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USDA ARS SEA AAO Acquisition/Personal Property (12405B): construction & facilities contracts
Also called: USDA ARS SEA AAO ACQ/PER PROP
Numbers cover FY2021–FY2025 (Oct 2020 – Sep 2025). Data as of Oct 21, 2026; complete through Sep 21, 2026. Data status
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Typical award (median)
$20,813
The middle of 641 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $9.1k and $37.8k.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 318 of 318 competed awards. 36% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
88%
Share of the 641 priced awards.
Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.
What this means
- The middle construction & facilities award from USDA ARS SEA AAO Acquisition/Personal Property was $20.8k (FY2021-FY2025, 641 priced awards).
- That is 61% lower than the median for all construction & facilities work nationwide ($52.8k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 318 of 318).
- 36% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- In FY2025 the middle award was $18.4k, down 15% from FY2024 ($21.5k).
- Tip 73% of awards with a reported set-aside were reserved for small businesses, so small firms were not bidding against large companies.
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Awards per year
- FY2025, the latest full year: 41 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 4 | – |
| FY2017 | 5 | $36,000 |
| FY2018 | 14 | $42,852 |
| FY2019 | 121 | $24,180 |
| FY2020 | 97 | $24,000 |
| FY2021 | 169 | $14,172 |
| FY2022 | 120 | $24,464 |
| FY2023 | 131 | $22,765 |
| FY2024 | 180 | $21,482 |
| FY2025 | 41 | $18,365 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 0 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $20,813
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2025 | Remove Soil 4 & 5 and Spread New Soil. 12405B25F0054 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $14,314 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Jun 30, 2025 | WO# 47779 - Acquire Compost to Be Spread and Till in with Soil 12405B25F0053 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $18,365 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Jun 12, 2025 | WO#47776 Remove Soil 1-3 and Spread New Soil. 12405B25F0052 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $20,524 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Jun 11, 2025 | WO# 46219 Installation of Fume Exhaust System in Textile BLDG. Room 1312 12405B25F0051 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $18,144 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| May 30, 2025 | WO# 47775 - Provide Stock of Door Closures for Doors in Industrial and Chemical Wings. 12405B25F0049 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $17,576 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| May 15, 2025 | WO# 47675 - Provide Painter. 12405B25F0046 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $24,805 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| May 15, 2025 | Work Orders # 47705 and 47674 for the New Orleans, La Location. 12405B25F0050 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $21,381 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Irrigation Repair 12405B25F0047 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Cas Fse JV LLC | $5,550 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Apr 15, 2025 | WO# 47495 - Clean Scale in Tubes of Chiller 1 Condenser Barrel. 12405B25F0039 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $15,123 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | WO# 47576- Replace Diesel Fuel Pumps and Rusted Fuel Piping for Generator. 12405B25F0041 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $16,417 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Mar 6, 2025 | WO# 47420 - Replace 6" Water Valve in East Parking Lot. 12405B25F0040 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $24,654 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Feb 24, 2025 | HVAC System Installation for Portable Office, Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center, Florence, SC 12405B25P0047 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Apex Service Group LLC | $33,553 | 26 | Competed Small business |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Task Order for Red Bison. 12405B25F0037 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Red Bison Services, LLC | $22,000 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Repair Building 9 Drain Line per Attached Statement of Work (SOW). Building 9 at Mississippi State, MS Is Occupied by Some of the Personnel in Host Plant Resistance Research Unit. One Person Spends Most of Her Time in the Lab in TH 12405B25P0045 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Grainger Contracting and Services, LLC | $27,417 | 14 | Competed Small business |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Lawn Maintenance 12405B25F0036 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Cas Fse JV LLC | $17,702 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Repair Hurricane Damage to Houma Station; Houma, LA 70360 and Schriever Farm, Schriever, LA 70395 per Statement of Work 12405B25C0001 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Jaxon Construction Inc | $74,900 | 8 | Competed Small business |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Replace Jacket Water Heater and Batteries, Additional Work Request to Contract# 12405B24D0001 12405B25F0034 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Cas Fse JV II LLC | $6,794 | 3 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Jan 8, 2025 | BAS Contract, Base Year + 4 Option Years Request, Current Contract 12405B24P0044. Work Must Be Performed per Attached Statement of Work (SOW) 12405B25P0028 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Siemens Industry Inc | $77,400 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Replace Front Doors B-1 at National Sedimentation Laboratory Oxford, MS. 12405B25P0041 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Marrero, Couvillon & Associates, L.L.C. | $26,283 | 11 | Competed Small business |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Truck Mounted Catfish Feeder 12405B25P0019 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Jem Contracting, LLC | $22,000 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Install Motor Controllers, Additional Work Request to Contract# 12405B24D0001 12405B25F0029 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Cas Fse JV II LLC | $6,722 | 3 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Renumber ALC Floor Plans, Additional Work Request to Contract# 12405B24D0001 12405B25F0030 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Cas Fse JV II LLC | $7,127 | 3 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Transformer Repair 12405B25P0026 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Robinson Electric Company, Inc. | $4,000 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Installation of Replacement Bottle Fillers 12405B25P0012 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | University of Arkansas | $13,490 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Sewage Pump Replacement 12405B25F0026 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Cas Fse JV LLC | $9,994 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
Value at award = the contract value when it was signed. Bids = offers received; "–" means not reported. Set-aside = reserved for a group, such as small or veteran-owned businesses. IDIQ = an umbrella contract; work under it is placed as task orders.
Who won
Companies with the most priced awards here, FY2021–FY2025.
| # | Company | Awards | Total value at award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bison Services, LLC | 92 | $3,220,840 |
| 2 | Cas Fse JV LLC | 90 | $3,171,596 |
| 3 | TMG/Fse JV LLC | 76 | $889,928 |
| 4 | Cas Fse JV II LLC | 65 | $11,969,344 |
| 5 | Pontchartrain Partners, LLC | 27 | $2,207,133 |
| 6 | Marrero, Couvillon & Associates, L.L.C. | 20 | $6,572,614 |
| 7 | The Remi Group LLC | 16 | $340,084 |
| 8 | Siemens Industry Inc | 11 | $375,247 |
| 9 | Msab, LLC | 8 | $1,855,440 |
| 10 | Johnson Controls, Inc | 7 | $232,207 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 262 (41%)
A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.
- Competed 217 (34%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 101 (16%)
A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.
- Not competed 61 (10%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- 8(a) 338 (53%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
- Open to all 173 (27%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Small business 129 (20%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- Not reported 1 (<1%)
The agency did not report a set-aside.
Left out of the numbers above: 10 equipment purchases, 20 cancelled or $0 awards. Why?
Umbrella contracts used here
Many jobs are placed as task orders under an IDIQ: an umbrella contract with no fixed amount. Only the companies holding it can get those orders. A "multiple-award" IDIQ is shared by several companies, who compete for each order. "–" = not reported.
| Contract | Type | Orders | Ordering ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG32SCC170002 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 7 offers | 76 | Apr 30, 2022 |
| 12405B22D0001 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 1 offers | 64 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 12405B24D0004 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 7 offers | 64 | Mar 31, 2029 |
| 12405B24D0001 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 3 offers | 59 | Oct 31, 2028 |
| 1232SD18D0001 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 8 offers | 27 | Mar 31, 2023 |
Contracts ending soon
Recurring work whose current contract ends within 18 months, so the agency will likely buy it again (a "recompete"). The company doing it today is the incumbent.
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Contract ends Feb 28, 2027
Janitorial Services - Base Year with 4 Year Options to Be Performed in Strict Accordance with Attached Statement of Work (SOW) Service Is for 5 Buildings, Consumable Supplies Provided by ARS Location As Noted in Statement of Work Base Year Period O
Incumbent: Sweet Mada'Me LLC Buyer: USDA ARS SEA AAO Acquisition/Personal Property Value at award: $11,040
12405B22P0074 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) -
Contract ends May 31, 2027
Maintenance Contract for the Hitachi L8900 Acid Analyzer
Incumbent: The Remi Group LLC Buyer: USDA ARS SEA AAO Acquisition/Personal Property Value at award: $12,497
12405B22F0077 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)
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