Versatile Compound Upright Microscope and Supporting Accessories
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1173132
- Agency
-
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 3333 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to solicit quotations for one Versatile Compound Upright Microscope and supporting accessories, with direct RFQ issuance anticipated on or around September 24, 2026. This acquisition is full and open (no set-aside), conducted under simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), with an estimated value below $350,000.
FSIS will solicit quotations directly from at least three sources via email rather than posting a formal public RFQ; the presolicitation notice posted to SAM.gov on September 24, 2026 is informational only, and vendors do not need to respond to it. Only suppliers contacted directly by FSIS will receive the RFQ package. Quotes will be evaluated under FAR 12.203 and FAR 13.106. The contract will be a firm fixed-price purchase order. NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies) apply.
This streamlined process precludes formal industry engagement such as an industry day or sources-sought phase. Interested vendors should monitor SAM.gov for direct contact from FSIS or reach out to the listed contract specialist for vendor database inclusion, though no response to the presolicitation notice itself is required or expected.
Notice text
PRESOLICITATION NOTICE (FAR 12.201‑1(c)(2))
Presolicitation Notice
Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Office: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Program: Agriculture Research Service (ARS)
Notice Type: Presolicitation
FAR Authority: FAR 12.201‑1(c)(2) – Simplified Procedures
NAICS: 334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
PSC: 6640- Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
1. Description of Requirement
FSIS intends to solicit quotations directly from suppliers for one (1) Versatile Compound Upright Microscope and supporting accessories. The acquisition will be conducted using commercial item procedures under FAR Part 12 and simplified acquisition procedures.
This purchase is at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) and therefore qualifies for the streamlined posting and solicitation process described at FAR 12.201‑1(c)(2).
2. Method of Solicitation (Required by FAR 12.201‑1(c)(2))
In accordance with FAR 12.201‑1(c)(2), FSIS will:
- Post this presolicitation notice in the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE/SAM.gov).
- Solicit quotations directly from at least three (3) sources.
- Whenever practicable, seek quotes from two sources not included in the previous solicitation.
A formal public RFQ will not be posted, as simplified procedures allow direct solicitation for acquisitions at or below the SAT.
3. Set‑Aside Determination
Full and Open
4. Estimated Solicitation Timeline
FSIS anticipates issuing the RFQ on or around September 24, 2026 directly to identified suppliers.
Quotes will be requested via email and evaluated in accordance with FAR 12.203 and FAR 13.106.
5. No Response Required to This Notice
This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
Vendors do not need to respond to this presolicitation posting.
Only vendors contacted directly by FSIS will receive the RFQ package.
6. Contract Type and Estimated Value
Type: Firm fixed‑price purchase order
Estimated Value: Below the SAT (≤ $350,000)
7. Point of Contact
Contract Specialist: Reginald Brown
Email: reginald.brown@usda.gov
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