Procurement and Installation of AMSCO® 250LS Small Steam Sterilizers and Electric Pure Steam Generator

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks procurement and installation of two AMSCO 250LS small steam sterilizers (or equal/similar) with chamber dimensions 20" x 20" x 38", one electric pure steam generator, and all associated installation services, with quotations due May 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CDT and questions due May 26 at 12:00 p.m. CDT. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a 1,000-employee size standard, restricting competition to small business concerns.

Place of performance is North River, North Dakota, with delivery F.O.B. Destination to the USDA ARS Northern Crop Science Laboratory in Fargo, North Dakota. The period of performance runs June 3 through August 18, 2026.

The sterilizers must be BSL2 compliant with new green mode energy conservation features, loading racks, two shelves, loading cart/transfer carriage, and auto utility startup/shutdown capabilities. The electric pure steam generator must have carbon steel construction, a 3-stage impurity separation process, continuous hot water circulation design, and operate on 208V power. One sterilizer with its accompanying steam generator installs in Range J; the second sterilizer installs outside Range B. The contractor must make air, steam, water, drain, and electrical utility connections from building termination points (maximum 6 feet) using flexible or hard-piping per local regulations, and comply with state and federal building codes. Deliverables include equipment cutsheets and a work schedule due within 30 days of award; operation and maintenance manuals in hard copy and PDF; witnessed equipment startup testing with USDA personnel; and a minimum one-year parts and labor warranty. The lead supervisor must hold a Journeyman's License. All contractor personnel require valid U.S. photo identification. Award goes to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror. Quotations must remain firm for 60 calendar days from the due date. Offerors proposing equal/similar products must submit descriptive literature demonstrating compliance with all salient characteristics. NAICS code 334516; PSC 6640.