Amino Acid Analyzer - Grand Forks, ND
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA25Q0215
- Agency
- Agricultural Research Service Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Laura Nessa laura.nessa@usda.gov (970) 851-3736
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Agricultural Research Service is seeking to procure an Amino Acid Analyzer through Request for Quotation (RFQ) #1232SA25Q0215 for delivery to their Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center in North Dakota. The analyzer must be capable of detecting 20 standard amino acids and over 40 amino acid derivatives across various sample types including serum, plasma, urine, muscle tissue, and food homogenates, with specific technical requirements including photometric detection between 440-570nm, a limit of detection of 9 pmoles or lower, and an autosampler capacity of at least 84 samples. The procurement will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) criteria, where quotes will first be assessed on a pass/fail basis for technical capability to meet all specifications, followed by price evaluation for the lowest cost among technically acceptable proposals. Quoters must submit their responses electronically to Laura.Nessa@usda.gov by the current deadline of August 11, 2025, at 2:00 PM CT, and must maintain active SAM.gov registration with completed representations and certifications.
Originally issued as a small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees, Amendment 0003 dissolved this restriction and opened the procurement to all business sizes. No incumbent contractors or specific award values are mentioned in the solicitation documents, though the government intends to award a single purchase order to one successful quoter. The contract requires delivery within 90 days after award on an FOB Destination basis to the USDA ARS facility located at 2420 2nd Avenue North, Grand Forks, ND 58203. Additional requirements include a PC with data analysis software, onsite training, a one-year warranty, U.S.-based service engineers available Monday through Friday 8-5 CST, and onsite repair capability within two business days. The procurement has undergone multiple amendments extending deadlines and updating contract clauses, with the final amendment removing the small business restriction and updating Buy American provisions.
Notice text
4 versions
Update #4 · Latest ·
**Amendment 0003 is posted. The small business set-aside has been dissolved, clauses and provisions have been updated, response date has been extended.
**Amendment 0002 is posted. Response date has been extended to 07/25/2025, 4:00pm CT.
**Amendment 0001 is posted. Removed Clause 52.225-3 and added clause 52.225-1. Added provision 52.225-2. Response date has been extended.
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
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 13.5, 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 1232SA25Q0215 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.
This solicitation is issued as a Small Business Set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 334516 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
See Attachment 1 – Minimum Specifications for details
Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
Delivery is 90 days after award.
USDA ARS
2420 2ND AVENUE NORTH
GRAND FORKS ND 58203
This requirement shall be FOB Destination.
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.
Quoters are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), with their quote online at SAM: www.sam.gov. A quoter must state in their quote 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.
Quotes are due by 08/11/2025, 2pm CT.
Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time: Laura.Nessa@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 Laura Nessa at laura.nessa@usda.gov.
Update #3 ·
**Amendment 0002 is posted. Response date has been extended to 07/25/2025, 4:00pm CT.
**Amendment 0001 is posted. Removed Clause 52.225-3 and added clause 52.225-1. Added provision 52.225-2. Response date has been extended.
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
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 13.5, 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 1232SA25Q0215 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.
This solicitation is issued as a Small Business Set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 334516 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
See Attachment 1 – Minimum Specifications for details
Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
Delivery is 90 days after award.
USDA ARS
2420 2ND AVENUE NORTH
GRAND FORKS ND 58203
This requirement shall be FOB Destination.
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.
Quoters are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), with their quote online at SAM: www.sam.gov. A quoter must state in their quote 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.
Quotes are due by 07/25/2025, 4pm CT.
Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time: Laura.Nessa@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 Laura Nessa at laura.nessa@usda.gov.
Update #2 ·
**Amendment 0001 is posted. Removed Clause 52.225-3 and added clause 52.225-1. Added provision 52.225-2. Response date has been extended.
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
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 13.5, 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 1232SA25Q0215 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.
This solicitation is issued as a Small Business Set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 334516 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
See Attachment 1 – Minimum Specifications for details
Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
Delivery is 90 days after award.
USDA ARS
2420 2ND AVENUE NORTH
GRAND FORKS ND 58203
This requirement shall be FOB Destination.
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.
Quoters are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), with their quote online at SAM: www.sam.gov. A quoter must state in their quote 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.
Quotes are due by 07/23/2025, 2pm CT.
Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time: Laura.Nessa@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 Laura Nessa at laura.nessa@usda.gov.
Update #1 ·
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
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 13.5, 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 1232SA25Q0215 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.
This solicitation is issued as a Small Business Set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 334516 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
See Attachment 1 – Minimum Specifications for details
Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
Delivery is 90 days after award.
USDA ARS
2420 2ND AVENUE NORTH
GRAND FORKS ND 58203
This requirement shall be FOB Destination.
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.
Quoters are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (DEVIATION), with their quote online at SAM: www.sam.gov. A quoter must state in their quote 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.
Quotes are due by 07/09/2025, 2pm CT.
Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time: Laura.Nessa@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 Laura Nessa at laura.nessa@usda.gov.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Amd 0003_1232SA25Q0215.pdf | ||
| Amd 0002_1232SA25Q0215.pdf | ||
| Amd 0001_1232SA25Q0215.pdf | ||
| Sol_1232SA25Q0215.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Minimum Specifications.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Amino Acid Analyzer - Grand Forks, ND | Award Notice | |
| Amino Acid Analyzer - Grand Forks, ND | Solicitation |
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