Purchase Order 12505B22P0196
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- This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Covariance Biosciences, LLC DBA Agriplex Genomics, a for-profit limited liability company, to provide soybean genotyping services. The $16,277.50 contract requires Covariance Biosciences to isolate DNA, develop custom SNP genotyping panels, and analyze over 1,000 soybean samples to provide the USDA-ARS with genotypic data on at least 1,050 SNPs across 20...
- This firm fixed price purchase order for $9,408 was awarded by the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service to Covariance Biosciences, LLC DBA Agriplex Genomics to provide genotyping services. The original solicitation requested genotyping of plant samples in support of USDA agricultural research programs, to be performed at the specified location. As the prime contractor, Covariance Biosciences will perform DNA isolation, assay design, and single nucleotide polymorphism...
- This firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the USDA's Northeast Area to Covariance Biosciences, LLC dba Agriplex Genomics, a for-profit limited liability company. The $24,000.00 contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for PLEXSEQ single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping services to support the agency's agricultural research programs. Covariance Biosciences, a small business, will provide DNA isolation, assay design, and SNP analysis for soybean, sorghum, and...
- This firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Covariance Biosciences, LLC dba Agriplex Genomics, a for-profit limited liability company. The $9,908 contract is for SUGARCANE GENOTYPING services, including DNA isolation, assay design, and analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to genotype agricultural product samples in support of USDA research programs. Covariance Biosciences has previously...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Southeast Area of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Covariance Biosciences, LLC dba Agriplex Genomics, a small business provider of agricultural genotyping services. The $19,720.00 contract is for PLEXSEQ genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to support USDA research on sugarcane. Covariance Biosciences has received over $100,000 in prior USDA contract awards to provide SNP...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, Southeast Area, awarded a $5,250 firm fixed-price purchase order to Covariance Biosciences, LLC (doing business as Agriplex Genomics) on September 19, 2017, for genomic screening services under the GTP04 Project 1. The contract calls for screening 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across 94 samples as part of a reniform nematode research initiative, with work to be performed in Cleveland, Ohio. The contract was not...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service has awarded a $6,720 purchase order contract to Covariance Biosciences, LLC, doing business as Agriplex Genomics, for sugarcane sequencing services. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside award and was issued on July 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of July 28, 2026. The work will be performed in Cleveland, Ohio, where the small business vendor is located. This firm fixed price purchase order...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $45,500 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Molbreeding Biotechnology LLC, a small business, for genotyping services supporting the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) project. Under solicitation 1232SA25Q0591, the contractor will perform comprehensive genotyping analysis on 2,500 maize line samples using a 45,000 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker panel. The scope of work encompasses kernel chipping, DNA...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Lifeasible Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for soybean gene knockout services. The contract, valued at $14,250.00, was set aside for total small business participation and has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2024. The contract was awarded under a previously issued USDA ARS solicitation for gene knockout services to support the agency's...
- This is a $24,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service to Life Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. The contract is for targeted genotyping by sequencing (GBS) of 2,400 wheat DNA samples using the AgriSeq wheat genotyping panel. The work must be completed by September 5, 2025. This contract was awarded as a result of a sources sought notification issued by the USDA,...
This is a $24,829 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Covariance Biosciences, LLC, a small business contractor. The contract is for genotyping services on soybean samples, including whole genome analysis of 1,700 samples covering at least 1,050 SNP positions, and targeted analysis of 54 specific SNPs across 2,100 samples. The work supports USDA-ARS genomic selection research programs. The award was made under a small business set-aside using lowest price technically acceptable procedures. Covariance Biosciences, which does business as Agriplex Genomics, has performed similar genotyping work for USDA-ARS since 2019 under a total potential contract value of over $100,000.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Genotyping of Soybeans | 12505B22Q0163 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area | Solicitation 1/2 | 7/27/22, 5:21 PM | |
Genotyping of Soybeans - Award Notice | 12505B22Q0163-Award | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area | Award Notice 2/2 | 8/12/22, 3:38 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Funding Only Action | ($371) | 5/4/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $25.2k | 8/12/22 |