Purchase Order AG6395P150578

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine division awarded a $9,975 firm fixed-price purchase order to Alpha Scents, Inc., a small business manufacturer of insect monitoring and control products based in the Portland, Oregon area. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside and completed on December 23, 2015, procures Ethanol Lure products with ultra-high release characteristics designed to support pest detection and monitoring operations. The award to Alpha Scents reflects the company's specialized expertise in developing sophisticated lures and traps for agricultural and forestry protection, particularly for detecting invasive insect species that pose threats to U.S. plant resources.

This purchase order represents a routine procurement within Alpha Scents' broader relationship with USDA APHIS PPQ, which has consistently leveraged the company's pest detection technologies across multiple contract vehicles. The vendor currently maintains several significant Indefinite Delivery contracts with the agency, including a $3 million forestry lures IDV extending through May 2028, providing the framework for ongoing task orders supporting the agency's critical mission to protect U.S. agricultural and natural resources from invasive pests. The small business set-aside designation underscores the government's commitment to supporting domestic small enterprises in specialized areas where they demonstrate unique technical capabilities.