The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at sixty-seven thousand four hundred twenty dollars ($67,420) to Farm-Ng Inc. of Burlingame, California. The contract is set aside for small disadvantaged businesses and calls for Farm-Ng to provide three self-propelled mobile electric robot platforms with adjustable widths for multiple crop applications. An intelligence kit including an Nvidia Xavier system-on-module, Luxonis...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Farm-Ng Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of goods, for the delivery of one Amiga 66-inch robot platform with a research kit. The contract has a ceiling value of $37,310.38 and a completion date of June 18, 2024. The robot platform features advanced components like the Nvidia Xavier system-on-module and Luxonis cameras,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $14,999 firm fixed-price purchase order to Earthsense Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the delivery of a Cover Crop Planting Robot. The contract has a completion date of July 11, 2024. Earthsense Inc. is a manufacturer of agricultural phenotyping rovers and robots that support the Agricultural Research Service's research efforts across the Midwest and Pacific West regions. This contract award...
This federal contract award is for a PLOT COMBINE FOR KINGSVILLE PMC, issued by the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service Central Region. The contract was awarded to the prime contractor Seed Research Equipment Solutions LLC, a for-profit limited liability company that manufactures and provides research planters, plot planters, plot drills, and application modules. The contract has a firm fixed price of $189,404.00 and does not have a set-aside designation. Based on...
This federal contract award is for a Fully Integrated Field Phenotyping Rover/Robot, valued at $14,999.00, awarded to Earthsense Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business. The contract was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and does not have a set-aside designation. The rover is intended to support the USDA-ARS Plant Genetics Research Unit's efforts to quickly and accurately phenotype corn plants in the field to better understand...
This is a $99,500 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Pacific West Area to Wintersteiger Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit organization, to design and build a custom plot drill for experimental plot work. The plot drill will support critical agricultural research activities, enabling USDA scientists to conduct precise experiments in crop breeding, genetics, and seed development. The solicitation was a total...
This federal contract award is for the delivery of an off-road utility vehicle that can haul a robotic fruit harvester for testing and evaluation purposes. The contract, valued at $19,552.53, was awarded to Huntsville Tractor & Equipment Inc., a for-profit organization based in Huntsville, Alabama that specializes in providing agricultural, construction, and utility equipment to federal agencies. The contract is a Delivery Order under the General Services Administration's Multiple Award...
This is a $161,761.20 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service to Gary W Clem Inc., doing business as Almaco, for the delivery of a 4-row ALMACO GPS cone planter. Almaco is a manufacturer of specialized agricultural equipment and has previously provided a variety of precision planters, combines, threshers, and other machinery to support the Agricultural Research Service's field research and information delivery efforts across the...
This federal contract award is for the procurement of an electric mobility platform by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The contract was awarded to Farm-Ng Inc., a small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of goods specializing in advanced agricultural robotics and autonomous platforms. The contract, valued at $28,389.24, is a firm fixed-price purchase order set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 333111 for Motor Vehicle Body...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area awarded a $148,140 firm fixed price purchase order to Clearpath Robotics Inc. of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to deliver two mobile platforms for material handling and phenotyping. Per the original solicitation, the platforms must have omnidirectional mobility, expandable power and computing options, compatibility with third-party sensors and accessories, and use an...