The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $112,900.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Itin + Hoch GMBH, a for-profit manufacturer of goods, for a "Rumination and Activity Monitoring System." The contract has a completion date of September 30, 2023. This contract was awarded as a result of a market research effort by ARS to identify potential sources for "rumination and activity monitoring systems (pedometers and halters)" for...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to C-Lock, Inc., a small business manufacturer of agricultural technology equipment. The contract, valued at $358,800.72, is for the delivery of two GreenFeed and ten SmartFeed Pro units to the Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center (OCPARC) in El Reno, OK. These specialized units are designed for measuring respiratory gas fluxes from...
This is a $169,889.88 Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to procure two microcalorimetry-based instruments to monitor real-time metabolic activity and biofilm formation of living organisms. The award resulted from a Total Small Business set-aside solicitation with North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334416 and a size standard of 1,000 employees. The instruments will be delivered...
This federal contract award, valued at $101,610.00, was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Itin + Hoch GMBH, a for-profit manufacturer of goods registered in SAM.gov. The contract is for an automated, continuous, remote halter behavior monitoring system for grazing cattle to be used at the USDA Forage-Animal Production Research Unit in Lexington, Kentucky. This purchase order contract has a firm fixed price and does not have a set-aside...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to C-Lock, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Rapid City, South Dakota. The $18,200.00 contract provides data access, hardware, and software support and maintenance services for C-Lock equipment, including Smart Scales and a respiratory gas chamber, located at the USDA ARS Plains Area Range and Livestock Research facility in Miles City, Montana....
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the USDA Agricultural Research Service to Grow Safe Systems LIMITED, a for-profit manufacturer of precision livestock farming technology solutions, for $6,000.00. The contract is for the delivery and installation of specialized equipment and services related to monitoring cattle feeding, health, and genetics research. This includes annual support plans, system upgrades, remote assistance, and on-site trainings to facilitate ongoing...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Plains Area to C-Lock, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced agricultural technology equipment and services. The contract, valued at $84,975.00, is for the provision of a "SUPER SMARTFEED, WEATHER STATION, DIVIDED LARGE HOPPER, AC-DC CHARGER AND SOLENOID SYSTEM SERVICE CONTRACT, VERIZON DATA LINE SUBSCRIPTION". This contract...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Plains Area to Gillespie Livestock Company Inc., a small business contractor, for the delivery of a lot of research cattle. The contract, valued at $6,031.20, is for the supply of cattle meeting specific weight, age, and breed requirements to support various agricultural research projects conducted by the ARS, such as studies on cattle fever ticks, fly colonies,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $27,034.44 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Vcloud GOV Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Plano, Texas. The contract is for the delivery of one 450iQ Pulsed Fluorescent H2S/SO2 Analyzer, which will be used to measure sulfide emissions and losses from beef facilities at the USDA Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. The contract has a period of performance from September 17,...
This is a firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Foss North America, Inc. for the procurement of a Milk Analyzer with associated equipment and services. The total contract value is $95,000.00. The equipment will be delivered to the USDA ARS Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, PA to support the agency's research on dairy food processing technologies and utilization of dairy waste materials. The...