This federal contract award is for the procurement of a 140 HP agricultural tractor by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge in Cary, North Carolina. The contract was awarded to Deere & Company, doing business as John Deere, for a firm-fixed price of $134,876.80. The award includes a trade-in requirement for the refuge's existing 2003 John Deere 6420 tractor. This is an unrestricted procurement, not set aside for any small business categories. John Deere is a leading manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment that has received numerous prime contract and grant awards from various federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Agriculture, and Interior, to support their operational and research needs.