1232SA25Q0072 -Amendment of Solicitation Laboratory Gases USDA-ARS-SEA Mississippi State MS
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA25Q0072
- Agency
-
Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6830 Gases: Compressed And Liquefied
- Place of performance
- Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Agricultural Research Service is procuring laboratory gases through Request for Quotation (RFQ) 1232SA25Q0072 to support scientific research operations at the Genetics & Sustainable Agricultural Research Unit in Mississippi State, MS. The solicitation seeks a contractor to provide various specialty and high-pressure gases including nitrogen, argon, helium, hydrogen, oxygen, and specialized gas mixtures, along with cylinder rentals for laboratory use. Contractors must demonstrate technical capability to deliver gases within 96 hours of order placement, handle all cylinder logistics, comply with safety regulations, and maintain appropriate quality standards for scientific research applications. The evaluation will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, considering technical capability, past performance, and price as the determining factors. Questions must be submitted by August 13, 2025 at 5:00pm Central Time, with quotations due by August 20, 2025 at 5:00pm CDT, and contractors seeking Department of Labor Wage Determination information must request it by August 13, 2025 at 11:00am EDT.
This procurement is issued as unrestricted with no set-aside designation, utilizing NAICS code 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,200 employees. No incumbent contractors or potential award values are specified in the documentation, though the solicitation indicates that actual quantities may fluctuate higher or lower than the estimated amounts listed in the revised price list. The contract will span a five-year period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2030, structured as a firm-fixed-price arrangement with five one-year ordering periods funded by separately issued task orders. Performance will occur at the USDA-ARS-SEA Genetics & Sustainable Agriculture Research Center located at 810 Highway 12 East in Mississippi State, MS 39762. Amendment 01 has been issued incorporating a revised price list with modified gas percentages and the deletion of one gas type, and contractors must sign and return this amendment with their quotation submissions.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Amendment 01 - You must sign and return Amendment 01 with your quotation offer. Amendment 01 incorporates a revised price list. See Attachments.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The solicitation number is 1232SA25Q0072 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-04 dated 06/11/2025.
Attachment II – DoL WD TBD at time of award. Place of performance unknown. Contractors may obtain the Department of Labor Wage Determination from the SAM.gov website (located here Home | SAM.gov) or by emailing your request to theodore.blume@usda.gov for the purpose of estimating quotation no later than Wednesday, 13 August 2025 by 11:00am EDT. When requesting by email be sure to include your city and county where your business is located.
Failure to include your local DoL WD requirements will not constitute a request for price change after award and incorporation of the appropriate DoL WD.
This solicitation is issued as UNRESTRICTED. The associated NAICS code is 325120 the small business size standard is 1,200 employees.
List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:
See attached price list. NOTE: The quantities listed are estimated quantites only. Amounts ordered may fluctuate higher or lower. The price list will be used to base price analysis outlined in the solicitation under Submissions and Evaluations.
Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
See attached SOW.
Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
Orders will be funded by separately issued task orders with delivery dates set by the task order. Delivery is to:
USDA-ARS-SEA Genetics & Sustainable Agriculture Research Center
810 HWY 12 E
Mississippi State R. W. Harned Bldg
Mississippi State, MS 39762
FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements and its addendum.
Evaluation:
For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.
Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), with their offer online at SAM: www.sam.gov. An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements.
System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM
FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum.
FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.
There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.
Date, time and place offers are due.
Offers are due by 08/20/2025, 5:00pm CDT..
Submit offers to the following e-mail address(es), by the offer due date and time:
Theodore.blume@usda.gov
Late quotes after the established deadline may be considered only if it is in the government’s best interest and if it will not unduly delay award.
Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Theodore Blume at theodore.blume@usda.gov no later than 8/13/2025, 5:00pm Central Time.
THERE WILL BE NO SITE VISIT UNDER THIS RFQ.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The solicitation number is 1232SA25Q0072 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-04 dated 06/11/2025.
Attachment II – DoL WD TBD at time of award. Place of performance unknown. Contractors may obtain the Department of Labor Wage Determination from the SAM.gov website (located here Home | SAM.gov) or by emailing your request to theodore.blume@usda.gov for the purpose of estimating quotation no later than Wednesday, 13 August 2025 by 11:00am EDT. When requesting by email be sure to include your city and county where your business is located.
Failure to include your local DoL WD requirements will not constitute a request for price change after award and incorporation of the appropriate DoL WD.
This solicitation is issued as UNRESTRICTED. The associated NAICS code is 325120 the small business size standard is 1,200 employees.
List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:
See attached price list. NOTE: The quantities listed are estimated quantites only. Amounts ordered may fluctuate higher or lower. The price list will be used to base price analysis outlined in the solicitation under Submissions and Evaluations.
Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
See attached SOW.
Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
Orders will be funded by separately issued task orders with delivery dates set by the task order. Delivery is to:
USDA-ARS-SEA Genetics & Sustainable Agriculture Research Center
810 HWY 12 E
Mississippi State R. W. Harned Bldg
Mississippi State, MS 39762
FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements and its addendum.
Evaluation:
For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.
Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), with their offer online at SAM: www.sam.gov. An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements.
System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM
FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum.
FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.
There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.
Date, time and place offers are due.
Offers are due by 08/20/2025, 5:00pm CDT..
Submit offers to the following e-mail address(es), by the offer due date and time:
Theodore.blume@usda.gov
Late quotes after the established deadline may be considered only if it is in the government’s best interest and if it will not unduly delay award.
Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Theodore Blume at theodore.blume@usda.gov no later than 8/13/2025, 5:00pm Central Time.
THERE WILL BE NO SITE VISIT UNDER THIS RFQ.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Price List_sgw Revised 8-12-2025.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 1232SA25Q0072 Amendment 01.pdf | ||
| 1232SA25Q0072 with PL - T-n-Cs and Attach I - II.pdf | ||
| Attachment IV - Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ).doc | DOC document | |
| Attachment III - Contractor RFI FORM.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 1232SA251149768 - Sources Sought Laboratory Gases USDA-ARS-SEA Mississippi State MS | Pre-Solicitation |
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