Purchase Order AG32SCP170131

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Northeast Area awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Rockingham Cooperative Farm Bureau Inc. for the delivery of whole cottonseed in support of research activities. Under this contract, the vendor is obligated to deliver up to 24 tons of cottonseed to the ARS Research Support Services facility at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center-East in Beltsville, Maryland, with a contract ceiling value of $5,370.82. The delivery schedule specified in the April 2017 award requires completion by May 1, 2017, with deliveries restricted to weekday business hours between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, excluding federal holidays. The contractor must utilize either a dump trailer or self-unloading trailer for transport.

This purchase order represents a continuation of the established supplier relationship between Rockingham Cooperative and the ARS Northeast Area, which has historically procured agricultural commodities such as cottonseed and citrus pulp pellets from this vendor to support research initiatives at the Beltsville facility. The contract was awarded without a small business set-aside designation on April 13, 2017, with an ultimate completion date of May 9, 2018. Invoicing is to be submitted electronically through the Integrated Procurement Portal (IPP) system in accordance with the agency's established procedures.