Agricultural Pesticide Usage Data License and Access

The Environmental Protection Agency, through its Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, has issued a sole source change order to Kynetec USA Inc. under purchase order 68HERH24P0009 to extend access to the FarmTrak/I-map database for an additional seven months through May 2027 and to acquire pesticide usage data for the years 2024 and 2025. This action ensures the continuation of critical data necessary for assessing the health, environmental, social, and economic impacts of pesticide alternatives, restoring the full scope of deliverables that had been previously reduced. The contract supports ongoing risk assessments by providing comprehensive historical data spanning from 1998 to 2025, including detailed fields such as crop types, active ingredients, acres treated, application rates, and sample sizes delivered in Excel and Access formats. Alongside the data, the agreement includes 40 user licenses to the FarmTrak/I-map system, 6 days of on-site training consisting of 12 sessions, and a total of 450 service hours designated for client support, table fulfillment, and custom programming. Quality assurance protocols require Kynetec to conduct rigorous internal reviews to detect data anomalies, identify gaps in state-level crop reporting, justify exclusions from multiyear summaries, and recommend appropriate statistical methodologies for integrating data from prior AgroTrak and current FarmTrak periods. The contract is administered under the EPA's unique acquisition authorities, specifically EPAAR 1552.312-4 and RFO 6.104-1, recognizing Kynetec as the only viable source due to the proprietary, granular, and uninterrupted nature of its pesticide usage dataset. Performance is centered in Washington, D.C., with data delivery occurring electronically and quality control performed at Kynetec’s Saint Louis location prior to government acceptance. No pricing details are disclosed, but the procurement was justified based on an Independent Government Cost Estimate and the necessity of maintaining data continuity for mission-critical scientific analyses, with no competitive alternatives available. The original three-year contract included two option periods, with the second option previously exercised at reduced scope; this modification reinstates full operational capability and extends the overall performance period to May 2027 without altering the underlying contractual framework.