The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order worth $238,338.05 to Mechanical Sales Midwest Inc., a small business, for the provision of variable frequency drives (VFDs) and other HVAC-related parts. The VFDs are critical for ensuring smooth and energy-efficient operation of complex equipment assets at the National Bio-Agro Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. This contract was competitively awarded under a total small business...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service Plains Area awarded a $72,600.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to Sterileco LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), to replace Air Compressor Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) units at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. This requirement was originally solicited under NAICS code 811310 with a small business size standard of $12.5 million. The contract has an...
This $1,497,196.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Firelake Construction Inc., a small business prime contractor headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas. The contract is for repairs to the Liquid Effluent Decontamination Systems (EDS) and Thermal Tissue Autoclaves (TTA) at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. The work, which has an ultimate completion...
This is a delivery order contract awarded to Firelake Construction Inc., an SBA-certified 8(a) Program participant and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business, by the Plains Area office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The $1,207,760.74 firm-fixed-price contract is for the repair and maintenance of the ASCO SCADA equipment that controls the electrical infrastructure on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) campus in...
This is a definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Plains Area to Firelake Construction Inc., a small business federal contractor headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas. The contract, valued at $198,889.00, is to perform material lift upgrades at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas. The contract was awarded under a total small business set-aside and covers upgrading and repairing three Demag monorail...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to Bio-Tech Lab Services LLC, a small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), for the certification, maintenance, and repair of laminar air flow biological safety cabinets (BSCs) and other HEPA-filtered equipment at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. The contract has a ceiling...
This is a $1,024,866.89 firm fixed-price delivery order awarded to Firelake Construction Inc., a certified economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB), by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for improvements to the area humidification system at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. The contract has a completion date of December 31, 2025. Firelake Construction Inc. is a small business federal contractor headquartered in Lawrence,...
This is a firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Plains Area agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Firelake Construction Inc., a certified economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) and 8(a) Program participant. The $66,335.95 contract is for reconfiguring bio-waste vent piping and revising the glasswash sterilizer floor drain at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. The work is being performed under a Job Order...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service to 1ST American Medical Distributors, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The $412,794.00 contract is for start-up, calibration, and preventative maintenance services on 16 Steris Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Bio-decontamination units located at the USDA's National Bio...
The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area (USDA-ARS-FRIID) awarded a $433,300 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Progressive Recovery Inc. to conduct temperature mapping of the liquid decontamination systems and thermal tissue autoclave vessels and additional investigative studies for modifications of these systems located at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) campus in...