Cryostatic cooling device and installation

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
12405b25q0166
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
New Orleans, Louisiana 70124, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in New Orleans, Louisiana is procuring a cryostatic cooling device (CCD2) with installation services through a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items. The specific requirement is for a cryogen-free cryostatic chiller module capable of cooling up to 2 channels and compatible with a Gertel MPS2 equipped with TDU and CIS4 cooled injection port, with the capability to cool the injection port to -40°C. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) 12405B25Q0166 follows FAR Part 12.6 and Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures, and quoters must complete FAR Provision 52.212-3 online at SAM.gov with their submissions. The evaluation criteria and submission requirements are detailed in the attached RFQ terms and conditions. Quotes must be submitted to Kelly.Bero@usda.gov by August 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST, just one week after the July 25, 2025 posting date.

This solicitation is designated as a Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC code 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies). No incumbent contractors or potential award values are mentioned in the solicitation notice. The deliverable timeline requires the CCD2 device to be delivered within 90 days of contract award, indicating a relatively quick turnaround for procurement and installation. The place of performance is specified as the USDA facility located at 1100 Allen Toussaint Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124. The procurement involves a single cryostatic cooling device system designed for laboratory analytical equipment, representing specialized scientific instrumentation for the Agricultural Research Service's research operations.

Notice text

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 12405B25Q0166 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. This solicitation is issued as SB SET ASIDE. The associated NAICS code is 334516.

Description/Statement of Work/Specification: USDA. ARS in New Orleans, LA is requesting a Cryostatic cooling device CO2  plus installation.   

Technical requirements: Cryostatic cooling device - CCD2 - for up to 2 channels. Includes cryogen-free cryostatic chiller module. Compatible with and to be attached to Gertel MPS2 equipped with TDU and CIS4 cooled injection port. Capable of cooling injection port to -40C.

Deliverables/Schedule:

CCD2 needs to be delivered within 90 days of award.

Place of performance:  USDA, 1100 Allen Toussaint Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124

  1. 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.
  1. Evaluation:

For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.

  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.

Submit Quotes to Kelly.Bero@usda.go on August 1, 2025 at 5:00pm est.

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