Device Inspection and Service Plan - Wyndmoor PA

This solicitation, numbered 1232SA26Q0501, is a combined synopsis and Request for Quotation for a Device Inspection and Service Plan issued under FAR Part 12 for commercial items, with all responses due by May 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. The acquisition is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516, restricted to concerns with no more than 1,000 employees, and all responsible small businesses may submit quotations. The work involves performing a mandatory pre-inspection of one BD FACSMelody and one FACStation instrument at the USDA facility in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, within 45 days of the contract start on June 1, 2026, followed by an optional 10-month service plan extending through May 31, 2027. The contract is firm-fixed price, with no time-and-materials billing permitted, and includes unlimited business-day service visits, 48-hour guaranteed emergency response, unlimited telephone support, and required software updates. All technicians must be OEM-authorized, escorted by USDA personnel on-site, and must deliver a certified pre-inspection report in PDF format. The Government will evaluate quotations using a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology, giving primary importance to price, followed by binary technical acceptability and an adjectival past performance rating where neutral is acceptable. Acceptance occurs at the facility in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, under F.O.B. Destination terms, with all deliverables subject to a 100% acceptable quality level as defined in the attached Performance Work Statement and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. Invoices must be submitted exclusively via the Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, and no WAWF submissions are permitted. Special contract requirements include strict compliance with anti-discrimination and DEI regulations under AGAR 452.203-71, enforcement of OEM technician authorization, adherence to cybersecurity safeguards per FAR 52.240-92 and 52.240-93, and a prohibition on any supplier terms that impose fees, indemnification, or foreign jurisdiction on the Government. The contract also includes mandatory clauses for subcontracting plans, whistleblower rights, trafficking in persons, and other regulatory compliance standards, with all obligations flowing down to subcontractors. The agency is the USDA ARS AFM APD, with Christopher