Ronald Kilstrom

Ronald Kilstrom, doing business as The Bandana Sheep Co, a sole proprietorship based in Madrid, Iowa, provides specialized sheep shearing services to the USDA Agricultural Research Service as a prime contractor under 100% small business set-asides. The vendor operates exclusively within a single federal customer and a single parent contract vehicle — a $65,250 indefinite delivery contract awarded April 1, 2024, and extending through March 31, 2029 — from which nine task orders have been issued totaling $16 thousand in combined potential value.

All eleven awards in the source data come from the USDA ARS Midwest Area office in support of agricultural research operations at the Ames, Iowa facility. The underlying IDIQ, competitively awarded as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 115210 (Support Activities for Animal Production), authorizes firm-fixed-price delivery orders for sheep shearing services limited to the April through September operational window each year. Services include clean, scrapie, and containment sheep shearing. Individual task orders under the contract range from $950 to $3,937.50, with most completion dates falling within the seasonal window. Recent delivery orders include a $3,937.50 task order issued November 26, 2025, a $1,920 task order issued April 1, 2025, a $1,875 task order issued April 1, 2026, and a $1,900 task order issued May 8, 2026.

Activity has grown modestly from one award in 2023 to four awards in 2024, then three awards each in 2025 and 2026. The combined potential value across all eleven awards totals $88 thousand, with $23 thousand (26%) obligated to date. The vendor competes exclusively under small business set-asides and has no subcontract footprint. Customer concentration is absolute — 100% of awards fund USDA ARS Midwest Area programs with no diversification across agencies or vehicle types. The vendor's entire federal portfolio depends on renewal and continued task-order utilization under the single parent IDIQ through March 31, 2029.