Purchase Order 12305B20P0180

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $79,370 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Skyfront Corp, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for an 8-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone. This contract was competed as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing). The contract supports USDA ARS mission requirements for surveillance, magnetic surveys, and LiDAR mapping. Skyfront Corp has provided UAVs,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for $18,573.60 to Phoenix Lidar Systems, LLC, a small business, for the delivery of a LiDAR System Software and Training package. This contract supports research efforts at the USDA-ARS facility in College Station, Texas, focusing on remote sensing applications for crop and plant monitoring. The contract has a completion date of March 31, 2025 and was awarded on December 11, 2024...

This is a $166,933.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Headwall Photonics Inc., a manufacturer of hyperspectral imaging instruments and solutions. The contract is for the provision of a VNIR hyperspectral imaging system integrated with a high-performance GPS, 16-channel LIDAR, and associated software and support on a U.S.-made xFold Cinema X8 small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS). This specialized remote...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $43,559.80 firm fixed-price purchase order to Sentera, Inc. for an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) platform and camera system to support field plot characterization research in Manhattan, Kansas. This contract was awarded under an unrestricted solicitation with no set-aside. Sentera, a technology company specializing in UAS and remote sensing solutions for agricultural and environmental applications, has...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area awarded a $29,145.70 firm fixed price purchase order to Vision Aerial Inc. to provide a tricopter drone with multispectral and visual sensors. Per the original solicitation, the contractor will supply and deliver the drone to Sidney, Montana, equipped as specified. The solicitation sought quotes for a tricopter drone to support USDA ARS research programs in the Plains...

The USDA Agricultural Research Service awarded a purchase order contract valued at one hundred fifty-three thousand nine hundred fifty-seven dollars ($153,957) to Riegl USA, Inc. for the delivery of a RIEGL VZ-2000i light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system with associated software and accessories. The contract has a period of performance from August 24, 2023 through November 2, 2023 for use at the USDA Agricultural Research Service Sustainable Agricultural Water Systems Research Unit...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $209,146.52 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Riegl USA Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, to provide a 3D imaging sensor, the VZ-4000, with an April 30, 2018 completion date. Riegl USA Inc. has experience providing specialized equipment, including lidar systems, to various federal agencies such as the Department of the Interior, Army Corps of Engineers, and NASA, in support of mapping, surveying,...

This is a $38,449 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Topcon Solutions Inc., doing business as Topcon Solutions Store, for the delivery of a real-time kinematic (RTK) fixed-wing drone, high resolution 3D camera, and thermal/RGB camera. The purpose is to support USDA-ARS research in Ohio examining how agricultural conservation practices impact nutrient losses at the edge-of-field. The drone and cameras will...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $80,650 firm fixed price purchase order to Aero Systems West, Inc. for an unmanned aerial vehicle and hyperspectral imaging camera with airborne, benchtop, and outdoor systems. This contract was set aside for total small businesses and will provide the requested products and services to support agricultural research activities at the agency location in San Martin, California by December 31, 2023. Aero Systems West will deliver...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $172,300 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Phoenix Lidar Systems, LLC, a small business, for a LiDAR System to be used in College Station, TX. This award was made under Solicitation Number 12805B24Q0477, which was set aside for 100% small businesses under NAICS code 334519. The LiDAR System must meet specific technical requirements, including a maximum operating range of 450m, maximum pulse rate of 1200kHz, maximum...