The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a purchase order to Mccray Group Ventures LLC on September 25, 2026, for supply and installation of a complete water softener system at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson, Arizona, valued at $33,250.00 as a total small business set-aside. Mccray Group Ventures is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. Performance is at Building 150, Tucson, Arizona. The contractor furnishes and installs a 24 by 72 water softener with brine salt tank, 3-inch water main, 3-inch three-way H-bypass, 3-inch pressure regulator, copper piping, and drain line to floor drain, with all work complying with federal, state, and local codes including UFGS and ARS 242.1M standards. The contractor provides permits, licenses, standard commercial product warranty, and one-year labor warranty. Completion is required within 90 calendar days from Notice to Proceed; ultimate completion date is December 22, 2026. The procurement was solicited on September 11, 2026, with quotations due September 21.