HistoCore Spectra Service Contract
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12639526Q0108
- Agency
- Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Ames, Iowa 50010, United States
- Points of contact
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- Kathy Melby kathleen.melby@usda.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is requesting quotations for preventative maintenance services for Leica Biosystems HistoCore Spectra laboratory equipment, specifically a coverslipper (CV) and stainer (ST) unit. This is an unrestricted commercial acquisition available to all responsible sources, with solicitation number 12639526Q0108 issued on April 22, 2026. Offerors must demonstrate technical acceptability by showing their ability to meet the Performance Work Statement requirements, and awards will be made using lowest price technically acceptable evaluation criteria. The solicitation incorporates Federal Acquisition Regulation and Agriculture Acquisition Regulation clauses applicable to commercial services, including requirements for System for Award Management registration, personal identity verification compliance, and equal opportunity certifications. Prospective vendors must submit questions by April 23, 2026, at 3:00 PM Central Time to Kathleen Melby at Kathleen.Melby@usda.gov, with quotation responses due by April 24, 2026, at 5:00 PM Central Time.
This procurement carries no small business set-aside designation, with a small business size standard of $34 million applicable to the NAICS 811210 classification. The contract will be awarded to a single vendor and will consist of a one-year base period from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, plus two optional one-year extension periods for a maximum three-year duration. The two pieces of equipment requiring maintenance—a HistoCore Spectra CV with serial number 02000783 and a HistoCore Spectra ST with serial number 0813—are located at the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. Offerors must submit firm-fixed-price quotations for all six contract line items representing monthly maintenance services across the base year and two option years, with payment to be made via electronic funds transfer on an F.O.B. destination basis. No incumbent contractor information or specific budget ceiling was disclosed in the solicitation documents.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12639526Q0108 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Leica Biosystems HistoCore Spectra stainer (ST) and coverslipper (CV) Preventative Maintenance Service Contract
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 811210 The small business size standard is $34 million This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 12639526Q0108.pdf |
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