Purchase Order 1232SA26P0235
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- Gryfn, Inc., a small business, was awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order by the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area to provide an integrated light detection and ranging (LIDAR), hyperspectral, and red, green, blue (RGB) sensor system. The $132,834.87 contract has a period of performance from September 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 and was set aside for total small businesses. This...
- This firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Midwest Area division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Caron East, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation. The $26,043.24 contract is for a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) drone with a custom gimbal mount system, to be used by the ARS Long-Term Agroecosystems Research (LTAR) project and plot-scale research at the Swan Lake Research Farm. The system must meet specific...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $79,370 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Skyfront Corp, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for an 8-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone. This contract was competed as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing). The contract supports USDA ARS mission requirements for surveillance, magnetic surveys, and LiDAR mapping. Skyfront Corp has provided UAVs,...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order for $34,241.00 awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Sky Flight Robotics Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for a drone with multispectral imager and camera to be used by ARS researchers to monitor barley crops and evaluate traits related to abiotic stress tolerance and malt quality. The original solicitation was a sources sought notice to determine availability of small...
- The USDA Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Northeast Area awarded a $40,044 firm fixed price purchase order to Aero Systems West, Inc. for a Precision Drone for Fertilizer Application. Per the solicitation, the drone must be delivered to East Wareham, Massachusetts and comply with the October 2022 Buy American Certificate. Aero Systems West will provide the requested Precision Drone for Fertilizer Application to support the USDA ARS's research...
- Gryfn, Inc., a small business, was awarded a $90,518.33 firm-fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to provide a hyperspectral VNIR sensor. This award was made under a total small business set-aside solicitation for the procurement of a hyperspectral VNIR sensor to support USDA-ARS research efforts. Gryfn, Inc. has also received other federal contract and subcontract awards for sensor systems and components, demonstrating their...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery awarded a $275,000 firm fixed price purchase order to Precisionhawk, Inc. of Raleigh, North Carolina. Under this total small business set-aside contract, Precisionhawk will provide a hyperspectral sensor and drone package integrated on an Alta X unmanned aerial vehicle to the USDA Agricultural Research Service Southeast Watershed Research Unit in Tifton, Georgia. The solicitation...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area awarded a $29,145.70 firm fixed price purchase order to Vision Aerial Inc. to provide a tricopter drone with multispectral and visual sensors. Per the original solicitation, the contractor will supply and deliver the drone to Sidney, Montana, equipped as specified. The solicitation sought quotes for a tricopter drone to support USDA ARS research programs in the Plains...
- This firm fixed price purchase order, valued at $58,723.84, was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery to Drone Nerds Inc. to deliver two Freefly Astro unmanned aircraft systems. The systems will include Astro bases with landing gear and props, mapping payloads, controllers, vibration isolators, spare parts, four SL8 air batteries, and two SL8 fast chargers as requested in Solicitation...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery awarded a $16,205.75 firm fixed price delivery order against Red Hill Ventures LLC's Multiple Award Schedule contract. Red Hill Ventures LLC will provide a Parrot Anafi drone system to support USDA-ARS-FRIID operations in Stoneville, Mississippi. As an unmanned aerial vehicle, the Parrot Anafi drone will allow USDA-ARS-FRIID to conduct agricultural research and monitoring from the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $150,833.38 firm fixed-price purchase order to Gryfn, Inc., a small business located in West Lafayette, Indiana, for an Inspired Flight 800 Unmanned Aerial System integrated with a GRYFN GOBI multimodal sensing payload. The contract, awarded on April 28, 2026, with ultimate completion by September 1, 2026, fulfills a Total Small Business Set-Aside solicitation (RFQ 1232SA26Q0477). The system delivers a turnkey, flight-ready UAS capable of simultaneous, time-synchronized data collection across Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), Hyperspectral (VNIR), and RGB sensors, meeting all FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act Section 1821-1833 compliance requirements. The equipment package includes the drone with minimum 54-minute flight endurance and 3kg payload capacity, two-year maintenance plans for both drone and sensors, full-day on-site training, two sets of reflectance target panels, integrated SBG Quanta Inertial Measurement Unit/Global Navigation Satellite System for centimeter-level accuracy, six batteries with chargers, and a dedicated spare parts kit. This award supports USDA-ARS's agricultural research operations at the US Dairy Forage Research Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Gryfn, Inc. is a specialized provider of advanced multi-modal sensing technology for agricultural research and has established a track record of delivering sensor systems to USDA agencies since its SAM.gov registration in April 2019. The contractor's prior experience includes providing hyperspectral, LiDAR, and RGB sensor systems on multiple USDA regional contracts, as well as collaborative research partnerships with Purdue University on advanced agricultural phenotyping platforms, positioning the company well to deliver the sophisticated integrated sensing capabilities required for this mission.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Inspired Flight 800 Drone with GRYFN GOBI sensing Payload, or comparable | 1232SA26Q0477 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service | Solicitation 1/1 | 4/15/26, 3:16 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $150.8k | 4/27/26 |