IDIQ for Columns and QUECHERS kits for FSIS Laboratories
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is soliciting quotations for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to procure solid phase extraction columns and QUECHERS kits. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside and aims to support FSIS laboratories nationwide. Quotations are due by May 6, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET.
Purpose and Scope
This Request for Quotation (RFQ) seeks to establish an IDIQ contract for essential laboratory consumables used by all USDA FSIS laboratories. These supplies are critical for the chromatographic separation and analysis of analytical compounds, supporting regulatory testing of meat, poultry, and egg products to ensure food safety. The scope includes the supply of specific types of solid phase extraction columns (e.g., Clean Up Hydrophobic CEC181M6, Clean Up Anion Exchange CUPSA156) and QUECHERS salt kits/packages (e.g., Dispersive SPE Clean up CUMPS2CT, Mylar Pouch ECQUVIN-MP, ECQUUS8-MP2). Shipping and handling costs must be included in pricing, with delivery required within 14 calendar days of order receipt to FSIS laboratories located in St. Louis, MO; Albany, CA; and Athens, GA.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm-Fixed Price (FFP).
- Period of Performance: One (1) base year and four (4) one-year option periods, for a total duration not exceeding five (5) years.
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5).
- NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
Submission and Evaluation
- Solicitation Number: 123A9426Q0015.
- Quotation Due Date: May 6, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Submissions must be sent via email.
- Evaluation Criteria: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).
- Technical Acceptability: Offerors must provide new, exact brand name, make, and model specified items. Alternate or substitute products will be considered technically unacceptable.
- Pricing: Offerors must provide pricing for the base period, all option periods, and consider a potential six-month extension. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
- Past Performance: Will be evaluated as Acceptable, Neutral, or Unacceptable.
- Questions Due: April 28, 2026.
Contact Information
For procurement-related questions, contact Alexis Galloway at alexis.galloway@usda.gov.