The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Plains Area office awarded a $121,144 firm fixed-price purchase order to CGI Seed LLC, a small business based in York, Nebraska, for the supply of seed corn hybrids and soybean seed to support the 2021 planting season at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska. The contract, which was set aside for small business competition, was awarded on February 12, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2021. The solicitation was posted on January 14, 2021, with a due date of January 22, 2021.
CGI Seed LLC specializes in providing agricultural seed products to research institutions and has established a track record of supplying the USMARC facility with various corn hybrid varieties and soybean seed with inoculants to support the center's research activities. The company, registered in the System for Award Management since January 2015, has consistently won small business set-aside contracts from USDA ARS for seasonal seed procurement. The seed purchases support the center's agricultural research and development operations, with contract timelines typically aligned to planting and growing seasons.