Comer Lphelps

Comer Lphelps Phelps Farms Division, doing business as Phelps Farms, is a small business sole proprietorship based in Troy, Alabama, specializing in transportation and logistics services for the agricultural sector. The company provides critical sample hauling services primarily to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Cotton and Tobacco Program, focusing on transporting cotton and tobacco samples between warehouses, gins, and USDA offices. Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since 2004, Phelps Farms has established itself as a reliable contractor in the agricultural logistics and transportation domain, with a particular expertise in supporting commodity inspection, classification, and market reporting activities.

The federal contract awards for Phelps Farms predominantly involve sample hauling services across multiple routes in the southern United States, including locations in Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia. These contracts are primarily awarded by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service Cotton and Tobacco Program, with most being firm fixed-price delivery order contracts. While many contracts were not set aside for specific business categories, some recent awards were designated as total small business set-asides under NAICS code 484220. The contract values range from approximately $20,000 to over $2 million, covering seasonal transportation of agricultural samples for classification and market reporting purposes. The contracts typically have performance periods spanning one to three years, with ultimate completion dates often set in the summer months.

Phelps Farms holds a significant Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) awarded by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service Cotton and Tobacco Program and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, valued up to $7,500,000 and running from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029. This single-award IDC is set aside for small businesses and allows for multiple delivery orders for sample hauling routes across the southern United States. The contract enables Phelps Farms to provide firm fixed-price transportation services, moving samples between warehouses, gins, and USDA offices to support commodity inspection, classification, and reporting activities. The IDC includes delivery orders with ceiling values ranging from $10,101 to $77,175, covering routes in locations such as Troy, Alabama, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Rayville, Louisiana, demonstrating the company's expansive capabilities in agricultural logistics and sample transportation.