Fisher Scientific Pipets

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Office of Acquisition Services, Procurement and Contract Management Branch, is seeking to establish a firm fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for Fisher Scientific brand pipets under solicitation number 123A9426Q0010, issued on June 1, 2026, with responses due by June 12, 2026. This procurement is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516, restricted to small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, ensuring compliance with socioeconomic requirements and anti-discrimination laws, including Executive Order 14173. The base contract period runs from June 17, 2026, to June 16, 2027, with an option to extend performance through June 16, 2031, not to exceed five years total. The contract will deliver four specific pipet types — 25 mL and 50 mL polystyrene sterile pipets, both individually wrapped and bulk packed — with annual minimum and maximum order quantities outlined, and all products must be new, OEM-manufactured Fisher Scientific items with exact model numbers and a minimum one-year shelf life from receipt. Delivery is required within 30 days of order placement, F.O.B. destination, to three laboratory locations in Georgia, Missouri, and California. The evaluation and award process follows a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) method, where only the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer with acceptable or neutral past performance is considered; technical acceptability requires strict adherence to brand, model, and new condition requirements, with no substitutions accepted. Contract administration is handled by FSIS-OAS-ACQUISITION, with Eric Schnitzler as the contract specialist and Curtis Adams as the contracting officer’s representative. All invoices must be processed via electronic funds transfer through SAM, and offerors must maintain active SAM registration, certify compliance with federal procurement laws including Buy American provisions, anti-trafficking in persons requirements, and tax matters, and submit quotations in the exact format specified in Attachment 1. Shipment packaging must comply with contract specifications, providing both individually wrapped and bulk packaged formats, and all items will be inspected and accepted at the designated delivery locations.