12,000 osmia lignaria females (with 18,000 males)
Ended Purchase Order Awarded
- Contract number
- 12905B21P0069
- Awardee
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Watts Leafcutter Bees Corp UEI GSJZYSG6ZEX3
- Awarding agency
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Pacific West Area
Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $12,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $12,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Plains Area Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 112910 Apiculture
- PSC
- 8820 Live Animals, Not Raised For Food
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Bothell, WA 98012, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $12,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Watts Leafcutter Bees Corporation on January 25, 2021, for the delivery of 12,000 female Osmia lignaria (blue orchard mason bees) along with 18,000 male bees. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2021, represents a standard procurement with no small business set-aside designation. Watts Leafcutter Bees Corporation, a for-profit subchapter S corporation based in Mill Creek, Washington, supplies live bee cocoons to support the federal government's agricultural research initiatives and crop pollination programs.
This award is consistent with the Department of Agriculture's ongoing efforts to support orchard pollination research through the Agricultural Research Service. Watts Leafcutter Bees Corporation has maintained a steady relationship with the agency, having received four prime federal contracts over the prior four-year period for similar mason bee deliveries, with contract values ranging from $12,000 to $14,400. The company's specialized focus on supplying Osmia lignaria bees demonstrates its established expertise in this niche agricultural product area essential for supporting the government's research objectives in crop pollination and orchard productivity.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 12905B21P0069?
12905B21P0069 was awarded to Watts Leafcutter Bees Corp by Pacific West Area (Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery) on January 25, 2021.
How much is contract 12905B21P0069 worth?
The government has obligated $12,000 on 12905B21P0069.
Which agency awarded contract 12905B21P0069?
Pacific West Area (Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery) awarded 12905B21P0069, with funding from Plains Area (Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery).
Was contract 12905B21P0069 competed?
The extent of competition for 12905B21P0069 was competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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