Total inorganic carbon (TIC) analyzer, necessary for our research regarding carbon cycling and sequestration
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 12805B24P0238
- Awardee
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UIC Inc. UEI V1A5MS58SLR9
- Awarding agency
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Plains Area
Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $53,418
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Total Inorganic Carbon (TIC) Analyzer Solicitation · 12805B24Q0540 · Posted Aug 1, 2024
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $53,417.95 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 8 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Joliet, IL 60433, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), Plains Area Office awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $53,417.95 to UIC Inc., a small business manufacturer of scientific analytical instruments based in Joliet, Illinois. Under this Total Small Business set-aside contract, UIC Inc. will provide a Total Inorganic Carbon (TIC) Analyzer—an automated acidification and coulometric detection instrument designed to analyze soil samples for total inorganic carbon content. The instrument supports the government's research initiatives in carbon cycling and sequestration, critical areas within the USDA ARS's broader mission to advance agricultural science and natural resource management. The contract was awarded on August 19, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of November 19, 2024, following a competitive solicitation that evaluated proposals on technical acceptability, past performance, and price using lowest price technically acceptable methodology.
UIC Inc. is well-positioned to fulfill this requirement, given its established expertise in manufacturing specialized scientific instrumentation for federal research agencies including NOAA, USDA, and the U.S. Geological Survey. The company has a demonstrated track record of delivering similar TIC analyzers and oceanographic coulometers for environmental and research applications, with previous federal awards ranging from approximately $25,000 to $118,600. The firm's specialization in carbon and sulfur analysis systems, combined with its registration in SAM.gov since 2001, underscores its capability to deliver the precision instrumentation required for the USDA ARS research mission in carbon cycling and sequestration studies.
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Who was awarded contract 12805B24P0238?
12805B24P0238 was awarded to UIC Inc. by Plains Area (Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery) on August 19, 2024.
How much is contract 12805B24P0238 worth?
The government has obligated $53,418 on 12805B24P0238.
Was contract 12805B24P0238 competed?
The extent of competition for 12805B24P0238 was competed under sap. The government received 8 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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