This is a $113,356.90 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Samyak Solutions, Inc., a small, minority-owned business. The contract is for the provision of a liquid handling robot to support molecular protocol automation at the USDA's Appalachian Fruit Research Station. The procurement was set aside for small businesses and conducted using the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Farm-Ng Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of goods, for the delivery of one Amiga 66-inch robot platform with a research kit. The contract has a ceiling value of $37,310.38 and a completion date of June 18, 2024. The robot platform features advanced components like the Nvidia Xavier system-on-module and Luxonis cameras,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at sixty-seven thousand four hundred twenty dollars ($67,420) to Farm-Ng Inc. of Burlingame, California. The contract is set aside for small disadvantaged businesses and calls for Farm-Ng to provide three self-propelled mobile electric robot platforms with adjustable widths for multiple crop applications. An intelligence kit including an Nvidia Xavier system-on-module, Luxonis...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Pacific West Area, a civilian agency, to Augean Robotics, Inc. for the delivery of autonomous robots and software for agricultural applications. The contract has a ceiling value of $22,547.99 and a period of performance ending on October 1, 2024. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Section 889 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation has been included, which addresses the prohibition on the use of certain...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Clearpath Robotics Inc. a $148,140 firm fixed-price purchase order on September 27, 2023, for the procurement of mobile platforms designed for material handling and phenotyping applications. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, calls for the delivery of two omnidirectional mobile platforms equipped with expandable power and computing options, compatibility with third-party sensors and accessories, and open-source Robot Operating...
This is a $42,216.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Formulatrix, LLC, a foreign-owned, for-profit organization specializing in laboratory automation solutions and scientific instrumentation. The contract was set aside for small businesses and is for the procurement of a Mantis V3.3 microfluidic liquid handler with integrated RFID, chip changer, and associated consumables and accessories. This...
This is a $77,200.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Industrial Plankton Inc., a for-profit organization, for the delivery of an algae photobioreactor and associated services. The contract has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2022 and was not set aside for small businesses. The original solicitation, which was an unrestricted, simplified acquisition for a fully automated algae photobioreactor...
This is a $24,829.98 firm fixed price contract awarded by the Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Opentrons Labworks Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of automated liquid handling equipment. The contract provides for an OPENTRONS CARE PLUS SERVICE AGREEMENT for the OT-2 liquid handling robot, with a performance period running from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027. The contract does not include a small business set-aside. Opentrons...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Opentrons Labworks Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of automated laboratory equipment. The contract is for the delivery of an NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) Library Prep Workstation for $16,200, with an additional $1,200 for shipping, for a total ceiling value of $17,450. The contract was awarded on July 8, 2020, with an ultimate completion date of...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to VWR International LLC, a for-profit manufacturer, for a Bio-Detector that meets the associated specifications. The contract has a value of $104,116.67 and an ultimate completion date of October 5, 2021. The contract was awarded on August 5, 2021 and did not use any set-aside provisions. This requirement was initially posted as a combined...
This is a $83,593.08 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the USDA - ARS - Pacific West Area to Andrew Alliance USA, Inc. for the Andrew+ Liquid Robot Handling System. The procurement was a best value acquisition and was not set aside. The original solicitation was issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, seeking quotes for the Andrew+ liquid handling robot and accessories. The USDA - ARS has a requirement for this equipment, with delivery to their facility in Albany, CA. The contract was awarded on September 23, 2020 with a completion date of November 30, 2020.