High-Speed Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) System

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is soliciting quotations for one high-speed optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for analysis of poultry tissue, with quotations due August 24, 2026, and questions due August 18, 2026. This is an unrestricted commercial items RFQ (1232SA26Q1189) open to all responsible sources.

Place of performance is Athens, Georgia (U.S. National Poultry Research Laboratory). Delivery is required by September 30, 2026, FOB Destination.

The system must be research-grade spectral-domain OCT, turnkey and capable of rapid 1D/2D/3D mapping of chicken tissues. Technical specifications include A-scan rate of at least 240 kHz, imaging depth of at least 1 mm in tissue or water, axial resolution of 2.3 micrometers or better in tissue or water, support for user-changeable objective lens configurations adjusting working distance up to 25 mm, application software, and C++ software development kit. NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing); small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business.

Award will be firm-fixed-price to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror. Evaluation criteria are price fairness and reasonableness, technical acceptability (compliance with all salient characteristics), and past performance ratings (acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable).

Quotations must include signed firm fixed-price quotation with itemized pricing, technical proposal with product specifications and supporting documentation demonstrating compliance with salient characteristics, completed Place of Manufacture Request Form, and completed Country of Origin Request Form certifying Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act compliance. Quotations must be submitted electronically to monte.jordan@usda.gov with a 60-calendar-day price hold period from receipt deadline. Failure to provide pricing for all line items may result in rejection.