Calibration of Lab Equipment at the FSIS Eastern Lab

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service seeks a firm fixed-price maintenance agreement for calibration of 30 centrifuges, 5 vortex mixers, and 1 tachometer at its Eastern Laboratory in Athens, Georgia, with quotations due July 13 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time and questions due July 6. The procurement is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Athens, Georgia. The contract consists of one one-year base period beginning September 3, 2026, plus four one-year option periods, for a maximum duration of five years. On-site calibration services must be performed once annually during normal working hours (8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays), and all labor and travel costs are included in the firm fixed price.

The contractor must hold ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and employ only precision measurement trained and certified personnel with training documentation provided to the Contracting Officer's Representative upon request. All contractor personnel require valid driver's licenses or state photo identification and must provide employee names and identification at least 24 hours in advance of work. The contractor must support legacy and out-of-support equipment on a best-effort basis and submit a tentative calibration schedule within 15 days of contract award. Documentation of all calibration and certification activities must be provided to the COR prior to leaving the site or via email.

The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services; the PSC is J066. The Government intends to award a single contract to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror. Technical acceptability is rated as acceptable or unacceptable based on ability to meet all requirements in sections 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 of the Statement of Work. Past performance is evaluated as acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable. Offerors must provide pricing for the base period and all option periods; failure to do so results in exclusion. The incumbent under the prior purchase order is ACS Calibrations.