Purchase Order 33312924P00504370
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- This firm fixed price purchase order for $65,277.52 was awarded by the Smithsonian Institution to Volquetes Y Transporte Corro S.A. for waste removal services in STRI facilities located in Panama. The contract has a period of performance through February 29, 2024 and was awarded on February 25, 2022 without a set-aside designation. Volquetes Y Transporte Corro S.A. will serve as the prime contractor to deliver waste removal for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, a unit of the...
- <p>The Smithsonian Institution awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order for Janitorial Services at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) facilities in Panama. The contract has a potential value of $714,216.83 and a completion date of May 31, 2022. The contract was not set aside for any specific socioeconomic category of small business. This contract appears to be a stand-alone service award to support the Smithsonian Institution's STRI operations in Panama.</p>
- The U.S. Smithsonian Institution awarded a $249,289.00 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Grupo Polo S.A., a for-profit organization, for servicing, stationing, labor, materials, and transportation for general repairs at the Bocas del Toro Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. The contract has an ultimate completion date of June 26, 2024 and does not utilize any set-aside designations. This contract appears to support the Smithsonian's broader mission and activities at...
- The U.S. Smithsonian Institution awarded a $88,037.38 firm fixed-price purchase order to the Panama-based company Ricardo Perez S.A. Credit Division, a for-profit subchapter S corporation, to provide replacement federal vehicles and maintenance services. The contract is for the "STRI FEDERAL VEHICLES- REPLACEMENTS FAC. MAINTENANCE" requirement, with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2024. The vehicles are likely to support field operations and personnel transport for various U.S....
- The Smithsonian Institution awarded a $290,005.03 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Ingenieria Y Montajes Electromecanicos De Panama, S.A. on September 23, 2024, for service labor, materials, and transportation supporting general repairs at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Bocas del Toro Station in Panama. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of September 19, 2025, was awarded on an open basis with no set-aside designation. The Panamanian contractor will...
- The Smithsonian Institution issued a $334,405 delivery order to Constructora Rogers, S.A. (Conrosa) on June 22, 2026, for labor, materials, and transport to stabilize an eroded coastline at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. The order is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of February 17, 2027. Place of performance is Panama. The work supports STRI's infrastructure and facility maintenance mission through construction and facility management services. Conrosa is...
- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $55,000.49 firm fixed-price purchase order to Volquetes Y Transporte Corro, S.A. for trash collection services in Panama. The contract, awarded on September 30, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of September 27, 2026, represents a civilian agency procurement with no set-aside designation. Volquetes Y Transporte Corro, S.A., a Panama-based waste management firm, was selected to provide ongoing waste removal and...
- <p>The Smithsonian Institution awarded a purchase order to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for garden maintenance contract services in Smithsonian Research Institute (STRI) facilities in Panama, with a ceiling value of $147,193.20 and an award date of October 1, 2023. Performance concludes March 31, 2026. The contract carries no set-aside designation and uses firm fixed pricing. Work is performed in Panama.</p>
- <p>The U.S. Smithsonian Institution, a civilian federal agency, awarded a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract valued at $14,500.00 to an unnamed prime contractor for the "CLEAN STREAM, GAMBOA LAB" project. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and has an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2023. The place of performance is Panama. No further details about the specific products or services to be delivered under this contract were provided.</p>
- The Smithsonian Institution awarded a purchase order to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees (Engie Services Zuid B.V.) on July 23, 2025, for guardrails and wood facade work at the Gamboa Laboratory operated by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. This firm fixed-price contract, valued at $50,690, carries an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025, and was awarded without set-aside restrictions, indicating open competition. The work supports maintenance and facility...
The Smithsonian Institution awarded a $68,503.88 firm fixed-price purchase order to Volquetes Y Transporte Corro, S.A. on March 26, 2024, for waste removal services at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) facilities in Panama. This contract represents a continuation of Option #2 under a previous purchase order (PO469992) and carries an ultimate completion date of April 16, 2026. No set-aside designation was applied to this award. The contractor, a Panama-based waste management company registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since September 2021, specializes in waste collection and removal services for federal agencies operating in Central America. Volquetes Y Transporte Corro, S.A. has demonstrated consistent capability in providing waste management services to U.S. federal agencies, having previously secured contracts with the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. The contractor's experience managing waste removal operations at the STRI—a critical research facility operated by the Smithsonian in Panama—positions it to continue essential facility maintenance services. This purchase order structure provides the Smithsonian with a cost-effective mechanism to sustain ongoing waste management operations at its tropical research operations through April 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00005 | Exercise an Option | $22.0k | 4/15/26 | |
| P00003 | Funding Only Action | $8.0k | 11/12/25 | |
| P00002 | Funding Only Action | $16.1k | 5/5/25 | |
| P00001 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 2/5/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $19.7k | 3/26/24 |