Agilent 8890A (Or Equal) Gas Chromatograph

The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is soliciting quotations for one Agilent 8890A Gas Chromatograph (or equal) system under Solicitation 1232SA26Q0506, issued as a Request for Quotation for commercial items. The system must be equipped with two detectors—a Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) and a Pulsed Flame Photometric Detector (PFPD)—along with two split/splitless injection ports, each featuring gas sampling injection valves with backflush capability, and must be accompanied by an HP ProBook laptop computer with Windows 11 and OpenLab CDS Workstation software. Key requirements include delivery within 60 days of award to the Hilo, Hawaii location, with F.O.B. destination as the standard delivery term unless offerors specify F.O.B. origin with shipping cost estimates. The Government will evaluate proposals using lowest price technically acceptable methodology with award based on best value, requiring all offerors to submit detailed product specifications and descriptive literature demonstrating how proposed items meet or exceed salient characteristics if proposing equal products. Offers must remain firm for 90 calendar days from receipt, questions must be submitted by April 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time to melissa.santos@usda.gov, and quotations are due by May 4, 2026.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a size standard of 1,000 employees under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). No incumbent contractors or current contract values are identified in the solicitation documentation. The procurement includes two line items—the gas chromatograph system (CLIN 0001) and the workstation unit (CLIN 0002)—with all responsible sources eligible to submit quotations despite the small business set-aside designation. The system will be delivered to the Hilo, Hawaii facility, specifically the PWA Tropical Crop & Commodity Protection facility at 64 Nowelo Street, with the period of performance spanning from May 11, 2026 through July 11, 2026. Past performance will be evaluated as acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable based on the contractor's demonstrated ability to meet prior contract requirements, and the anticipated award will be issued as a firm fixed price requirements contract with a single award expected.