The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a purchase order to Derrah Morrison Enterprises LLC on September 25, 2026, for a laboratory steam sterilizer (autoclave) for the Agricultural Research Service, with a ceiling value of $44,538.00. Derrah Morrison Enterprises is a small disadvantaged, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned business.
The unit will be delivered to and installed at the Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The sterilizer features a 20" × 20" × 38" chamber with manual vertical sliding door, 316L stainless steel construction, all-electric valve actuation, and a microprocessor-based touchscreen controller with USB data logging. The contractor must complete delivery within 15 days of award, installation and commissioning within 12 weeks, and provide on-site operator training and a one-year full warranty. Performance is scheduled to conclude September 24, 2027. The procurement was issued under FAR Part 12 commercial items acquisition with lowest price technically acceptable evaluation; the originating solicitation was posted September 9, 2026, with quotations due September 17, 2026.