66--PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE R10 Lab: ICPMS

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 7 Contracting Office is issuing a pre-solicitation notice for an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry system to support metal analysis in the R10 Lab, with the solicitation number 68HE0726Q0039. This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, meaning only small business concerns are eligible to compete, and the North American Industry Classification System code is 334516, which corresponds to analytical instrument manufacturing. The notice was posted on July 24, 2026, and responses are due by August 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. The contracting activity is based in Lenexa, Kansas, and the equipment will be delivered and installed at a facility in Port Orchard, Washington, with a zip code of 98366. Tricia Zielinski serves as the primary point of contact for this opportunity and can be reached via email at zielinski.tricia@epa.gov. The notice is intended to gather industry feedback before formal solicitation, allowing vendors to understand the agency’s requirements and provide input on potential sourcing, technical specifications, or other considerations. Although the ICPMS system is the central focus, the notice does not detail exact technical parameters, leaving room for vendor suggestions that align with EPA’s environmental analysis needs. All interested parties are encouraged to review the full notice through the provided SAM.gov link prior to the response deadline to ensure compliance and maximize engagement opportunities under the small business set-aside program.