Purchase Order 12305B22P0156

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $97,504 firm fixed-price purchase order to Phenospex B.V., a Netherlands-based biotechnology company specializing in high-throughput plant phenotyping equipment. The contract, awarded on August 20, 2024, calls for delivery of a MicroScan F600 imaging system with accessories to support agricultural research operations. The procurement was conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 for commercial goods and...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract valued at seventy-one thousand six hundred eighty-five dollars to Phenospex B.V., a Netherlands-based company, to deliver a MicroScan F600 imaging system, barcode reader, one-year HortControl MicroScan license, packing and transport, on-site training, remote support, and preventive maintenance. The products and...

This federal contract award, valued at $14,999.00, was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Earthsense Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to provide a fully integrated phenotyping field rover. The rover is designed to quickly and accurately phenotype corn plants in the field to better understand their growth under different agronomic and environmental variables. The rover is equipped with cameras, LIDAR sensors, GPS, and software to...

This firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Li-Cor, Inc., a manufacturer of scientific instruments, for a portable photosynthesis system with fluorometer. The $52,846.98 contract has a total small business set-aside and will support the USDA-ARS Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit's efforts to measure gas exchange and transpiration in crop plants. The equipment will enable accurate monitoring of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $40,145.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to PP Systems International, Inc. to provide a portable photosynthesis system with training. The contract was set aside for small businesses. The photosynthesis system is needed by the ARS Agroecosystems Management Research Unit to support ongoing research under National Program 216 Sustainable and Resilient Cropping Systems for Midwestern Landscapes. The...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area awarded a $386,030 firm fixed price purchase order to Phoenix Lidar Systems, LLC to deliver two Phoenix LiDAR Systems. The solicitation requested quotes for the delivery of the systems to locations in Lincoln, Nebraska and Stillwater, Oklahoma to support the USDA ARS FRIID's research efforts. The award is set aside entirely for small businesses and was solicited under...

This is a firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to Lemnatec Corporation. The contract, valued at $3,095,889.81, is for a deployable, automated phenotyping system to collect high-fidelity data on sorghum field plots. The goal is to enable screening of more plants, earlier selection, and improved data capture during plant development to identify the best genes for propagation. This contract is not associated...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $33,605 firm-fixed price purchase order to PP Systems International, Inc., a small business manufacturer of scientific instrumentation, for a portable photosynthesis system and accessories. The contract, which has a total small business set-aside, supports the ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit's efforts to study photosynthesis and transpiration responses of cranberry plants to water and nutrient management....

This $74,580 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to De Vries Manufacturing Inc., a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural research equipment. The contract is for the delivery of a Generation 4 Research Track Sprayer to the USDA ARS facility in Hollandale, Minnesota, with a completion date of July 22, 2024. This award follows previous USDA ARS contracts with De Vries Manufacturing for similar...

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...