Annual Service Contract with 4 option years on a flow cytometer system
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 124PSA27Q0012
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is soliciting quotations for an annual service contract with four option years for maintenance and support of a flow cytometer system, with quotes due November 10, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. The acquisition is unrestricted with no small business set-aside, and all responsible sources may submit quotations under NAICS 811210 (small business size standard $34.0 million) and PSC J066. The solicitation text sets quotes due November 10; the SF 1449 summary cites November 11 at 4:00 p.m. CT, and the notice's due-date field reads November 15.
Work is performed at the National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center in Kingston, Rhode Island (ZIP 02881). The firm-fixed price requirements contract includes one base year, November 11, 2026 through November 10, 2027, plus four one-year option periods through November 11, 2031. The government will price-evaluate a potential six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8 at final option period rates. Three line items each carry a quantity of four quarterly deliverables per year: Service Contract A1 Standard, FACS Flow Supply System, and High Throughput Sampler. The statement of work covers preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, troubleshooting, spare parts replacement, technical support, and performance validation.
Offerors must submit capability narratives, identify any SOW requirements they cannot accomplish, provide resumes for proposed Field Service Engineers demonstrating required qualifications, and include contingent employment letters for personnel to be hired or relocated. Pricing is required for the base period and all four option periods, and omission may result in exclusion. Vendors must be active in SAM.gov at submission and award. Quotes must be emailed to Lynn Hults at lynn.hults@usda.gov; faxed and hard copy submissions are not permitted. Questions are due by 3:00 p.m. CST on November 6, 2026, per the revised commercial products and services document. Lisa A. Draves is the contracting officer.
Award is made to a single offeror using lowest price technically acceptable criteria. The government evaluates the lowest-priced offer first and proceeds in price order until it identifies a technically acceptable proposal with acceptable or neutral past performance.
Notice text
Description -
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 124PSA27Q0012 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the procurement of Annual Service Contract for Flow Cytometer with 4 Option year.
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 811210 The small business size standard is $34.0 million. This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Statement of Requirement
This requirement is for Annual Service Contract for Flow Cytometer with 4 Option year in accordance with the attached statement of work.
Vendors are required to be active and registered in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov when submitting a quote and at time of award (FAR 52.204-7(b)(1)). Payment will be made utilizing the Department of the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform at www.ipp.gov. SAM.gov and IPP.gov are free, official websites of the United States government.
Quotes are due no later than 4:00 pm Central Standard Time on Thursday, November 10, 2026. Quotes must be submitted electronically, e-mailed to lynn.hults@usda.gov; no faxed or hard copy quotes are allowed.
Responses must include a detailed description of the capability to provide Annual Service Contract for Flow Cytometer with 4 Option year, any relevant experience providing this type of data to other government agencies or organizations, and past performance history. Quotes that merely offer to provide the data as described in the SOW without any additional information will not receive further consideration for award.
Questions
Questions shall be submitted via email to lynn.hults@usda.gov and are due no later than Monday, November 6, 2025, at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time. This will ensure enough time to respond before the solicitation period ends. Please include the solicitation name and number as the subject line of the email.
The final day for question submission is 3:00 pm Central Standard Time on Monday, November 6, 2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| C04_Pricing Spreadsheet 124PSA27Q0012.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| C04_124PSA27Q0012.pdf | ||
| A04_Statement of Work_updated_10_9_26 124PSA27Q0012.docx | DOCX document | |
| C04_CSS_Commerical Products and Services_Revised 01 Oct 26 124PSA27Q0012.docx | DOCX document |
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