PROD, EXTREVA, EXTR+EVAP service agreement.

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is soliciting quotations for a service agreement covering maintenance and technical support for PROD, EXTREVA, and EXTR+EVAP instruments under Solicitation Number 1232SA26Q0325. The contractor must provide field service engineering for corrective maintenance with a targeted response time of three business days, annual preventive maintenance visits, technical support access, spare parts and consumables, software updates, and instrument requalification services. Evaluation will follow a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology based on three criteria: price (including quantity discounts and prompt payment discounts evaluated across the base year and all option periods), technical acceptability (assessed on the contractor's demonstrated ability to perform required services), and past performance (rated as acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable using CPARS and other federal sources). All quotations must include pricing for all line items to be considered responsive. Questions must be submitted by email to Brian.Fien@usda.gov no later than April 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, and quotations are due April 27, 2026.

This is an unrestricted acquisition with no small business set-aside, and one firm fixed-price contract will be awarded. The contract structure includes a base year of service plus four option years, with potential extension of up to six additional months under FAR provisions, allowing for a total contract period of up to five years. No incumbent contractor or specific budget range is identified in the solicitation materials. The place of performance is Pullman, Washington 99164, where the instruments are located at the USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics and Quality Research Unit. The contract is classified under NAICS Code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees, and quotations must be accepted for a period of 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt.