Purchase Order 12805B23P0181
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- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plains Area Office (PAO) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Ballou Cattle Company LLC (doing business as Double M Ranch) for the purchase of 40 beef x dairy cross calves weighing approximately 225 pounds each. The contract, valued at $48,000.00, has a total small business set-aside designation and a period of performance ending on December 31, 2024. The calves must be located within 120 miles of Lubbock,...
- The U.S. government awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order on December 30, 2025, for the procurement of Angus bull sires, with a ceiling value of $20.3K. The contract is scheduled for ultimate completion by January 31, 2026, and will be performed in Wasco, California. This procurement was issued without a set-aside designation and falls under the civilian defense category, funded through a Central Office federal agency. The purchase order represents a straightforward livestock acquisition...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Plains Area issued a delivery order on January 7, 2025, to Gillespie Livestock Company Inc. for the procurement of six head of cattle, with an estimated value of $8,808.38 and a completion date of January 31, 2025. This firm fixed-price delivery order falls under a larger Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at $975,000 that runs from August 2024 through July 2029. The cattle will be delivered to Kerrville, Texas, and are...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Plains Area, a civilian agency, to Producers Livestock Auction CO. in the amount of $5,745.15. The contract is for the provision of nine (9) cattle (calves) for a Merck research study at the Cattle Fever Tick Research Unit (CFTRU) facility in Edinburg, Texas. The animals must weigh between 250-375 pounds and be a mix of steers and heifers aged 6-24 months. The contract has an ultimate completion date of August 18, 2024 and does not utilize...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $4,130 to Producers Livestock Auction Co. on February 14, 2023, for the procurement of eight head of cattle to support research activities at the Cattle Fever Tick Research Unit (CFTRU) facility in Edinburg, Texas. The livestock specifications require a mix of steers and heifers aged 6–24 months, each weighing between 250–375 pounds. Performance of this contract is based in San Angelo, Texas, with an...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Superior Livestock, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to provide 14 colostrum-deprived Holstein cross-bred calves. The contract, valued at $17,200.00, was awarded on March 30, 2022, with a completion date of April 11, 2022. The contract supports USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and its ongoing research activities, which may include investigations into diseases like...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Superior Livestock, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the delivery of 12 dairy calves, 2 months of age, to the USDA National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa. The contract has a ceiling value of $19,400.00 and a period of performance ending on May 31, 2024. The calves are to be used in agricultural research studies conducted by the USDA's Agricultural Research...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plains Area office awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Dismukes Ranch (Jim Dismukes) for the delivery of two Charolais bulls (#395 and #410) to El Reno, Oklahoma. The contract, issued on January 25, 2017, carries a ceiling value of $7,000 and does not utilize any set-aside designation. The ultimate completion date for delivery was set for February 15, 2017, allowing approximately three weeks for performance of this civilian procurement. This...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Plains Area awarded a purchase order to Gillespie Livestock Company Inc. on May 30, 2023, for the procurement of nine research cattle. The contract, valued at $8,880.75 with a firm fixed price structure, specifies delivery of female Hereford cattle weighing between 300–450 pounds and aged 6–24 months, to be delivered to Fredericksburg, Texas by June 30, 2023. The requirement for a single-sex group reflects the...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $20,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Desert Sun Dairy, LLC for the procurement of 20 head of cattle to support a USDA research experiment. The contract, awarded on March 31, 2016, with an ultimate completion date of April 29, 2016, represents a short-duration acquisition with performance to be completed in Clovis, New Mexico. No set-aside designation was utilized for this procurement. The contract was funded through the USDA's Plains Area...
The U.S. government awarded a $24,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Ballou Cattle Company LLC (doing business as Double M Ranch) on May 11, 2023, for the procurement of 40 calves. The contract was set aside for total small business participation and is scheduled for completion by July 10, 2023. Performance of this contract will take place in Lubbock, Texas 79403, with funding provided by the Plains Area civilian agency. This purchase order reflects a straightforward commodity procurement typical of federal agencies that maintain livestock or support agricultural operations. The small business set-aside designation ensures that this opportunity was restricted to qualifying small businesses, and Ballou Cattle Company LLC's award demonstrates its successful competitive response. The firm fixed-price structure establishes a defined cost commitment, with the relatively short performance timeline suggesting this is a time-sensitive acquisition to meet immediate livestock requirements.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $24.0k | 5/11/23 |