Indefinite Delivery Contract AG32SDC170044

Progend Inc., a minority-owned small business based in Parlier, California, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) through its Pacific West Area office. The contract, valued at $250,000 with an ultimate completion date of August 17, 2018, and awarded on July 19, 2017, established a vehicle for procuring field labor and research support services in support of agricultural scientific studies conducted at the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences facility in Parlier, California. The contract was structured as a Total Small Business set-aside, leveraging Progend's certified minority-owned status to support the agency's small business contracting objectives. All work was to be performed in Parlier, California, and the contract utilized firm fixed-price delivery orders to manage individual task assignments and associated costs.

Under this Indefinite Delivery Vehicle, the USDA-ARS issued seven delivery orders between July 21, 2017, and August 4, 2017, supporting specific agricultural research projects. These task orders—associated with research initiatives led by named principal investigators including Dong Wang, Carl Hawk, Xiao, Rodrigo Krugner, Page Johnston, and Claire Heintz—ranged in value from approximately $3,000 to $75,500, with a combined ceiling of approximately $128,344. The delivery orders required field labor support and research assistance services, with most designated as Total Small Business set-asides. All task orders carried completion dates of July 18, 2018, and maintained firm fixed-price structures to ensure cost predictability for the government while enabling Progend to deliver essential agricultural research support services to the Department of Agriculture's scientific operations in California's San Joaquin Valley region.