Purchase Order 1232SA26P0030
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- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $14,590 firm fixed-price purchase order to Imyawb Consulting LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to provide sheep shearing services in support of research at the Roman L. Hurska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. The award, which is set aside for small businesses, requires shearing of 910 ewes and 138 rams/teaser rams by May 2, 2025. The contract was competitively...
- National Sheep Improvement Program, Inc., a nonprofit organization specializing in sheep genetic evaluation services, was awarded a $36,000 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to provide scientific evaluation data processing services at its facility in Clay Center, Nebraska. The contract, which was not designated with a set-aside, was awarded on February 1, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2026. The vendor's...
- The Bandana Sheep Co, a sole proprietorship owned by Ronald Kilstrom, was awarded a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Midwest Area office. The contract, valued at $1,050, is for sheep shearing services to be performed at the ARS facility in Ames, Iowa between April and September of each year. This delivery order is issued under the Bandana Sheep Co's $65,250 Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Plains Area has awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Gillespie Livestock Company Inc., a small business, for the delivery of two sets of cattle to support research studies in Kerrville, Texas. The contract, valued at $27,698.38, requires the provision of six black angus heifers or steers weighing 500-550 pounds for a study in Edinburg, Texas, and twenty-two Hereford or Charolais steers and heifers...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Midwest Area office awarded a $3,937.50 firm fixed-price delivery order to The Bandana Sheep Co, operated by Ronald Kilstrom, a small business located in Madrid, Iowa. This delivery order is issued under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract (#12505B24D0004) and represents the second ordering period of the multi-year agreement valued at $65,250 through March 31, 2029. The contract utilizes no...
- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $43,225 firm fixed price purchase order to Gillespie Livestock Company Inc. to supply 26 research animals. This purchase order was awarded under a total small business set aside in response to a solicitation seeking quotes to provide 26 head of cattle weighing approximately 500 pounds and around 6 months of age for agricultural research at the USDA ARS facility in Fredericksburg, Texas. The original solicitation specified...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Midwest Area awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract worth $1,920.00 to The Bandana Sheep Co, a sole proprietorship based in Madrid, Iowa. This order is a task order off of the company's existing Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the USDA ARS Midwest Area, valued at $65,250 and covering sheep shearing services from April 2024 to March 2029. The contract is not set aside and is focused on providing...
- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Gillespie Livestock Company Inc. for $27,000. The award is to supply 18 research animals meeting specifications of weights between 500-550 pounds for a dust bag study to be conducted under an approved IACUC protocol at the government facility located in Fredericksburg, Texas. The contract has a period of performance...
- This is a $24,985.00 firm-fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Thomas D. Morris, Inc., a small business contractor. The contract is for the delivery of 24 female sheep weighing 80-110 lbs to support agricultural research, with a completion date of July 16, 2024. Thomas D. Morris, Inc. is an experienced provider of livestock to the USDA, having received numerous similar awards from the ARS and Animal...
- This federal contract award is for the delivery of corn and soybean seeds to the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska. The contract was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plains Area office to the prime contractor Shaw AG Solutions Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation. The $113,890.00 firm fixed price purchase order requires the delivery of approximately 1,253 bags of corn seed and 600 units...
Cresco Consult LLC, a minority-owned and Black American-owned small business based in Celina, Texas, was awarded a $11,444 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on February 2, 2026, for sheep shearing services at the Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska. This Total Small Business set-aside contract, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2026, supports the USMARC's scientific research mission by providing professional shearing services to maintain the health and productivity of the federal research herd. The contract encompasses three distinct shearing events involving 322 ewes in February 2026, 604 ewes in April 2026, and 121 rams and teaser rams in April 2026, with compensation structured on a per-head basis. The solicitation was issued under FAR Part 12 as Request for Quotation 1232SA26Q0026 and was evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable basis, requiring contractors to demonstrate capability in animal handling and shearing of various sheep breeds while maintaining utmost care for federal research animals. Contractors were permitted to use personal equipment including their own shears and mobile units, with all work performed at the USMARC facility in Clay Center, Nebraska. This award reflects the USDA's commitment to supporting small business participation in federal procurement while meeting the operational needs of its agricultural research mission.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Sheep Shearing | 1232SA26Q0026 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service | Solicitation 1/1 | 1/5/26, 5:19 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $11.4k | 1/28/26 |