Purchase Order 1232SA25P0274
- Not listed
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $18.2K firm fixed-price purchase order to SGS North America Inc. on September 19, 2025, for DNA extraction and genotyping services on maize varieties. Under solicitation 1232SA25Q0204, SGS North America will process approximately 1,000 maize varieties and conduct genotyping analysis across roughly 8,000 single nucleotide polymorphism marker loci. The work involves extracting DNA from leaf tissue samples, performing...
- This is a $24,829 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Covariance Biosciences, LLC, a small business contractor. The contract is for genotyping services on soybean samples, including whole genome analysis of 1,700 samples covering at least 1,050 SNP positions, and targeted analysis of 54 specific SNPs across 2,100 samples. The work supports USDA-ARS genomic selection research programs. The award was made under...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $212,687.50 firm fixed-price purchase order to GRO Alliance LLC, a for-profit manufacturer, for the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) Project of the Plant Introduction Research Unit (PIRU). The contract is for eight corn isolated crossing blocks to produce topcross (hybrid) seed and two hand-pollinated corn breeding nurseries to be delivered by November 2023. This is the latest in a series of similar...
- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area awarded a $28,152 firm fixed price purchase order to SGS North America Inc. to provide maize genotyping and DNA extraction services from leaf samples. The solicitation requested maize genotyping, DNA extraction, System for Award Management registration, and compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines to support the agency's agricultural research efforts....
- This firm fixed price purchase order for $9,408 was awarded by the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service to Covariance Biosciences, LLC DBA Agriplex Genomics to provide genotyping services. The original solicitation requested genotyping of plant samples in support of USDA agricultural research programs, to be performed at the specified location. As the prime contractor, Covariance Biosciences will perform DNA isolation, assay design, and single nucleotide polymorphism...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Southeast Area of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Covariance Biosciences, LLC dba Agriplex Genomics, a small business provider of agricultural genotyping services. The $19,720.00 contract is for PLEXSEQ genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to support USDA research on sugarcane. Covariance Biosciences has received over $100,000 in prior USDA contract awards to provide SNP...
- This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Covariance Biosciences, LLC DBA Agriplex Genomics, a for-profit limited liability company, to provide soybean genotyping services. The $16,277.50 contract requires Covariance Biosciences to isolate DNA, develop custom SNP genotyping panels, and analyze over 1,000 soybean samples to provide the USDA-ARS with genotypic data on at least 1,050 SNPs across 20...
- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $48,000 purchase order to Life Technologies Corporation for a Moronid SNP array custom Axiom microarray genotyping service. Per the attached specifications in the original solicitation, Life Technologies will provide genotyping services using a custom Axiom microarray to analyze Moronid single nucleotide polymorphisms. The contract has a period of performance from July 14, 2023 through December 13, 2023 and uses a firm fixed...
- This firm fixed-price purchase order contract, valued at $110,409.00, was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to GRO Alliance LLC, a for-profit manufacturer of goods, to provide six corn isolated crossing blocks for production of topcross (hybrid) seed. The contract supports the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) project under the Plant Introduction Research Unit. The contract has no set-aside designation and is intended to contribute to the...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $110,592 firm fixed-price purchase order to Life Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation. The contract is for the delivery of custom 60K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays and associated reagents and consumables to expand the high-throughput genotyping capabilities of the USDA ARS Shellfish Genetics Laboratory in Lincoln, Nebraska. This full and open solicitation was not...
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.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germplasm Enhancement of Maize - Genotyping GEM - Ames IA | 1232SA25Q0591 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service | Solicitation 1/1 | 8/12/25, 8:46 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | Not listed | $45.5k | 8/28/25 |