R L Burks Hauling LLC

R L Burks Hauling LLC is a small, for-profit sole proprietorship based in Abilene, Texas, specializing in cotton sample transportation services for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Registered in SAM.gov since May 2022, the company provides critical logistics support to the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service's Cotton and Tobacco Program by transporting cotton samples from gins and warehouses to USDA classing offices for quality assessment and grading. While limited background information is available, the company appears to be a specialized transportation service focusing exclusively on supporting agricultural sample transportation in the southwestern United States.

The company has consistently been awarded federal contracts from the USDA's Cotton and Tobacco Program, primarily for cotton sample hauling services across multiple routes in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee. These contracts have been predominantly set aside for small businesses, with ceiling values ranging from approximately $50,000 to over $2.1 million. The specific contracts include sample hauling services for routes in Abilene, Corpus Christi, and surrounding regions, involving the transportation of cotton samples to USDA classing offices. Most contracts are structured as firm fixed-price delivery orders, with an estimated annual mileage of around 200,000 miles and performance periods typically extending through June of respective years.

R L Burks Hauling LLC holds a significant single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, valued at $7,500,000 and running through June 30, 2029. This IDC allows the USDA to issue task orders for cotton sample hauling services primarily in Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, with a minimum guarantee of $10,000. Under this IDC, the company has already received multiple task orders, including two recent Corpus Christi route orders valued at $49,443.70 and $54,173.95 for the 2024-25 period. The IDC supports the USDA's critical cotton grading and quality assessment processes by ensuring timely and efficient transportation of cotton samples, with the company required to transport samples seven days a week during peak seasons.