The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Kemp Instruments, Inc. to provide a drying oven, including installation and removal services, under a total small business set-aside contract. The contract, valued at $143,057.35, has a completion date of December 31, 2024. Kemp Instruments, a technical sales agency specializing in specialized equipment and services for federal agencies, will be delivering the drying oven to the USDA-ARS-PA-GSWRL facility in Temple, Texas. This requirement was originally competed under Solicitation Number 12805B24Q0300 as an unrestricted procurement, but the award was ultimately made to a small business vendor.