Subject to local weather, soil moisture conditions, minimal disease, and low insect pressure, a central corn belt location is required. Hand pollinated nursery planting required
Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1232SA26P0197
- Awardee
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GRO Alliance LLC UEI K5MYPNJFMHH3
- Awarding agency
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Central Program Planning Coordination and Support
Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $212,039
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Isolated Crossing and Breeding Nursery Solicitation · 1232SA26Q0356 · Posted Mar 23, 2026
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $212,038.50 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 84% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Midwest Area Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 111150 Corn Farming
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Ames, IA 50011, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
GRO Alliance LLC, a Wisconsin-based agricultural research services company specializing in corn genetics and seed production, was awarded a $212,038.50 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) Midwest Area on April 18, 2026. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of December 1, 2026, requires GRO Alliance to establish and maintain isolated crossing blocks and hand-pollinated corn breeding nurseries at the Plant Introduction Research Unit at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, as part of the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) Project. Services include land preparation, fertilization, weed and pest control, hand pollination, harvesting, and drying of corn ears to specific moisture content standards between April/May 2026 and November 2026. The work encompasses maintaining six isolated crossing blocks with minimum 500-foot separation from adjacent corn fields and two hand-pollinated nurseries managing approximately 2,038 total plot rows for self- and cross-pollination purposes.
The contract was awarded without set-aside designation despite originating from a Total Small Business Set-Aside solicitation (1232SA26Q0356), where GRO Alliance was selected based on its technical approach and demonstrated past performance with USDA-ARS agricultural research initiatives. The company's expertise in complex agricultural services, including precise pollination methodologies and seed preparation for corn breeding experiments, positions it to meet the specialized technical requirements of the GEM Project, which focuses on enhancing corn genetic diversity through rigorous field-based research protocols. All deliverables, including harvested and properly dried seed materials, must be completed by November 15, 2026.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1232SA26P0197?
1232SA26P0197 was awarded to GRO Alliance LLC by Central Program Planning Coordination and Support (Agricultural Research Service) on April 18, 2026.
How much is contract 1232SA26P0197 worth?
The government has obligated $212,039 on 1232SA26P0197.
Which agency awarded contract 1232SA26P0197?
Central Program Planning Coordination and Support (Agricultural Research Service) awarded 1232SA26P0197, with funding from Midwest Area (Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery).
Was contract 1232SA26P0197 competed?
The extent of competition for 1232SA26P0197 was competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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