Requisition for Thermo Scientific Savant SpeedVac

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development in Durham, North Carolina, is issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation number 68HERW26Q0038 for three specific pieces of laboratory scientific equipment: one Thermo Scientific Savant SpeedVac Integrated Vacuum Concentrator System (catalog #13875357), one Thermo Scientific Savant SpeedVac Rotor for 8 microwell plates (catalog #MPTR8-210), and one Peak Scientific Instruments Ltd Solaris XE (catalog #3300671). This is a brand-name-only acquisition under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Award will be made using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method, with the government conducting price evaluations and technical acceptability reviews beginning with the two lowest-priced offers. Quotations must be submitted electronically via SAM.gov by May 8, 2026, at 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, and must remain valid for 60 calendar days. The solicitation is full and open, unrestricted, and not set aside for any particular small business category, though small business concerns will be favored in tie-breaker procedures.

This acquisition has no set-aside designation and represents a full and open competition. No incumbent contractor information or award value is specified in the solicitation documents. The EPA seeks procurement of three units of specified laboratory equipment with a required delivery timeline of 30 days after receipt of order. Offerors must complete required representations including small business status certification and Buy American Act compliance. Payment will be made in accordance with EPA procedures through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), unless a waiver is granted, with invoices submitted following standard EPA payment protocols.