Fume Hood Testing - Brookings, SD
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA25Q0300
- Agency
-
Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- Brookings, South Dakota 57006, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service is seeking fume hood testing services for their North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory in Brookings, South Dakota. The procurement covers annual face velocity testing and certification of 15 fume hoods, 1 snorkel hood, and 2 biological safety cabinets, with testing required to be completed by October 31st each year and inspection reports submitted within 7 days. The contractor must validate equipment certification or identify discrepancies to meet certification standards, with all work performed during normal business hours at the facility. The government will use a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methodology, assessing offerors on technical capability, past performance, and price. Quotes are due by August 18, 2025, and must be submitted electronically to peter.b.nelson@usda.gov, with offerors required to demonstrate capability and provide detailed project experience from the past five years.
This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541990 with a size standard of $19.5 million. No incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract structure includes a base year from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, with four option years extending through August 31, 2030, for a potential total contract duration of five years. The pricing schedule shows placeholder values of $0.00 for each contract line item, suggesting pricing will be determined by offeror submissions. All services will be performed at the PA Range and Livestock Research facility located at 2923 Medary Avenue in Brookings, South Dakota, with the contractor subject to applicable Service Contract Labor Standards wage determinations for Brookings County.
Notice text
i. 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.
ii. The solicitation number is 1232SA25Q0300 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
iii. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-05 dated 08/07/2025. Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination Number 2015-5375 revision 25 for Brookings County, South Dakota is applicable and is attached.
iv. This solicitation is issued as a total small business set aside. The associated NAICS code is 541990 the small business size standard is $19.5M.
v. List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:
0001 – Fume Hood (Face Velocity) Testing. Base Year
1001 - Fume Hood (Face Velocity) Testing. Option Year One
2001 - Fume Hood (Face Velocity) Testing. Option Year Two
3001 - Fume Hood (Face Velocity) Testing. Option Year Three
4001 - Fume Hood (Face Velocity) Testing. Option Year Four
vi. Description/Statement of Work/Specification:
See attached SOW
vii. Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:
Base year – 09/01/2025 to 08/31/2026 (dates are approximate)
Option Year 1 – 09/01/2026 to 08/31/2027 (dates are approximate)
Option Year 2 – 09/01/2027 to 08/31/2028 (dates are approximate)
Option Year 3 –09/01/2028 to 08/31/2029 (dates are approximate)
Option Year 4 –09/01/2029 to 08/31/2030 (dates are approximate)
PA RANGE AND LIVESTOCK RESEARCH
2923 Medary Ave
Brookings, SD 57006
viii. 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.
ix.Evaluation:For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.
x.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. An 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
xi.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.
xii.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.
xiii.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.
xiv.The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.
xv.Date, time and place quotes are due.Quotes are due by 1:00PM Eastern, Monday, August 18, 2025
Submit quotes to the following e-mail address(es), by the quote due date and time: peter.b.nelson@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.
xvi. Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Peter Nelson – peter.b.nelson@usda.gov no later than 1:00PM Eastern, August 15, 2025. All correspondence must include solicitation number.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 3 - Schedule of Prices.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| RFQ - 1232SA25Q0300.pdf | ||
| SOW - Fume Hood.pdf | ||
| 2015-5375.pdf |
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