Two-Liter Autoclavable Glass Bioreactor Vessels (must be compatible) with Sartorius Biostat-B Bioreactor Control Units

The USDA Agricultural Research Service is procuring 12 two-liter autoclavable glass bioreactor vessels under solicitation 1232SA26Q0217, exclusively from Sartorius Stedim North America, Inc., through a sole-source, firm-fixed-price award justified by the unique compatibility requirements with existing Sartorius Biostat-B Bioreactor control units and the absence of comparable American-made alternatives. The vessels must meet stringent technical specifications outlined in Attachment 2 to ensure seamless integration with current temperature control systems, stainless steel head plates, and stirrer shafts, and are required for continued critical bioenergy research at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research’s Bioenergy Research Unit in Peoria, Illinois. Delivery is mandatory no later than 60 days after purchase order issuance, with all items shipped F.O.B. destination to the Peoria facility, ensuring the contractor bears full responsibility for safe transport and intact, sterile delivery. The estimated contract value is $69,000, with no options or variable pricing, and award will follow the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, where only the lowest-priced offer meeting all salient technical criteria will be evaluated for past performance. The contract incorporates a full suite of Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including Buy American Act requirements with approved waivers, prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations and debarred entities, mandatory System for Award Management registration, and strict compliance with anti-discrimination and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion standards under Executive Orders 14168 and 14173. Offerors were required to submit technical documentation, including product datasheets and brochures, demonstrating full compliance with specifications, along with a certified affirmative response to the Buy American and Free Trade Agreements provisions. Electronic submission via email to the contracting officer was mandatory, with a strict deadline of May 1, 2026, and no amendments to the solicitation were issued. Although packaging, preservation, and labeling requirements are not formally specified beyond the need for sterile delivery and internal product identification, all performance and acceptance criteria are tied to conformance with the technical attachments and F.O.B. destination terms, with acceptance finalized upon receipt by the government at the Peoria site. Payment will be processed electronically through SAM-registered accounts after invoice approval by the contracting officer, with no designated Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative identified in the available records.