The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), operating under the Pacific West Area, awarded a $23,119.88 firm fixed-price purchase order to Giddings Machine Company on September 13, 2022, for a Giddings 15-TS tractor-mounted coring machine. This contract, which was set aside for total small business competition, supports the agency's soil conservation and natural resource management initiatives by providing specialized soil sampling and coring equipment. The equipment will be delivered to Windsor, Colorado, with an ultimate completion date of May 30, 2023. The solicitation was posted on August 22, 2022, with a due date of September 2, 2022.
Giddings Machine Company, a Windsor, Colorado-based small business manufacturer registered in the System for Award Management since 1998, specializes in hydraulic soil sampling and drilling equipment designed for agricultural research, soil conservation, and environmental investigation. The company has established itself as a key federal contractor through consistent awards from USDA divisions, particularly the NRCS and Agricultural Research Service, providing specialized soil investigation equipment that supports critical federal initiatives including work tied to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This award is consistent with the company's track record of supplying tractor-mounted and truck-mounted coring machines to USDA regional offices across the nation.