Frontier Trading Inc.

Frontier Trading Inc., doing business as Frontier Trading, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business and American Indian-owned for-profit organization registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The company specializes in providing high-quality agricultural products, primarily hay and forage materials, to federal government agencies. As a Subchapter S Corporation, Frontier Trading Inc. has established itself as a reliable supplier of agricultural commodities to civilian federal agencies, with a particular focus on supporting livestock and research facilities through precise, quality-controlled product deliveries.

The company has secured multiple prime federal contract awards from agencies such as the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. These contracts predominantly involve supplying various types of hay and forage products, including alfalfa hay, rye hay, and straw bales to research centers and animal management facilities. The contracts are consistently set aside for small businesses, with Frontier Trading Inc. winning awards through Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methods. Notable contract deliveries include 1,500 tons of alfalfa hay to the Bureau of Land Management's Pauls Valley, Oklahoma facility, 200 tons of high-quality hay to the Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory in Mandan, North Dakota, and various hay deliveries to agricultural research centers across multiple states.

Frontier Trading Inc. has been awarded three significant Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, spanning the Midwest Area. These IDVs include a $72,800 contract for grass hay large square bales, an $18,000 contract for straw large bales, and a $36,250 contract for premium alfalfa hay, all supporting the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa. Each contract is a total small business set-aside with single award designation, covering a 12-month performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The contracts specify detailed requirements for hay and straw deliveries, including specific bale sizes, quality standards, and delivery timelines, demonstrating Frontier Trading Inc.'s specialized capability to meet precise federal agricultural research procurement needs.