Female mason bees
Ended Purchase Order Awarded
- Contract number
- AG8417P160005
- Awardee
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Watts Leafcutter Bees Corp UEI GSJZYSG6ZEX3
- Awarding agency
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Plains Area
Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $15,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $15,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 112910 Apiculture
- PSC
- 8820 Live Animals, Not Raised For Food
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Logan, UT 84322, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $15,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Watts Leafcutter Bees Corp for the supply of female mason bees. The contract, awarded on December 16, 2015, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2016, requires delivery to Logan, Utah. This award was not subject to any small business set-aside designation. Watts Leafcutter Bees Corp, a for-profit subchapter S corporation, specializes in supplying live bees in cocoon form for agricultural research and crop pollination purposes, making the company well-positioned to fulfill the Department of Agriculture's specialized procurement needs.
This contract represents part of the Agricultural Research Service's ongoing efforts to procure blue orchard mason bees (Osmia lignaria) for orchard pollination research initiatives. Watts Leafcutter Bees Corp has demonstrated a successful track record with the agency, having received four prime federal contracts over the preceding four years, with purchase orders ranging from $12,000 to $14,400 to supply batches of 12,000 to 14,400 female bees along with accompanying male bees. The consistent engagement between the vendor and the Department of Agriculture underscores the critical role these agricultural inputs play in supporting federal agricultural research and pollination studies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract AG8417P160005?
AG8417P160005 was awarded to Watts Leafcutter Bees Corp by Plains Area (Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery) on December 16, 2015.
How much is contract AG8417P160005 worth?
The government has obligated $15,000 on AG8417P160005.
Was contract AG8417P160005 competed?
The extent of competition for AG8417P160005 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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