This is a $307,199.23 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Technology International Inc., a minority-owned small business contractor based in Florida. The contract is for the delivery of trace gas analyzers, compatible smart chambers (survey chambers), and necessary accessories such as cable assemblies, soil collars, and backpacks. This equipment will support soil emissions research by the USDA ARS Global...
This firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Li-Cor, Inc., a manufacturer of scientific instruments, for a portable photosynthesis system with fluorometer. The $52,846.98 contract has a total small business set-aside and will support the USDA-ARS Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit's efforts to measure gas exchange and transpiration in crop plants. The equipment will enable accurate monitoring of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $35,342.10 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Campbell Scientific Inc., a small business manufacturer, for the delivery of two open-path infrared gas analyzers. The analyzers will be used to measure fluctuations in carbon dioxide and water vapor concentrations at the ARS Soil and Water Management Research Unit in St. Paul, Minnesota. This purchase supports the USDA's Long-Term Agroecosystem Research...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service awarded a $54,927.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Linseis Inc. for a Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) Instrument. The original solicitation was a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a 1,000 employee size standard. The set-aside designation was initially 100% Total Small Business but was subsequently removed. The TGA...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Revvity Health Sciences, Inc. for an NIR Seed Analyzer valued at $62,896.00. The contract has a completion date of November 21, 2022 and does not have a set-aside designation. The original solicitation, RFQ 12405B22Q0503, was for commercial laboratory analytical instrumentation under NAICS code 334516. The required item is an NIR (Near-Infrared) Seed Analyzer to...
This is a $49,977.30 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Technology International Inc., a minority-owned small business subchapter S corporation based in Lake Mary, Florida. The contract is for the delivery of a lab-size pin mill to reduce cereals, oats, wheat, soy, and seed coats or hulls to flour at the USDA ARS facility in Peoria, Illinois. The contract has a total small business set-aside...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $44,072.50 firm-fixed-price purchase order to C E Elantech Inc., a woman-owned small business, for the procurement of a FlashSmart Combustion Nitrogen Analyzer and associated components. This award was made under a full and open competition with no set-aside designation. The analytical instrument will be utilized by the USDA ARS Southern Regional Research Center in New Orleans, Louisiana for scientific...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $59,052 firm fixed price purchase order to TECH Service Solutions LLC to provide a cotton scope instrument including accessories and a spare parts kit. The products and services to be delivered under this contract are in response to Solicitation Number FRIID-2023-SOL-0001 seeking a cotton fiber analyzer that automatically measures cotton maturity, ribbon width, fiber fineness and calculates micronaire. The instrument must...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) awarded a $150,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Aeris Technologies, Inc., a small business, for the delivery of two Eddy Covariance Nitrous Oxide (N2O)/Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Analyzers, including external pump and anemometer. This contract was set aside for total small businesses and will support the USDA's greenhouse gas monitoring and climate change research objectives. The products will be delivered to the...
This $33,720 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract for "Seed Transformation Services" was awarded on December 13, 2019 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to the University of Wisconsin System's University of Wisconsin - Madison division, which operates as Research and Sponsored Programs. The contract was not set aside for any small business category. The ARS, through its Application Technology Research Lab, had conducted market research to...
This is a firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Technology International Inc., a minority-owned small business based in Lake Mary, Florida. The contract, valued at $107,382.76, is for the delivery of a Seed Respiration Analyzer to support research conducted at the ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit in Madison, Wisconsin. The Seed Respiration Analyzer will allow ARS researchers to rapidly and precisely evaluate seed germination and vigor within and across barley seed populations, which is crucial for assessing malt quality. The contract did not use a set-aside, and the award was made based on the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer. The technical requirements outlined in the original sources sought notice highlight the need for advanced instrumentation to automate and improve the efficiency of seed respiration analysis, a key indicator of seed quality. This contract award demonstrates Technology International's ability to provide specialized laboratory equipment to support the USDA's agricultural research initiatives.