Purchase Order 12805B24P0057
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- On February 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Plains Area awarded a $12,344 firm-fixed price purchase order to Faimon Electric & Digging, Inc., a small business specializing in sheep shearing services. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, was competitively solicited with a posting date of February 3, 2023, and was due by February 8, 2023. Performance of the shearing services will take place at the USDA's U.S. Meat...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $14,590 firm fixed-price purchase order to Imyawb Consulting LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to provide sheep shearing services in support of research at the Roman L. Hurska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. The award, which is set aside for small businesses, requires shearing of 910 ewes and 138 rams/teaser rams by May 2, 2025. The contract was competitively...
- Cresco Consult LLC, a minority-owned and Black American-owned small business based in Celina, Texas, was awarded a $11,444 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on February 2, 2026, for sheep shearing services at the Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska. This Total Small Business set-aside contract, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2026, supports the USMARC's scientific research mission by...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract to The Bandana Sheep Co, a sole proprietorship owned by Ronald Kilstrom. The $1,120 task order is for sheep shearing services to be performed at the ARS facility in Ames, Iowa. This delivery order is issued under a larger $65,250 Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) awarded to The Bandana Sheep Co on April 1, 2024 as a 100% small business set-aside. The IDC provides for...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Midwest Area office awarded a delivery order valued at $2,625 to The Bandana Sheep Co, a small business sole proprietorship operated by Ronald Kilstrom and based in Madrid, Iowa. This delivery order (Contract #12505B24D0004) was issued on March 12, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2026, and represents specialized sheep shearing services to be performed at the ARS research facility in Ames, Iowa....
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Midwest Area office awarded a delivery order valued at $1,875 to The Bandana Sheep Co, a sole proprietorship operated by Ronald Kilstrom based in Madrid, Iowa. This firm fixed-price delivery order, designated as a total small business set-aside, was issued on April 1, 2026, under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract (12505B24D0004) with an overall ceiling value of $65,250. Services will be performed at the...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Midwest Area awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract worth $1,920.00 to The Bandana Sheep Co, a sole proprietorship based in Madrid, Iowa. This order is a task order off of the company's existing Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the USDA ARS Midwest Area, valued at $65,250 and covering sheep shearing services from April 2024 to March 2029. The contract is not set aside and is focused on providing...
- National Sheep Improvement Program, Inc., a nonprofit organization specializing in sheep genetic evaluation services, was awarded a $36,000 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to provide scientific evaluation data processing services at its facility in Clay Center, Nebraska. The contract, which was not designated with a set-aside, was awarded on February 1, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2026. The vendor's...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Midwest Area office awarded a $3,937.50 firm fixed-price delivery order to The Bandana Sheep Co, operated by Ronald Kilstrom, a small business located in Madrid, Iowa. This delivery order is issued under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract (#12505B24D0004) and represents the second ordering period of the multi-year agreement valued at $65,250 through March 31, 2029. The contract utilizes no...
- The Bandana Sheep Co, a sole proprietorship owned by Ronald Kilstrom, was awarded a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Midwest Area office. The contract, valued at $1,050, is for sheep shearing services to be performed at the ARS facility in Ames, Iowa between April and September of each year. This delivery order is issued under the Bandana Sheep Co's $65,250 Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Plains Area awarded a $7,662 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Faimon Electric & Digging, Inc., a certified small business, for sheep shearing services to be performed in April 2024. The contract, which was set aside for total small business concerns, requires the contractor to shear 510 ewes and 200 rams at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center facility in Clay Center, Nebraska, with a completion deadline of May 31, 2024. The solicitation was posted on February 1, 2024, with quotes due by February 5, 2024, and evaluated using lowest-price technically acceptable methodology based on technical compliance, past performance, and pricing. Faimon Electric & Digging, Inc. is a South Dakota-based small business registered since January 2017 that has established a consistent partnership with USDA Agricultural Research Service, specializing in sheep shearing services for animal production research activities despite its name suggesting electrical and excavation work. The company's track record includes multiple prime contracts with the same agency, with previous shearing projects ranging from 351 to 710 animals and contract values between $8,970 and $22,375, demonstrating reliable performance in supporting the agency's agricultural research mission.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Sheep Shearing - Clay Center, NE | 12805B24Q0101 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area | Solicitation 1/1 | 2/1/24, 12:32 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | ($1k) | 2/18/26 | |
| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 4/30/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $9.1k | 2/16/24 |