Techcomp USA Inc. was awarded a $51,818.30 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) on September 27, 2018, to procure and install a Scion Greenhouse Analyzer (120V) with a generic electrochemical detector (ECD) license for USA use, along with associated components and installation services. The contract was executed through a Special Notice solicitation with a compressed timeline—posted on September 21, 2018, with proposals due September 26, 2018—and carries an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2018. The equipment and services will support ongoing research activities at the Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL) located in Sidney, Montana.
This award reflects Techcomp USA Inc.'s established role as a supplier of analytical and laboratory instrumentation to federal research institutions. As a for-profit entity based in Fulton, Maryland, and registered in SAM.gov since September 2017, the company specializes in the design and distribution of sophisticated scientific equipment, having previously supplied similar instruments to agencies including the USDA, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Energy, and Department of Veterans Affairs. The contract contains no set-aside designation and represents a straightforward capital equipment acquisition to support USDA ARS's agricultural research mission in the Northern Plains region.