The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $14,990 firm fixed-price purchase order to Samyak Solutions, Inc., a certified women-owned small business and 8(a) Program Participant, for two retrofit kits with automated watering systems for Conviron PGC Flex environmental control chambers. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, requires delivery of proprietary retrofit kits to the USDA ARS Soil and Water Conservation Research Center in Adams, Oregon, by January 30, 2026. The kits will enable automated irrigation control on two specific growth chambers (serial numbers 190371 and 190372) through integration with the chambers' mainframe computers and include hardware components such as hose bib connections, auxiliary switches, and control panel terminations, along with a software update to facilitate the automated watering functionality.
Samyak Solutions, based in Centreville, Virginia, is an established supplier of scientific and laboratory equipment to federal agencies across multiple sectors, including the National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Agriculture. The company maintains significant federal contract vehicles, including a $500 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense and a $10 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with NIH. This USDA ARS award reflects the contractor's demonstrated capability in procuring specialized scientific equipment and supporting federal research operations through streamlined acquisition mechanisms for commercial items.