The Agricultural Research Service awarded a $1,283,500 purchase order to Advantage Mechanical LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, on October 1, 2026, to replace evaporative cooling systems in Greenhouse Buildings B401 and B400 at the Cereal Disease Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. The work involves removal of existing cooling pads and installation of new Phoenix Manufacturing evaporative cooling units with structural steel frames, performed at Lauderdale, Minnesota (1551 Lindig Street). Performance is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2027, with construction constrained to June 1 through September 15 windows and business-hour scheduling in the occupied facility. Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage rates apply. The order originated from solicitation 1232SA26Q0989, a Total Small Business set-aside issued July 15, 2026, under NAICS 238220, evaluated using Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable methodology.