Uct, Inc.

Uct, Inc. is a parent company that provides specialized chemical extraction and analysis products to the U.S. federal government through its subsidiary, Uct, LLC, which does business as United Chemical Technologies Inc. The company primarily supplies solid phase extraction columns, QuEChERS salt kits, and related packages to support food safety testing programs. These products are critical for extracting and analyzing samples of meat, poultry, and egg products to detect chemical residues and contaminants. Uct, Inc. and its subsidiaries appear to be recognized as industry leaders in sample preparation technologies for analytical testing.

The majority of Uct, Inc.'s federal contract awards have been delivery orders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). These orders, ranging from approximately $18,000 to $92,000, consistently provide solid phase extraction columns, QuEChERS salt kits, and packages to FSIS laboratories in locations such as Albany, California, St. Louis, Missouri, and Athens, Georgia. The products support FSIS's ongoing food safety regulatory mission by enabling the agency to conduct chemical residue testing on meat, poultry, and processed egg products. All of the reviewed contract awards were issued without set-aside designations, and many were justified as sole source procurements due to the proprietary nature of Uct's products and the lack of alternate sources.

Uct, Inc., through its subsidiary Uct, LLC, holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract (IDC) with the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, contract number 123A9421D0001. This IDC has a total ceiling value of $600,000 and an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2025. The contract vehicle allows FSIS to place task orders for solid phase extraction columns, QuEChERS salt kits, and salt packages within specified minimum and maximum quantities to meet the ongoing sample testing needs of its laboratories, particularly the Western Laboratory in Albany, California. The IDC was awarded based on Uct's unique ability to provide these proprietary products, which are essential for FSIS's food safety programs. Task orders under this IDC have been consistently issued to support the agency's chemical residue testing of meat, poultry, and egg products over the potential five-year contract period.