Sterile Bags for FSIS Laboratories
Cancelled Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 123A9426Q0014
- Agency
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Saint Louis, Missouri 63121, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service seeks sterile bags for its Field Service Laboratories through an unrestricted RFQ, with quotations due May 6 at 12:00 PM ET and questions due April 22 at 12:00 PM ET. The procurement is not set-aside for small business, and all responsible sources may submit.
Place of performance includes three FSIS laboratory locations: the Midwestern Laboratory in St. Louis, Missouri; Western Laboratory in Albany, California; and Eastern Laboratory in Athens, Georgia. Deliveries will be F.O.B. Destination with early deliveries accepted. The contract will be structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price IDIQ agreement with one one-year base period and four one-year option periods. The minimum purchase amount is $50,000 and the maximum is $1,500,000. Delivery orders must be fulfilled within 14 days of receipt.
All sterile bags must be manufactured in the United States from virgin polyethylene, capable of withstanding temperatures up to 82 degrees Celsius and freezing to any temperature. The procurement requires nine categories of bags with specific dimensions: plain wire-close bags in seven sizes, gusseted bottom bags with write-on strips, bags with species sponge, bags with filters, bags with write-on strips, perforated-top blender bags, bags with sponge samplers with pre-moistened buffered peptone water or D/E neutralizing broth, and sterile poultry templates. All packages must include a certificate of analysis verifying sterility with lot numbers, sterilization dates, expiration dates, and "Made in USA" designation. A minimum one-year shelf life from receipt is required. The contracting officer is Karen R. Petty; procurement questions should be directed to Alexis Galloway at alexis.galloway@usda.gov. Evaluation will use the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology. Quotations must remain firm for 90 calendar days from the receipt deadline and include pricing for the base and all four option periods plus a potential six-month extension. The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 123A9426Q0014 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for sterile bags for all U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) laboratories.
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services. The small business size standard is $19 million. This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
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