Elemental Analyzer for ARS

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service seeks one elemental analyzer unit for the Agricultural Research Service, with quotations due September 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. This is an unrestricted procurement with no set-aside; all responsible sources may submit a quotation.

Place of performance is Sidney, Montana. The analyzer must be a vario MAX cube CN model capable of high-temperature combustion analysis of carbon and nitrogen in solid and liquid samples. Technical specifications require operation up to 1,200°C using a vertical steel tube combustion system, analysis capability for macro samples from 0.3 to 5 grams of organic material or up to 4 milliliters of aqueous samples, an integrated 90-position autosampler with automated ash removal, use of 5 milliliter stainless-steel crucibles, a third furnace for catalytic post-combustion, thermal conductivity detection without gas splitting or chromatographic separation, and a three-stage water-removal system. The analyzer must operate on high-purity helium or argon (99.995%) as carrier gas and oxygen (99.995%) as combustion gas with electronic mass flow controllers, maintain total oxygen use below 0.5 liters per analysis, include Windows-based PC software with automatic calculations and maintenance support tools, and incorporate on-site installation and training. Delivery is required within 30 days of award. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; PSC is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Award will be made on a firm-fixed-price basis to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror. Offerors must provide technical acceptability documentation, Unique Entity ID, vendor contact information, country of origin for all components, and complete mailing and remittance addresses. Prices must be held firm for 90 calendar days from offer submission. Quotations should be submitted to alexis.galloway@usda.gov.