-price delivery order contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service on January 26, 2022, to conduct an evaluation of the Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) training program effectiveness. The contract, which carried a total small business set-aside designation, was executed under the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Panepinto, Sauer And Associates, Inc. (doing business as P&S Farms) to provide two crank-up swine restraint sling frames and two sets of hammocks for the National Agro and Bio-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas. The $14,430.00 contract was set aside for total small businesses under NAICS code 115210 (Support Activities for Animal Production) and was...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $2.57 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to the Regents of the University of California, San Francisco on September 30, 2022, to establish a comprehensive study examining the impact of slaughter line speed on worker safety in both young chicken and swine slaughter establishments. The contract, which carries no small business set-aside designation, addresses concerns regarding line speed waivers that exceed 1,106 heads per hour and their potential effects on worker injuries, illnesses, and occupational health outcomes. Performance is being conducted in Calverton, Maryland, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2026. The study employs a multi-disciplinary approach involving two primary subcontractors: Georgia TECH Research Corporation, which leads the processing aid exposure assessment sub-project to evaluate worker respiratory exposure to peracetic acid at six swine slaughter plants, and McGlothlin Ergonomics LLC, which provides ergonomics expertise and expert witness services. The research team will conduct industrial hygiene monitoring, site investigations, data collection, and analysis to generate findings on musculoskeletal disorders and occupational health risks associated with elevated line speeds. Study deliverables include research design documentation, data analysis reports, implementation support, and expert testimony services to support potential regulatory or litigation proceedings related to occupational safety standards in meat processing facilities.
ContractNumber | Description | Subcontractor | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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15319SCS | Georgia TECH Research Corp | Definitive Contract 123A9422C0014 | $108.9k | 11/29/24 | |
14010SCS | Mcglothlin Ergonomics LLC | Definitive Contract 123A9422C0014 | $104.1k | 11/24/24 | |
14010SCS | Mcglothlin Ergonomics LLC | Definitive Contract 123A9422C0014 | $8.8k | 3/11/24 |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00003 | Terminate for Convenience | $0 | 2/21/25 | |
| P00002 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 9/26/24 | |
| P00001 | Funding Only Action | $1.6m | 6/24/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $978.2k | 9/29/22 |