Notice of Intent to Sole Source -PURDUE UNIVERSITY - LS IN SW INDIANA SALMONELLA/MELON
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75F40125Q00205
- Agency
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FDA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services
Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Food and Drug Administration's Office of Acquisitions and Grant Services has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract to Purdue University for Salmonella sampling research in southwestern Indiana. This special notice, posted on August 8, 2025, announces FDA's intention to award a non-competitive contract under the authority of 41 USC 3304(a)(1) and FAR Subpart 6.302-1. The contract falls under NAICS code 541990 for All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services and is classified as Special Studies/Analysis- Scientific Data under PSC code B529. The agency intends to negotiate directly with Purdue University without issuing a formal solicitation. The contract opportunity is identified as FDA-NOI-75F40125Q00205 and will be administered through the FDA's Rockville, Maryland office.
The primary objective is to gather samples for understanding Salmonella presence within production areas throughout Indiana, requiring expertise in food safety, environmental microbiology, horticulture, and plant pathology. FDA has determined that Purdue University possesses unique qualifications including familiarity with appropriate sampling locations, knowledge of required sample types such as environmental and irrigation water samples, and access to necessary croplands, farmlands, and watersheds. While this is intended as a sole source procurement, other parties may submit statements of capabilities if they believe they can meet the requirements. Interested contractors must submit their capabilities statements via email to Ronald.Paraham@fda.hhs.gov by August 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, which is seven calendar days from the publication date. If no responsive statements are received within this timeframe, FDA will proceed with awarding the contract to Purdue University, and the agency retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the requirement based on any responses received.
Notice text
Pursuant to the authority of 41 USC 3304(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Acquisitions and Grant Services (OAGS) intends to award a sole source contract to Purdue University. FDA has a need to Gather samples to understand Salmonella within the production areas within Indiana. Purdue University is already familiar with what areas shall be used for collecting samples, the type of samples (environmental, irrigation waters, etc.) and has access to croplands, farmlands and watershed. This research requires a unique group of individuals that are experts in the field of food safety, environmental microbiology, horticulture and plant pathology, which Purdue University already employs.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541990 - ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
The Government intends to solicit and negotiate directly with Purdue University and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the government to determine if the party can perform the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to Ronald.Paraham@fda.hhs.gov within seven (7) calendar days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received within seven (7) calendar days, an award will subsequently be made to Purdue University.
This is a federal contract opportunity; FDA-NOI-75F40125Q00205 for services at Food and Drug Administration Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services - Rockville, MD.
Response Date: August 15, 2025, by 10:00AM Eastern Time. Please email responses to Ronald Paraham at Ronald.Paraham@fda.hhs.gov.
No phone calls or faxes will be accepted.
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