Purchase Order 1232SA25P0353
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- This federal contract award, valued at $110,960.27, was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment. The contract is for the delivery of a 4-row seed planter (CONFIGPLTR-4R-MNT-SEEDPRO), which supports agricultural research activities at the USDA ARS facility in Ames, Iowa. This firm fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded on...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $92,100.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment in Nevada, Iowa. The contract is for the delivery of an agricultural planter for barley cultivation in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The planter must meet specific salient characteristics, including manual push buttons and a wheel distance measuring...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $137,426.32 firm fixed-price purchase order to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, for a four-row planter. Almaco is a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment based in Nevada, Iowa. This contract is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 333111 (Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing). The planter will be delivered to the USDA ARS facility in Urbana, Illinois by...
- This firm fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment based in Nevada, Iowa. The contract, valued at $126,966.17, is for the delivery of a "ROW PLANTER" and was set aside for total small business participation. Almaco has significant expertise in developing sophisticated equipment for...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $189,150 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, to fulfill a solicitation for a modern high-precision 4-row research plot planter. As a total small business set-aside, Almaco will serve as the prime contractor responsible for delivering the requested agricultural research equipment to the USDA-ARS-PGRU location in Columbia, Missouri by January 31, 2024. As a manufacturer of...
- This federal contract award, valued at $17,531.59, was issued by the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment. The contract is for the delivery of four precision cone planters and four quick-release female electrical plugs to be used on an ALMACO TP2 research planter operated by the USDA ARS Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery. The...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment. The contract, valued at $18,148.17, is for maintenance and upgrade modifications to an Almaco 4R CTS research planter. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The award supports agricultural research activities focused on crop...
- This federal contract award is for a two-row planter, valued at $56,382.04, awarded to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment headquartered in Nevada, Iowa. The contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), a civilian agency. The award is designated as a total small business set-aside, indicating it was specifically reserved for...
- This federal contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment. The $114,150.00 firm fixed-price purchase order is for a precision field planter to support field research activities at the USDA ARS location in East Lansing, Michigan. The contract is a total small business set-aside and falls under NAICS code 333111 (Farm...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, a small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment. The contract, valued at $10,997.00, is for the delivery of a CONFIGTHR-BT14-110V 60HZ unit. Almaco has significant expertise in developing sophisticated agricultural research machinery, such as plot combines, threshers, planters, and seed processing...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $167,337.21 to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, for a PowerPlant system with a telescoping toolbar. This Total Small Business set-aside contract, awarded on September 16, 2025, calls for the upgrade and conversion of an existing Almaco SeedPro360 planter to support maize breeding research operations. The system will feature hydraulic-controlled telescoping toolbar capabilities, barcoding functionality for cartridge verification, and enhanced compatibility with existing SeedPro360 software to improve research trial efficiency while reducing personnel requirements and human error. The upgraded equipment must meet stringent performance specifications including a 4.5-second cycle time per plot and the capacity to handle a minimum of 5,000 cartridges or plots, with magazine weights maintained under 35 pounds. Performance will be completed at the USDA Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2026. Almaco, a Nevada, Iowa-based small business manufacturer of specialized agricultural research equipment, has been registered in the System for Award Management since 2003 and maintains a strong track record as a primary supplier to USDA ARS across multiple regional areas. This procurement directly supports the USDA-ARS Germplasm Enhancement of Maize Project and represents the agency's continued investment in precision agricultural research machinery designed to enhance data quality and operational safety during maize research trial planting operations.