USDA Midwest Area issued a purchase order to Data Detection Technologies Inc., a small business, for $23,344 on September 24, 2026. The order is a Total Small Business set-aside for a high-volume seed counter capable of processing batches up to 5,000 grams at 75 seeds per second with 99.9% accuracy for seed inventory management and production data collection at Ames, Iowa. The equipment must generate individual-seed measurements (area, length, width) exportable to CSV or Excel, feature touchscreen calibration controls, integrate barcode scanning, and connect to a balance for simultaneous mass capture. Delivery is due by January 22, 2027, under firm-fixed-price terms.