IDIQ for Columns and QUECHERS kits for FSIS Laboratories

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is seeking quotations for solid phase extraction columns, QuEChERS salt kits, and QuEChERS salt packages through Solicitation Number 123A9426Q0015, an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. These items will be used across all FSIS laboratories for chromatographic analysis to detect veterinary drug, pesticide, and contaminant chemical residues in the nation's food supply. The contract includes five specific products: Clean Up C18 hydrophobic columns (CEC181M6), Clean Up anion exchange columns (CUPSA156), QuEChERS dispersive SPE cleanup tubes (CUMPS2CT), QuEChERS original extraction salts in Mylar pouch format (ECQUVIN-MP), and QuEChERS original extraction salts with alternate salt composition (ECQUUS8-MP2). Evaluation will be conducted using lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) criteria, requiring exact brand name and model matches, new products only, and sufficient documentation confirming the exact items offered. Quotations are due by May 6, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, and procurement-related questions must be submitted by April 28, 2026.

This acquisition is set-aside for total small business concerns under NAICS Code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The brand name justification document identifies UCT, LLC as the sole manufacturer whose products meet FSIS standards, though the solicitation remains open to all responsible sources. The estimated contract value is approximately $855,000, comprising a one-year base period at $140,000 and four one-year option periods valued at $140,000, $150,000, $170,000, and $170,000 respectively, with an additional $85,000 for FAR compliance evaluation. Delivery is required on a firm-fixed-price basis within 14 calendar days of order receipt, typically placed once per fiscal quarter, with F.O.B. destination delivery to three FSIS laboratories located in St. Louis, Missouri; Albany, California; and Athens, Georgia. The contract is structured for a maximum five-year duration with the Contracting Officer Karen R. Petty and procurement inquiries directed to Alexis Galloway.