The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pacific West Area awarded a $467,038 firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Snow & Company, Inc., a small business manufacturer, for the delivery of a floating structure capable of retaining 1,000 SeaPa cages in Yaquina Bay, Oregon. The structure will have mechanized lifting capabilities for the cage stacks. The contract has a completion date of September 30, 2025. This award is part of the ARS's market...
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has awarded a $250,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to Center For Aquaculture Technologies, Inc. (DBA Center For Aquaculture Techn Ologies) for oyster phenotyping services. The contract, which was set aside for small businesses, will support ARS's disease resistance research efforts by conducting challenge experiments using Ostreid Herpes Virus 1 on oyster families received from the...
This is a $169,246 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Innovasea Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced aquatic solutions. The contract is for the delivery of 8-foot diameter, 2 cubic meter, and 1 cubic meter fiberglass fish tanks to the USDA ARS National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center in Franklin, Maine. This contract was awarded under a 100% small business set-aside solicitation with a...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $25,308.16 firm fixed-price purchase order to ECS House Industries, Inc., a small business, for the delivery of four 5 HP paddlewheel aerators. This award was made under Solicitation No. 12405B23Q0494, which was a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, seeking procurement of the specified aerators to support aquaculture research activities at the USDA's Thad Cochran National Warmwater...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $39,920.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Industrial Plankton Inc., a for-profit organization, for annual PlanktonCare services for four photobioreactors used in the Northeast Eastern Oyster Breeding program. The services include real-time technical support, remote access for equipment management, software updates, a PlanktonCare Parts Kit, free shipping on replacement parts, and exclusive discounts on...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants to Hydro Composites LLC, a small business manufacturer of fiberglass and FRP products. The contract is for the delivery of 4 150-gallon fiberglass fish tanks, with a potential value of $6,376.84 and a completion date of November 30, 2013. Hydro Composites has provided similar specialized tanks, wells, and other fiberglass products to agencies such as...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $96,305.72 firm-fixed-price contract to Fondriest Environmental, Inc., a woman-owned small business, to support the Shellfish Genetics Lab in Kingston, Rhode Island. The contract is for the development of an oyster genetic improvement program to serve the Northeast region, which involves the procurement of specialized environmental monitoring equipment such as multi-parameter water quality sondes and...
This is a $130,610 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Industrial Plankton Inc., a for-profit organization. The contract is for a dual algae bioreactor (photobioreactor) system, including associated controllers, accessories, installation, training, and annual maintenance services. This bioreactor system is intended to enhance algae production at USDA ARS shellfish hatchery facilities, supporting...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $17,999.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to PKJ International LLC, a minority-owned small business in Stafford, Texas, for the supply of marine cable with 23 graphite electrodes and accessories. This contract was set aside for total small business participation and has a period of performance through December 13, 2023. The items will be delivered to the USDA-ARS-PWA Sustainable Agricultural Water facility...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Northeast Area awarded a $42,615 firm fixed price purchase order to Aquaneering Inc. to provide two recirculating tank rack systems. The place of performance is in Kearneysville, West Virginia. The period of performance is from August 7, 2023 through September 30, 2023. This contract has a total small business set aside designation. Aquaneering Inc. will serve as the prime...