KIS test kits
Ended Awarded
- Contract number
- 123A9419F0079
- Awardee
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Charm Sciences Inc. UEI YJBBF1CWXJB7
- Awarding agency
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Office of Administrative Services Procurement Management Branch
Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $574,970
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $574,970.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Lawrence, MA 01843, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Administrative Services Procurement Management Branch awarded a delivery order valued at approximately $575K to Charm Sciences Inc. for KIS (CHARM KIS) test kits. Issued on June 12, 2019, with an ultimate completion date of August 8, 2023, this firm fixed-price delivery order carries no small business set-aside designation. Charm Sciences, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of food safety and diagnostic testing equipment, will perform the work at its Lawrence, MA facility. The award represents a task order against one of the company's larger indefinite delivery vehicles—specifically a $6 million single-award IDC with USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service for CHARM KIS test kits, valid through August 2026.
Charm Sciences specializes in providing advanced diagnostic test kits for detecting contaminants and pathogens across food safety, water quality, and environmental applications. The company has established itself as a critical federal supplier since 2001, delivering mycotoxin detection kits, bacterial identification tests, and various screening solutions to multiple government agencies. This delivery order aligns with the company's core capability in supporting USDA's food safety mission and represents part of the agency's broader food safety surveillance and inspection operations. The firm fixed-price structure provides cost certainty for the government while leveraging Charm Sciences' established expertise in manufacturing and delivering specialized diagnostic technologies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 123A9419F0079?
123A9419F0079 was awarded to Charm Sciences Inc. by Office of Administrative Services Procurement Management Branch (Food Safety and Inspection Service) on June 12, 2019.
How much is contract 123A9419F0079 worth?
The government has obligated $574,970 on 123A9419F0079.
Is contract 123A9419F0079 an order under another contract?
Yes. 123A9419F0079 is a delivery order under 123A9418D0019, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 123A9419F0079 competed?
The extent of competition for 123A9419F0079 was not competed under sap.
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