The Department of Agriculture Global Services awarded a purchase order to Imex Management, Inc., a woman-owned small business, on September 25, 2026, for $499,500 to plan and implement two reverse trade missions bringing international agricultural buyers to the United States in calendar year 2027.
Set under a woman-owned small business set-aside, the order requires Imex Management to coordinate reverse trade missions at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York (July 2027) and the Americas Food and Beverage Show in Miami (September 2027). Work is performed in Vale, North Carolina. Scope includes identifying and recruiting export-ready U.S. companies, conducting outreach to domestic businesses, facilitating buyer-seller matchmaking via cVent, managing logistics for up to 75 reverse trade mission participants and 30 FAS staff across lodging and ground transportation within GSA per diem limits, securing simultaneous interpretation services in up to six languages, translating materials into up to four languages, coordinating site visits and keynote speakers, hosting pre-departure virtual orientation, and delivering final mission reports within 60 days of each event. Two on-site contractor representatives must be present three days before each show begins. Performance concludes December 31, 2027. Firm fixed price. The order originated from a solicitation posted September 4, 2026, with quotations due September 17, 2026.