The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a purchase order contract to Fluence Bioengineering, Inc. for the supply of 14 units of VYPRX Plus equipment with square bracket mounts and pig-tail cord ends for indoor use (item number VR-P-I-1-06-PT-S) at $900 per unit. The contract was awarded on September 5, 2017, with a ceiling value of $12,222.00 following a modification that de-obligated $378 from the original quote total of $12,600. The firm fixed price contract includes shipping charges to the USDA ARS Northeast Area's Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory (ACSL) at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland, with an ultimate completion date of September 26, 2017.
No set-aside designation was applied to this contract. The contract represents a straightforward equipment procurement for USDA's research operations, with invoicing required through the Integrated Procurement Process (IPP) web portal. The place of performance is listed as Austin, Texas, where Fluence Bioengineering, Inc. manufactures or fulfills the equipment order.