Progend Inc., a minority-owned small business based in Parlier, California, was awarded a firm fixed-price delivery order by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service to provide 992 hours of field labor services supporting Craig Ledbetter Research. The contract, valued at $51,639.04, was awarded on February 12, 2017, with an ultimate completion date of July 16, 2017. The work was performed in Parlier, California, at a rate of $21.12 per hour. Multiple modifications were issued throughout the contract period to adjust pricing and increase the hour allocation, including a 500-hour increase via modification four. No small business set-aside designation was applied to this delivery order, despite Progend's qualification as a minority-owned enterprise.
This delivery order falls under Progend's larger $979,000 indefinite delivery contract with the USDA Agricultural Research Service for field labor and research support services in California. The contract's description notes that program management hours were excluded from the billing at the time of award. The USDA was operating under a continuing resolution through April 28, 2017, requiring formal notice for work continuation beyond that date. Progend's extensive experience with the Agricultural Research Service and other federal agencies, including the Department of the Army and Department of Homeland Security, positions the company to execute agricultural research support tasks effectively across multiple federal programs.