Liebert Mini-Mate

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is soliciting quotations for precision cooling equipment under RFQ 1232SA26Q0552. The procurement seeks two Liebert Mini-Mate2 Precision Cooling Systems (Model MMD18A-PJE740AJN at 1.5 tons each) and one Liebert Mini-Mate unit (Model MMD36ENYJED40AE7 at 3 tons) along with one Prop Air Cooled Condensing Unit (Model PFH037A-YLN at 3 tons). This is a supply purchase with no installation required, and the solicitation permits "or equal" offerings provided offerors supply detailed descriptive literature demonstrating compliance with salient characteristics. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer using FAR 12.204 evaluation criteria, with past performance assessed through CPARS. The offer due date is May 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Central Time, and delivery is required by June 12, 2026.

This acquisition is structured as a 100% small business set-aside on an unrestricted basis under NAICS code 333415 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation materials. The quoted equipment pricing must include all delivery costs to the Mid West Area National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, on F.O.B. Destination terms, with no budget range disclosed in the solicitation. Offerors must be authorized sellers or distributors of the requested equipment; third-party offers are not accepted. Equipment specifications include detailed technical requirements such as 208/230 volt operation, scroll compressors, microprocessor controls, canister humidifiers, electric reheat capabilities, and warranties comprising a five-year compressor warranty and one-year entire unit parts warranty.