Purchase Order AG9255P140006

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $212,687.50 firm fixed-price purchase order to GRO Alliance LLC, a for-profit manufacturer, for the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) Project of the Plant Introduction Research Unit (PIRU). The contract is for eight corn isolated crossing blocks to produce topcross (hybrid) seed and two hand-pollinated corn breeding nurseries to be delivered by November 2023. This is the latest in a series of similar...

GRO Alliance LLC, a Wisconsin-based agricultural research services company specializing in corn genetics and seed production, was awarded a $212,038.50 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) Midwest Area on April 18, 2026. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of December 1, 2026, requires GRO Alliance to establish and maintain isolated crossing blocks and hand-pollinated corn breeding nurseries at the Plant...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $43,192 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. for a Gene Gun System with 100/120V power capability on August 27, 2025. The system will be delivered to the USDA ARS Cereal Disease Lab in St. Paul, Minnesota by September 28, 2025. The gene gun system is a microparticle transfection device capable of direct particle bombardment for achieving transient and stable gene expression across various cell...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $18.2K firm fixed-price purchase order to SGS North America Inc. on September 19, 2025, for DNA extraction and genotyping services on maize varieties. Under solicitation 1232SA25Q0204, SGS North America will process approximately 1,000 maize varieties and conduct genotyping analysis across roughly 8,000 single nucleotide polymorphism marker loci. The work involves extracting DNA from leaf tissue samples, performing...

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a division of DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition, was awarded a $18,000 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area for sorghum reference genome sequencing services. The contract, awarded on September 20, 2018, with an ultimate completion date of September 27, 2019, involves work to be performed at Cold Spring Harbor, New York. This administrative modification changed the contracting officer from Lynn Hults to John...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $143.8K firm-fixed-price purchase order to Molbreeding Biotechnology LLC for DNA extraction and genotyping services supporting cotton breeding research. The contract, awarded April 17, 2026, requires the contractor to process approximately 8,000 freeze-dried cotton leaf tissue samples and perform high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping using a fixed panel containing a minimum of 15,000 markers...

This federal contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to The Dive Shop, L.L.C., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $10,954.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order is for the interior wall and door paint refresh of Building #32 at the USDA Corn Genetics Lab facility in Tifton, Georgia, in accordance with the statement of work. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and an ultimate completion date of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $21,980 firm fixed-price purchase order to Novogene Corporation Inc. for whole genome sequencing (WGS) services supporting the Crops Improvement & Protection Research Unit (CIPRU). The contract covers library preparation, sequencing analysis, and delivery of 30 gigabytes of raw data per sample for 33 spinach plant samples using HiSeq PE150 technology with quality metrics exceeding Q30>80%. The work...

This firm fixed price contract for $24,500 was awarded by the USDA Agricultural Research Service to Diversity Arrays Technology PTY LIMITED of Lincoln, Nebraska. The contract calls for the genotyping of switchgrass plant DNA samples provided in seven plates for the purpose of extracting and calling single nucleotide polymorphism markers for potential use in genomic selection. Specifically, the contractor will receive the plant DNA from the USDA-ARS and perform genotyping services at its...

This firm fixed price purchase order for $9,408 was awarded by the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service to Covariance Biosciences, LLC DBA Agriplex Genomics to provide genotyping services. The original solicitation requested genotyping of plant samples in support of USDA agricultural research programs, to be performed at the specified location. As the prime contractor, Covariance Biosciences will perform DNA isolation, assay design, and single nucleotide polymorphism...