Germplasm enhancement of maize - genotyping GEM
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1232SA25P0274
- Awardee
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Molbreeding Biotechnology LLC UEI RNTXN5A3BAD4
- Awarding agency
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Central Program Planning Coordination and Support
Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $45,500
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Germplasm Enhancement of Maize - Genotyping GEM - Ames IA Solicitation · 1232SA25Q0591 · Posted Aug 12, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $45,500.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Midwest Area Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- PSC
- B599 Special Studies/Analysis- Other
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 2 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Irvine, CA 92618, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $45,500 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Molbreeding Biotechnology LLC, a small business, for genotyping services supporting the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) project. Under solicitation 1232SA25Q0591, the contractor will perform comprehensive genotyping analysis on 2,500 maize line samples using a 45,000 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker panel. The scope of work encompasses kernel chipping, DNA extraction and quality control, library construction, sequencing with quality control measures, and bioinformatics analysis with a user-friendly interface. The SNP marker panel must be evenly distributed across 10 corn chromosomes with approximately 60-kilobase step size and capable of capturing over 250,000 SNPs to assess genomic contributions of exotic maize germplasm and evaluate genetic diversity impacts.
The contract was awarded on September 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2026, allowing 180 days from notice to proceed for all genotyping services to be completed. The 100% small business set-aside opportunity was evaluated using lowest price technically acceptable methodology, with quotes due by August 22, 2025. The primary place of performance is the USDA ARS Plant Introduction Research Laboratory at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, though the awardee is located in Irvine, California. Generated data will become publicly available and owned by USDA, supporting the agency's broader mission to enhance temperate corn's genetic diversity for improved seed composition, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and pest resistance traits.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1232SA25P0274?
1232SA25P0274 was awarded to Molbreeding Biotechnology LLC by Central Program Planning Coordination and Support (Agricultural Research Service) on September 1, 2025.
How much is contract 1232SA25P0274 worth?
The government has obligated $45,500 on 1232SA25P0274.
Which agency awarded contract 1232SA25P0274?
Central Program Planning Coordination and Support (Agricultural Research Service) awarded 1232SA25P0274, with funding from Midwest Area (Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery).
Was contract 1232SA25P0274 competed?
The extent of competition for 1232SA25P0274 was competed under sap. The government received 2 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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