Purchase Order AG8417P170002
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- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, under its Plains Area division, awarded a $7,600 firm fixed price purchase order to Mountain West Mason Bees, L.L.C. (UEI: T7NGGFD328N3) on January 12, 2016. The contract, which was not issued under any set-aside program, covers the supply of blue orchard bees with a completion deadline of January 28, 2016. Performance of this contract is based in Logan, Utah 84322. Mountain West Mason Bees, L.L.C. served as the prime contractor for this acquisition with no...
- 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...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $12,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Watts Leafcutter Bees Corporation on February 5, 2020, for the supply of Osmia lignaria (blue orchard mason) bees. The contract, which was not set aside for small businesses, called for delivery of 18,000 female bees accompanied by 12,000 male bees to support agricultural research and crop pollination initiatives. The award was issued with an ultimate completion date of...
- The U.S. federal government awarded a $5,300 firm fixed-price purchase order to Olivarez Honey Bees, Inc. for the procurement of queen bee orders. The contract was awarded on March 22, 2016, with an ultimate completion date of April 12, 2016. The vendor, based in Orland, California, was selected without the use of any set-aside program. The funding agency for this civilian acquisition was the Pacific West Area office. This purchase order represents a straightforward commodity procurement for...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pacific West Area to Costanza Orchards, a woman-owned, veteran-owned small disadvantaged business based in Edgewood, New Mexico. The contract, valued at $38,750.00, is for the delivery of 125 honey bee colonies to support agricultural research efforts in the Pacific West region. The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis without a set-aside...
- This federal contract award is for the FURNISH AND DELIVER OF RENTED FIVE-FRAME NUC BEEHIVES for the Northeast Area of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a 1-year base period plus 4 option years, totaling a potential 5-year period of performance. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with a ceiling value of $135,500.00. The contract was awarded to Kutik's Honey Farm, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, on December 20, 2011. The purpose of the rented beehives is...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Costanza Orchards, a woman and veteran-owned small business based in Tucson, Arizona, to provide 145 packages of 3-pound bees including queens and feeders to support agricultural research efforts in the Pacific West region. The contract has a ceiling value of $20,300.00 and a performance period through April 24, 2015. Costanza Orchards, as the prime contractor, will...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Pacific West Area office awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Mora's Bees, Inc. for the provision of live bee hives including delivery and weekly maintenance services. The contract, valued at $11.75K, was awarded on May 15, 2017, with an ultimate completion date of June 16, 2017. The services are to be performed in Parlier, California. This procurement was not set aside for any specific business category. Mora's Bees, Inc. (UEI: CM4NAJCD42R7) will be...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Pacific West Area awarded a $48,050 firm fixed-price purchase order to Costanza Orchards, a woman and veteran-owned small business based in Tucson, Arizona, to supply full-sized honeybee colonies. The contract, which is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, was awarded on February 8, 2021, with a completion date of March 29, 2021, following a solicitation posted on January 29, 2021. Costanza Orchards,...
- <p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Southeast Area of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Lambs Honey Farm LLC, a for-profit limited liability company manufacturer of goods, for untreated honey bee colonies. The contract has a total ceiling value of $4,375.00 and a completion date of June 10, 2015. The contract is not associated with a larger vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation. The award was made on June 1, 2015.</p>
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plains Area awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Mountain West Mason Bees, L.L.C. on November 2, 2016, for the supply of female and male blue orchard bee cocoons. The contract, valued at $10,000, represents a direct procurement with no set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by November 30, 2016. The vendor, located in Logan, Utah, will serve as the prime contractor with no identified subcontractors on this award. Blue orchard bees are important native pollinators used in agricultural applications, and this procurement likely supports USDA initiatives related to pollinator conservation and agricultural productivity. The purchase order structure and firm fixed-price arrangement indicate a straightforward commodity procurement for biological materials to support the agency's civilian operations. The compressed timeline from award to completion reflects the specialized nature of the bees and the seasonal considerations associated with their lifecycle and availability.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $10.0k | 11/2/16 |