This firm fixed price purchase order, valued at $58,723.84, was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery to Drone Nerds Inc. to deliver two Freefly Astro unmanned aircraft systems. The systems will include Astro bases with landing gear and props, mapping payloads, controllers, vibration isolators, spare parts, four SL8 air batteries, and two SL8 fast chargers as requested in Solicitation...
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services awarded a $16,498 purchase order to Skydio, Inc. for SKYDIO X10 devices. Skydio, located in San Mateo, California, will deliver its autonomous drones to support USDA APHIS programs through a firm fixed price contract running from September 2023 through November 2023. The award is designated for total small business participation. Skydio will provide its X10 drones to...
This is a $38,449 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Topcon Solutions Inc., doing business as Topcon Solutions Store, for the delivery of a real-time kinematic (RTK) fixed-wing drone, high resolution 3D camera, and thermal/RGB camera. The purpose is to support USDA-ARS research in Ohio examining how agricultural conservation practices impact nutrient losses at the edge-of-field. The drone and cameras will...
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services awarded Skydio, Inc. a $199,743.76 firm fixed price delivery order to purchase unmanned aircraft systems. The award, made without a set-aside designation, has a period of performance through April 2022 for delivery of the requested products and services to a location in San Mateo, California. As the prime contractor, Skydio will provide its commercial off-the-shelf...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $18,215.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Sky Flight Robotics Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for the delivery of a DJI Matrice 200 hexacopter drone with a MicaSense Altum sensor kit. This contract supports research programs at the USDA's Dairy Forage Research Center in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, which focus on assessing the economic and environmental performance of crop-dairy livestock systems. The drone and sensor package...
This firm-fixed-price federal contract for $13,555 was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Vision Aerial Inc., a small business manufacturer of professional drones and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) based in Bozeman, Montana. The contract is for the delivery of a small UAS (sUAS or drone) with a custom mount, to be used by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Soil Management Research Unit in Morris, Minnesota. The sUAS will be integrated with existing MicaSense RedEdge...
The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement Call contract valued at four hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred fifteen dollars and thirty-six cents ($437,515.36) to Drone Amplified Inc., doing business as Drone Amplified, for equipment and supplies to support the National Interagency Fire Center. The contract has a place of performance in Lincoln, Nebraska and a period of performance spanning from September 23,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $79,370 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Skyfront Corp, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for an 8-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone. This contract was competed as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing). The contract supports USDA ARS mission requirements for surveillance, magnetic surveys, and LiDAR mapping. Skyfront Corp has provided UAVs,...
Drone Amplified Inc. was awarded a $550,000 firm fixed price delivery order by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Fire and Aviation Management office located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The order was placed against an existing contract vehicle to have Drone Amplified integrate, test, and evaluate systems meeting the parameters of Task A for domestically produced platforms. Specifically, Drone Amplified will build seven new systems for more robust field testing during 2021 in support of...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area awarded a $29,145.70 firm fixed price purchase order to Vision Aerial Inc. to provide a tricopter drone with multispectral and visual sensors. Per the original solicitation, the contractor will supply and deliver the drone to Sidney, Montana, equipped as specified. The solicitation sought quotes for a tricopter drone to support USDA ARS research programs in the Plains...