Purchase Order 1232SA25P0541

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $288,462.49 firm fixed-price purchase order to CAS FSE JV II LLC, an SBA-certified 8(a) joint venture, for HVAC chiller preventative maintenance services at the U.S. National Poultry Research Center in Athens, Georgia. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, runs through September 29, 2030, and encompasses comprehensive maintenance services for four 400-ton York centrifugal chillers. Services include 24-hour real-time equipment monitoring via cellular data service, minimum four annual site visits, and scheduled maintenance activities such as oil analysis, tube cleaning, and eddy current testing. CAS FSE JV II LLC was selected through a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation that assessed technical qualifications, pricing, and past performance, with the contractor required to maintain Original Equipment Manufacturer-trained technicians possessing at least three years of centrifugal chiller experience and authorization to perform warranty work using OEM parts.

This award represents a purchase order task under the company's existing $30.8 million USDA Southeast Area Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contract for operations and maintenance support at the National Poultry Research Center, which extends through October 2028. The National Poultry Research Center is a critical USDA Agricultural Research Service facility focused on advancing poultry science and food safety research. Services will be performed at the facility's main location on College Station Road during normal operating hours, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding government holidays, with contractor compliance required for USDA physical security regulations and site access protocols.