Aerial release of sterile fruit flies for tijuana, mexico
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 12639525F0768
- Awardee
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Aerodescargas Fronterizas, S.C. UEI N8DNBENL4854
- Awarding agency
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Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $168,480
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Aerial fruit fly release, Tijuana and Reynosa, Mexico Pre-Solicitation · 12639525Q0114 · Posted May 6, 2025
- Contract value 79% obligated
- $212,097.60 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed under SAP Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Mexico
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $168,480 |
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a delivery order valued at $212,097.60 to Aerodescargas Fronterizas, S.C., a Tijuana, Mexico-based aerial services contractor, for the aerial release of sterile fruit flies in Tijuana. This firm fixed-price delivery order, awarded on August 1, 2025, with completion expected by July 31, 2026, was issued without a small business set-aside and represents competitively awarded work supporting APHIS's critical transboundary pest management initiatives. The delivery order is issued under Aerodescargas Fronterizas's larger Indefinite Delivery Contract with APHIS valued at $2.8 million and effective through July 31, 2030, which authorizes the contractor to provide aerial pest control services, including sterile insect releases and aerial spraying operations in Mexican border regions.
Aerodescargas Fronterizas specializes in providing aviation support and sterile insect release capabilities to protect U.S. agricultural resources from transboundary plant and animal pests. The contractor maintains government-modified aircraft equipped with insect release machines and employs qualified pilots holding commercial licenses and instrument ratings in compliance with Mexican aviation regulations. This delivery order supports APHIS's Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services division in executing agricultural health initiatives that directly benefit U.S.-Mexico border agricultural protection efforts through targeted, science-based pest population management strategies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 12639525F0768?
12639525F0768 was awarded to Aerodescargas Fronterizas, S.C. by Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) on August 1, 2025.
How much is contract 12639525F0768 worth?
The government has obligated $168,480 on 12639525F0768. Its current value, with exercised options, is $212,098.
Is contract 12639525F0768 an order under another contract?
Yes. 12639525F0768 is a delivery order under 12639525D0046, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 12639525F0768 competed?
The extent of competition for 12639525F0768 was competed under sap.
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