Glyphosate aptamer for the sugarbeet and potato unit in fargo, ND.
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 12805B24P0097
- Awardee
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Aptagen LLC UEI HEK9BF17MKL3
- Awarding agency
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Plains Area
Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $75,000
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Glyphosate Aptamer Solicitation · 12805B24Q0186 · Posted Mar 28, 2024
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $75,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- 4 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Jacobus, PA 17407, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plains Area awarded a $75,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Aptagen LLC on April 11, 2024, for the development of a glyphosate aptamer. The aptamer must be capable of detecting glyphosate while demonstrating no homology to the potato genome to support quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) applications for the Sugarbeet and Potato Unit in Fargo, North Dakota. This small business set-aside contract, issued under Solicitation Number 12805B24Q0186, was awarded based on lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with past performance considered as an evaluation factor. The contract is scheduled for completion by February 28, 2025.
Aptagen LLC, a specialized biotechnology firm headquartered in Jacobus, Pennsylvania, brings over 30 years of expertise in aptamer development and synthetic antibody creation. The company has established a track record of federal contract performance across multiple agencies, including the USDA, FDA, Defense Health Agency, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This award aligns with the USDA-ARS's agricultural research objectives and Aptagen's demonstrated capabilities in developing custom DNA aptamer libraries for scientific and regulatory applications in agricultural genomics research.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 12805B24P0097?
12805B24P0097 was awarded to Aptagen LLC by Plains Area (Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery) on April 11, 2024.
How much is contract 12805B24P0097 worth?
The government has obligated $75,000 on 12805B24P0097.
Was contract 12805B24P0097 competed?
The government received 4 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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