Refrigerated Shaking Incubators
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA700026Q0065
- Agency
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Air Force Academy
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Usaf Academy, Colorado 80840, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Academy seeks refrigerated orbital shaking incubators with accessories meeting or exceeding minimum specifications, with quotes due July 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM local time and questions due July 13 at 1:00 PM MDT. This procurement is set aside 100% for small businesses.
Place of performance is Air Force Academy, Colorado, with delivery to HQ USAFA DF Division of Basic Sciences at 2355 Fairchild Drive, Room 2M170. Delivery is required within 90 calendar days of award. Delivery personnel must possess REAL ID-compliant identification and route through designated military entry control points; preferred delivery is Monday–Friday between 0630–1430 hours. FOB is contractor destination.
The requirement consists of five line items: two refrigerated shaking incubators, two universal platforms, four 1-liter flask clamps/holders, twenty 250-milliliter flask clamps/holders, and one stacking kit. Refrigerated incubators must maintain temperatures from 16.0°C to at least 60.0°C with cooling to 15°C below ambient, feature digital microprocessor control with LED, LCD, or touchscreen display, temperature accuracy of 0.1°C to 0.2°C at 37°C, continuously adjustable shaking speed from 30 to 300 RPM, and orbit diameter between 0.75 and 1.0 inches. Interior chamber must be corrosion-resistant stainless steel. Universal platforms must feature 18" × 18" minimum footprint, hold either six 1-liter or sixteen 250 mL flasks, stack to at least 2 units high, operate on 120V ±10% at 60Hz with cUL/UL certification, and include minimum one-year commercial warranty. Stacking kits must accommodate two incubators without obstructing exhaust vents, cooling intakes, power plugs, or service access.
NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a 1,000-employee size standard. Quoters must submit the required Buy American Certificate and provide technical descriptions with brand names and model numbers. The government will evaluate quotes on price and technical capability using best-value criteria and may award other than the lowest-priced quote. Submit quotes via email (10 MB limit per email) to the primary point of contact identified in the SAM.gov posting. Payment processing is via Wide Area WorkFlow with electronic funds transfer.
Notice text
See attached SF 1449 request for quote + two attachments. Refrigerated orbital shaking incubators with essential accessories meeting or exceeding all minimum specifications stated in Attachment 1.
Important Note: Please ensure you read and follow the instructions to offerors in solicitation pages 23-24. Please ensure you submit the required Buy American Certificate in Attachment 2.
In accordance with RFO 12.201-1 "Simplified Procedures", the Government is conducting a competitive best value acquisition and will make the award decision based on price and technical capability of responsive quotes and may conduct comparative evaluations between quoters. This approach allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced quote or other than the quote with the highest technical rating to achieve a best-value award decision. See evaluation factors for award on solicitation page 25 for details.
Submit quote via email to the primary POC identified in this SAM.gov solicitation posting. Emails are limited to 10MB or less. Recommend including a note in the subject line on each email if it is necessary to send multiple emails due to attachment file size: "email 1 of 3", etc. Any email over 10MB will not be delivered due to firewall restrictions. Quoters are responsible for ensuring their email and attachments reach the contracting office POCs by the date and time specified in block 8 on the SF 1449.
Submit questions via email to the primary POC identified in this SAM.gov posting no later than 13 July at 1:00PM MDT. Answers will be provided via solicitation amendment to this SAM.gov posting.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation - FA700026Q0065.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 Minimum Specifications.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 Buy American Certificate.pdf |
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