Statement of Work Shipping Thrasher 2023.docx

Scope of Work:

Shipping of a Kincaid Peanut Thrasher from the ARS location in Tifton (2316 Rainwater Rd. (on UGA Coastal Plain Experiment Station) Tifton, GA 31793) to the Illinois Crop Improvement Association Winter Farm (ICIA/Finca Patala, Bo Cintrona, Carr #1 KM 115, Juana Diaz, PR 007953). The thrasher is 6’ wide, 7’ high, 9’ long, and weighs 1,040 pounds.

Background:

U.S. based peanut breeding programs have used the ICIA Winter Farm for the past 20 years for off season grow out of their germplasm and populations. Most of this is usually small plots with small sample harvest which is done by hand. An off season grow out can also be very valuable in the early years of seed increase for newly released varieties. We have decided to conduct a 1.5 acre grow out of our most recently released variety. We need to ship a Kincaid Peanut Thrasher for harvest of this material since it will not be feasible to harvest by hand.

Technical Requirements/Tasks:

Shipment of specified thrasher to and from Puerto Rico without damage.

Government Furnished:

The thrasher.

Deliverables/Schedule:

Shipment of the thrasher so that it arrives at the ICIA Farm before the end of March, 2023 and arrives back in Tifton by the end of June, 2023.

Travel:

None.

Contractor’s Key Personnel:

Not applicable.

Security Requirements:

Not applicable.

Data Rights:

All data rights will belong to the Government.

Section 508:

Not applicable.