Cotton Attribution IRMS Library Support
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $1,000,000 to $2,000,000
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- 70B06C25P00000120 Federal contract award held by Oritain USA Inc. Ends May 29, 2027 · Value with all options $2,807,025 · Set aside: Total Small Business
- Previous solicitation
- Cotton Attribution IRMS Limited / Sole Source Justification · 70B06C25P00000120 · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- Washington DC, DC
- Forecast number
- F2026075046
- Points of contact
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- Joye Jackson joye.jackson@cbp.dhs.gov (571) 453-1906
- Matthew Birck matthew.birck@cbp.dhs.gov (973) 508-2850
Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is recompeting a total small business agricultural analytical services contract for cotton origin data analysis, with solicitation release on September 5, 2026, and award anticipated on September 17, 2026. The contract requires light stable isotope analysis services and IP licensing to determine geographic origin of cotton products, with particular focus on forced labor concerns related to Xinjiang cotton production. Contractors must deliver analytical results within three calendar days of data submission, maintain a comprehensive cotton reference library covering major producing countries, provide statistical analysis, operate a secure web portal for submissions, and furnish technical support and up to ten days of annual training annually at rotating CBP locations including Newark, Long Beach, and Savannah.
The estimated award value ranges from $1 million to $2 million under a firm fixed-price purchase order under FAR Part 13, with CBP expecting to process 500 to 1,500 cotton samples annually. Work is performed in Washington, D.C., with the follow-on period of performance running from September 17, 2026, through September 16, 2027. Points of contact include Joye Jackson (joye.jackson@cbp.dhs.gov, 571-453-1906) for administrative matters, Matthew Birck (matthew.birck@cbp.dhs.gov, 973-508-2850), CBP Chemist, for technical requirements, and David K. Harrod, small business coordinator, at 202-553-6456.
The incumbent is Oritain USA Inc., a small business, which received purchase order 70B06C25P00000120 on March 17, 2025, with a ceiling value of $2 million and obligated dollars of $1.94 million. The current award runs through September 16, 2026, and uses light stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry to compare CBP-produced analytical data against a global reference library to identify consistent geographic origin of cotton samples, processing 500 to 1,500 samples annually at the Washington, D.C. location.
Forecast text
IP licensing contract for cotton origin data analysis and support.
Acquisition Strategy: FAR Part 13 procurement, 100% small business set aside.
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