Direct high-speed alphanumeric printing system for labware,

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Acquisition and Grant Services, under the Department of Health and Human Services, is soliciting a Direct High-Speed Alphanumeric Printing System for Labware under solicitation number 75F40126Q133788, a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 334118 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The system must enable direct-to-media printing of alphanumeric data and machine-readable symbology onto labware such as 1.5 mL Eppendorf tubes, 50 mL conical tubes, and 96-well plates without adhesive labels, ensuring durability under extreme conditions including prolonged exposure to temperatures as low as -160°C and contact with water or alcohol. The solution must be delivered F.o.b. Destination to the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in Silver Spring, Maryland, with installation, training, a one-year ink subscription, one-year on-site warranty, and two years of phone and email support included. Only one unit is required, and pricing is not disclosed in the solicitation, but the contract will be awarded under the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail gate and price is the sole factor for selection among qualified offerors. The solicitation mandates Section 508 accessibility compliance, requiring submission of an Accessibility Conformance Report using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, and enforcement of federal requirements including contractor employee whistleblower rights, protections against trafficking and debarred subcontractors, and the Buy American Act with Alternate II applied. All invoices must be submitted electronically through the HHS Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), not WAWF, and contractors must be registered and active in SAM.gov with a valid Unique Entity Identifier. Proposals must be submitted by email only to the designated contracting officer by 2:00 PM Central Time on May 8, 2026, in Microsoft Office formats (.docx, .xlsx), with no macros or executable files permitted. The system must fit within a 40-inch by 20-inch footprint, and no military standards apply; compliance is governed by FAR, HHSAR, and FDA-specific requirements. The contracting officer, Tim Walbert, is the sole point of contact, and no COR or COTR names are provided in the document.