Referencing the attached - USDA statement of work - berney associates - will provide services as requested - for the USDA ARS northeast area teambuilding workshop support - which shall take place on…

Berney Associates LLC, a Women-Owned Small Business certified by the SBA, was awarded a firm fixed-price delivery order valued at $7,200 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Northeast Area on February 28, 2019. The delivery order, issued under the General Services Administration's Professional Services Schedule, tasked Berney Associates with providing team building workshop support services on April 16-17, 2019, at the USDA ARS Log Lodge facility located in Beltsville, Maryland. The contract was not designated under any small business set-aside program, despite the contractor's women-owned small business status.

This delivery order represents a task order under Berney Associates' larger Blanket Purchase Agreement with USDA ARS, valued at $930,000 and extending through February 2027. The company specializes in organizational development, leadership training, and facilitation services for federal agencies and has an established track record providing similar services across multiple USDA ARS regional offices. The statement of work required expedited invoicing, with the contractor instructed to submit billing electronically on the evening of April 17, 2019, for approval and payment processing the following morning by the designated contracting officer, John Wilkinson.

Referencing the attached - USDA statement of work - berney associates - will provide services as requested - for the USDA ARS northeast area teambuilding workshop support - which shall take place on april 16-17, 2019 at the following address - USDA, ARS, log lodge located - just off of powder mill road beltsville, maryland 20705 contact person - referencing this GSA delivery order - john wilkinson - at office phone number 301-504-3443 and cell phone number 301-789-5082 - after 3:30 P.M. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ polite request - to spped up your company being paid - as quickly as possible - please submit your invoice the evening of april 17, 2019 - electronically - through the attached IPP vendor registration web site instructions. I, john wilkinson - will then immediately approve the invoice to be paid in IPP - first thing in the morning on april 18, 2019 IPP help desk phone no. 1-866-973-3131 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________