Oakes Laboratory Mixer (Brand Name or Equal)

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks one Oakes Laboratory Mixer, Model 2MBT1A or equal, on a firm fixed-price basis with proposals due July 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time; questions are due July 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees, limiting competition to small business concerns.

Place of performance is Manhattan, Kansas. Delivery is required within 60 days after award to the USDA ARS Grain Quality and Structure Research Unit, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502. The equipment must be capable of continuous homogenizing operations with adjustable output capacities of 10 to 120 pounds of product per hour, featuring a 2-inch diameter rotor-stator pin mill head with tight front/rear stator and rotor assembly (0.03" clearance), jacketed design for temperature control, 316L stainless steel construction, digital panel controls, variable speed drives for both pump and rotor, and sanitary food-contact surfaces meeting food production standards. The mixer must include a stainless steel rotary positive displacement feed pump and a 5-gallon supply hopper. Quoters offering "or equal" products must provide sufficient descriptive literature demonstrating that their equipment meets all salient characteristics specified in Attachment 2, and must identify the place of manufacture. Evaluation will follow lowest price technically acceptable methodology, with past performance assessed using acceptable/neutral/unacceptable ratings. All quoters must hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from the due date and include shipping costs in the final quote price, quoted F.O.B. Destination unless F.O.B. Origin is specified. Quoters must register in SAM and comply with Buy American, anti-discrimination, DEI certification, and system security provisions incorporated by reference.