Derrah Morrison Enterprises LLC, a small disadvantaged, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned business based in Austin, Texas, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $97,870 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service on September 15, 2023. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, calls for delivery of a vaporized hydrogen peroxide decontamination unit to support laboratory and animal facility decontamination operations. The unit must meet specific technical requirements including portability, remote operability, capacity to decontaminate spaces up to 8,000 cubic feet, and integrated measurement and logging capabilities for temperature, humidity, and hydrogen peroxide concentrations, along with an integrated aeration function to minimize decontamination cycle downtime. Performance was completed by the October 14, 2023 deadline.
Derrah Morrison Enterprises has established itself as a specialized supplier of medical and laboratory equipment to federal healthcare agencies, maintaining active relationships across the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Indian Health Service, and other civilian agencies. The company's expertise in sterilization and decontamination equipment, demonstrated through previous contract awards exceeding $900,000 for similar specialized technologies, positioned it to fulfill this USDA Agricultural Research Service requirement. This purchase order represents part of the company's broader federal contracting strategy focused on providing critical medical and laboratory infrastructure to support federal research and healthcare operations.