The U.S. Forest Service Research Service Northern Research Station awarded a $3,050.57 firm fixed-price purchase order to Ariens Company (doing business as Ben Meadows) on October 26, 2012, for 3-PEAT Sampler Kits with Case (Item #290216, Manufacturer Model 04.09). The contract was performed in Lee, New Hampshire, with an ultimate completion date of October 26, 2012. No set-aside designation was used in this procurement. Ariens Company, the awardee, operates as a subsidiary of W.W. Grainger, Inc., a Fortune 500 maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies distributor headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, through its Government Sales Division.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. maintains an extensive federal contracting presence as a critical supplier of commercial off-the-shelf products to civilian government agencies. The parent company holds substantial Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicles totaling approximately $1.3 billion with the Federal Acquisition Service and operates an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Blanket Purchase Agreement valued at six million dollars through December 31, 2030, for miscellaneous electrical, electronic, and mechanical/industrial products. Grainger's federal portfolio encompasses safety equipment, electrical components, industrial tools, lighting fixtures, plumbing supplies, and miscellaneous industrial materials, enabling federal agencies rapid procurement access to standardized, commercially-available products that support routine maintenance and operational needs.
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