The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order contract valued at $9,100.00 to Faimon Electric & Digging, Inc., a small business based in Nebraska, for sheep shearing services at the USDA's U.S. Meat Animal Research Center facility in Clay Center, Nebraska. This contract, which is a total small business set-aside, requires Faimon Electric & Digging to shear 510 ewes and 200 rams by the end of April 2024 to...
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...
This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract awarded to The Bandana Sheep Co., a sole proprietorship operated by Ronald Kilstrom, for sheep shearing services in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility in Ames, Iowa. The contract, valued at $2,500, is an individual task order under a larger, single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with a potential value of $65,250 held by The Bandana Sheep Co. The IDC was competitively...
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...
This is a $24,985.00 firm-fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Thomas D. Morris, Inc., a small business contractor. The contract is for the delivery of 24 female sheep weighing 80-110 lbs to support agricultural research, with a completion date of July 16, 2024. Thomas D. Morris, Inc. is an experienced provider of livestock to the USDA, having received numerous similar awards from the ARS and Animal...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Gillespie Livestock Company Inc., a small business, for the provision of 6 research animals. The $11,610.00 contract, which has no set-aside designation, will support various agricultural research projects conducted by the USDA ARS Plains Area, such as studies on cattle fever ticks, fly colonies, essential oils, and dust bag effectiveness. The award indicates Gillespie...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $9,112.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to the National Sheep Improvement Program, Inc., a non-profit organization, for the genotyping and parentage identification of approximately 300 sheep, including associated data fees. The contract has an ultimate completion date of January 16, 2025 and was not set aside. National Sheep Improvement Program, Inc. has previously provided similar sheep genotyping and...
This federal contract award is for Shearwell Data LIMITED, a for-profit limited liability company that manufactures goods, primarily plastic ear tags and tag applicators for the sheep and goat industries. The award, with a ceiling value of $26,999.04, is a delivery order issued under an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) numbered 12639519D0047 held by Shearwell with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Marketing and Regulatory Programs...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $43,225 firm fixed price purchase order to Gillespie Livestock Company Inc. to supply 26 research animals. This purchase order was awarded under a total small business set aside in response to a solicitation seeking quotes to provide 26 head of cattle weighing approximately 500 pounds and around 6 months of age for agricultural research at the USDA ARS facility in Fredericksburg, Texas. The original solicitation specified...
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services (USDA - APHIS) awarded Shearwell Data LIMITED a $145,000 firm fixed price delivery order against contract number 12639519D0047. The order, numbered 12639523F0806, will provide additional support services to APHIS from October 13, 2023 through August 31, 2024. As part of its mission to protect agricultural health, APHIS utilizes business services contracts to support...