The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a purchase order to American Plant Products & Services Inc. valued at $82,518.98 on September 25, 2026, under a Total Small Business set-aside, for supply and installation of a greenhouse evaporative cooling system in Stoneville, Mississippi, with completion required by January 13, 2027.
The work includes removal and replacement of eight evaporative cooling pads (10' × 2' × 4") with Acme Kool-Cel units, eight side wall fans with Munters Aerotech Vortex VX24F1CT units, gutters, wall mounts, PVC piping, valves, and four 1/3 horsepower submersible pumps at Building #5 Greenhouse 2. Performance is at Stoneville, MS. Work must be completed within 90 days of Notice to Proceed during standard business hours (7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday–Friday, excluding government holidays), with a foreman on-site at all times and 48-hour advance notice to USDA for any shutdown. Service Contract Labor Standards apply under wage determination No. 2015-5161, Revision 34. The underlying solicitation (RFQ, posted August 31, 2026, with quotations due September 15) required prior greenhouse evaporative cooling project references from the past five years and evaluation on a lowest-price-technically-acceptable basis.