The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service awarded a $48,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Waters Agricultural Laboratories, Inc., a small business, for plant tissue analysis services. This contract, set aside for total small businesses, requires the delivery of plant tissue analysis in Camilla, Georgia through December 31, 2023 to support the USDA's agricultural research implementation and information delivery programs. Previously, Waters Agricultural...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) awarded a $19,696.95 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Ward Laboratories, Inc., a small business, for soil and plant sample analyses. The work includes performing approximately 520 analyses for parameters such as total organic carbon, total nitrogen, and texture. This requirement is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 541380. Ward Laboratories is an experienced federal contractor that provides...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract worth $32,986.85 to Ward Laboratories, Inc., a for-profit small business, to provide plant tissue and soil analysis services. The contract has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2021. Ward Laboratories, which is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) through August 2025, has supported various USDA-ARS agricultural research, environmental...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Ward Laboratories, Inc. for $38,955.98 to perform DM (dry matter) protein, ADF (acid detergent fiber), minerals, and nutritional analysis on 1,494 corn samples. This contract is a total small business set-aside with a place of performance in Temple, Texas. Ward Laboratories has previously provided laboratory testing and analysis services to various federal agencies,...
The USDA Agricultural Research Service awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at $22,968.75 to KPM Analytics North America Corporation. The contract is for the delivery of an SDMATIC Analyzer system to the USDA ARS Hard Winter Wheat Quality Laboratory in Manhattan, Kansas. Per the original solicitation, the contractor will provide the starch damage measurement system, deliver the system to the specified address, and ensure compliance with the Buy American Act and System for Award...
The Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area (ARS FRIID) awarded a $42,425 firm fixed price purchase order to Waters Technologies Corporation for performance validation of a high-resolution gas chromatograph mass spectrometer. Waters Technologies, doing business as Waters and a subsidiary of Waters Corporation, will validate the autospec instrument it previously supplied to the Animal Metabolism-Agriculture Chemicals Research Unit. The...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Ward Laboratories, Inc. to provide detailed soil, plant, manure, and chemical analyses for agricultural research purposes. The contract has a potential value of $159,826.65 and a completion date of May 14, 2026. It was not set aside for any small business program. Ward Laboratories, a for-profit organization located in Mandan, North Dakota, will conduct a range of physical,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $16,125.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Cumberland Valley Analytical Services, Inc., a small business, to conduct wet chemical analysis on 100 alfalfa leaf samples. The objective is to obtain data on the chemical composition of the samples, including mineral analysis, moisture, protein, lignin, sugar, starch, fat, and ash content. This information will be used to calibrate the agency's near-infrared...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $27,281.37 firm fixed price purchase order to Fed Crew Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged, woman-owned small business. The contract is for the delivery of a water quality probe and associated calibration solutions, data logger, and accessories. The probe will be used to conduct high-frequency sampling of nutrients, dissolved carbon, and suspended solids to quantify nitrogen export and identify biogeochemically...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $44,576.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Soiltest Farm Consultants Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation, for STFC measurements for WASHI soil testing in Prosser, Washington. This contract is part of the Washington State Soil Health Initiative and requires comprehensive soil testing services for 320 soil samples, including analysis of soil pH, electrical conductivity, extractable minerals and...