Procurement Contracts
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Soil Sampling Bags (NAICS 322220)
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Awarded by USDA — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) as Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDV)
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Award / delivery order: 12639524D0079 (IDV established from solicitation 12639524Q0175).
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Award Ceiling / potential value: $249,000.
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Award Duration: 2024 to 2029
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Performance Location: Edinburg, Texas
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Corn Cob
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Awarded by USDA — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) as Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDV)
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Award / delivery order: 12639525D0023.
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Award Ceiling / potential value: $1,821,109.50
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Award Duration: 2025 to 2030
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Performance Location: Edinburg, Texas.
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Agar Agar powder
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Awarded by USDA — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) as Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDV)
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Award / delivery order: 12639525D0069
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Award Ceiling/potential value: 1,000,000
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Award Duration: 2025 to 2030
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Place of Performance: Edinburg, Texas
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Research Awards
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Topic: Promoting climate-smart agricultural practices among underserved small-scale farmers in Arizona using farmer participatory research
Funding Amount: US$1,153,886
Funding Agency: USDA_NRCS Conservative Innovative Grant.
Principal Investigator: Isaac Mpanga, PhD
Funding Year and Duration: 2022 (4 years)
Link to Funding Page; https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-awards-conservation-innovation-projects-to-support-climate-smart-agriculture-and-soil​
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Topic: Assessing Soil and Plant Health Response to Composted and Solarized Grape Pomace with manure in Semi-arid Soil.
Funding Amount: US$575,000
Funding Agency: USDA_NIFA Organic Transition Grants
Principal Investigator: Isaac Mpanga, PhD
Funding Year: 2021 (3years).
Link to funding page: https://www.nal.usda.gov/research-tools/food-safety-research-projects/assessing-soil-and-plant-health-response-composted-and
